Author of I Am You, Victoria Redel, will be visiting the UK in October. Take a look through the events schedule below and get your tickets to see her in person.

Hidden Lives: Women Artists, Love and Survival, hosted by Cheltenham Festival

Pillar Room, Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham, GL50 1QA, Gloucestershire, England

Tuesday 13th October 2026, Doors open: 10.30am

Tickets: https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/hidden-lives-women-artists-love-and-survival

Victoria Redel: On Maria Van Oosterwijck and Gerta Pieters, in front of their Paintings

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1RB

Wednesday 14th October 2026, 1pm

Link to come

I Am You: Victoria Redel in conversation with Elizabeth Fremantle, hosted by JW3

JW3 341-351 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6ET

Monday 19th October 2026, 7-8.15pm

https://www.jw3.org.uk/whats-on/i-am-you-z754

Heather is touring in Australia, the UK and US through October and November! Take a look through the events schedule below and get your tickets to see her in person.

AUSTRALIA

Afternoon tea with Heather Morris, hosted by Dymocks Books

The North Spoon, McMahons Point, NSW, Australia

Thursday 8^th October 2026, 3.30-5.30pm AEDT

Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/heather-morris

Words on the Waves Festival: ‘Words at Pearls’, Central Coast

Diamond Road, Pearl Beach, NSW 2256

Saturday 14 November 2026, 10am-4pm

Tickets:  https://wordsonthewaves.com.au/words-at-pearls-2026/?

Northern Beaches Library Event, Sydney

1 Market Place, Manly NSW 2095

Tuesday 17th November, 1-2pm

Tickets: https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/library/whats/events-calendar

Woollahra Libraries event, Sydney

451 New South Head Road, Double Bay NSW 2028

Wednesday 18 November 2026, Doors open: 6pm

Tickets: https://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/Library/Whats-on/Talks-And-Conversations

UK

Heather Morris: An evening in Dorchester, hosted by Waterstones Dorchester

Waterstones Dorchester, 45 – 47 South St, Dorchester DT1 1DQ

Tuesday 13^th October 2026, Doors open 6.30pm

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heather-morris-an-evening-in-dorchester-tickets-2000965700274

An evening with Heather Morris, hosted by Linghams Bookshop

Linghams Booksellers, 248 Telegraph Road, Heswall , Wirral

Wednesday 14^th October 2026, Doors open: 7pm

Tickets: https://linghams.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-heather-morris-14th-october-7pm-linghams

An evening of Music and Words with Heather Morris, hosted by A New Leaf Bookshop

St Bartholemew Church, Church Lane, Marsden, Huddersfield, HD7 6DJ

Thursday 15^th October 2026, 6-8.30pm

Tickets: https://www.anewleafbookshop.co.uk/events/an-evening-of-music-words-with-author-heather-morris

OzLit Festival: Out of the Shadows: Hidden Lives Illuminated

Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EB

Sunday 18^th October, 6-7pm

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ozlit-festival-out-of-the-shadows-hidden-lives-illuminated-tickets-1999165309256

Tring Book Festival: Heather Morris in conversation

High Street Baptist Church, 89 High Street, Tring, HP23 4AB

Monday 19^th October 2026, Doors open: 7pm

Tickets: https://www.tringbookfestival.co.uk/venues/high-street-baptist-church/heather-morris-piano-teacher-montparnasse-new-book-author-tattooist-auschwitz

An evening with Heather Morris, hosted by Chorleywood Bookshop

Chorleywood Library, Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth WD3 5LB

Tuesday 20^th October 2026, 7-8pm

Tickets: https://chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-heather-morris-2/

An exclusive evening with Heather Morris, hosted by The Jewish Chronicle

North-west London venue

Wednesday 21^st October 2026, 7.30-9pm

Tickets: https://www.thejc.com/events/an-exclusive-evening-with-heather-morris-l7zl7ugy

An afternoon with bestselling author Heather Morris, hosted by Plackitt and Booth booksellers

Clifton Arms Hotel, West Beach, Lytham, Lytham Saint Annes FY8 5QJ

Thursday 22^nd October 2026, Doors open: 1pm

Tickets: Call 01253 796 958 for tickets or visit the bookshop

https://plackittandbooth.co.uk/events

The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse with Heather Morris, hosted by Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival

The Crown Hotel, Harrogate, Crown Place, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2RZ

Thursday 22^nd October 2026, Doors open: 6.30pm

Tickets: https://harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/event/the-piano-teacher-of-montparnasse-with-heather-morris/

Heather Morris, in conversation with Stewart Collins, hosted by Petworth Literary Festival

Leconfield Hall, Market Square, Petworth, GU280AH

Friday 23^rd October 2026, Doors open: 7.30pm

https://petworthfestival.org.uk/heather-morris

US

Heather Morris celebrates The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse, hosted by Barnes and Noble

B&N Georgetown, 3rd floor, 3040 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007

Sunday 25^th October 2026, 4pm

Tickets: https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062218611-0

Heather Morris on The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse, hosted by Brookline Booksmith

279 Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA 02446-2908

Monday 26^th October 2026, 7pm

Link to come

St. Louis County Library Foundation and The Novel Neighbor Present #1 Bestselling Historical Fiction Author Heather Morris

Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63131-3598

Wednesday 28^th October 2026, 7pm

Tickets: https://www.slcl.org/events/heather-morris

Literati presents: Heather Morris

Literati Bookstore,124 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Thursday 29^th October 2026, 6.30-8pm

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/literati-presents-heather-morris-tickets-2000499010392

The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse: An Evening with Heather Morris

The Book Stall, 811 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093

Monday 2^nd November 2026, 6.30-7.30pm

Tickets: https://thebookstall.com/event/2026-11-02/piano-teacher-montparnasse-evening-heather-morris

Heather Morris, The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse, hosted by the MJCCA Book Festival

Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30338

Tuesday 3^rd November 2026, Doors open 12pm

Tickets: https://events.leapevents.com/event/heather-morris-piano-teacher

Heather Morris on The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse, hosted by Zibby’s Bookshop

1113 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Wednesday 4^th November 2026, 6pm

Link to come

The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse: A Literary Adventure featuring international bestselling author Heather Morris

Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA

Thursday 5^th November 2026, 11am-12.30pm

Tickets: https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/heather-morris-11-5-26/

Kate Parkin has acquired world rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand, for five novels in the John Bailey series by Tim Ayliffe. Firefinch will publish The Greater Good, the first in the series, in May 2027. The deal was struck with Dan Pilkington of The Pilkington Literary Agency.

Ayliffe’s thrillers follow maverick investigative journalist, John Bailey, as he risks his life to break news stories, uncovering corruption, terrorism and political extremism. The stakes are high, the personal cost even higher – but time after time, Bailey stops at nothing to get to the truth.

The John Bailey series has seen huge success in the Australian market: both The Enemy Within and Killer Traitor Spy were shortlisted for the Danger Prize and the Ned Kelly Award, the latter also winning the People’s Choice Award at the 2024 BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival. The series is being adapted for television by leading Australian production company, CJZ Productions, with Ayliffe closely involved as a story consultant. Filming is due to begin in late 2026 with a high-profile international cast to be announced shortly.

Tim Ayliffe’s pulse-pounding thriller novels are informed by his 25-year career as a journalist in Australia and around the globe. His books touch on espionage, extremism and the global power games at play in the twenty-first century. He was previously the Managing Editor of Television and Video for ABC News Australia and has been the executive producer of many news programmes. He lives in Sydney with his family.

Kate Parkin, MD of Firefinch, said: ‘We are hugely excited to be publishing Tim Ayliffe and to introduce him to the international audience he richly deserves. Action-packed and tense, the John Bailey spy novels are ripped from the headlines, yet ring with an authenticity rare in modern thrillers. Readers of David McCloskey and Michael Connelly will lap these up.’

Tim Ayliffe said: ‘We are living in an age of extremes. I’ve always said that everything in my books either has happened, will happen or could happen. I love exploring these troubled times in my thriller novels and can’t wait to introduce international readers to John Bailey.’

Matt Campbell, CEO of CJZ productions commented: ‘Ayliffe is a thriller-writing powerhouse. His novels – littered with flawed, complex characters, and real-world intrigue – were made for the screen. It’s exciting to see Ayliffe’s books reaching a bigger, global audience. My only question is: why did it take so long?’

Praise for Tim Ayliffe’s John Bailey series:

‘Grabs you from the first sentence and doesn’t let go’ Patricia Wolf

‘An absolute cracker.’ Chris Hammer

‘A writer at the height of his powers – moving, insightful, unforgettable’ Sulari Gentill

The Greater Good by Tim Ayliffe will be published by Firefinch Publishing in May 2027

Christy Lefteri, author of the internationally bestselling novels The Beekeeper of Aleppo and Songbirds, will be publishing a new novel, The Library of Nicosia, in May 2027 with Firefinch Publishing. Kate Parkin and Margaret Stead of Firefinch acquired UK, Commonwealth and translation rights to The Library of Nicosia and a second novel by Christy Lefteri from Marianne Gunn O’Connor at the Marianne Gunn O’Connor Talent Agency.

In The Library of Nicosia Christy returns to Cyprus, the island her family fled after the war, to explore a community riven by conflict, and the acts of determination and courage that lie at the heart of what it is to love, and to be human.

In the wake of a brutal conflict, Cyprus is an island divided, and holding an uncertain peace. Hidden within the shattered landscape of the Green Line, the militarised No Man’s Land, is the Library of Nicosia. Accessed from both sides of the Green Line, the library is a gateway for secret contact between friends, families, lovers.

Turkish Yasemin and Greek Nicos have been driven apart by identities and animosities neither of them recognize or comprehend. The golden thread that binds them is the library, and a book that holds a message. Vassos, the librarian, works in secret as keeper of the flame, hoping that one day the lovers might find their way home to each other.

Lefteri is an award-winning novelist, published in over 40 languages.  Acclaimed for her compassionate, haunting and resonant storytelling, she seeks to explore the world around us, framing contemporary concerns within a compelling narrative.

Kate Parkin said: ‘Christy is an astonishing writer.  The Library of Nicosia is a heart-breaking and exhilarating story of war, family and bravery. She has outdone herself.’

Margaret Stead said: ‘The Library of Nicosia is a vivid and compelling exploration of human spirit and determination, and the power of stories. We’re so delighted to be publishing this gem of a novel next year.’

Christy Lefteri said: ‘The Library of Nicosia has existed in my heart and soul for years, linked to my PhD research into the effects of nationalism on the Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus. It is also deeply entwined with my family history. It is a real privilege to be publishing with Firefinch, with Kate Parkins and Margaret Stead, who are like my creative family. It is a novel about the enduring and extraordinary power of love beyond borders and how stories can preserve our shared humanity.’

Marianne Gunn O’Connor said: ‘Kate is a visionary. Margaret’s superpower is her special connection with authors. The combined strengths of these formidable women bring the business of books to another level where heart and soul are as important as the bottom line. I am beyond thrilled to be teaming up with them again for this powerful,  luminous and urgent new novel of Christy’s which I’m sure will move hearts everywhere.’

The Library of Nicosia by Christy Lefteri will be published by Firefinch Publishing in May 2027