The Fay Weldon Lecture: The Afterlife of Women’s Writing
The 2025 Fay Weldon Lecture is given by Francesca Beauman, the author, historian and managing director of Persephone Books.
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St Swithin's Church 37 The Paragon, Bath, United Kingdom
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Tom Gilbey’s Thirsty Wine Tasting
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomA gloriously gluggable wine tasting with one of the most charismatic wine expert who will entertain us with hilarious life, wine, and food stories.
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An Evening with Adalyn Grace of Belladonna
St Swithin's Church 37 The Paragon, Bath, United KingdomJoin Toppings for an evening with Adalyn Grace, author of the Belladonna trilogy, to celebrate the publication of Holly - a new holiday novella that follows on from the wonders of Wisteria.
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Zoe McGee on Courting Disaster
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomDr Zoe McGee reveals how Jane Austen, Frances Burney and their now-overlooked contemporaries used their stories to try to change society's mind about rape culture
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Two Pints Podcast at The Forum
The Forum Bath 1A Forum Buildings, Bath, Somerset, United KingdomFollowing two sell-out tours of their hugely successful Two Pints podcast Will Mellor and Ralf Little are hitting the road again
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Innovation through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
University of Bath Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United KingdomJoin the University of Bath for an evening of celebration, inspiration, and connection as we mark a major milestone: 200 Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
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Abir Mukherjee for The Burning Grounds
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomJoin Toppings for The Burning Grounds, the next thrilling novel from the author of the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2025, Hunted, Abir Mukherjee.
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An Evening with Olivie Blake of The Atlas Six
St Swithin's Church 37 The Paragon, Bath, United KingdomOlivie Blake, bestselling author of The Atlas Six, returns to Bath to celebrate her newest novel: Girl Dinner.
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Silk Roads: A Flavour Odyssey with Anna Ansari
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomSilk Roads: A Flavour Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing is a rich and delicious celebration of the world’s most famous trade routes, retold through recipes.
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An Evening with Jay Kristoff
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomJay Kristoff, bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire and Nevernight, returns to Bath to celebrate the epic conclusion of his latest trilogy: Empire of the Dawn.
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An Evening with Joe Sacco of Footnotes in Gaza and Palestine
Bath Elim Church Charlotte Street, Bath, BANES, United KingdomJoin Joe Sacco, author of Footnotes in Gaza and Palestine, for an evening in Bath to celebrate his new book: The Once and Future Riot.
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An Evening with Chloe Gong of These Violent Delights
St Swithin's Church 37 The Paragon, Bath, United KingdomJoin Toppings for an evening in Bath with bestselling author Chloe Gong to celebrate her new cyberpunk epic: Coldwire.
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Skye McAlpine’s Christmas Companion
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomSkye McAlpine brings us Magic Making, Feasting and Making Merry in her new Christmas Companion.
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Jean Sprackland for Night Vision
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomTopping are delighted to welcome award-winning author and poet Jean Sprackland to the bookshop to celebrate her new non-fiction title Night Vision.
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Jeanette Winterson for One Aladdin Two Lamps
St Swithin's Church 37 The Paragon, Bath, United KingdomLiterary phenomenon, Jeanette Winterson, joins Topping in Bath this Autumn!
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Japanese Whisky Tasting with Dave Broom
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomAn evening of storytelling and Japanese Whisky from one of the most knowledgeable and entertaining experts in the business, Dave Broom.
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Andrew Graham Dixon for Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found
St Swithin's Church 37 The Paragon, Bath, United KingdomAndrew Graham-Dixon is an art historian, biographer and broadcaster who has made more BBC television series about art than any other presenter.
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Carol Ann Duffy for A Christmas Eve Ghost Story
St Swithin's Church 37 The Paragon, Bath, United KingdomTopping are delighted to present a festive evening of poetry to celebrate the enchanting new Christmas poem from Carol Ann Duffy, former Poet Laureate.
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Stanza 25: poetry workshop
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United KingdomStanza 25 is a collaborative workshop series for enthusiasts and practitioners of the fine art of poetry.
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The true costs of pleasure: visiting Georgian Bath
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United KingdomThe costs of the pleasures of visiting Bath in the Georgian period were not only the price of tickets to the balls, of tips for the Sedan chairmen and many other expenses
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Thomas Harriot: Renaissance astronomer, navigator & mathematician
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United KingdomWho was Thomas Harriot? Not only the first in England to be documented as pointing a telescope at the night sky and drawing the Moon
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A C Grayling – Making peace in the culture wars
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United KingdomA C Grayling’s book Discrimination: Making Peace in the Culture Wars takes the so-called “woke” side – but argues that the “woke” case is not best made
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From Hand to Screen to Cloud: What is your Postdigital Positionality?
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United KingdomSarah Hayes’s book: Postdigital Positionality (2021) depicted the Internet as a ‘virtual airing cupboard’, where our hybrid human activities blur into ‘the cloud’ and fragment into biodigital data.
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Italy in the Global Renaissance
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United KingdomBRLSI are delighted to be joined by Professor Virginia Cox, author of the forthcoming Cambridge University Press book The Italian Renaissance: A Cultural History”.
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Christmas Evening Special Guest: Harriet Lowther
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United KingdomJoin Toppings on their first Christmas evening of the season for an exclusive signing with Harrier Lowther!
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Phenomenal Women: An Evening with Susannah Harker
The Gainsborough Bath Spa Beau St, BathJoin The Gainsborough Bath Spa for a unique literary event in the heart of Bath—featuring none other than ‘Jane Bennet’ herself, Susannah Harker
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What The Dickens
Theatre Royal Sawclose, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United KingdomJoin Jane Tapley for an illustrated talk on Charles Dickens, following his career path from political reporter to novelist supreme.
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Damon Hill
The Forum Bath 1A Forum Buildings, Bath, Somerset, United KingdomThe 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Drivers’ Champion Damon Hill is one of the sport’s most respected figures, remembered for his thrilling battles with Michael Schumacher
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David Olusoga – History’s Missing Chapter
The Forum Bath 1A Forum Buildings, Bath, Somerset, United KingdomMulti-Award-Winning producer, presenter, historian and professor, David Olusoga examines some of history’s missing chapters
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BANES WLN Quarterly Coffee Morning
Coppa Club 18-19 Old Bond Street, Bath, United KingdomJoin the Women's Leadership Network for their Quarterly Coffee Morning for the BANES Women Leadership Network.
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