Looking forwards to it! 😀

Join performance artist Dr Suzanne Marie Taylor for a unique one woman play all about the role of submarine Motor Launch ML 286 (Movy) in WW1 including poetry, song and personal accounts of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers. Tues 4 March 7pm Central Library.

Very excited to interview comedy heroine Helen Lederer about her brilliant new book Portsmouth Libraries Portsmouth BookFest 🍋📒💛

Alison Habens Helen Lederer Portsmouth Libraries Portsmouth BookFest Thank you Portsmouth BookFest. Wonderful evening. Fantastic book, funny, honest and a joy to meet Helen Lederer I'm looking forward to the new chapters when the paperback comes out. Hope Iwan | Mr Carrington enjoys his shout-out haha

Some great pics from this week's events - a joy to welcome so many brilliant authors and performers including James Wright Emily E K Murdoch / Emily Murdoch Perkins Niall Hollaert Lyndsy Spence Kate Werran - lots more to come next week!

Join us tomorrow evening for this unique event!

There are limited tickets available for this lovely event on Wednesday - wegottickets.com/event/641479

There are still some tickets available for christinelord Christine Lord's talk this afternoon on Women at War - the book commemorates the 80th anniversary of the ending of WW2 and is inspired by real life interviews with survivors- don't miss this! Central Library 2pm.

Portsmouth favourite PaulineRowson joins us this Saturday morning at Central Library to talk about her brilliant detective novels - local audiences will recognise many of the locations that inspire Pauline's novels. Tickets wegottickets.com/event/641491

Meet new local writing talent at our Local Authors Fair tomorrow at Southsea Library from 11am-2pm. Hear about their routes to publication and their writing tips. No need to book- just drop in!

The weather is looking good for duncan minshull walk and talk along Southsea seafront this Saturday! Duncan is the author of Globetrotting and as you walk he will be talking about the joys of 'footing it' with fellow travellers. Meet at Southsea Lib 10.50am ready for 11am start.

@pompebookfest 2025 closed yesterday with a fully booked event with local author Christine Lawrence A huge thank you to all the brilliant authors, facilitators and speakers who took part this year and of course to the enthusiastic audiences.

Luke Wright live at Portsmouth Guildhall Lens Studio 7:30pm June 26! Author, broadcaster and producer, Luke is one of the UK’s most popular performance poets & entertainers. Supported by local stand-up poet Jackson Davies. Tickets Guildhall Box Office portsmouthguildhall.org.uk.

📚 Calling all Authors & publishers! Got an idea for a talk, workshop or event? ✨ Submissions for Portsmouth BookFest 2026 are now open! 🗓 Deadline: 19 Sept 2025 📩 Send us your proposal now! 👉 [email protected] #PortsmouthBookFest #CallForSubmissions

🎸 Calling all authors & publishers! Portsmouth BookFest 2026 is gearing up to mark 50 years of Punk—and we want you to be part of it. Got a book, or idea that celebrates punk’s rebellious spirit? Let’s talk! 🗓️ Feb 16–Mar 8 2026 | 📩email [email protected]

Join us for a special Black History Month Readers' Day at Portsmouth Central Library, Saturday 18 Oct, 11am–3pm. Hear from authors: Dorothy Koomson, Nicola Williams & Claire Linney. £10 / £5 Leisure Card. Light lunch included. Booking link in the comments. #BlackHistoryMonth

Looking forwards to this event!

We've extended the deadline for applications for BookFest events to 30th September in case our original post was missed😀

A fantastic opportunity to hear some brilliant authors and speakers - and great value including lunch!

📚 Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth at Portsmouth Central Library! 🗓️ Sat 18 Oct, 11am–3pm 🎤 Hear from authors Dorothy Koomson, Nicola Williams & Claire Linney 📖 Book signings + light lunch included 🎟️ £10 / £5 Leisure Card holders #PortsmouthLibraries #AuthorEvent #BookshopDay