Robin Ince’s 100 Bookshop Tour

To celebrate the publication of Robin’s new book, ‘The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity’ the award winning comedian is setting out on a tour of talks and book-signings at 100 independent bookshops around the UK.

“Ince makes profound – and funny – reflections on our tiny lives in a massive universe”
The Observer

“The Importance of Being Interested is sparkling. It made my brain throb at times, but also made it buzz”.
The Independent

Read Robin’s blogs from the road here. Or watch videos recorded on tour here.

100 Bookshop Tour Dates
(More being added all the time so check back regularly)

• October 1 – 3 – Laugharne Weekend Festival. Info and tickets.
• October 4 – Online Book Launch on The Cosmic Shambles Network with Tim Minchin. Free to watch here.
• October 5 – Online event with Facebook group Go Stargazing
• October 7 (Publication Day)
  • 4pm Chorleywood Bookshop (The bookshop of Robin’s childhood). Signing.
  • 7pm Tring – Our Bookshop – Launch event with talk and signing
• October 8
  • St Helens – The Book Stops Here. Afternoon signing and talk. 
  • Manchester – Blackwells Bookshop (Venue TBC). Talk and signing.
• October 9 – Glasgow – Mount Florida Books. Evening talk followed by conversation with Josie Long.
• October 10
  • Stewarton – The Book Nook. 11am. Talk and signing.
  • Carlisle – Borderlines Book festival. Afternoon In Conversation with Lee Randall. 
• October 11
  • Settle – Limestone Books. Lunchtime.
  • Ilkley – Ilkley Literature festival. Evening. 
• October 12
  • Wotton-Under-Edge – Cotswold Book Room. Afternoon Talk. 
  • Bristol – Bookhaus – Evening. 
• October 13
  • Sidmouth – Winstone Bookshop – 3:00pm talk.
  • Exeter – Oxfam. 6:00pm
• October 14 – Crickhowell – Book-Ish. Evening.
• October 15
  • Pontypridd – Storyville Bookshop. Lunchtime.
  • Swansea – Cover to Cover. Evening.
• October 16
  • Cardiff – Shelf Life Books. Lunchtime.
  • Penarth – Griffin Books. Evening.
• October 17 – Birmingham – Think Tank. 1pm.
• October 18 – Oxford – Blackwell Books.
• October 19 – Hebden Bridge – The Book Case. 6:30pm
• October 20
  • Chorlton Bookshop – Lunchtime.
  • Cheadle – Greenhouse Books. 4pm
  • Bramhall – Simply Books. Evening.   
• October 21st
  • Crosby – Pritchard’s Bookshop. Afternoon.
  • Liverpool – The Reader at Calderstones Park. 4pm
  • Liverpool – Merseyside Skeptics (with News from Nowhere). Evening. 
• October 22
  • Harrogate – Raworths Literature Festival. Lunchtime. 
  • Leighton Buzzard – Book. Evening.
• October 23
  • Wivenhoe – The Wivenhoe Bookshop. Lunchtime.
  • Colchester – Red Lion Books. Afternoon.
• October 24
  • Norwich – Norwich Science Festival Show – Norwich Arts Centre (with The Book Hive). 5pm
• October 25
  • Okehampton – Dogberry and Finch. Lunchtime.
  • Crediton – The Bookery. Evening.
• October 26
  • Totnes – East Gate Bookshop. Lunchtime.
  • Ivybridge – The Ivybridge Bookshop. Afternoon Teatime.
  • Plymouth – Plymouth Humanists. Evening. 
• October 27
  • Liskeard – The Bookshop. Late Morning.
  • Mevagissey – Hurley Books. Afternoon.
  • Penzance – Acorn Theatre with The Edge of the World Bookshop. Evening Show.
• October 28 – Falmouth – Beerwolf Books. Evening.
• October 29
  • Bridgwater – The Snug Bookshop. Afternoon Teatime.
  • Taunton – Brendon Books. Evening. 
• October 30
  • Caversham – Fourbears Books. Lunchtime.
  • Eastbourne. The Lamb Inn. Evening.
• October 31
  • Uckfield – The Picturehouse – Late morning + movie.
  • Shoreham-by-Sea  – The Ropetackle (with City Books). Evening.
• November 1 – Margate – The Margate Bookshop. 7pm.
• November 2 – Canterbury – Gulbenkian theatre: The Linda Smith Lecture. Evening.
• November 4
  • Gerrards Cross – Gerrards Cross Bookshop. Afternoon Signing.
  • Chorleywood – Chorleywood Bookshop. Evening Talk.
• November 5
  • Market Harborough – Quinn’s Bookshop. Afternoon.
  • Leicester – National Space Centre. Evening.
• November 6
  • Southampton – October Books. Afternoon Talk. 
  • Winchester – P&G Wells. Evening.
• November 7 – Berkhamsted Book Festival in association with Waterstones Berkhamsted
• November 8
  • Southwold – Ways With Words. 11:15am
  • Special London Launch Event with Katie Mack, Helen Czerski, David McAlmont, Helen Zaltzman & Hugh Warwick. Kings Place. 7:30pm. 
• November 9 – Stratford-Upon-Avon Literary Festival. 3:30pm
• November 10 – Nottingham – Five Leaves Bookshop. Evening.
• November 11 – Ely – Topping and Co. Evening.
• November 12
  • Harrogate – Imagined Things. Afternoon signing. 
  • Ripon – The Little Bookshop. Evening.
• November 13
  • Holmfirth – Read. Afternoon.
  • Leeds – Truman Books. Evening.
• November 15 – Bath – Topping and Co. Evening.
• November 17 – Farnham – Blue Bear Bookshop. Evening
• November 18
  • Letchworth – David’s Bookshop. Afternoon.
  • Cambridge – Cambridge Junction. Evening.
• November 19
  • Brick Lane Bookshop.
  • West End Lane Books
• November 20
  • Kirkdale Bookshop
  • Bookseller Crow
  • Kew Bookshop
  • Sheen Bookshop
  • Waterstones Piccadilly
• November 21
  • Dulwich Books
  • Stoke Newington Bookshop
  • Word on the Water 
  • Wanstead Tap with Newham Bookshop
• November 24
  • Malvern – Malvern Book Co-Operative. Afternoon
  • Ledbury – Ledbury Bookshop. Evening.
• November 25 – Hay on Wye – Hay Festival Talk.
• November 26
  • Shrewsbury – Book Festival with Pengwern Books. 1pm
  • Sedbergh – Westwood Books. Evening
• November 27 
  • Corbridge, Whitley Bay & Newcastle. Forum Bookshops. Three events across afternoon and evening.
• November 28 – Malton. Kemps General Store. 8pm.
• November 29 – Edinburgh. Portobello Bookshop. Evening.
• November 30
  • Edinburgh – Lighthouse Bookshop. 1pm 
  • Linlithgow – Far From the Maddening Crowd. Evening.
• December 1
  • Hexham – Cognito Books. 4:30pm.
  • Hexham – Queens Hall. 7:30pm.
• December 2
  • Barnard Castle – McNab’s Bookshop. Lunctime
  • Barnard Castle – Witham Hall. 7:30pm.
• December 3
  • Saltburn – The Book Corner. 2pm
  • Stockton – The Drake Bookshop. 7pm.
• December 4 – Newcastle – The Stand. 4pm 
• December 5
  • Halifax – The Book Corner. Afternoon.
  • Hull – Wrecking Ball Press. 7pm
• December 6 – Hull – JE Books. Lunchtime.
• December 7 – Warwick – Warwick Books. Evening
• December 8 – Tonbridge – Mr Books. 7pm.
• December 9 – Hungerford – The Hungerford Bookshop. Evening.
• December 10 – London – Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People with The Cosmic Shambles Network Bookshop. Evening.
• December 11 – London – Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People with The Cosmic Shambles Network Bookshop. Matinee.
• December 11 – London – Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People with The Cosmic Shambles Network Bookshop. Evening.
• December 17 – London – Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People with The Cosmic Shambles Network Bookshop. Evening.
• December 18 – London – Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People with The Cosmic Shambles Network Bookshop. Evening.

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