Fintan Drury – Catastrophe: Nakba II, in conversation with Tom Kelly

No Alibis Bookstore 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom

Join us at No Alibis Bookstore for the Belfast launch of Catastrophe: Nakba II by Fintan Drury, in conversation with Tom Kelly. The Nakba or ‘Catastrophe’ occurred between 1947 and 1949 and saw 15,000 Palestinians massacred and more than 700,000 expelled from their homeland by Israel. Today, we’re witnessing a second Nakba – one being […]

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Book Launch: Wendy Erskine – The Benefactors

Ulster Sports Club 96-98 High St, Belfast

  Join us for an evening at the Ulster Sports Club to celebrate the launch of Wendy Erskine's debut novel The Benefactors on June 19th. ***Get your free ticket here*** ***You can pre-order your signed copy (with gift) of the book here*** From the prize-winning author of Dance Move and Sweet Home, this is an […]

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Keith Donald – NewBliss (A Memoir Play)

No Alibis Bookstore 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom

Please join us in the bookshop for a special evening with Keith Donald. Keith will be performing his memoir play, NewBliss, which will also be available to purchase as a book, Music and Mayhem. ​The performance includes prose, singing, and music, all played by Keith. After his performance, he will take questions from the audience and sign […]

Penguin @ 90: Michael Magee, Jan Carson and Stephen Sexton

No Alibis Bookstore 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom

Join us in the bookshop for a celebration of the 90th anniversary of Penguin Books with three of the finest authors within Penguin-waddling distance of the bookshop: Michael Magee, Jan Carson and Stephen Sexton! Our authors will be having an informal conversation on their favourite Penguin titles, the significance of Penguin titles and bookselling, and […]

Book Launch: Liam McIlvanney – The Good Father

No Alibis Bookstore 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom

Join us on Wednesday 23rd July for an evening in the bookshop to celebrate the launch of Liam McIlvanney's new novel, The Good Father, published by Bonnier books. Book your free ticket here. Signed copies of the book can be pre-ordered here. About The Good Father: Gordon and Sarah Rutherford are normal, happy people with successful, fulfilling […]

Book Launch: The Black Pool by Tim MacGabhann

No Alibis Bookstore 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom

Join us in the bookstore for an evening with Tim MacGabhann to celebrate the launch of his memoir, The Black Pool, published by Hodder & Stoughton. Tim will be introduced by local author Jan Carson. ***Book your free ticket here.*** A raw and powerful memoir of addiction and recovery, across three continents and multiple drugs, […]

Signing Event: M.W. Craven

No Alibis Bookstore 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom

M.W. Craven will be joining us in the bookshop to sign copies of his new book, The Final Vow. ​ ***Book your free ticket here.***  Mike is a UK bestselling author, best known for his Cumbrian based crime and thriller novels starring Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw. About The Final Vow: A shooting at Gretna […]

EVENT POSTPONED Steve Cavanagh – Two Kinds of Stranger – Book Launch

No Alibis Bookstore 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom

DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL WE HAVE HAD TO POSTPONE THIS EVENT. WHEN WE HAVE A NEW DATE ARRANGED WE WILL NOTIFY EVERYONE WHO HAS RESERVED A PLACE FOR THE ORIGINAL DATE. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED Join us for a book launch with the Award Winning Novelist Steve Cavanagh BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE […]

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Steph McGovern – Deadline – In Conversation

Crescent Arts Centre 2-4 University Rd Belfast BT7 1NH, United Kingdom

No Alibis Bookstore in Association with Pan Macmillan Publishers welcome you to an event with Steph McGovern to celebrate the publication of her novel DEADLINE Author Photo Credit Carolyn Mendelsohn PLEASE NOTE-NEW VENUE-CRESCENT ARTS CENTRE UNIVERSITY ROAD  BELFAST ‘A pacy, witty, engaging thriller, entertaining and delightfully authentic, but hard-hitting and thought-provoking too. I can’t wait […]

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Poetry Launch: Shakeema Edwards – Recipe for Leaving

No Alibis Bookstore 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom

Join us in the bookshop for an evening with Shakeema Edwards to celebrate the launch of her pamphlet, "Recipe for Leaving", published by Green Bottle Press. Shakeema will be introduced by local poet Milena Williamson. ***Book your free ticket here***  Shakeema Edwards' poems explore accidents of birth, the aftermath of death and the scaffolding of […]

Book Launch: Dr Bot by Charlotte Blease

Crescent Arts Centre 2-4 University Rd Belfast BT7 1NH, United Kingdom

Join us in the Crescent Arts Centre for an evening with Charlotte Blease to celebrate the launch of her non-fiction title, Dr. Bot : Why Doctors Can Fail Us—and How AI Could Save Lives, published by Yale University Press. Charlotte will be interviewed by radio presenter William Crawley. ***Book your free ticket here*** About Dr […]

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Commedia Mortale – Wayne Holloway in conversation with Wendy Erskine and Adrian Duncan: The unreliable author; lived experience and spinning a yarn.

No Alibis Bookstore 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom

Join us in the bookshop for an event with Wayne Holloway in conversation with Wendy Erskine Adrian Duncan: The unreliable author; lived experience and spinning a yarn. ***BOOK YOUR FREE TICKET HERE*** Liguria, Italy. In a mountain village sits an old farmhouse that stores the memories of those who have lived there and suffers the […]