Richard Whiteley and Michael Hardcastle will be speaking and signing copies of their latest books in this year's final literary luncheon. Tickets include a glass of wine on arrival, a three course lunch and a £2 book discount voucher.

Patrons: Hull City Council Learning Services, Hutton Press, Princes Quay Shopping Centre, Rixon Matthews Appleyard, Springfield Group, Margaret Dixon. Promoted by Mike Ullyatt Enterprises 01482 657200

Due to unforeseen circumstances Alan Titchmarsh is unable to be part of the Literary Luncheon. He will now be speaking at a Literary Dinner at the Quality Royal Hotel on Monday 6th November at 7.00pm for 7.30pm. If you wish to change your tickets please contact Browns Books for full details and special discount offers. The organisers apologise for the inconvenience.

An evening spent listening to your favourite poems by Hardy, Shakespeare, Graves and others, read by Ian Parks. One of the Poetry Society's New Poets in 1996, Ian Parks was described by Poetry Review as '...the finest love poet of his generation'.

Sylvia Plath's tragic suicide was an abrupt end to the headlong flight of a major poetic talent. Her complex and emotive poetry holds many levels of meaning and benefits from repeated reading. Gerard Benson will read a selection of her work and will explore beyond the mysterious 'mirror' which is Sylvia Plath's poetry. Gerard Benson was one of the ground-breaking Barrow Poets of the 1960's and 70's and was jointly responsible for the Poems on the Underground series in London. This event is part of a series which was first commissioned by Bradford Libraries to celebrate the work of some of the great English poets of the last thousand years.
For further information please ring Barry Ward, Hull Central Library (01482) 616809.