A conversation with authors Jodi Taylor and C.K McDonnell

Get ready for an unforgettable evening of chaos, comedy, and timeline calamities as two masters of genre-bending fiction come together at The Battersea Bookshop.

Join bestselling authors Jodi Taylor (Out of Time) and C.K. McDonnell (Ring the Bells) for an in-conversation event that dives into their latest riotous, heart-pounding instalments of time travel and supernatural shenanigans.

In Out of Time, the Time Police are facing their most dangerous mission yet – and this time, the past has come to them. From rogue St Mary's historians to prehistoric corpses, royal conspiracies, and an ominous malfunction in the very fabric of time, this mission is a race against the clock with the fate of history hanging in the balance.

Meanwhile, over in Manchester, the Stranger Times team is having their own not-so-merry crisis in Ring the Bells. What starts as a routine book club ends in triple homicide – and that’s before a librarian becomes possessed by a vengeful, other-dimensional being bent on humanity’s destruction. Throw in demon Santas, haunted nightclubs, and a family reunion from hell, and it’s safe to say Christmas is well and truly cancelled.

Expect laughter, behind-the-scenes secrets, and a few surprises as Jodi and C.K. chat about the art of storytelling, character chaos, and why saving the world (or destroying it) is never as simple as it sounds.

Books will be available to purchase and have signed on the night.

About the speakers:

Jodi Taylor is the internationally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's series, the story of a bunch of disaster prone individuals who investigate major historical events in contemporary time. Do NOT call it time travel! She is also the author of the Time Police series - a St Mary's spinoff. Born in Bristol and now living in Gloucester, she spent many years with her head somewhere else before finally deciding to put all that daydreaming to good use and write a novel. Over twenty books later, she still has no idea what she wants to do when she grows up.

C K McDonnell is a former stand-up comedian and TV writer. He has performed all around the world, had several well-received Edinburgh shows and supported acts such as Sarah Millican on tour before hanging up his clowning shoes to concentrate on writing.

He has also written for numerous TV shows and been nominated for a BAFTA. He is the author of the bestselling Stranger Times series.

Doors will open at 6.30pm Talk starts 7.00pm

Tickets £7.00

Special offer - 15% off any book purchased on the evening.

Author talks are held in our shop on the lower ground floor of The Battersea Power Station, which is fully accessible via a nearby lift.

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