17th September 2026: Sunbury Riverside Book Circle. Sunbury on Thames. 2pm. Find out more and book.

26th September 2026: Market Harborough Literary Festival. SOLD OUT Book to see me and three other authors. Find out more and book.

29th September 2026: Writers in Conversation in conjunction with Turner-Sims, Southampton. My musician son, Henry Ayling will be playing live and I’ll be talking about Hunger and Thirst and my other novels. 7.30pm. Find out more and book.

3rd October 2026: Romsey Literary Day. 9.30am – 4.30pm. I’ll be part of this day-long event where visitors will hear from five different authors. Find out more and book.

4th October 2026: Cuckfield Bookfest, West Sussex. 10am – 11am. I’ll be onstage with fellow author, Fiona Mozley, talking about Hunger and Thirst. Find out more and book.

28th October 2026: Backstory, Balham, London. Together with author Roisin Lanigan, we’ll be interviewed by Clare Chambers. 7.30pm. More information available shortly.

6th November 2026: Stroud Book Festival, Gloucestershire. More information available shortly.

7th November 2026: Darkest Chapter, at National Centre for Writing, Norwich, Norfolk. A one-day horror book festival. More information available shortly.

14th – 19th December 2026: Arvon Residential Fiction Writing Course, at The Hurst, Shropshire. Together with author Christopher Wakling, I’ll be teaching a series of modules on how to get to the end of your novel. Early Bird bookings available now.

If you’d like to book me for an event please get in touch with the following people: 

Jane Gentle, my UK publicist at Penguin: jgentle@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk or Becky Kraemer my US publicist at Tin House / Zando: bkraemer@zandoprojects.com, or get in touch with me directly.