April 2026 Events at October Books!
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 3, 2026 in News | 0 comments
We Can Make Origami Flowers by Claire Ballinger of Clara’s Crafts
An opportunity to learn some simple paper folds to make Spring flowers. These can be used to decorate cards, gift tags or as free-standing models. Participants will take away a completed card.
I enjoy making paper items using a variety of techniques, including origami, stamping and collage. I sell items in October Books under the name ‘Clara’s Crafts’.
Dates/Times🕰️ 11th April 2026, Saturday 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Tickets 🎟️ £9.00
https://octoberbooks.lemonbooking.com/events/143/details
Author talk with Maxine Roper
Join us for a Saturday afternoon listening to Maxine Roper talk about her book No Heels, No Problem!
If you want to understand what dyspraxia or ADHD means to you as an adult, and a woman, this book is for you. It will support you in every part of your neurodiversity journey and help you understand what dyspraxia and ADHD mean to you as a woman, in your relationship with others, yourself and even your body.
Dates/Times🕰️ 18th April 2026, Saturday 2:00-4:00pm
Tickets 🎟️ Free, register required
https://octoberbooks.lemonbooking.com/events/142/details
Ellen Jones Author Talk: Outrage
Outrage: Why the Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality Is Not Yet Won and What You Can Do About It’
Celebrate the 2026 paperback release of Outrage with an in-person author talk with Ellen Jones. Since its hardback release, Outrage has travelled into classrooms, book clubs, protests, workplaces, community spaces, and late-night conversations about what LGBTQ+ equality really means – and why the fight is far from over. The paperback edition makes Outrage more accessible, more shareable, and more portable but more importantly it looks as some of the political events of the last year – from the Supreme Court Ruling to Trump’s presidency – and its impact on LGBTQ+ people.
This is Ellen’s first time bringing her book tour to Southampton!
