04
Jun
Life Lines, a Writer Highway event with Jan Norton, Julie Burke and support
Wednesday, 4th June, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£3.00 - £4.50
Readings by Jan Norton (Relief Map) and Julie Burke (Kindling), supported by Tony Challis and Lizzie Dunford - all current members of The Writer Highway [...]
Five years, 30,000 miles and 1,000 Trees... an illustrated talk by Paul Wood
Thursday, 5th June, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£3.00 - £30.00
Enter a parallel wooded universe Britain has long had a deep-rooted love for trees, woven into its history, culture, and landscapes. From ancient oaks that [...]
12
Jun
The Radical Jane Austen, a talk by Deirdre O'Byrne
Claiming date only - text to come shortly! Deirdre O'Byrne works part time at Five Leaves Bookshop, and teaches Irish and English literature in [...]
Thank You For Calling the Lesbian Line with Elizabeth Lovatt
Thursday, 19th June, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£4.50 - £20.00
Join Five Leaves in collaboration with Notts Queer History Archive, for an evening with author Elizabeth Lovatt and a host of local lesbians. From line [...]
Midsummer reading with Dandelions Poetry and Cathy Grindrod
Sunday, 22nd June, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
£3.00 - £4.50
Dandelions Poetry is back at Five Leaves for our special midsummer reading We are very pleased to have Cathy Grindrod as our featured poet. We [...]
Jen Calleja on translation
Tuesday, 24th June, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£4.50 - £12.99
Jen Calleja’s new non-fiction book is Fair: The Life-Art of Translation. Fair is a satirical, refreshing and brilliantly playful book about learning the art of [...]
One Woman Walks Europe, with Ursula Martin
Monday, 7th July, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£3.00 - £4.50
Ursula Martin never thought she would walk 3,700 miles around Wales, but following a cancer diagnosis it seemed like the only reasonable thing to do. [...]
Five Leaves open fiction book group discusses Hunger by Knut Hamsun
Monday, 21st July, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£0.00
Our book groups are open to all. Attend every meeting, occasionally or just once in your life. All we ask is that you read the [...]
13
Sep
Mr Lawrence Returns to Nottingham
Saturday, 13th September, 2025
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
This event is part of the 2025 DH Lawrence Festival Book the date! Full details to follow In association with the Haggs Farm Preservation Society [...]
16
Sep
Poetry with Matthew Paul, Kathy Pimlott and Peter Sansom
Tuesday, 16th September, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£3.00 - £5.00
Matthew Paul lives in Rotherham. His first collection The Evening Entertainment was published by Eyewear in 2017 and his second, The Last Corinthians, will be published by Crooked Spire [...]