Patrick is thrilled to be returning to beautiful Bantry for the West Cork Literary Festival. He’s equally thrilled that his gig there will see him share the stage with a hero of his, Andrew Miller, as The Land in Winter and Love Lane have much territor …

Patrick will be sharing a stage with Lisa Ridzen, author of the bestselling  When the Cranes Fly South. This will be at 10.15 but further details won’t be posted until June.

Patrick will be joining the stellar line-up at this year’s Greenbelt Festival to give a reading as part of his involvement in the Refugee Tales project, where refugees who have been indefinitely detained without trial or charge get to tell their story …

From the 18th to the 2oth of September, the Flavel will once again play host to the Dartmouth Book Festival which, rather brilliantly, has selected Love Lane as its Book Festival Big Read. Patrick will be talking about Love Lane on the Saturday, at 10a …

Patrick is delighted to be returning to the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival where he’ll be in conversation with his old friend, Tim Hubbard about Love Lane. Their talk will be at 7.30 in St Peter’s Church and tickets will cost £15 from the festiva …

Patrick’s thrilled to be making his first trip to the Jersey Festival of Words. Born on an island, islands have always held a special charm for him. Full details will be posted nearer the time on the festival’s website.

Patrick is thrilled to be returning to the Wigtown Book Festival on October 1st. Full details will be posted from July 24th and booking will be through the festival’s website.

Patrick is delighted to be making his first visit to the Cuckfield Book Festival, having heard great things from his friends who have taken part.  Full details will be published in Auguston the festival’s website.

Patrick is delighted to be returning to beautiful Beverley for the first time since Notes From an Exhibition came out. He’ll be talking about Love Lane at the Old Library Champney in Treasure House as part of the East Riding Libraries Festival of Words …

Patrick is delighted to be returning to the Sevenoaks Literary Festival, where he’ll be talking about Love Lane at 7.30. Full details and booking will be posted anon on the festival’s website.

Patrick will be returning to the Tolmen Centre so that Love Lane can be the focus of its monthly book talk in October. Full details will be posted on the centre’s website nearer the time but the talk will start at 6.30.

Patrick is delighted to be returning to beautiful Wells for the Wells Festival of Literature. He’ll be talking about Love Lane at 6pm but full details will not be published until the early autumn. The place to find them, and tickets, will be the festiv …

Patrick is delighted not only to be returning to The Coast is Queer – Brighton’s LGBTIQ literary festival – but that he’ll be in conversation there with rising star of queer fiction, Curtis Garner. 3.30. Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts, Gardner C …

Patrick is thrilled to be sharing at stage at the Wimbledon BookFest with his old friend Louise Doughty. He’ll be talking about Love Lane, which has a great deal of common ground with Louise’s powerful memoir of her parent’s 1950s marriage, On This Spo …

Patrick is delighted to be returning to Cambridge for its literary festival’s Winter Weekend. Full details will be posted, along with ticket booking details, on the festival’s website nearer the time.