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The Acorn Theatre, Penzance on March 19, 2026

Peter McAlister Patrick will launch his tour for Love Lane with a talk with Cornish academic, publisher and blogger, Peter McAllister at Penzance’s Acorn Theatre where books will be on sale from Edge of the World Books. Booking will be through the shop …

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Royal Cornwall Museum on March 20, 2026

Patrick will be in conversation about Love Lane with old friend and chair of the Winston Graham Prize, Charlotte Hobson. You can book for this through the Truro branch of Waterstones, who’ll be selling books on the night. 7pm. Admission is £4 for Water …

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Yellow Lighted Bookshop at Brinscombe Mill on March 21, 2026

Patrick will be in conversation with his old friend the novelist and playwright, Rachel Joyce about Love Lane Like her latest, The Homemade God, it drills down into the business of families and siblings and what makes them tick, so they’re sure to have …

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Oxford Literary Festival on March 22, 2026

Patrick will be in conversation about Love Lane with Sophie Ratcliffe at the Oxford University Mathematical Institute: Lecture Theatre 3 at 2pm. Tickets £10-18 are bookable here. Patrick’s delighted that at 10 am at the Weston Lecture Theatre on the sa …

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Chorleywood Bookshop on March 23, 2026

Patrick will be returning to this favourite bookshop to talk about Love Lane in the week of its publication. Book through the shop to bring your whole book club along to ask him questions. The talk will be at Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Cho …

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Waterstones, Piccadilly on March 24, 2026

Patrick will be talking about Love Lane with fellow novelist, James Cahill. James has said of the book, “It really is an extraordinary creation, one of the most atmospheric and subtly realised novels I’ve read in a long while. It has the feel of a smal …

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Booka, Oswestry on March 25, 2026

Patrick will return to a favourite bookshop to talk with Caroline Lang about Love Lane.  Tickets through the bookshop’s website. 7 pm. (Doors open from 6.15.) Tickets: £12 (Admits One, £10 redeemable against a signed copy of Love Lane) or £22 (Admits O …

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Linghams’ Bookseller, The Wirral on March 26, 2026

Patrick will be in conversation about Love Lane. Book your tickets through the Linghams website. 7pm at Heswall Hall, Heswall Hall 111 Telegraph, Road Heswall, Wirral CH60 0AF Single book & ticket £22.00 Couple’s book & ticket £32.00

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The Edinburgh Bookshop on March 27, 2026

Patrick will be talking about Love Lane at this favourite bookshop with one of Scotland’s Queens of Crime, Denise Mina, which promises to be enormous fun. Denise has called Love Lane, “A wonderfully hypnotic story of ties and bonds that can be outlawed …

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Mainstreet Trading, St Boswells on March 28, 2026

Patrick will be retuirning to St Boswells to talk about Love Lane in an afternoon session. Doors open at 2.30 for a 3pm start.  Tickets £12. Full details and tickets are on Mainstreet Trading’s website.

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Central Library, Belfast on March 30, 2026

Patrick will be in conversation with his old friend, the librarian, Peter Hughes, about Love Lane. Book sales will be provided by No Alibis bookstore, whose website will also provide details and tickets. Central Library, 7pm. Peter Hughes

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The Gutter Bookshop, Dublin on March 31, 2026

Patrick will be returning to his favourite Dublin bookshop to talk about Love Lane. Admission free. 6.30-8 Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar. Bring your mates and saucy questions! Full details are on the bookshop’s website.

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Patrick Gale with Petroc Trelawny at CAST, Helston on April 2, 2026

Patrick is delighted to be appearing at CAST, Helston’s superb art centre, and hosted there by The Bookshop in Helston, to talk about Love Lane. He’s all the more so, that he’s going to be in conversation with an old friend, and celebrated alumnus of H …

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Bert’s Books, Swindon on April 9, 2026

Patrick will be talking about, and answering questions about, Love Lane at this dynamic indie bookseller’s. 7 pm 54 Godwin Ct, Swindon SN1 4BB. Tickets are £5 or £20 (a bargain) for a ticket and signed copy deal. You can purchase either through the Ber …

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Fishbourne Literary Festival on April 11, 2026

Patrick is thrilled that he’s going to be in conversation with his old friend, and University Challenge captain, Kate Mosse to kick off this delightful one day festival before you hear from the wonderful likes of Clare Chambers and Mike Gayle, Francis …

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Winchester Books Festival on April 17, 2026

Patrick will be returning to his home town to talk about Love Lane at 4pm. Full details to follow. You can visit the festival’s website here.

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Guildford Book Festival on April 18, 2026

Patrick will be talking about Love Lane as part of the thriving Guildford Book Festival’s 2o26 Readers’ Day. More details to be posted nearer the time. Guildford Book Festival’s website is here.

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The Du Maurier Fowey Literary Festival on May 6, 2026

Patrick will be returning to this much loved Cornish festival to talk about Love Lane. 11am. Full details will be posted, and tickets made available, on the festival website nearer the time.

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QuayWords/Literature Works at Exeter Custom House on May 6, 2026

Patrick returns to the stunning old Custom House on Exeter Quay to talk about Love Lane as part of a week of celebrating Quay Words’ tenth birthday. 7pm More details to follow.

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Stratford Literary Festival on May 7, 2026

Patrick will be talking about Love Lane this this lovely festival. Full details to be posted nearer the time. You can visit the festival’s website here.

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Oundle Festival of Literature on May 8, 2026

Patrick will be talking about Love Lane in this long running book festival.  Full details to be posted nearer the time, along with date confirmation. You can visit the festival’s website here.

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Bude Literary Festival on May 15, 2026

Patrick will be talking about Love Lane in the Parkhouse Centre at 6pm. More details nearer the time. You can visit the festival’s website here.

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Bath Literature Festival on May 16, 2026

Patrick will be talking about Love Lane at this much loved festival. Full details and date confirmation to follow. The festival runs from May 16-24 and you can visit the festival website here.

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Griffin Books, Penarth on May 28, 2026

Patrick will be talking about Love Lane at All Saints Church, Penarth at 7.30 for an event hosted by Griffin Books. Full details and booking will be available through the shop’s website nearer the time.

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Bromley House Library, Nottingham on May 29, 2026

Patrick will make a glad return to Nottingham’s magnificent Bromley House Library for one of their 2pm talks to discuss Love Lane. Full details will be posted on their website nearer the time.

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Waterstones, Nottingham on May 29, 2026

Patrick will be talking about Love Lane at Nottingham’s branch of Waterstones at 1/5 Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2GR. Full details and booking will be through the shop’s website nearer the time. 6.30pm.

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Derby Book Festival on May 30, 2026

Patrick will be in conversation with Dr Joanna Cannon about both his Love LaneLove Lane and her An Unlikely Visitor. Date and time to be announced nearer the time and bookable through the festival’s website.

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Cranbrook Literary Festival on June 26, 2026

Patrick will be talking about Love Lane and endeavouring to answer all your questions at one of the one-off events hosted by Cranbrook’s hugely popular festival for booklovers. 7.30. Vestry Hall, Cranbrook TN17 3HA. Ticketing and full details will be p …

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