events

Insurgent Press' monthly residency at All Good Bookshop, Turnpike Lane. The best readings of poetry and prose in town. 

Doors at 7. Curtain at 7:30. Bar till late.

Prior booking recommended for this popular event.

About the book:

In my early 20s, I moved to Finland to start a porn company. Now that’s a sentence…. .

This book follows my journey of launching, growing, and ultimately failing in the adult

entertainment industry. The book explores society’s complex relationship with porn and sex education, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the struggles of working in a deeply stigmatised space". Sometimes funny, often dramatic, and always surprising, it offers an unfiltered look at the business side of porn and what it takes to challenge the status quo.

About the author:

Maria Allgaier is an entrepreneur, advocate, and author of Why I Failed in Porn. She

co-founded Freyja xo, an adult fan site launched in 2020, which focused on safer moderation systems and improving online safety standards for both performers and users. After the closure of Freyja in 2023, Maria shifted to advocating for stronger online protections, becoming a leading voice on digital security, online ethics, and the future of the adult industry.

November's Comedy Club was great fun and December promises to be a blast! Four great comedians who are either up & coming or more established. It's a relaxed event where you may get to hear the acts trying out new material for the first time! Compered by the funny funster Mike Lash.

On the bill:
Andy Storey
“Distinctive and very funny!” GLENN MOORE
“Hugely enjoyable..so dry he is arid..better than a bottle of Pinot” SU POLLARD

Delea Shand
“expert timing” The Observer, ★★★★
“infectiously bonkers” The Scotsman, ★★★★★

Sally Firth
“Did a fantastic set, drove the audience wild” (Jason Why, promoter),
"...short, smart, clever but most importantly funny.”  (Ray Davis, comic, MC)
Fourth act TBA

  Come buy your bookish gifts for Christmas and take advantage of our free supply of wrapping paper* so you can wrap it then and there. The bar will also be open so you can take advantage of a refreshing drink.  

 Note: 1pm onwards all 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult. 

*while supplies last

Performance of a radio script version of  this Christmas classic by Charles Dickens with live electronic score and starring storyteller Laura Sampson . The perfect way to get in the Christmas mood.

This event is suitable for older children.
Bar available. All children to be accompanied by adults. 

About the book:

This moving and unforgettable novel, ‘Journey to Jaffna’, is a powerful exploration of the conflicting ties of family and of the heart. Set in London, Russia and Sri Lanka, this book will find its way into your own heart.

Param grew up in a strict Tamil family in Sri Lanka, but broke away from them to study in London. Even the violence facing Tamils back home could not affect the new life he built for himself with his English wife, Mary and their daughter. Now though, it is 1979, his father is dying and it is Param’s duty to make the journey back to Jaffna.

As Param learns of the horrors his family and his ex-girlfriend Karthiga have endured, he faces his own struggle. Does he owe it to them to come back to Sri Lanka, or should his loyalties now lie with his English family? Or does Liz, the English/American woman he met on his long, disrupted journey, offer a way out?

About the author:

Rajes Bala (Rajeswary Balasubramaniam) has published eighteen books in Tamil. She has won many awards in India and Sri Lanka, and her novels have been used for research and PhD studies in India. She has presented essays on women’s rights, Tamil language and literature, worship and `beliefs, and environmental issues. Rajes lives in London, England.