Bath and North East Somerset Libraries

February in Bath Central Library

James Hawes is a British novelist and popular historian who has been an official bestseller in both genres. His latest book, the Shortest History of England is a fast-paced tour of 2,000 years of English history.

April in Keynsham Library

Cathy Faulkner is a children’s middle grade author. Her first book Digging for Victory was longlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal, the Branford Boase Award and the UKLA Book Awards.

June in Midsomer Norton Library

Louise Douglas writes 14 mystery suspense and Gothic novels, which have sold well over a million copies. Her latest book, The Emerald Shawl, is a Victorian murder-mystery, set in Bristol.

January in Keynsham Library

Claire Douglas won the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award with her first novel, The Sisters.

She is now a Sunday Times bestseller and a frequent Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Her latest novel is the thriller, The New Neighbours.

February in Midsomer Norton Library

Steve Richards writes a crime thriller series based in Somerset and featuring ex-DCI Luke Sackville.

Book 10, ‘Behind the Ivy’, was published in December 2025 and sees Luke and his team investigating a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of British society.

February in Keynsham Library

Jane Duffus is a journalist, editor and author of the Women Who Built Bristol series.

The Women Who Built Bristol is a bursting compendium of brilliant women who helped to shape Bristol into the vibrant city it is today.

September in Midsomer Norton Library

Ali bacon is the author of contemporary and historical fiction. Ali’s speciality is historical fiction based on real lives, sometimes referred to as biographical fiction. Her latest novel, The Absent Heart involves the iconic and perennially popular writer Robert Louis Stevenson.

July in Keynsham Library

We're really excited to have local authors Jean Burnett, Jayne Chard and Debbie Young join us at Keynsham Library!

Join us for an afternoon of charm, clues and community as three cosy crime authors share the stories behind their stories.

Expect lively conversation, gentle intrigue, and plenty of bookish warmth as they discuss crafting mysteries that comfort as much as they captivate.

The talk will be followed by a Q&A.

Jean Burnett

Jean is a historical fiction, turned cosy crime author. She is one of the founders of Malago Press, an indie publishers based in Bristol. Her first cosy crime novel A Brush with Death is filled with 1980s quirkiness.

Jayne Chard

Jayne started writing plays when she was eight years old , she went on to direct plays in the theatre and dramas on the TV. More Than Murder, published in 2025, marked her debut novel and launched her “edgy cosy crime series” – where sharp wit meets suspicious deaths. The Body that Floats is her latest novel and will be published in May 2026.

Debbie Young

Debbie writes hilarious, heartwarming mystery & mayhem novels set mostly in the Cotswolds. She is a journalist turned full time writer who is well known for both her Sophie Sayers and her Cotswold Curiosity Shop series.

June in Midsomer Norton

Dandy Smith is best known for her bestselling psychological thriller The Wrong Daughter. Dandy's latest book was released in March, and is the domestic thriller The Wedding Vow.

July in Keynsham

Rachel Ward is an award-winning author of adult crime books, YA thrillers and non-fiction. Rachel's latest books are a cozy mystery series, The Supermarket Mysteries.

October in Keynsham

Shaun Attwood is a former stock-market millionaire and Ecstasy trafficker turned author, public speaker and activist. Shaun's books include titles chronicling his experience in prison.

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November in Bath Central

Paula Harmon's latest books are the Margaret Demeray series. Paula also gives illustrated talks about Victorian and Edwardian women’s history discussing the amazing achievements of women who have largely been overlooked, forgotten or written over. 

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December in Midsomer Norton

This event will be on the 12th of December

Charlotte Butterfield is a former magazine editor and journalist. Charlotte has written romantic comedies, but now works on high-concept women's fiction with heart. Her latest release is The Sister Switch.

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March in Midsomer Norton Library

Felice Hardy is an author and travel writer. Her recent book, The Tennis Champion Who Escaped The Nazis, is a family memoir based around her grandparents’ lives and their escape to London from Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1939. 

May in Bath Central Library

Cath Weeks is a suspense novelist, who also writes as Cate Ray. She is known for her emotional impact and thought-provoking storytelling. 

September in Midsomer Norton

Annabelle Marx is an historical fiction writer. Annabelle's latest release is the Rebel of Seventh Avenue; a sweeping tale of ambition, love, and a woman determined to fashion not just beautiful clothes, but her own place in a man’s world.

August in Bath Central Library

Hana Tooke is the bestselling children's author of The Unadoptables and The Midnighters. Hana' eagerly anticipated new novel SKULKMOOR is out September 4th.

After the talk unleash your imagination in her Curious Cartography workshop, where you’ll dream up and design your very own mysterious mansion.

This event is suitable for ages 7-11.

Tickets are only required for children, however parents must remain for the duration of the event.