Events

Look out for our upcoming events - opportunities to hear writers talk about their work, buy signed copies, and meet fellow readers. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find details of ticketed events we have coming up!

 

 

BOOK CLUB & SOCIAL CLUB - monthly; get in touch to book your space

Each month we run a book club, bringing authors, writers, and translators along to join the discussion. We also have a monthly social club - a place for you to come, alone or with friends, and chat about some of our (and your!) favourite books and drink some wine (or beer or coffee or softs or tea!) and create a wonderful social reading community.

To secure a place at our next book club or social club, and to get copies of next month's reads, please pop into the shop, message on Instagram, or email us at hello@collectedbooks.co.uk

 

FEBRUARY BOOK CLUB
FREE but get in touch to get your name on the list...
Spanish Beauty by Esther Garcia Llovet, translated by Richard Village
Wednesday 19 February, 6.30pm


Book club is back for 2025 and we're kicking off with translated fiction and the brilliant Spanish Beauty by Esther Garcia Llovet, translated by Richard Village, and published on 21 January. Richard - who also happens to head-up Foundry Editions, the independent press that has published this book, and other translated fiction - will be with us to discuss the book with our own "translator-in-residence", Ruth Clarke.


Meet Michela - English gangster father, flamenco dancer mother - a hard, uncompromising police officer, operating on the shadier side of the law. In the company of this unorthodox, magnetically compelling character, cult writer Esther Garcia Llovet takes us on a breath-taking, high-speed, anarchic romp through the underbelly of the pearl of the Costa Brava, Benidorm, on the hunt for Reggie Kray's stolen cigarette lighter. Beyond the sunburn and all-day fry-ups, in casinos, bars that are fronts for money laundering and flashy high society parties, we meet an unforgettable cast of characters: English gangsters, Russian mafiosi, chancers, no-hopers, and low-life of all complexions in this unconventional yet literary thriller.
 
There will be the usual opportunity for your thoughts and questions, too, so be sure to pick up a copy of the book and read ahead of time! We'll have copies available soon...
 
Call into the shop or send us a message to book your place and reserve a copy.

FEBRUARY SOCIAL CLUB!
Get in touch to get your name on the list...
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Thursday 20 February, 7-9pm

Social club had an excellent start to the year with our reading and discussion of The Trunk by Kim Ryeo-ryeong and for February we've decided to go with a stone cold classic - Daphne du Maurier's inimitable Rebecca. Whether this is one of your annual staple re-reads or one that has been hanging around on your shelf waiting for the perfect opportunity to GET IT READ, February social club is for you!

Reading the book is strongly encouraged before you attend so you can get the maximum juicy discussion - there won't be any holding back to avoid spoilers! (and if you have read it, you know there's a big one...)

As ever, we'll have an exclusive shopping deal on the night only for our lovely social clubbers - more info nearer the time. For now, email to hello@collectedbooks.co.uk or message on Instagram to get your name on the list and bag a copy of the book!