My Life in Pieces is Simon Callow’s new autobiography – a sideways look at the life and career of one of the most recognisable and respected actors, writers and broadcasters of today.
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Jonathan Coe
Thursday 10th June 2010 – 7.30pm
One of the most admired British novelists of his generation, with a particularly enthusiastic following in Europe, Jonathan Coe brings his sharp but sympathetic eye to bear upon the foibles of modern life in his eagerly awaited new novel, The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim. A tragi-comic road trip round these islands, involving an all [...]
David Mitchell
Friday 28th May 2010 – 8.00pm
David Mitchell’s eagerly awaited new novel is The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet. A junior clerk in Japan is tasked with exposing the previous Chief Resident’s corruption. He becomes dangerously intrigued by a midwife, leading to disastrous betrayal by those they trust the most. Don’t miss the brilliant author of Cloud Atlas.
Melvyn Bragg
Friday 28th May 2010 – 8.00pm
A broadcaster and novelist who combines intelligence with clarity and enthusiasm, Melvyn Bragg has probably done as much to encourage interest in the arts and sciences as anyone in Britain over the last few decades. For this special Cathedral appearance he recounts highlights from his career in both radio and television as represented by two [...]
Bill Bryson Signing
Friday 28th May 2010 – 4.00pm
Beloved American author Bill Bryson is joining us to sign copies of his latest book, At Home, in which he studies the history of humans through a domestic telescope. With delightful digressions into the history of nearly everything else, from food preservation to toilets, this witty, insightful and enjoyable book will delight and fascinate readers.
Graham Robb
Thursday 29th April 2010 – 8.00pm
Part of the Topping & Company Year of Picador Parisians is an entertaining collection of the stories of the many ordinary and extraordinary inhabitants of Paris, told with Graham Robb’s customary attention to detail.
Rose Tremain
Wednesday 14th April 2010 – 7.30pm
We are delighted to welcome back to Ely the distinguished winner of both the Whitbread and Orange prizes. In the past, Rose Tremain’s novels have had settings as diverse as 16th Century Denmark and 19th Century New Zealand. Now, in Trespass, she evokes the haunted heartland of contemporary France in a typically vivid and involving [...]
Philip Ball
Thursday 8th April 2010 – 7.30pm
Philip Ball is a true renaissance man. Not only is he one of today’s leading science writers, but a biographer, a novelist, and the author of brilliant books on painting and architecture. Now, in The Music Instinct he turns his attention to the most elusive of the arts, though arguably the one that people all [...]
Philip Pullman
Thursday 1st April 2010 – 8.00pm
Published by Canongate as part of their Myths series, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is Philip Pullman’s spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus. We are delighted to welcome Philip Pullman to Bath to discuss his new work, which is part novel, part history and part fairytale. Pullman will discuss the tensions [...]
Jim Kelly
Thursday 4th March 2010 – 7.30pm
Jim Kelly is a great friend of Topping & Company and it is always a tremendous pleasure to have him back for the launch of yet another gripping crime mystery. His last novel – the atmospheric and ingeniously plotted Death Wore White – introduced an engaging new detective team in the talented, university educated Shaw [...]