12th May 6pm - £10/£8

Best-selling authors Mil Millington (Instructions for Living Someone Else's Life) and Robert Rankin (Necrophenia) talk comedy. Whether laughing out loud is your prerequisite of a good book, or you’re an aspiring comedy writer, it’ll put a smile on your face.

On Mil Millington: “Some books make you snort involuntarily with laughter; others you have to put down for a proper belly laugh... This is in the latter category.” (Metro)

On Robert Rankin: "Necrophenia is epic, laugh-out-loud funny. There's also some very clever writing. After all these years, Rankin is still as fresh and inventive as ever." Sci-Fi Now

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 18th & 19th May 4:30pm - £5

Poet and comedian Ross Sutherland attempts to escape from a series of identical small blue mazes. Half cartoon, half man standing about saying things. A regular performer at Glastonbury, Latitude and the Edinburgh Fringe, Ross was included in The Times’s Top Ten Literary Stars of 2008. Not suitable for those under 14 years old.

“Sublimely twisted” – The Scotsman

“Does with words what I try to do with art”
- Ralph Steadman

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19th May 6pm - £10/£8

Katie Fforde (Wedding Season) Jo Rees (Platinum) and Immodesty Blaize (Tease) read extracts from their new books and explore the escapism inherent in romance novels. Whatever your dream, find your happily ever after - in fiction at least.
£10/£7 concs

On Immodesty Blaize: “She’s Britain’s best showgirl! She’s 100% pure glamour with more curves than Jessica Rabbit and more pow than a brass band.” Paul O’ Grady (MBE)

On Katie Fforde: “Witty and generous romance — Jilly Cooper for the grown-ups!” Independent

On Jo Rees: “Makes contemporary chick-lit look down at heel” Daily Express

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Brighton-based writer Edward Hogan is on the shortlist for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year 2009. His first novel, Blackmoor, is the story of a damned village, a woman whose face didn’t fit, and a past that refuses to go away.

‘Impassioned’ Guardian

‘Outstanding’ Times Literary Supplement

‘A major new talent’ Hilary Mantel

Look out for upcoming events at Fletch at St Andrew's and The Iron Duke

Click here to purchase your copy of Hogan's critically acclaimed novel Blackmore