An evening with An evening with Carmella Lowkis - A Slow and Secret Poison
Warwick Books, Warwick, CV34 4SL
Tuesday 20th January 2026
'We are cursed, here at Harfold, whether you believe in it or not.'
1922, Wiltshire. When Vee Morgan accepts the job of gardener at a crumbling stately home, she's hoping for a fresh start where nobody knows her troubled history.
But Harfold Manor is shadowed by grief and the memories of long-faded glory, its rooms haunted by the only surviving member of the family, Lady Arabella Lascy. Vee is fascinated by her enigmatic new employer, a woman obsessed with the curse she believes has killed her family one by one. A curse that is coming for her next.
As Vee immerses herself in the world of Harfold, she finds herself increasingly entranced by Arabella and the secrets that poison her.
But Vee has her own things to hide: secrets that caused her to flee Cardiff, secrets that estranged her from her own family, secrets that might finally catch up to her…
Carmella Lowkis grew up in Wiltshire and has a degree in English literature and Creative Writing from the University of Warwick. After graduating, she worked in libraries, before moving into book marketing. Carmella lives in North London with her girlfriend. You can follow her on Twitter @carmellalowkis. Spitting Gold was her first novel.
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An evening with Karen Storey - The Approval of Sheep
Warwick Books, Warwick, CV34 4SL
Tuesday 27th January 2026
Karen will be talking with Mog about her latest book, The Approval of Sheep. She is an award-winning fiction writer, featured on the acclaimed book podcast The Bestseller Experiment. Her short stories have been placed in several international competitions, and her memoir pieces published within The New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
Originally from New York, Karen lives in Warwickshire and has written articles for American in Britain magazine. She lives with her husband, whose surname Storey was the perfect wedding gift. They share their home with a snarky cat who writes Karen’s monthly author newsletters and a crazy dog who barks at the wind.
The Approval of Sheep, an uplifting book club story, is Karen’s first novel. She’s currently working on the edits of her second book, which has just won first place in the Yeovil Literary Prize.
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An evening with Tom the Tale Teller - Unhappily Ever After: A collection of unfortunate folk tales
Warwick Books, Warwick, CV34 4SL
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Tom Phillips, also known as Tom the Tale Teller has been a professional storyteller for around 17 years. He will be talking about his latest collection Unhappily Ever After: A collection of unfortunate folk tales. This small collection of 5 folk tales from around the world, aims to be a tonic for those who are tired of the Disneyfied cliches of the helpless princess being rescued by the handsome prince and everyone living happily ever after. As children, it is nice to think that life will be ok in the end but then reality strikes. We leave school, join the daily grind, pay taxes, and exist. This is not what our fairy stories told us life would be like. This book shows us the lives of characters within folk tales that didn’t get their happy ever after. Some do, but not the ones we would like to. We get to understand the reasons behind their questionable decisions, maybe even sympathise with the characters that could so easily be labelled as the baddie. Each story poses important moral questions the reader has to ponder. There are some very dark moments within the stories, as there are in life, but, also as in life, there are lighter, more comedic moments that have the reader laughing out loud. This book is a rollercoaster of emotions and would be the perfect winter read, curled up in front of the fire with a big cup of hot chocolate and a box of tissues. As TQ Townsend from the Children’s Literature Podcast described it on a social media post, it is ‘Delightfully unsatisfactory’, and leaves you thinking about a lot.
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We’re delighted to host a rich series of literary events in and around Warwick. These include our popular 'Meet the author' events. The talks usually last about an hour, followed by questions, and then there is an opportunity to meet the speaker and have a book signed. Previous authors Melvyn Bragg, Jodi Picoult, Kate Williams, Professor Edith Hall and Dr Elizabeth Goldring. These events take place across Warwick including the beautiful Lord Leycester Hospital. We also support Warwick Words Festival.
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