

To celebrate the release of How Hard Can Love Be? Holly will be touring the UK and Ireland and she wants to meet YOU.
All public events are listed here, with more to be added soon, so stay tuned!
SPINSTER SUNDAY with Holly Bourne
Sunday 7th February, from 1pm at St Annes Place, Lytham St Annes
An afternoon of events to
celebrate friendship, feminism and frankly brilliant books. Hosted by Storytellers Inc this empowering
afternoon is sure to pass the Bechdel test with a fantastic line-up of current
teen/YA authors including Non Pratt, Keris Stainton, Sara Barnard, Natasha Farrant and Jenny Maclachan.
A SPINSTER CLUB EVENING at Easons
Thursday 11th February, 6pm at Easons O’Connell Street, Dublin
Join Holly for an evening of book chat, a reading and Q&A plus lots of other fun activities.
There will be CHEESY WOTSITS!
Tuesday 23rd February, 7pm at Drink, Shop, Do, London
Join Holly, fellow Usborne author Kathryn Evans, Eve Ainsworth and Nicci Cloke for readings, cocktails, an utterly ridiculous short story challenge and book signings.
Tickets are free – book your place via Eventbrite.
Wednesday 2nd March, 6pm at Stratford East Picturehouse, London
Join Holly, Juno Dawson and Sara Barnard for an awesome night of books, writing and creativity at World
Book Day’s first ever live premiere for teens.
Hosted by performance poet, author and playwright LEMN SISSAY.
Tickets £3 (available via the Picturehouse website)
VERY SPECIAL EVENT IN MANCHESTER – to be announced soon
Sunday 6th March
Stay tuned for more on this soon!
Saturday 2nd April, 5pm
Three of the very best writers for YA, Sarah Crossan, Sita
Brahmachari and Holly Bourne join forces for a session guaranteed to
entertain, to inspire, and to provoke debate and laughter.
Tickets are available via the festival’s website.