Kazuo Ishiguro

will be talking about his latest novel, Never Let Me Go, at the Guardian Review Book Club. Venue: The Newsroom, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1, at 6:30 pm on Wednesday March 22nd. Tickets are £7. To book call 020 7886 9281 or email book.club@guardian.co.uk.

Seamus Heaney

In conversation with poet and critic Dennis O'Driscoll at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Saturday 22 April at 7:30 pm. Tickets £9 from www.rfh.org.uk.

Henning Mankell

Prize-winning author of the Inspector Wallender mysteries, he will be talking at the Purcell Room at the South Bank Centre on Saturday April 1 at 7:45 pm. Tickets £8.50 from www.rfh.org.uk.

International Women's Day, March 8

Two Orange prizewinners, Lionel Shriver and Diana Evans, will be discussing and reading from their work at Willesden Green Library Centre, 95 High Road, London NW10. Admission is free. For further details call 020 8937 3485.

James Meek, March 9th

...is talking about and reading from his novel The People's Act of Love at 7pm at Crockatt & Powell bokshop, 119-120 Lower Marsh, London SE1. Admission is free. Tel 020 7928 0234 or visit www.crockattpowell.com.

Andrew Motion, March 10th

Talking about his biographies of Philip Larkin and John Keats at the Savile Club, 69 Brook Street, at 6:30 pm. Tickets £10 (advance booking only) from 01603 508050.

Stop the Clock, 7-28 March

The SouthBank Centre is featuring an exploration of writers and the perception of time.
Tuesday 7th: Rem Koolhaas and Cees Nooteboom
Tuesday 14th: Helen Dunmore, Anna Enquist and Michel Faber
Tuesday 21st: Douwe Draaisma, Ekow Eshun and Hilary Mantl
Tuesday 28th: Ismail Kadare and Harry Mulisch.
Full details are at www.rfh.org.uk/literature.

London Book Fair, 5-7 March

Details at http://www.lbf-virtual.com/. Exhibitors/attendees include publishers, booksellers, library/information professionals, authors, literary agents... a rather overwhelming (it's HUGE) but very rewarding day for the bibliophile. You can register on the day.