Books at the Barn

Books at the Barn Books at the Barn brings writers and readers together through a series of author talks held in a barn in Hatherden, near Andover in Hampshire.

Authors have included Jeremy Bowen, Frank Gardner, Lucy Worsley and Robert Harris.

We are looking forward to welcoming Dominique Ludwig to on Tuesday 16th June at 7.30pm. Men and women alike, if you wou...
18/05/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming Dominique Ludwig to on Tuesday 16th June at 7.30pm. Men and women alike, if you would like a happier, healthier you, then come along and listen to one of the UK’s leading nutritionists approach to achieving better health, longevity and weight loss. eating talks Tickets/more info: booksatthebarn.co.uk

Fantastic event with Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled. Thanks to ******erhs and for photos, and for our beautiful ven...
04/04/2026

Fantastic event with Andrew Lownie, author of Entitled.
Thanks to ******erhs and for photos, and for our beautiful venue. Next event is Claire Davies about her amazing solo cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats, described in her book Braver than you Think on 22nd April, www.booksatthebarn.co.uk for tkts

Just browsing the Bestseller shelves at Gatwick WH Smiths. It’s a shame you need to have the F word on the cover to be a...
01/04/2026

Just browsing the Bestseller shelves at Gatwick WH Smiths. It’s a shame you need to have the F word on the cover to be a bestseller these days!

On International Women’s Day, I wanted to celebrate some of my favourite books by female authors. It’s hard to only choo...
08/03/2026

On International Women’s Day, I wanted to celebrate some of my favourite books by female authors. It’s hard to only choose seven but these ones have stayed with me. Jung Chang’s impactful book, Wild Swans, provides an extraordinary history of China through three generations. Rachel Joyce’s Miss Benson’s Beetle is a gentle and charming book. Home Going by Yaa Gyasi is an intelligent and illuminating read. I loved Pip Williams’ The Dictionary of lost Words - it was a fantastic summer read. Chimamanda Mgozi Adichie is a skilled storyteller weaving history with fiction seamlessly and no more so than in Purple Hibiscus. Andrea Levy’s Small Island gives a poignant but not always comfortable glimpse into post WWII Britain. And finally, Florence Knapp’s The Names is my most recent read. Open hearted and compelling, this was a book where I was totally invested in the characters and didn’t want to the book to end. What are your favourite books by female authors?

Looking forward to Sir Anthony Seldon’s visit to Books at the Barn on Thursday 26th February. He will be talking about h...
17/02/2026

Looking forward to Sir Anthony Seldon’s visit to Books at the Barn on Thursday 26th February. He will be talking about his 1300km walk to Auschwitz but the book was so much more - seeking positive stories about people who stood up to the atrocities of WWII, commentary on today’s global politics, the importance of history and self-reflection. The talk starts at 7.30pm and tickets are available from www.booksatthebarn.co.uk

26/01/2026

Louisa and I are trying to get better at instagramming so we ventured off at the beginning of the year to . A little late to be wishing you all a happy new year but here are my best picks from my reads last year.
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Everything is Everything by Clive Myrie
The Crooked Cross by Sally Carson
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Air by John Boyne

Come and hear revered stonemason and conservator Andrew Ziminski, old_church_going, at Books at the Barn on 27th Jan. An...
21/01/2026

Come and hear revered stonemason and conservator Andrew Ziminski, old_church_going, at Books at the Barn on 27th Jan. Andy has worked on churches all over the UK including Salisbury Cathedral, and has acted as an informal guide in many. Church Going, his new book, is his handbook to the medieval churches of the British Isles. It was a Book of the Year in The Times and Telegraph. Tickets: www.booksatthebarn.co.uk. ******erhs

Huge thanks to for a wonderful evening at in Stockbridge to celebrate The Year of the Dog, how one tiny terrier ruined...
17/01/2026

Huge thanks to for a wonderful evening at in Stockbridge to celebrate The Year of the Dog, how one tiny terrier ruined my sofa but saved my life. What a way to cheer up a drizzly January evening! Sarah and I have never laughed so much at an event. Dennis the dog came too. Buy this book for yourself, or a friend who has the January blues….
Thanks to:
for selling an astonishing 38 books
for great photos
for hosting us


Are you in need of cheering up in January? Come and hear Times journalist at Books at the Barn on Jan 15th. Her new bo...
08/01/2026

Are you in need of cheering up in January? Come and hear Times journalist at Books at the Barn on Jan 15th. Her new book, THE YEAR OF THE DOG, is a wildly funny memoir of life and love in your thirties – complete with heartbreak, bad dates, baby fever and one very naughty puppy. There is a rumour that Dennis, the very naughty puppy in question, will be accompanying Sophia.
Link to tickets in bio.
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Another sold out evening with .graham.dixon at the last week. He wowed us with his spellbinding lecture on Vermeer, to ...
16/12/2025

Another sold out evening with .graham.dixon at the last week. He wowed us with his spellbinding lecture on Vermeer, to promote his new book Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found. You could have heard a pin drop, even Charlie the dog was captivated. It was especially lovely to have Andrew’s editor Eleo Gordon in the audience too. A wonderful end to the year. Thank you Andrew and thank you to ******erhs for selling books at all our barn events this year. We’re busy planning 2026. Watch this space!

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