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David Mitchell
Tuesday 22nd June, 7.30pm
Utopia Avenue might be the most curious British band you’ve never heard of. We are delighted that bestselling novelist and author of Cloud Atlas David Mitchell will join us for an online event to celebrate the paperback publication of Utopia Avenue. To book places, preorder your signed copy of Utopia Avenue – either as a […] See more »
James Ellroy
Tuesday 6th July, 7pm
The modern master of noir James Ellroy joins us for an online event to discuss his new novel, Widespread Panic. To book places, preorder a copy of Widespread Panic here. Each copy of the book includes access to the online event. We’ll send the event link to the email address you use to complete your order, […] See more »
Brandon Taylor
Thursday 8th July, 7pm
We are very excited that Brandon Taylor will be joining us for an online event to discuss his hotly anticipated first collection of short stories, Filthy Animals. To book places, preorder your signed first edition of Filthy Animals here. Each copy of the book includes access to the online event. We’ll send the event link to the […] See more »
Christy Lefteri
Thursday 15th July, 7.30pm
We are joined (virtually) for an evening by Christy Lefteri to celebrate the publication of Songbirds, the powerful new novel from the bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo. To book places, order your signed first edition of Songbirds here. Each copy of the book includes access to the online event. We’ll send the event link to the […] See more »
Victoria Hislop
Thursday 22nd July, 7.30pm
Victoria Hislop, the author of The Island, joins us to discuss her much-awaited sequel, One August Night. To book places, preorder your copy of One August Night here. Each copy of the book includes access to the online event. We’ll send the event link to the email address you use to complete your order, 24 hours before the event. 25th […] See more »
Live In-Person: Susan Tomes on The Piano: A History in 100 Pieces
Friday 13th August, 8pm
Susan Tomes is a concert pianist and writer. Renowned both as a soloist and as the pianist of Domus and the Florestan Trio, she is the author of numerous works including Beyond the Notes, Sleeping in Temples and Speaking the Piano. Now, she joins us to discuss her new book The Piano: A History in 100 Pieces. The book is […] See more »
An Evening with Pat Barker
Thursday 2nd September, 7.30pm
We are delighted to announce an exclusive virtual event with the phenomenal, bestselling writer and Booker Prize winner, author of The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker. Pat joins us to celebrate and discuss her latest novel, The Women of Troy, which continues her extraordinary and critically acclaimed retelling of one of our greatest myths. […] See more »
Live In-Person: Tim Parks
Thursday 2nd September, 8pm
Bestselling author Tim Parks follows the hair-raising journey of Italian revolutionary, Giuseppe Garibaldi, 250-miles on foot from Rome to Ravenna, to explore Italy’s past and present. In the summer of 1849, Garibaldi, Italy’s legendary revolutionary hero, was finally forced to abandon his defence of Rome. He and his men had held the besieged city for […] See more »
Live In-Person: Alistair Moffat
Monday 6th September, 8pm
A former director of both the Edinburgh Fringe and STV, and founder of the Borders Book Festival, Alistair Moffat is an author of high acclaim. In histories of Scotland, volumes on specific regions, and investigations into our genetic inheritance, Alistair has proven himself a great and popular chronicler of our past. Alistair’s farm in the […] See more »
Live In-Person: Jenni Fagan on Luckenbooth
Tuesday 7th September, 8pm
We are delighted to be joined by Jenni Fagan to celebrate the brilliant Luckenbooth this September. Your voucher can be used against either the hardback or paperback edition of this book. Select the £16.99 place to order a hardback copy or a £8.99 place for the paperback. This is a bold, haunting and dazzlingly unique […] See more »
Live In-Person: Val McDermid
Thursday 9th September, 8pm
This summer marks the beginning of a brand new series from the Queen of Crime, Val McDermid! We are delighted that Val will be joining us for a live in-person event in September to celebrate the unmissable first story in her new, pulse-pounding series. 1979. It is the winter of discontent and ambitious young journalist […] See more »
Live In-Person: Ed Miliband
Friday 10th September, 8pm
We are very excited to be welcoming Ed Miliband to Edinburgh this Autumn for the celebration of his new book GO BIG! Good news: the solutions to our problems already exist. Great news: a once-in-a-generation appetite for change means we can enact them. The challenges we face are daunting, but in GO BIG Ed Miliband […] See more »
Live In-Person: Honey & Co.
Monday 13th September, 8pm
We are delighted to invite you to a live event with Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich of Honey & Co. this September. In Chasing Smoke, Sarit and Itamar take us on a journey filled with flavour and fire, traversing the Levant from Egypt to Jordan to Greece collecting recipes, stories, and the best of culinary […] See more »
Live In-Person: Maggie O’Farrell
Tuesday 14th September, 8pm
Award-winning novelist Maggie O’Farrell joins us for an evening in Greenside Church to celebrate the brilliant success of her Women’s Prize winning novel, Hamnet. In a beautiful imagining of the short life of Shakespeare’s son and the untold story of his wife “Agnes” Hathaway, this book is a profound exploration of grief and the healing […] See more »
Live In-Person: Alexandra Shulman
Thursday 16th September, 8pm
We are delighted that the inimitable former editor of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman, will join us to discuss her candid memoir Clothes & Other Things That Matter. Your voucher can be used against either the hardback or paperback edition of this book. Select the £16.99 place to order a hardback copy or a £9.99 place […] See more »
Save the Bees with Professor Dave Goulson
Friday 17th September, 8pm
Insects represent the overwhelming majority of animal species on earth, likely accounting for up to 90% of the animal diversity of our planet. They also power many of our ecosystems; acting as pollinators, waste disposal and pest control. Insects are so vital to our daily lives that esteemed American biologist E.O. Wilson famously declared that […] See more »
Live In-Person: Joanne Harris
Monday 20th September, 8pm
It’s an incendiary moment for St Oswald’s school. For the first time in its history, a headmistress is in power: the gates are opening to girls. Rebecca Buckfast has spilled blood to reach this position. Barely forty, she is just starting to reap the harvest of her ambition. As the new regime takes on the […] See more »
Live In-Person: Anna Jones
Tuesday 21st September, 8pm
Award-winning cook, writer and food stylist, Anna Jones joins us in person in celebration of her latest recipe book, One: Pot, Pan, Planet. Anna meets the growing interest in sustainable eating head-on; bursting with flavour, this newest collection of vegetarian and vegan recipes not only helps you to reduce waste and use up leftovers in […] See more »
Live In-Person: Ian Rankin on The Dark Remains
Tuesday 28th September, 8pm
Join us for a very special evening with Ian Rankin as we celebrate the publication of this extraordinary new book, which brings together two of Scotland’s most esteemed crime writers. When William McIlvanney died in 2015, he left a handwritten manuscript of Laidlaw’s first case tantalisingly unfinished. Who better to add the finishing touches than […] See more »
Live In-Person: James Holland
Thursday 7th October, 8pm
We are delighted to welcome the internationally acclaimed, award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster, James Holland, to Topping & Company Booksellers. We welcome you for an event to celebrate the publication of, Brothers In Arms. James’ latest book tells the untold story of one of the great WW2 tank regiments: The Sherwood Rangers. Covering thousands of miles and […] See more »
Live In-Person: Merlin Sheldrake
Friday 8th October, 8pm
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. Entangled Life was, perhaps unexpectedly, one of the most talked about books of last year. We are delighted that author Merlin Sheldrake will join us for a live, in person event this October to celebrate its paperback release and the great success of […] See more »
Live In-Person: James Robertson
Monday 11th October, 8pm
James Robertson is one of our finest contemporary Scottish writers and his dedication to the Scottish literary tradition is unrivaled. The former Edinburgh bookseller and Edinburgh University student made his name translating children’s books into Scots, and since then has written many acclaimed works including Booker shortlisted The Testament of Gideon Mack and all-time bookseller favourite […] See more »
Live In-Person: Colm Tóibín
Tuesday 12th October, 8pm
We’re tremendously excited to announce that Colm Tóibín – three time Booker-shortlisted author, and one of our greatest living writers, will be coming to Edinburgh. We welcome you for an event to celebrate his forthcoming novel, The Magician. Colm’s latest book tells the fascinating story of another acclaimed writer Thomas Mann, and the contradictions that plagued his […] See more »
Live In-Person: Francis Spufford
Thursday 14th October, 8pm
We are delighted to announce a live in-person event with Francis Spufford on Light Perpetual, set to be one of this year’s literary highlights. November 1944. A German rocket strikes London, and five young lives are atomised in an instant. November 1944. That rocket never lands. A single second in time is altered, and five […] See more »
Live In-Person: Colin Thubron
Tuesday 19th October, 8pm
In his 80th year, acclaimed travel writer and novelist, Colin Thubron, made a dramatic and ambitious journey along the almost unknown river that divides China and Russia. The tenth longest river in the world, rising in the Mongolian mountains and flowing through Siberia to the Pacific, the Amur River forms the tense border between Russia and China. Thubron’s […] See more »
Live In Person: Graeme Macrae Burnet
Wednesday 20th October, 8pm
We have another wonderful event scheduled with one of our favourite writers, Graeme Macrae Burnet. Graeme has visited Topping & Company Booksellers twice before, for Man Booker Shortlisted His Bloody Project and The Accident on the A35. “I have decided to write down everything that happens, because I feel, I suppose, I may be putting myself […] See more »
Live In-Person: Neil Oliver
Thursday 21st October, 8pm
Renowned archaeologist and TV presenter Neil Oliver joins us to celebrate his new book The Story of the World in 100 Moments. Oliver takes the reader on a global tour, reaching back in time to consider moments that serve as stepping stones to offer unexpected glimpses of the everyday of the ancients. Unearthing both the […] See more »
Live In-Person: Sarah Hall
Thursday 28th October, 8pm
Twice nominated Man Booker Prize author, Sarah Hall, will be joining us for a live in-person event in October to celebrate the publication of her forthcoming novel Burntcoat. We are extremely privileged to host Sarah for a novel that has been described as an electrifying novel of passion, connection and transformation from a writer of […] See more »
Live In-Person: Professor Andrew Pettegree & Arthur der Weduwen
Tuesday 2nd November, 8pm
Famed across the known world, jealously guarded by private collectors, built up over centuries, destroyed in a single day, ornamented with gold leaf and frescoes – or filled with bean bags and children’s drawings – the history of the library is rich, varied and stuffed full of incident. In The Library: A Fragile History, St […] See more »
Live In-Person: James Naughtie
Thursday 4th November, 8pm
James Naughtie, the acclaimed author and BBC broadcaster, joins us live to share his unique insight into the country that has fascinated him and drawn him across the Atlantic for half a century. On the Road is filled with anecdotes, memories, tears and laughter reflecting Naughtie’s characteristic warmth and enthusiasm. As a student, Naughtie watched […] See more »
Live In-Person: Mary Beard
Friday 5th November, 8pm
This November, we will welcome one of the world’s leading classicists to the bookshop. We are delighted that the brilliant Mary Beard will join us for a live event to discuss her new book Twelve Caesars. In this richly illustrated book, published in association with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Beard asks: […] See more »
Live In-Person: Richard Holloway
Tuesday 9th November, 8pm
Throughout his life Richard Holloway has turned to poets and writers for help in looking for answers to life’s mysteries, and for solace and guidance in the face of life’s challenges. In The Heart of Things Richard brings together those poems and words which have meant the most to him, whether they have been life-long […] See more »
Live In-Person: Simon Heffer on Chips Channon’s Diaries
Friday 19th November, 8pm
This event has been rescheduled to the 19th of November. Acclaimed historian Simon Heffer will be talking about Chips Channon’s diaries, now published for the first time in unexpurgated form. A heavily abridged and censored form of the diaries was published in 1967. Only now, 60 years after Chips’ death, can the text be shared […] See more »
Live In-Person: Salley Vickers
Wednesday 24th November, 8pm
We are so looking forward to welcoming Salley Vickers to Edinburgh this November to celebrate the publication of The Gardener. When two sisters, Hassie and Margot Days, hire Murat, who has recently arrived in Hope Wenlock from Albania, to be their gardener, they unwittingly unleash tensions in the quiet English village they have begun to […] See more »
Live In-Person: Alexander McCall Smith
Thursday 2nd December, 8pm
We are delighted that Alexander McCall Smith joins us later this year for an evening celebrating his writing. This autumn brings three new books from Alexander, one of Edinburgh’s best loved writers and a great friend of the bookshop. They are: standalone novel The Pavilion in the Clouds, the latest No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency […] See more »