Author Talk

Independent Bookshop Week is of course the best week (so good it lasts nine days, 13-21 June) of the year. In 2026 we are delighted to spend it celebrating all things Tom Cox. We can't wait to press his books into your hands and to be joined by the man himself for an event in the shop on Tuesday 16th June. 

Please join us for a drink and discussion of Everything Will Swallow You, Tom's latest novel which will be freshly out in paperback just in time for IBW.

After the discussion there will be a chance to get your stacks of Tom Cox books signed. Something to swallow, in the form of a drink, will also be on offer. Herons and swallows both welcome. Please RSVP to read@heronbooks.co.uk.

Tom Cox is the author of sixteen books, including the Sunday Times-bestselling The Good, The Bad and The Furry and the Wainwright Prize-longlisted 21st-Century Yokel. His first short story collection, Help The Witch, won a Shirley Jackson horror writing award. Everything Will Swallow You is his third novel. He was born in Nottinghamshire and now lives in Dorset.