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

 

OCTOBER BOOK CLUB: Caesaria by Hanna Nordenhök, translated by Saskia Vogel
Tuesday 29 October, 6.30pm

In a true celebration and deep exploration of the art of translated literature, we're delighted to be joined by author Hanna Nordenhok and translator Saskia Vogel to discuss Caesaria - a masterful blend of storytelling and history.

In 19th-century Sweden, Caesaria is kept in a doctor's mansion as a trophy: she is the first baby to be born alive from one of his c-sections. Steeped in gothic atmosphere, Caesaria narrates in first person her experiences in the mansion and her encounters with its mysterious inhabitants and visitors. Does she know where she comes from? Where is her mother? Is there a world beyond these walls?

Hanna Nordenhök is an award-winning novelist, poet and essayist. Caesaria (2020) won Swedish Radio’s Literary Prize and was shortlisted for Vi’s Literature Prize. Nordenhök also works as a translator from Spanish and has been praised for her translations of Fernanda Melchor, Andrea Abreu and Alia Trabucco Zerán.

Saskia Vogel is a writer and translator of over two-dozen Swedish language books. Her novel Permission was published in five languages. She is a recipient of the Berlin Senate grant for non-German literature, the Bernard Shaw Prize, two English PEN Translates Awards, and was a PEN America Translation Prize finalist. She was Princeton’s Fall 2022 Translator in Residence.


Copies of the book available from the shop now! Call in or drop us a message/email to sign-up and get your copy...


NOVEMBER SOCIAL CLUB!
Get in touch to snag one of the final few spaces
Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam
Thursday 14 November, 7-9pm

October's social club saw varied opinion on The Future by Naomi Alderman and now we're looking forward to a touch of gothic for spooky season with Anbara Salam's Hazardous Spirits. Described by none other than Kirsty Logan (author of Now She is Witch) as "a darkly sparkling jewel of a book," we're really looking forward to diving into this tale of secrets, lies, and the power of the ghosts of our pasts. PLUS we'll be offering another exclusive book buying deal on the night - more details nearer the time...

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!

Email to hello@collectedbooks.co.uk or message on Instagram to get your name on the list and bag a copy of the book!