In-Person Events

You’ll find details below of all our upcoming in-person events held across several different venues.

Late Night Shopping

Select Tuesdays 5pm – 8pm

 We have late night shopping on the following Tuesdays:

May: 19th and 26th 
June: 2nd, 16th, 23rd 
The Pen Knife Coffee Trailer will be joining us on 7th July and 4th August across the Summer. 

Tea Leaves & Reads Literary Festival 2026 

26th and 27th September 2026 

This year, we’re celebrating even more books, a plethora of genres, and all things bookish at the third ever Tea Leaves & Reads Literary Festival. Our Festival for 2026 is a full two-day weekend with many wonderful Authors joining us (and you!) with delicious food, beverages and the best bookish company. You can expect enlightening and emotional panel discussions, insightful conversations, book signings, Q & A’s, interviews and the opportunity to discover your next favourite author as well as meet those you have read for years!

Previous In-Person Events

Here are some of the previous events we’ve done, which can all be found on our blog under the events category.

There is something a little bit magical about the stories that we’re getting to hear at The Fairground (and various nearby locations) as part of our little Bookshop. For our […]
Almost a year to the day since we last gathered together, we were delighted to reunite with the wonderful Veronica Henry – this time in a new venue, celebrating another […]
Although strictly speaking it’s not yet Winter, it felt like the perfect time to get ahead of the season and celebrate three fabulous winter fiction Authors. We were delighted to […]
Our second annual festival was a wonderful celebration of creativity, community, and conversation — this time expanded into a full weekend of events. From the lively pre-festival gathering at the […]

Book Club & Zoom Events

Book Club & Zoom Events

We’re delighted to bring you the opportunity to hear from our Book Club Authors at our monthly zoom events. Customers who purchase the book club title through our bookshop will automatically receive an email inviting them to the event one week before. These events are currently free of charge and open to everybody, however customer and local book club member attendance is prioritised.

The events are usually held in the last week of the month, giving you plenty of time to read the book club choice in advance if you wish. They last for one hour and the format usually includes questions and answers with the Author. You can send in questions in advance either when you sign up or by emailing events@tealeavesandreads.co.uk and we can ask them on your behalf or you can arrange with us to ask them on the night.

Usually there’s a a quiz related to the Author and an opportunity to win bookish prizes throughout the evening too. Our online events are highly praised, we often get to hear an Authors book news ahead of public reveals, obtain insight into their writing process and inspiration for their books and occasionally meet their props, pets and special guests!

During our zoom events you’re welcome to leave your camera on or switch it off, and we ask that attendees remain muted unless asking a question. We have a lively chat function going on for the duration of the event which attendees are welcome to use to discuss the book and ask extra questions – if we have time.

Liz Fenwick – May Book Club Author Chat 

28th May at 8pm

Louise Beech In Conversation with Amanda Prowse

11th June at 8pm 

Sarah Morgan In Conversation with Tea Leaves & Reads

4th June at 8pm

Kirsty Greenwood In Conversation with Tea Leaves & Reads

23rd June at 8pm

Sam Holland – June Book Club Author Chat 

25th June at 8pm

August Bloom – July Book Club Author Chat 

30th July at 8pm

Chris Carter & Jess Kitching in Conversation with Sam Holland 

22nd July at 8pm

Sally Page – August Book Club Author Chat 

26th August at 8pm

C.D Major – September Book Club Author Chat 

1st October at 8pm