Join us at Nailsea Library on Thursday 3 July to hear bestselling, genre-mashing author Jasper Fforde talking about his writing and world-building, ahead of the publication of his eighteenth book, Dark Reading Matter, the latest - and last - in the Thursday Next series.
Literary detective Thursday Next first burst onto the scene in Jasper's first book, The Eyre Affair, and has been safeguarding the integrity of books ever since. Her job includes spotting forgeries of Shakespeare's lost plays, mending holes in narrative plot lines, and rescuing characters who have been kidnapped from literary masterpieces.
About the author
Jasper Fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the New York Time Bestseller list with The Eyre Affair in 2001. His writing is an eclectic mix of genres, which might be described as a joyful blend of comedy-SF-thriller-crime-satire. He freely admits that he is fascinated not just by books themselves, but by the way we read and what we read, and his reinvigoration of tired genres have won him many enthusiastic supporters across the world.
Other books include The Big Over Easy (2005) and The Fourth Bear (2006), police procedurals featuring nursery rhyme characters; a four-book series for young adults about magic and dragons set in a shabby world of failing magical powers; Shades of Grey (2010) and Red Side Story (2024), set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia where social hierarchy is based on the colours you can see; 'Early Riser' (2018), a thriller set in a world in which humans have always hibernated; and 'The Constant Rabbit' (2020), an allegory about racism and xenophobia in the UK. He was born in England but lives and works in his adopted nation of Wales.
About the venue
Nailsea Library is located in the Crown Glass Shopping Centre pedestrian precinct. It has level access at the main entrance, with an automatic sliding door wide enough for most wheelchairs and mobility aids. The library is all on the ground floor, but note that the floor is slightly uneven in places.
An accessible toilet, with grab rails and emergency cord, is available during staffed opening hours and events.
A hearing loop is available at the library help desk, as well as by request at the event.
All staff are Dementia Friends trained, and the library is an autism-friendly space.
The event takes place during Extended Access hours so there may be some customers using other areas of the library space.
Please contact us if you would like to discuss any other adjustments to help you attend and enjoy the event.
Getting here
Nailsea Library is served by local buses at the Christ Church stop on Stock Way North (approximately 0.2 miles away) or on Stock Way South (approximately 0.2 miles away).
The closest railway station is Nailsea and Backwell (BS48 3LH), approximately 1.3 miles away.
The Crown Glass Shopping Centre car park is approximately 0.1 miles away and offers a maximum of three hours free parking, including disabled parking spaces. Alternatively, two hours free parking is available in the Clevedon Road or Station Road car parks (both approximately 0.2 miles away).
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