Ely Events and Reading Groups
In this atmospheric medieval city, just over an hour from London by train, author events range from reading groups and intimate events in the bookshop to the drama of performances under the world-renowned Octagon of Ely Cathedral. We hold events all year round, but in the autumn there is a special focus on the Ely Literary Festival.
Reading Group
Tuesday 13th August, 7.30pm
Winner of International Booker Award 2024.11 July 1986. They meet by chance on a bus. She is a young student, he is older and married. Theirs …
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Reading Group
Tuesday 13th August, 7.30pm
Prehistoric Double BillThe Inheritors by William Golding & Stig of the Dump by Clive KingAs startling to read now as it was on its appearance in …
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Robert Harris
Wednesday 28th August, 7.30pm
Bestselling author Robert Harris returns to Ely for his new thrilling novel, Precipice.It is summer, 1914. The world is on the brink of catastrophe.In London, 26-year-old …
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Jennifer Lucy Allan
Tuesday 3rd September, 7.30pm
'Clay contains infinite possibilities in its transmutations, evidenced on the shelves of our homes, our galleries and museums. Every time we make something with clay, we …
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Her Honour Wendy Joseph, KC
Thursday 5th September, 7.30pm
Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC, Old Bailey judge and author of Unlawful Killings, returns with Rough Justice: Do we have the Law we Deserve?Rough Justice skilfully …
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William Dalrymple
Wednesday 11th September, 7.30pm
William Dalrymple, award-winning author and co-host of the chart-topping Empire podcast, presents a revolutionary new history of India.For a millennium and a half, India was a …
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Doon Mackichan
Wednesday 11th September, 7.30pm
Doon Mackichan is best known for her comedy characters in the hugely popular Brass Eye, Smack the Pony and Toast of London – but throughout her …
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Wendy Cope
Thursday 12th September, 7.30pm
We cannot wait to welcome back Ely's very own Wendy Cope. This volume comprises the full poetic works of one of our wittiest, most beloved writers, …
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Dan Jones - Henry V
Monday 16th September, 7.30pm
Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months, and diedat the age of just 35, but he looms over the landscape of …
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John Lewis-Stempel
Monday 7th October, 7.30pm
Our countryside is iconic: a series of distinctive habitats that unite to create a landscape that is unique for the rich diversity of our flora and …
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Dr Annie Gray
Thursday 10th October, 7.30pm
We are very excited to welcome back local historian Annie Gray for the launch of her upcoming book, The Bookshop, the Draper, the Candlestick Maker.Google 'the …
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An Evening with Rick Astley
Tuesday 22nd October, 7.30pm
Early Bird - FINAL few places available.There is no booking fee or cost that isn't redeemable as a book voucher.Please note, seating for this event is …
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Amy Jeffs
Wednesday 23rd October, 7.30pm
From Amy Jeffs, bestselling author of Storyland and Wild, comes Saints, a sweeping new legendary of miracles, magic, human frailty and heroic strength, illustrated with over …
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