Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Author Kirsty Howarth
2025-07-05 10:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet children’s author Kirsty Howarth who will be signing copies of her book, Willow’s Wood.
Kirsty lives in a small village in Leicestershire with her family. Her love of the outdoors and her young children have inspired the story of Willow’s Wood. Growing up in an old mining town in the midlands that backed onto wasteland, woods, fields and meadows; she has fond memories of adventure filled days with her siblings and friends!

Dangerous Women - Elizabeth Fremantle & Annie Garthwaite on Women in Historical Fiction
2025-07-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Private: Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Glasshouse Ln, Kenilworth, CV8 2AL, United Kingdom
UPDATED
Unfortunately Caroline Lea will not be able to join us for our Dangerous Women event in July due to a private health matter but fortunately acclaimed author and good friend of the bookshop Annie Garthwaite has stepped in to help. On the night we will still be discussing Love, Sex & Frankenstein by Caroline Lea, Sinners by Elizabeth Freemantle and now Annie Garthwaite’s The King’s Mother which tells the story of four dangerous women! We are so excited to delve deeper into these powerful women who are so often overlooked in historical records.
Join us in conversation with best selling authors Elizabeth Fremantle and Annie Garthwaite on why women in Historical Fiction were often viewed as ‘Dangerous’ for rebelling against society’s rules and expectations.
We are looking forward to be back at Kenilworth School & Sixth Form for this wonderful event. Our last event here SOLD OUT so please book promptly if you would like to join us.
Book your tickets here!
As The King’s Mother by Annie Garthwaite is our July Book Club pick this can be ordered on our Book Club page here or be bought on the night!
More info on our authors and their latest novels:
Sinners by Elizabeth Fremantle is a page-turning feminist retelling of the tragic short life of the young Roman noblewoman Beatrice Cenci. Bringing to life sixteenth-century Rome and a trial that became legend, this new novel explores one woman’s rage and her determination to stand tall in the face of the violence of men. Liz is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels: Firebrand (formerly Queen’s Gambit), Sisters of Treason, Watch the Lady and The Girl in the Glass Tower. ELizabeth’s debut is now a standout feature film FIREBRAND, with Alicia Vikander starring as Katherine Parr and Jude Law playing Henry VIII and it was nominated at Cannes for a Palme d’Or.
Annie Garthwaite is the acclaimed author of two novels that bring the women of the Wars of the Roses to life. Cecily (Viking, Penguin 2021) was named a ‘top pick’ by The Times and Sunday Times, a ‘Best Book of 2021’ by independent bookshops and Waterstones, and has recently been optioned for television. The King’s Mother (Viking, Penguin 2024) was named ‘Book of the Month’ by The Times immediately upon publication and has just been released in paperback. Annie came to writing after a 30-year international business career, determined to cast light on a female history so often overlooked.
Love, Sex and Frankenstein by Caroline Lea is a reimagining of the summer of 1816 when Mary Shelley stayed at Byron’s villa and wrote Frankenstein. Caroline delves into female rage, creative madness and the jaw-dropping scandal that bore the world’s most famous work of gothic fiction. Tipped as ‘a highly original and inventive writer’ by the Sunday Times, Caroline is a star on the rise, impressing media and peers alike and loved for her previous book Prize Women which was Kenilworth Books top selling Fiction title of 2024!

Children's Summer Events 2025
2025-07-21 - 2025-08-31 | Kenilworth Books
Join us in the Summer Holiday for some fun!!
Check out our Children’s Summer Events below…

Date
Event
Age Range

Wed
23
July
11am – 1pm

Pokémon Trading – bring your doubles and swap them for ones you are yet to collect. Talk Pokémon with new friends.
All ages

Wed
30
July
11am – 1pm
Colouring with Fletcher the Fox – a relaxed session just enjoying a bit of colouring in….
Under 6

Wed
6
Aug
11am – 1pm
Make a Book Mark – Do you lose your place in your book? Make a cool bookmark so you never lose your place again!
Over 6

Fri
15
Aug
11am – 1pm
Bookish Quiz – How well do you know your children’s books? Test your knowledge.
All Ages (with a little help)

Thurs
21
Aug
11am – 1pm
Story Time – Come along and listen to one of your favourite stories, maybe a tiger might come for tea?
Under 6

Thurs
28
Aug
11am – 1pm
Pokémon Trading – Did you miss the first session? Another chance to bring your doubles and swap them for ones you are yet to collect. Talk Pokémon with new friends.
All ages

July Book Club with author Annie Garthwaite
2025-07-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Kenilworth Books
Join us for our July Book Club with author Annie Garthwaite. We loved her previous novel CECILY and can’t wait to chat about The King’s Mother! Four Mothers. One crown. A story of maternal ferocity and female ambition – of all they can build and all they can destroy.
This is a chance to have a more intimate chat with Annie and have your own questions answered about both her wonderful novels!!
Reserve your space for £5 on our website here or pop in to see us at the shop.
Order a copy of the book and receive 15% discount when you use the code ‘BOOKCLUB’

Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Author Fran Hill
2025-08-02 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet author Fran Hill, who will be signing copies of her new book, Home Bird.

Jackie Chadwick is 17 and living in a supported bedsit. She’s still close to her foster parents and friends with (aka unofficial minder for) Amanda, their irresponsible daughter, but she’s enjoying her independence – until a fire leaves her temporarily homeless. As things go from bad to worse, Jackie has to decide how many chances you give someone who keeps letting you down.

Bittersweet and funny, Home Bird draws on Fran Hill’s own experiences as a teenager in foster care.
Fran Hill is a full-time author and retired English teacher from Warwickshire who was in foster care as a child. Her first novel Cuckoo in the Nest was runner-up for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize in 2024. Her memoir Miss, What Does Incomprehensible Mean? was published in 2020. Fran lives with her gardener husband and has three grown-up children and two grandchildren.

Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Author Ashley Wakelin
2025-08-09 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet writer Ashely Wakelin, who will be signing copies of his latest Midland Red book EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION.
Ashley Wakelin, author of the Midland Red series, Inside Midland Red, Midland Red Influence, Midland Red and its People and Midland Red Evolution or Revolution has seen the bus and coach industry evolve over fifty years of change. He has worked in manual and managerial roles, has been an enthusiast, preservationist and operator, and has worked in both the private and public sectors with national and small independent operators. But it was his passionate enthusiasm for, and his career with Midland Red, and the association he had with staff at all levels which has provided the content for his books, as he takes you inside Midland Red.

AUGUST BOOK CLUB
2025-08-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Kenilworth Books
This month we asked for your recommendations for what the Kenilworth Books Book Club should read and ‘Anxious People’ by Fredrik Backman was our winner! We can’t wait to chat about this wonderful book and your other recommendations…
Pick up your copy of the book in the shop or online – (use the code ‘BOOKCLUB’ to get 15% off!)
Reserve your space for our book club on Wednesday 27th August, 6.30pm at the bookshop with a £5 Book Token in the shop or on our website here.

Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Author Angus Baskerville
2025-08-30 10:00 - 13:00
Come and meet author Angus Baskerville, who will be signing copies of his book, Naughty or Neurodiverse.
Bullied. Excluded. Expelled from three schools. Angus Baskerville grew up feeling like he didn’t belong. Diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 15, he finally had a name for the chaos he had always felt but it wasn’t until he discovered magic at 17 that his life truly changed. Magic gave him purpose. It gave him a voice. And for the first time, it gave him hope.
This is the raw, powerful story of how Angus turned struggle into strength, and how others can too.
Angus Baskerville is an award-winning magician, a motivational speaker and an autism and mental health advocate. A proud Magic Circle member since 2020, he dazzles at high-profile events across the UK. Angus weaves his neurodiverse experience into his magic, inspiring audiences of all ages.

Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Author John Jacob Dawson
2025-09-13 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet author John Jacob Dawson, who will be signing copies of his book, Past Crimes.
Past Crimes is an electrifying thriller with a dash of science fiction. It’s swift pace and gripping twists will keep you up late into the night.
John Jacob Dawson is an IT specialist who moonlights as an author with a passion for thrillers, mysteries and suspense. His favourite domain to dabble in probing the psyches of morally grey protagonists and antiheroes who genuinely believe in the virtue of their own actions, who can justify anything with the right motive.

Shipston BookFest 2025
2025-09-20 - 2025-09-28
The exciting book festival in the north Cotswolds, Shipston Bookfest brings the local community together to celebrate and cultivate a love of books and reading.
Check out the events from Saturday 20th September to Sunday 28th September!
Come on a journey with us this September

This year, our programme is shaped by the theme of journeys – in all their forms. From personal stories of transformation to tales of new frontiers, from the quiet turning points of ordinary lives to great leaps through history and imagination, we’re welcoming authors whose work has the power to move us — literally and emotionally.

Our first events announced include:

Pop up Poetry Performances with Shipston’s young poets
John Cornwell, Earth to Earth – a true crime classic revisited
Bookshop Band and author exhibition – presented with the Shipston Proms
Starting to Write Fiction: a Creative Writing Workshop with Helen Yendall
Literary Lunch with Sandeep Mahal at The Bower House
Ben Miller – a special family event with this author and actor
David Larbi, Frequently Happy – a wellbeing and journalling talk and workshop
David Price, How to Build a Spitfire – one man’s project to recreate an icon of British aviation
Female Spies: Fact and Fiction – in conversation with Mandy Robotham and Claire Hubbard-Hall

Find all of these on our Events page

*Kenilworth Books are the Booksellers for the Shipston BookFest Events

Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Author and Editor Nigel Proctor
2025-09-20 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet author and editor Nigel Proctor, who will be signing copies of his debut, Fire Damage.
Nigel has been drama student, waiter, van driver, copywriter, film critic and for over four decades, award-winning professional film maker. Fire Damage, a police procedural set during the Birmingham Blitz, November 1940, and the first in a trilogy.
War kills, crime pays, no more so than when the lights are off and everyone’s looking out for themselves – or looking the other way.
After a young girl is found dead, Detective Sergeant Harry and Policewoman Annie Scott, uncover a world of illegal immigrants, arms theft, domestic terrorism, and police corruption – all against a backdrop of burnt-out houses and burnt-out lives. In a world at war, only one thing is certain: life is the cheapest commodity of all.

Kenilworth Junior Bookworms Club
2025-09-24 15:45 - 16:45 | Kenilworth Books
Introducing our new Book Club for Junior Bookworms!
Calling All Young Book Lovers (Ages 8-11)
Join our monthly bookish gathering where we will discuss fantastic new kids books!
When: 24th Sept, 22nd Oct, 19th Nov
Time: 3.45pm – 4.45pm
Where: Kenilworth Books, 12 Talisman Sq. Kenilworth CV8 1JB

Book your child’s place here – £30 for all 3 sessions per child (Places are limited)

Membership Includes:

A new or recently published book to keep each month
Your very own Reading Journal
Fun and lively book discussions
Exclusive sneak peeks at upcoming books
Special Kenilworth Junior Bookworms Club discount card for the shop

Session will be run by Deborah Texeira our Children’s Bookseller who has an Enhanced DBS.
Children can be left for the session but must be signed in and out by a parent or guardian.
Contact details for parent/guardian must be provided.

Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Author S C Skillman
2025-09-27 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet author S C Skillman, who will be signing copies of her new book, Paranormal Gloucestershire.
S C Skillman has lived in Warwickshire for over twenty years! She has a profound interest in exploring her local history, as well as neighbouring counties.
She now spends her time specialising in writing mystery fiction and creative non-fiction of quirky, paranormal tales from the heart of England. Paranormal Gloucestershire follows chilling tales of numerous locations within Gloucestershire, ranging from ghostly hauntings to unearthly phenomena.

September Book Club Q&A with author Abigail Johnson
2025-10-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Kenilworth Books
Join us for our September Book Club with author Abigail Johnson. We can’t wait to read this uplifting and warm story about friendship across generations, the power of community and finding hope where it had been lost.
Reserve your space for £5 on our website here or pop in to see us at the shop.
Order your copy of The Secret Collector here and receive 15% discount using the code ‘BOOKCLUB’ at checkout!

Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Author Taruna Chauhan
2025-10-04 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet author Taruna Chauhan, who will be signing copies of her new book, Recipes From A Gujarati Kitchen.
Recipes from a Gujarati Kitchen contains recipes that have been passed down to Taruna Chauhan from her mother, mother-in-law, and other family members. For Taruna, food was an important part of growing up. Whenever her family had visitors, they never left without eating, and even as a low-income family, there was always food on the table. Taruna’s love for food and cooking has never left her, and learning to cook at school gave her the skills to cook European foods, along with the Indian dishes she learnt from her mother.
She began writing after the passing of her mother, to capture in print the traditional recipes that have only been passed between her family orally, and so anyone who wants to learn to cook can give them a try.

Soup & Suspense with Crime Writer Jo Callaghan
2025-10-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Kenilworth Senior Citizens Club, Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 1QJ, United Kingdom
Join us in October for Soup & Suspense with Sunday Times bestselling crime writer Jo Callagan! Bookseller Charlotte & author Jo will be discussing crime writing and how to create suspense within a novel. With a bowl of warming Soup and talk of thrillers, this is set to be the perfect Autumn evening!
Book Your Tickets Here!

CANCELLED - Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Pauline Crame, author of Love In The Time Of Covid
2025-10-11 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
UNFORTUNATELY PAULINE HAS HAD TO CANCEL HER SIGNING BUT WILL BE BOOKING A NEW DATE AS SOON AS SHE CAN
Come and meet author Pauline Crame, who will be signing copies of her new book,
Love In The Time of Covid.
‘May you live in interesting times.’
Pauline Crame was born in Wiltshire, but now lives in Leamington Spa. She has a degree in Applied Social Science and for many years worked with learning disabled children and adults. She currently works as a counsellor with refugees and asylum seekers. Pauline has completed three novels, two of which have been short listed for national prizes.
Love In The Time of Covid is a moving and sharply observed portrait of a nation in crisis, told through intersecting lives shaped by uncertainty, resilience, and quiet acts of hope.

Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Author and Chef Bia Rodrigues Perry
2025-10-18 10:30 - 13:30
Come and meet author and chef Bia Rodrigues Perry, who will be signing copies of her book, Bia’s Kitchen Show.
“Bia’s Kitchen Show: A Culinary Journey of Gratitude” is more than just a cookbook; it’s an inspiring celebration of food, resilience, and community.
Rooted in Bia’s own journey of overcoming personal challenges through her passion for cooking, this beautifully crafted collection invites readers to embark on a flavourful adventure. Featuring recipes from her popular online TV series – as well as some of her own creations – the book introduces some of the best independent food businesses in Warwickshire, showcasing talented chefs, nutritionists, and food artisans who bring their love of culinary art to life.
From comforting family meals to exotic dishes, the recipes in this book are both accessible and inventive, allowing home cooks of all levels to recreate the magic of these local chefs in their own kitchens.
Alongside these mouth-watering dishes, Brazilian-born Bia shares her heartfelt story of how cooking became her path to happiness, making this book a deeply personal and uplifting read.
Whether you’re a foodie looking for new inspiration or someone who finds solace in the art of cooking, this book delivers an abundance of flavours and stories that will stir your soul. Plus, every purchase makes a difference, with all proceeds supporting the mental health charity, MIND, in honour of those facing similar struggles.
Dive into this fantastic cookbook full of gratitude, community, and flavour, and discover how cooking can heal and bring people together.
Bio
Bianca Rodrigues-Perry is an award-winning entrepreneur, foodie, presenter, author and influencer from Leamington.
Bia’s journey of reinvention began when she left behind her family and a high-flying marketing career in 2009, emigrating from her native Rio de Janeiro, now newly married – her future devoted to what became her new role as mum of three.
But it was also to signal the start of a turbulent period in her life, spending much of her pregnancy battling crippling sickness and post-natal depression, a series of health scares involving her children and the death of a family member who tragically took his own life. Her book is dedicated to him.
It’s Bia’s combined passions of cooking and entrepreneurialism that eventually became a lifeline – even going on to win Couple’s Come Dine With Me on Channel Four. Buoyed by her early business success of running a thriving food delivery service during lockdown, it was in January last year that she stepped out of the shadows of her busy Cubbington kitchen once more, and into the limelight. The Bia’s Kitchen brand was born.
Since then Bianca and her Bia’s Kitchen Show, which is streamed on YouTube, have won the affections of a loyal and growing audience, even winning the entrepreneur national awards, recognising the enterprise and compassion she has shown in her work with local businesses.
https://biaskitchenshow.com/

SCHHH!!! Don't mention Christmas ....... but if it helps
2025-10-20 - 2025-11-08 | Kenilworth Books
We will be open every Sunday 11am – 4pm from Sunday 9th November until Christmas!
AND
We will be open every Thursday evening until 7pm for Late Night Shopping from Thursday 19th November until Christmas!
We’re going to have lots going on for Christmas so keep an eye out for Festive Acts of Christmas Cheer – with Alpacas visitng, authors popping in to make recommendations, sweet treats, free gifts and great discounts. Find out more here

Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Local Author Rita John
2025-10-25 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet author Rita John, who will be signing copies of her new fiction books, Sex, Drugs, Bread Rolls & Armed Robberies & It’s All Pricks And Balls This Christmas & Giblet Stew.
Rita John is a Coventry author and has two true stories based on her upbringing and struggles working at a major food retailer and a 1970’s pub chain.
The novels are raw, unflinching, and ultimately hopeful. Part memoir, part fiction; both novels expose the systemic failures that kept women trapped in violent marriages while celebrating the resilience of the human spirit. It’s a story of survival against impossible odds, the unbreakable bonds between mothers and children, and the power of breaking free to reclaim one’s life. A testament to how far we’ve come in protecting abuse victims – and how far we still have to go.
One reader stated that John’s ‘ability to weave humour into such intense themes is truly remarkable’.

Sandi Toksvig: Friends of Dorothy at The Belgrade Theatre
2025-10-27 19:30 - 20:30 | The Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 1GS, United Kingdom
Come and join the comedian, broadcaster, campaigner (and tiny Danish beacon of hope) for an evening celebrating her love and passion for writers and books.

A sell-out in 2024, this show is packed with fascinating stories, a lively Q&A and the much-contested ‘Cleverest Person in the Room’ game. Dive into Sandi’s extraordinary collection as she explores outrageous and bizarre titles such as ‘The Beginners Guide to Sex in the Afterlife’ and ‘Cheese Problems Solved’.
Marking the paperback publication of her Sunday Times Bestselling novel, Sandi’s live shows are life-affirming, smart, and funny.
Book Here on the Belgrade Website
*Kenilworth Books will be bookselling at this event*
Order a signed copy of Friends of Dorothy here!

October Half Term Fun with author Polly Dhaliwal
2025-10-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Kenilworth Books
Join children’s author Polly Dhaliwal to celebrate the publication of her book The Girl and Her Globe.
Whilst Polly is signing her books, we will be doing activities inspired by the book and The Girls in Movement! The Girl and Her Globe is a heartfelt tale that inspires young minds to embrace global diversity and look after our precious planet.
Girls in Movement is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to educate young girls across the globe. They work with organisations and charities on the ground in regions across the world, to reach those who are hard to reach and provide them with access to education. All proceeds from the book are invested back into Girls in Movement to deliver on global efforts.
Check out The Girls in Movement Website here!

October Book Club Discussion - Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
2025-10-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Kenilworth Books
Join us for a spooky October Book Club on Wednesday 29th October at 6.30pm in the bookshop where we will be reading Hungerstone by Kat Dunn – A fierce, powerful sapphic reworking of Carmilla, the book that inspired Dracula!
Book your place here
Order your copy of Hungerstone by Kat Dunn here.

Kids Spooky Crafting & Books
2025-10-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Private: Fossato Lounge, 1 Abbey End, Kenilworth, CV8 3QH, United Kingdom
Come along for a mix of spooky stories and crafts with a pop-up bookshop, no need to book just drop in.

Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Poet Chris Burleigh
2025-11-01 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet poet Chris Burleigh, who will be signing copies of his new poetry book, Reflections.
‘Life is serious, but is not to be lived too seriously.’ Serious or humorous, Chris’ poems are always good-natured. Chris has been writing poetry all his adult life as a response to scenes, situations, people and emotions.
Chris has published three poetry collections – Particles of Light (2017), Intersecting Lines (2021) and Reflections (2025). In Reflections the more serious poems are liberally interspersed with light-hearted, even playful, poems and there is a final section of wry thoughts, wit, and wordplay.
Chris regulary reads at ‘open mics’, community groups, and local literary events.
A note from Chris:
“I have been writing poetry all my adult life as my response to scenes, situations, people and emotions. Over the years, as poetry took up more of my time, I joined writers’ groups, and started entering poetry competitions with some success. I have been published in anthologies by Fish Publishing and Indigo Dreams.
In 2017 I decided to gather together the best of my work and to self-publish a collection of poetry and wit as Particles of Light. The book has been well received and has sold well in my local bookshops.
Intersecting Lines, my second collection, was traditionally published by indie publisher Beercott Books in 2021. It continues to reflect my interest in people, love, the natural world, and the human condition, and is written very much with the reader in mind.
In 2025 Beercott Books published my third collections, titled Reflections.
I hope readers will enjoy reading my poems, and will feel I am putting their own experiences and emotions into words. It’s such a great feeling when you get good feedback and review comments, or when somebody chooses to take home a copy of your words from a bookshop or my stand. That’s communication!”
Follow Chris – @chrismlburleigh on X, Facebook, and Bluesky.

Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Phil Haycock
2025-11-08 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet Phil Haycock, who will be signing copies of his new book, Gentlemen! Gentlemen!
Phil set out to write a book about the development of the Racing Club Warwick Walking Football Club – capturing the stories, journeys, and friendships of many of the Walking Football Members. The result is a beautifully written and personal book: “Readers will find from the players accounts, that, within the club, there are players that have faced both physical and mental illness, have suffered the loss of loved ones and struggled with the myriad of everyday problems that arise as they get older. It is a testament to them that they have overcome or learnt how to deal with the struggles they have faced.”

SHOP KENILWORTH - Sunday Opening & Late Night Shopping
2025-11-09 - 2025-12-21 | Kenilworth Books
Join us and SHOP KENILWORTH for a Merrier Christmas!
We will be open every Sunday 11am – 4pm from Sunday 9th November until Christmas!
AND
We will be open every Thursday evening until 7pm for Late Night Shopping from Thursday 19th November until Christmas!
Join us for:

Sunday 30th November, 1pm – 2pm – Meet and Greet Alex T Smith. Alex will be in the shop signing copies of all his Christmas books including Christmas Claude!
Thursday 4th December, 5 – 7pm – Signing and Recommendations with Lizzie Lee! Lizzie will be signing her latest novel ‘The Cotswolds Christmas Cafe’ – the perfect heartwarming, cosy, festive read for Christmas!
Sunday 7th December, 1pm – 2pm – Meet, Greet and Make with Julia Rawlinson author of the wonderful ‘Fletcher the Fox’ series, including Fletcher and the Snowflake Christmas and Fletcher and the Stars!
Thursday 11th December, 5pm – 7pm – Signing and Recommendations with author Caroline Lea.
Sunday 14th December, 1pm – 3pm – Meet and Greet with author Serena Patel.
Thursday 18th December, 5pm – 7pm – Signing and Recommendations with author Dexter Hutt

Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Author Dr G
2025-11-15 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenilworth Books
Come and meet Dr G, who will be signing copies of his new book Losing An Accent.
Dr G is a New York City–born, Coventry–based African-Caribbean, British-American historian and educator having taught students from 8 to 80-plus years old in America, Asia and the UK. Dr G turns to poetry in his debut collection, Losing an Accent, reflecting on society and culture through his multiple identities.

Sunday Opening and Late Night Shopping
2025-11-17 08:00 - 17:00
Join us on Sunday’s 11am – 4pm and Thursday Evenings until 7pm for Christmas Shopping!!
We have some exciting things going on so do take a look below and join us…

Richard Ayoade: Afterthoughts at Warwick Arts Centre
2025-11-20 19:15 - 20:30 | Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
Join BAFTA-winning actor, comedian, director and writer Richard Ayoade for an evening of reflections as he shares insights from his latest book, Afterthoughts, or Some Pistachios Won’t Open: Wisdom for the Unreflective.
Partially recognisable for being in The IT Crowd, his acclaimed films Submarine and The Double, he has also hosted TV landfill like Travel Man and The Crystal Maze, and lent his nasal voice to The Boxtrolls, Early Man, Soul and The Bad Guys.
But you may well know him best for his role as ‘photographer’ in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers in which he delivered the iconic line: ‘Please, Mer Sellers, can I get a shot of you and your mum?’
Now, in the midst of some self-inflicted financial difficulty, he turns to the stage, inviting you to explore over 500 of his colossal notions. Thoughts like…
Where’s the box to tick if you ARE a robot?
If, when one door shuts, another door opens, there’s something wrong with your doors. They shouldn’t be doing that.
TV detectives need a gimmick. Mine would be not caring who did it.
Afterthoughts goes beyond rumination, past pondering, probing further than ever before. Drawing from a deeply private pool of questions – a reservoir so refreshing you may never need to think again.
Book Tickets Here on Warwick Arts Website
*Kenilworth Books are Bookselling at this Event*
