The Stockport May Day Festivities are certainly a place to be at, but now you can meet the incredible J.D. Welch who will be signing copies of her newest book 'The Darwin Code' at the Staircase House in the historic market place from 11-4pm. In her book The Darwin Code J.D. Welch uses her love of science and puzzles to help her characters try to solve two mysteries whilst also delivering an interesting and understandable insight into human genetics. Set against a backdrop of the streets and colleges of Oxford, a story of intrigue and suspense unfolds. When Ben Baxter and his mother Sue escape from a horrific ordeal, their lives remain in danger as they race to prevent a deadly poison being launched. For Ben, this also brings the opportunity to discover the answer to a very important question; who is his father?

Le Cordon Bleu,one of the finest culinary schools in the world, is featuring as a special guest Niloufer Mavalvala, author of the award-winning 'The Art of Parsi Cooking: Reviving an Ancient Cuisine'. With a limited number of spaces available to learn from the woman herself, head to the Le Cordon Bleu webpage at the bottom of this event and register now to learn from the best. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Niloufer's love for food combined with extensive world travel from a young age inspired her to experiment with world cuisines. Niloufer gave her first cooking class to a group of school girls at the age of 17; loving the opportunity to meet new people who share her passion for food, she has gone on to give many, many more cooking classes in Dubai, UK, and Canada - where she has lived for the past 15 years with her family. In 2013, Niloufer decided to start a recipe blog Niloufer's Kitchen where she loves to share old and new culinary creations to a following of 100,000 from around the world. Author of 10 e-cookbooks, she also writes for the Huffington Post, assorted magazines and journals from around the world.

The fantastic husband-wife duo, Karen and David Levy, will be at Waterstones, Tottenham Court Road on 12th August at 12-2pm signing copies of their magical children's book, 'The Kingdom of Puli'. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to get your copy signed by the authors!

Phil Barnes, author of the superb children's book 'My Teacher's a Spy!', will be at Fair on the Square - Hay Festival on Saturday 27th May from 9am-2pm. Head down to the Hay-on-Wye Book Festival to meet Phil Barnes!

Robert Dawson, author of the remarkable young adult fiction 'Tuesday, Wednesday, Quake Day', is signing copies of his book at The Trinity Centre on Saturday May 13th between 10:30am-4pm. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to meet Robert!

Michael Lloyd, author of the exciting new children's book 'The Pirate's Children', is at The Plough Inn on the 20th May at 7pm. The theme for the book signing is 'Pirate Night', so don't miss out on the chance to get dressed up for this fun-filled event!  

On Thursday 25th May, Patrick Church will be talking about the history of cinema to a society called PROBUS. From the 60s through to the present day, Patrick Church has worked in the cinema from Peterborough through to Bury St Edmunds; his new autobiography, 'The Smallest Show on Earth', accounts for his cinema journey. The event will take place in the lecture rooms of Abbey House, Bury St Edmunds.  

On Thursday 1st June at 10am, the author of 'The Smallest Show on Earth', Patrick Church is talking at the Abbeygate Cinema for "The Bury Cinema Group".