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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Adam Sisman
Friday 3rd September 2010 – 8.00pm
Adam Sisman gives us a compelling new biography of Hugh Trevor-Roper, the controversial historian who had it all but failed to produce the masterpiece that everybody expected of him. Sisman incisively explores the circumstances which led Trevor-Roper to make his infamous blunder of authenticating the forged ‘Hitler Diaries’. Sisman also intelligently considers Trevor-Roper’s feud with [...]
Random Thursday
Thursday 2nd September 2010 – 6.17pm
Bookselling life is probably pretty much the same everywhere to a certain extent. Every Monday morning is a frantic rush to see which books have sold over the weekend, which were well-reviewed, which we don’t have in stock, and which we need to get in for the week ahead. Within reason, we do try and [...]
Ben Kane
Wednesday 1st September 2010 – 8.00pm
The third and final instalment in The Forgotten Legion trilogy, The Road to Rome, closes the saga of Romulus and Tarquinius. From the battlefields of North Africa to the beauty of Alexandria and the dark heart of Rome itself, the novel builds to the assassination of Julius Caesar when the twins must reunite to determine [...]
Nick Carr
Wednesday 1st September 2010 – 7.30pm
We are delighted to welcome Nick Carr over from America to talk about the book that has convinced Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. The Shallows asks how the Internet has changed the way we live, communicate, remember and socialise. This will be a fascinating evening, and a great opportunity to discuss and think about this [...]
