SW11 Literary Festival, 11 Sept - 1 Oct

Talks, readings and discussions with writers including Julian Barnes, Alan de Botton, P D James, Jon McGregor, Gautam Malkani, Robert Muchamore, Mark Haddon and Ralph Steadman. Details at http://www.sw11literaryfestival.info. Bookings at Ottakar's in St John's Road or by phoning 020 8871 8711.

Andrew Motion, 11 September

At the LRB bookshop in Bloomsbury. To launch In the Blood, the Poet Laureate's memoir of growing up in postwar England, written from a teenager's point of view. 7 pm, £4 for subsribers and £6 for others. Email books@lrbshop.co.uk or telephone 020 7269 9030.

Colm Toibin, 23 August

At the London Review Bookshop in Bloomsbury, 7 pm. tel 020 7269 9030 or email books@lrbshop.co.uk. Tickets £4 for subscribers, £6 others. The talk will be about his first collection of short stories, Mothers and Sons (Picador).