We are delighted to be welcoming one of Britain’s best-loved authors, P. D. James, for a rare and exciting reading at St. Swithin’s Church. Writer of such modern classics as The Children of Men and Innocent Blood, P. D. has been a leading light in British fiction for fifty years, and joins us to discuss [...]
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Cake with the Primrose Bakers
Saturday 19th November 2011 – 11.30am
Since Martha and Lisa opened their first cake shop in Primrose Hill and then another one in Covent Garden, they have quickly become institutions for cake lovers. All their concoctions are deliciously unique and their loyal customers make very eager recipe testers. The Primrose Bakery Book is full of quirky charm - a mouth-watering window onto [...]
Hugh Johnson
Thursday 10th November 2011 – 7.30pm
Join wine writing legend Hugh Johnson for a fabulous evening dedicated to Hugh’s two favourite topics- wine and trees. The event will involve tasting three different wines, supplied by our friends at Anglia Wine Merchants on Ely High Street. Hugh will also be talking about his book on trees – a lifetime’s journey through forests, [...]
Anthony Horowitz
Friday 4th November 2011 – 8.00pm
Join the bestselling novelist and Sherlock Holmes expert, Anthony Horowitz, as he brings the great detective to life again. As the creator of Foyle, recently voted the nation’s favourite TV detective at the ITV Crime Thriller Awards 2010, Anthony has already displayed his talent for plotting and characterisation. The House of Silk demonstrates that he [...]
Jeremy Paxman
Friday 4th November 2011 – 7.30pm
Do come along to meet one of our most renowned broadcasters for an insight into the remarkable story surrounding the British Empire. The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. It has affected everything, from Prime Minsters’ decisions to send [...]
Richard Dawkins
Thursday 3rd November 2011 – 8.00pm
This event has sold out, but signed copies of The Magic of Reality available in the bookshop from Friday 4th November. We are delighted to welcome Richard Dawkins to talk about his latest book, The Magic of Reality. In it, Dawkins discusses the myriad mythical explanations for life and the universe, and counters them with [...]
Misha Glenny
Tuesday 1st November 2011 – 8.00pm
The benefits of living in a digital, globalised society are enormous; but so too are the dangers. The world has become a law enforcer’s nightmare and every criminal’s dream. We bank online, shop online, date, learn, work and live online. But have the institutions that keep us safe on the streets learned to protect us [...]
Claire Tomalin
Thursday 27th October 2011 – 7.30pm
Charles Dickens was a phenomenon: a demonically hard-working journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller, a supporter of liberal social causes, but most of all a great novelist – the creator of characters who live immortally in the English imagination: the Artful Dodger, Mr Pickwick, Pip, David Copperfield, Little Nell, Lady [...]
Justin Webb
Tuesday 25th October 2011 – 8.00pm
We are delighted to welcome Justin Webb, presenter of Radio 4′s Today programme and former BBC North American correspondent, to talk about his new book, Notes on Them and Us. A fascinating and timely look at the so-called ‘special relationship’ between Britain and the USA, Webb’s book is a lively and unflinchingly honest read, offering [...]
Lunch with Alexander McCall Smith
Tuesday 25th October 2011 – 1.00pm
Alexander McCall Smith has delighted us for many years with his witty and thoroughly enjoyable novels, and so it is with enormous pleasure that we welcome him for his first Literary Lunch at Topping & Company. There really is no excuse for not taking the day off work!