We are delighted to announce that Shelley Klein, will be with us at Mainstreet on Wed 20th October to talk about her family memoir, The See-Through House. Shelley grew up in the Borders in a house designed on a modernist open-plan grid; with colourful glass panels set against a forest of trees. Living in High Sunderland (or, as Shelley called …

Please join us on 16th June to hear from an author who is taking the New York bestseller charts by storm, Erin French. Her memoir, Finding Freedom in the Lost Kitchen, is a remarkable story of hard graft, survival and renewal, with a love of food and place at its heart. UK EXCLUSIVE LAUNCH EVENT “A master chef and owner of the destination restaurant The Lost Kitchen, in …

Who doesn’t want to escape onto the open road right now? We are thrilled that Beth O’Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare, will be joining us online on 13th May to tell us all about her hilarious new novel, The Road Trip. Addie and her sister are about to embark on an epic road trip to a friend’s wedding in rural Scotland. …

At a time when global politics and co-operation have never been more important, who better to guide us through than bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography, Tim Marshall. Regulars at Mainstreet may remember the brilliant talk he gave us a few years back, we are delighted to welcome him back (albeit online) on Thurs 6th May to celebrate publication of …

We are delighted to be hosting Rachel Joyce and Susan Spindler, in conversation with literary agent Jenny Brown, to celebrate the release of the paperback edition of Miss Benson’s Beetle and the publication of Surrogate. Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce is perhaps the novel we all need right now. Described by The Sunday Times as ‘A life-affirming, joyously escapist …