We love people as much as we love books and book-related events bring these loves together. We host monthly book clubs to suit ages 7-107. We also host a monthly Silent Book Club as well as a writing group; a weekly yoga class and regular author events as well as 4 bookshop parties a year. To find out more about these events please check here on a regular basis or make sure you are a subscriber to our mailing list. Not all our events are accessible to wheelchair users but we taking some of our events offsite to accommodate this.
What's On?
Monthly Silent Book Club
…because we all need to schedule in reading time
Monthly
Bring your own book & a blanket!
6th January 2025, 5pm
Monthly Writing Club
Upstairs at Red Lion Books
11th January 2025
125 High Street
CO1 12Z
Crochet Workshop
Make your own Bookmark
With Loui Mitchell
17th January, 2025
10am
125 High Street
CO1 1SZ
From Murasaki to Murakami: A Millennium of Japanese Literature – a talk from Storme Winfield
Monthly Writing Club
Upstairs at Red Lion Books
25th January 2025
125 High Street
CO1 1SZ
Death Club
…because it’s good to find time to talk
Sunday 26th January, 2025, 9.30am
Red Lion Books
Wheelchair accessible
Daytime Book Club
Monthly event
Collaboration with Appetite Book Club
Thursday 30th January, 2025
includes Coffee/Tea, biscuit and copy of the book
Monthly Writing Club
Upstairs at Red Lion Books
8th February 2025
Monthly Silent Book Club
…because we all need to schedule in reading time
Monthly
Bring your own book & a blanket!
10th February 2025, 5pm
125 High Street
CO1 12Z
In Conversation with
Lucy Rose
‘The Lamb: A novel
12th February, 2025
6pm
Cannibals & Canapes
14 Chapel St N
Colchester
CO2 7AT
In Conversation with
Elly Griffiths
14th February, 2025
6.30pm
Monthly Writing Club
Upstairs at Red Lion Books
22nd February 2025
Monthly Silent Book Club
…because we all need to schedule in reading time
Monthly
Bring your own book & a blanket!
3rd March 2025, 5pm
Monthly Writing Club
Upstairs at Red Lion Books
8th March 2025
Wheelchair accessible
Book launch
At our monthly book club event
In collaboration with Appetite Book Club
Thursday 27th March, 2025, 11.30am
Author Sarah Hornsley launches Bad Blood
Monthly Silent Book Club
…because we all need to schedule in reading time
Monthly
Bring your own book & a blanket!
7th April 2025, 5pm
125 High Street
CO1 12Z
Book Launch
Ben Aitken
10th May, 2025, 2pm
Monthly Silent Book Club
…because we all need to schedule in reading time
Monthly
Bring your own book & a blanket!
12th May 2025, 5pm
125 High Street
CO1 1SZ
Death Club
…because it’s good to find time to talk
Sunday, 18th May 2025, 9.30am
Red Lion Books
Monthly Silent Book Club
…because we all need to schedule in reading time
Monthly
Bring your own book & a blanket!
2nd June 2025, 5pm
Our Events
Why Come Along?
Meet Authors
Listen to authors talk about their books and the craft of writing.
Get a book signed
Buy a book with a personal dedication from a visiting author.
Ask Questions
Our ‘meet the author’ events always finish with the opportunity for you to ask your own question.
Get writing tips
Find out how published authors get their inspiration and then structure their writing.