14th April 2026: SOLD OUT Novel Writing Masterclass, Winchester, Hampshire. Lucy Atkins and I are running our one-day masterclass, this time in Winchester. Limited tickets available. Find out more and book.

19th April 2026: Winchester Books Festival Big Book Club. I’ll be chatting with Lissa Evans about her novel, Small Bomb at Dimperley. Buy a ticket, read the book and come with some questions for Lissa. Book clubs and individuals welcome. 4.30pm

8th May 2026: UK launch of Hunger and Thirst at the Arc, Winchester, 6.30pm. Come and celebrate the launch with a glass of wine, cake and competition to win books and other treats. I’ll be interviewed by Rebecca Fletcher. Find out more and book.

11th May 2026: Blackwells, Oxford. I’ll be interviewed by author, Lucy Atkins about Hunger and Thirst. 5pm. Find out more and book.

12th May 2026: Online event in conjunction with the Bridport Prize, with my literary agent, Jane Finigan. More details to come.

13th May 2026: Bard Books, London. More details to come.

14th May 2026: Waterstones, Islington, London. I’ll be in conversation with Imogen Crimp whose novel Give Me Everything You’ve Got is also published in May. 6.30pm. Find out more and book.

20th May 2026: Online event with Bard Books. More details to come.

21st May 2026: Waterstones, Romsey, Hampshire. 7pm In conversation, Q&A and book signing. Find out more and book.

25th May 2026: Toppings, Edinburgh. 7pm. Talking all things Hunger and Thirst. Find out more and book.

26th May 2026: Kemps Books, Malton. 7.30pm. In conversation, Q&A and book signing. Find out more and book.

27th May 2026: The Bound, Whitley Bay, 7pm. In conversation, Q&A and book signing. Find out more and book.

29th May 2026: Hay Festival. I’ll be speaking with Alex Clark about Hunger and Thirst. 1pm Find out more and book.

2nd June 2026: Book, Leighton Buzzard, 7.30pm. In conversation, Q&A and book signing. Find out more and book.

3rd June 2026: Harris & Harris, Clare, Suffolk. More details to come.

4th June 2026: U.S. online launch for Hunger and Thirst. Join me and author, Melissa Faliveno chatting about Hunger and Thirst at 6pm EDT. This is a free event on Zoom hosted by The Writer’s Centre. Register now.

17th June 2026: Book Haus, Bristol. 6pm. In conversation, Q&A and book signing. And hopefully some music from Henry Ayling. Find out more and book.

9th July 2026: Newbury Library. More details to come.

25th July 2026: The Little Green Bookshop, Herne Bay. More details to come.

26th September 2026: Market Harborough Literary Festival. More details to come.

29th September 2026: Writers in Conversation in conjunction with Turner-Sims, Southampton. More details to come.

If you’d like to book me for an event after the publication of Hunger and Thirst in 2026 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.