Book Events
Tickets include refreshments & 10% off the author's book. 25 capacity, seated. Entrance to the space is wheelchair accessible, although unfortunately the bathroom is not at this time. Full-price tickets cost £6: select this option if you are waged and/or relatively comfortable. Some tickets are allocated as PWYC starting at £2: select this option if needed and pay what you can afford. If you cannot pay £2 but would like to come, get in touch. No-one will be turned away for lack of funds.
UPCOMING EVENTS
9 APRIL–POETRY ELEANOR REES: EYES IN THE WOOD (BROKEN SLEEP); PORTENTS & PORTALS (GUILLEMOT), & CATHY GALVIN: ETHNOLOGY (BLOODAXE)
17 APRIL–POLITICS [6.30PM] TRANS FEMME FUTURES (PLUTO): NAT RAHA & MIJKE VAN DER DRIFT
23 APRIL–CLIMATE ON WIND & WAVE: MARIANNE BROWN, THE SHETLAND WAY (BOROUGH PRESS) & MARIANNA DUDLEY, ELECTRIC WIND (MUP)
7 MAY–POLITICS DAN HICKS & MAI MUSIE: EVERY MONUMENT WILL FALL
14 MAY–CLIMATE LAURIE PARSONS: CARBON COLONIALISM (MUP)
29 MAY–POETRY TOTTERING STATE #10: NEW IRISH POETRIES, WITH ELLEN DILLON, ARUN SHARMA, & ROB KIELY
10 JUNE–FICTION ANNA MACONOCHI: DIAMOND LIFE (HÉLOÏSE PRESS), WITH KATHRYN ALDRIDGE-MORRIS (COLD TOAST)
16 JULY–FICTION FEMINIST FLASH FICTION FROM THE UK, AUSTRALIA & THE US
SPRING 2026 EVENTS
23 APRIL–CLIMATE ON WIND & WAVE: MARIANNE BROWN, THE SHETLAND WAY (BOROUGH PRESS) & MARIANNA DUDLEY, ELECTRIC WIND (MUP)
17 APRIL–POLITICS [6.30PM] TRANS FEMME FUTURES (PLUTO): NAT RAHA & MIJKE VAN DER DRIFT
9 APRIL–POETRY & PLACE ELEANOR REES: EYES IN THE WOOD (BROKEN SLEEP); PORTENTS & PORTALS (GUILLEMOT), & CATHY GALVIN: ETHNOLOGY (BLOODAXE)
25 MARCH–CLIMATE NICHOLAS BEURET: OR SOMETHING WORSE. WHY WE NEED TO DISRUPT THE CLIMATE TRANSITION (VERSO), WITH SASHA JOSETTE (WORKING CLASS CLIMATE ALLIANCE)
26 MARCH–TRANSLATION [6PM] THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF A HAIKU: POETRY TRANSLATION WORKSHOP WITH HEIDI CLARK
FEB-MAR 2026 EVENTS
14 MARCH–MUSIC RELEASE SHOW FOR DANNY RILEY, ROUND BEING (SENSORY LEAKAGE), WITH CARNIVOROUS PLANTS (LIQUID LIBRARY)
6 MARCH–ECOPOETRY SEAN ROY PARKER: stewarding (MONITOR BOOKS) & SAM FRANCIS: TEASELS (HAZEL PRESS)
4 MARCH–ESSAY SJ KIM: THIS PART IS SILENT. A LIFE BETWEEN CULTURES, WITH MADHU KRISHNAN
19 FEB–MUSIC LOUIS ALBERRY & JIAL: RELEASE SHOW FOR MILK TEETH & ANTLERS
16 FEB–POETRY FROM THE CRATER PRESS: JESSICA PUJOL DURAN, RTA PARKER & REBECCA KOSICK
NOV-DEC 2025 EVENTS
28 NOV–POETRY LAURA BLOMVALL: ENTER MOON (BROKEN SLEEP), WITH SUZANNAH V. EVANS: UNDER THE BLUE (BLOOMSBURY) & VICKY SPARROW
27 NOV-CLIMATE ADAM HANIEH: CRUDE CAPITALISM (VERSO), IN CONVERSATION WITH SEAN O'BRIEN
21 NOV-FICTION NELL OSBORNE: GHOST DRIVER (MOIST BOOKS)
12 NOV-POETRY REMI GRAVES: COAL (MONITOR BOOKS), WITH DEANNA RODGER
OCT 2025 EVENTS
29 OCT-POETRY GABRIELLE BATES: JUDAS GOAT (87 PRESS), WITH EMMA GOMIS
23 OCT–POETRY TOTTERING STATE #8: ZOE SKOULDING, JAZMINE LINKLATER & NIA DAVIES
10 OCT-FICTION RICHARD FOSTER: THE PUNK ROCK BIRDWATCHING CLUB (ORTAC PRESS), WITH JOSHUA JONES (LOCAL FIRES)
8 OCT-FICTION AGNES LIDBECK: SUPPORTING ACT (PEIRENE PRESS), WITH TRANSLATOR NICHOLA SMALLEY
7 OCT–FICTION MAHESH RAO: HALF LIGHT (PUSHKIN ONE)
3 OCT–POLITICS MAX FARRAR & BASE SOCIAL CENTRE: BIG FLAME: BUILDING MOVEMENTS, NEW POLITICS
SEPT 2025 EVENTS
24 SEPT–FICTION LAURA VOGT & CAROLINE WAIGHT: *WOMAN, IDLE* (HÉLOÏSE PRESS), IN CONVERSATION WITH NATALIE FERRIS
18 SEPT–POETRY SHEARSMAN SHOWCASE: CARRIE ETTER, FRANCES PRESLEY, ANDREW DUNCAN
11 SEPT–CLIMATE GREEN POPULISM ROUNDTABLE: BECCA MASSEY-CHASE, ROB BRYHER & ADAM CORNER
HIGH SUMMER 2025 EVENTS
14 AUG–NEW WRITING SAMPLING DIF LIT: IAN MACARTNEY, SAM JENKS, THE ZINE TEAM & SHAW WORTH
10 JULY–ART LINA SCHEYNLUS, DIARY OF AN ENDING (PROTOTYPE), IN CONVERSATION WITH TRANSLATOR SASKIA VOGEL
4 JULY–POETRY TOTTERING STATE #7: MICHAEL MARCINKOWSKI (LIVES OF THE SAINTS), Yĕ Yĕ (SOUTH), & JOHN PHILLIPS (LANGUAGE BEING TIME)
30 JUNE–POLITICS LAURA C. FORSTER AND JOEL WHITE, FRIENDS IN COMMON: RADICAL FRIENDSHIP AND EVERYDAY SOLIDARITIES (PLUTO PRESS)
27 JUNE–NEW WRITING LAUNCH OF VOCAL INHABITANTS, AN ANTHOLOGY OF EXPERIMENTAL NEW WRITING (STRANGE REGION PRESS)
SUMMER 2025 EVENTS
4 JUNE–POETRY LAUNCH READING FOR KOEF NIELSEN'S AREOGRAMME (KULVERT PRESS), WITH POETRY FROM SAMATAR ELMI & FRAN POPE
28 MAY–POETRY LAUNCH READING FOR IMOGEN CASSELS' SILK WORK (PROTOTYPE), WITH POETRY FROM RALF WEBB
16 MAY–POETRY & MUSIC IMRPOV SOUNDS: POETRY & MUSIC FROM NICK MOORE, KAY GRANT & GUESTS
14 MAY–POETRY & MUSIC ESME ALLMAN: SWEET BONE GIRL (BROKEN SLEEP BOOKS). WITH POETRY FROM KAYCEE HILL & MUSIC FROM MERCE JADE
12 MAY–FICTION ZDRADRAVKA EVTIMOVA: THE WOLVES OF STARO SELO (HÉLOÏSE PRESS). WITH TRANSLATOR YANA ELLIS & CAT DICKIE (THE GOOD BOOK CLUB)
8 MAY–FICTION D-M WITHERS AND BECKY BROWN ON BRIGID BROPHY'S IN TRANSIT (LURID EDITIONS)
POSTPONED
SPRING 2025 EVENTS
5 APRIL LUKE THOMPSON & DONYA TODD: CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER ANIMALS (ORTAC PRESS)
29 MAR SAM WETHERELL: LIVERPOOL & THE UNMAKING OF BRITAIN. IN CONVERSATION WITH AMY EDWARDS
26 MAR TRANSLATING INDIGENOUS MEXICAN POETRY: JUANA ADCOCK & HUBERT MATIÚWÀA (LANDSKIN, GIRASOL PRESS). WITH GIRASOL PRESS (JUKUB)
22 MAR BERNI MUNOZ, MAYA BLACKWELL & SILVIA JIMENEZ: HERBS YOURSELF: A YEAR AT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN
7 MAR EDMUND HARDY: NEGATIVE WORLDS SCREENING & DIRECTOR Q&A
*RESCHEDULED* 22 JAN 2025 CEMILE ŞAHIN: ALL DOGS DIE (MTO PRESS) & SPRING (FILM SCREENING)
AUTUMN 2024 EVENTS
27 NOV UNRELIABLE NATURE WRITERS: CLAIRE CARROLL & RICHARD KERRIDGE
18 NOV HASIB HOURANI: rock flight (PROTOTYPE), WITH MIRA MATTAR
15 NOV MINGLE WITH CALEB PARKIN & GUESTS
31 OCT POETRY & TRANSLATION: VÍCTOR RODRÍGUEZ NUÑEZ (DESPEGUE/DEPARTURE), KATHERINE M. HEDEEN & JAMES BYRNE (THE OVERMIND)
28 OCT HANNA NORDENHÖK: CAESARIA (HELOISE PRESS), WITH CAT DICKIE
25 OCT TOTTERING STATE #4: HARRIET TARLO ( CUT FLOWERS II) WITH ROWAN EVANS
14 OCT PAPAYA FESTIVAL: POETRY AND COCKTAILS (PAPAYA TICKET-HOLDERS)
10 OCT MARIJAM DID, EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR: HOW VIDEOGAMES CHANGED THE WORLD WITH JO LINDSAY WALTON
