Michael Palin
David Sedaris
Adam Buxton
Caroline Criado Perez
Melissa Hemsley
Alice Oseman & Friends
Jenny Offill on Weather
Join author Jenny Offill for a conversation about art, literature and the climate emergency - and her new acclaimed book Weather
London
6:30 pm
12
Helen Fielding: Life Lessons from Bridget Jones
A rare chance to see author and journalist Helen Fielding talk about her evergreen creation, Bridget Jones
Chester
7:30 pm
26.50
David Sedaris Live
A rare chance to see David Sedaris, humorist, bestselling author and star of Radio 4 series ‘Meet David Sedaris’, live at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
41.25
My Town: David Gentleman in conversation with Amelia Gentleman
Celebrate the impact of one of the UK’s most renowned artists and designers David Gentleman.
7:00 pm
5-22
My Last Supper with Jay Rayner in Belfast
It’s your last meal on Earth. What are you going to have? It’s the question award-winning Observer restaurant critic, MasterChef judge and writer Jay Rayner has been asked most often by audiences across the UK. It happens so often that he has decided the time had come to investigate the concept of the last supper and why it intrigues us so.
Belfast
7:45 pm
20
Adam Buxton: Rambles in Newcastle
Join comedian and podcast host Adam Buxton to celebrate the publication of Ramble Book, a rambling, very funny and at times poignant memoir.
Newcastle
20.30
An Evening with Kate Spicer
Join us in welcoming author and journalist Kate Spicer and her dog Wolfy to Waterstones Leeds.
Leeds
Free
An Evening with Giovanna Fletcher
We are delighted to welcome Giovanna Fletcher to the Sky Room in MK Gallery to discuss Letters on Motherhood, a collection of heartfelt and deeply personal letters written to the family and friends who have inspired and supported her to become the mother that she is today.
Milton Keynes
6-20
'False Value' - Ben Aaronovitch in conversation with AK Larwood
Heffers is delighted to welcome back fantasy author Ben Aaronovitch, as he talks in his own inimitable style about False Value - his highly anticipated new novel
Cambridge
7.00
Essex Book Festival Launch Event: How the Dead Speak
Queen of Crime and number one best-seller, Val McDermid is launching this year's Essex Book Festival on Friday 28th February at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford. Val will talk about her latest in her Wire in the Blood Series; How the Dead Speak.
Chelmsford
£10
Meet Giovanna Fletcher
We are delighted to welcome Giovanna to Waterstones Bluewater to sign copies of Letters on Motherhood.
Bluewater
2:00 pm
16.99-18
Wellbeing at Waterstones
An evening of storytelling and dance.
Canterbury
3
'Dear Life: A Doctor's Story of Love & Loss' with Rachel Clarke
Join Dr Rachel Clarke, a specialist in palliative medicine, as she talks about Dear Life - her vibrant, tender and deeply personal new memoir that finds light and love in the darkest of places.
Manchester
Liverpool
5:30 pm
The Kindness Method
If you're ready to make changes that last, you've come to the right place: a workshop from behavioural change specialist Shahroo Izadi on emotional wellbeing.
1:30 pm
30-40
How to Have Feminist Sex
A guide to loving your body and having a fun, guilt-free sex life without the patriarchal bullsh*t, led by Flo Perry.
3:30 pm
40
Eco-Anxiety: How to Cope with a Changing World
Climate and mental health specialists discuss how to deal with anxiety while staying informed in the climate change movement at a talk chaired by Zing Tsjeng.
7:15 pm
15
Gareth P. Jones Visits
Join us for an afternoon of fun and activities with Gareth P. Jones author of The Steampunk Pirates series! To secure a place for your child contact us on Bromley@waterstones.com or give us a call on 02084606037 and let us know how many children you'll be bringing.
Bromley
Book signing with Michelle Harrison
Bestselling children's author Michelle Harrison will be in store to chat and sign books.
Stafford
11:00 am
Children's Book Group with Julie Pike
We are very excited to have Julie Pike in store!
Durham
10:00 am
Conversations with Roddy Doyle
One of Ireland’s best-loved writers Roddy Doyle joins us for an intimate and entertaining evening of sprawling conversation, with various special guest interviewers.
18-20
An Evening with Hilary Mantel
Manchester Literature Festival is delighted to present An Evening with Hilary Mantel as she talks about the final novel in her Tudor trilogy, The Mirror and the Light
16-35
An Evening With Salman Rushdie
Join Salman Rushdie in conversation to mark both the paperback release of his Booker Prize nominated Quichotte, and the life and work of the internationally acclaimed novelist and essayist.
25
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