Sadly and due to illness, ‘Dining with Great Writers: Samuel Pepys on Food’ on 28th June has had to be cancelled.
However, we are delighted to welcome instead a talk by very local author Dr Nicola Wilson.
If you thought that book clubs such as Oprah Winfrey’s or Richard and Judy’s are a relatively new idea, then you might be in for something of a surprise! With a publication date of 26th June 2025, Nicola’s book ‘Recommended!’ tells the story of Britain’s first celebrity book club and how those judges influenced how and what we might read. Between1929 and 1969, the Book Society chose, from the best of world literature, one book a month to recommend to subscribers in over thirty countries. Making book-buying easier, they started a revolution. And the legacy of their taste is still with us on bookshelves today.