EVENTS

LONDON: Maeve Binchy reads from her novel Evening Class at Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Rd; Mon 23, 7.30pm, pounds 5 (inc pounds 2 off the book). 0171 351 2023

Dr Dominic Hibbert lectures on Keats and Wilfred Owen at the Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen's Sq, WC1; Tue 24, 6.30pm, pounds 3 (inc wine). 0171 794 6829

Helen Dunmore, Sian James and Catherine Merriman read at Silver Moon Bookshop, Charing Cross Rd, WC2; Tue 24, 6.45pm, free. Info: 0181 960 0602

Michael Holroyd on Augustus John and Strachey revisited, introduced by Blake Morrison; Blackheath Concert Halls, 23 Lee Rd, SE3; Tue 24, Supper and talk pounds 16/pounds 14, 7.30pm; talk only pounds 6/pounds 4. 0181 463 0100

Poets Jacqueline Brown and Maura Dooley read at the Voice Box, Royal Festival Hall, SE1; Wed 25, 7.30pm, pounds 4/pounds 2.50. 0171 960 4242

Novelists Margaret Atwood, Louis de Bernieres and Javer Marias read at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, SE1; Thur 26, 7.30pm, pounds 7/pounds 4. 0171 960 4242

Toby Litt, Nicholas Royle, Iain Sinclair, John Hegley and Mark Timlin launch A Book of Two Halves: New Football Short Stories at the Chamber of Pop Culture, The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, WC1; Wed 25, 8pm, pounds 4/pounds 3. 0171 713 7370

CANTERBURY: historian Sir Roy Strong talks about his book The Story of Britain at Waterstone's, 20 St Margarets St; Wed 25, 7pm, pounds 2. 01227 456343

SWANSEA: American poet C K Williams reads at Ty Llen, Somerset Pl; Thur 26, 7.30pm, pounds 4/pounds 3. 01792 483980

Richard E Grant reads from With Nails at Ty Llen; Fri 27, 7pm, pounds 4/pounds 3.

KING'S LYNN: Poetry Festival runs from Fri 27 to Sun 29 at Thoresby College, with James Fenton, Katherine Pierpoint, Matthew Sweeney, Carol Ann Duffy Kevin Crossley-Holland, Jackie Kay. Season tickets pounds 25. Info: 01553 691661

GLYNDEBOURNE: Asham Awards Lunch with Candia McWilliam, Rachel Cusk, at Mildmay House; Sat 28, 12.30pm, pounds 25 (inc lunch and wine). Tickets: Lewes Tourist Info Centre (01273 483448)