Ben Aaronovitch

'This isn’t London. The rules are different up here…’
All Detective Sergeant Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland.
He’ll need one once this is over…
Sea: check.
Sand: some.
Sun: sort of – but that’s not the only thing in the sky…

Born and raised in London Ben Aaronovitch had the sort of unrelentingly uninteresting childhood that drives a person to drink or Science Fiction. The latter proved useful in his early career when he wrote for Doctor Who (before it was fashionable), Casualty and the cheapest soap opera ever made – Jupiter Moon.

Alas his career floundered in the late 1990s and he was forced to go out and work for living. It was while running the Crime and Science Fiction sections at the Covent Garden branch of Waterstones that he conceived the notion of writing novels instead. Thus was the Rivers of London series born and when the first book proved to be a runaway success he waited all of five minutes to give up the day job and return to the bliss that is a full time writing career.

He still lives in the city that he modestly calls ‘the capital of the world’ and says he will leave when they prise London from his cold dead fingers. He promises that he is already hard at work on the next Peter Grant novel and not computer games – honest.

Tickets

Tickets are free, but if you can donate something for your ticket we can continue to bring you exciting authors in the future. We suggest £5 per ticket but any donation amount is welcome. If you are not able to donate, free tickets are also available.

About the venue

Weston Library is located on the ground floor of the New Town Hall building. It has steps or a ramp with handrails to the main entrance. The entrance has two sets of automatic doors which are wide enough for all wheelchairs and mobility aids. Inside, the library has level access throughout. An accessible toilet is available.

A hearing loop is available at the library help desk, as well as by request at the event. All staff are Dementia Friends trained, and the library is an autism-friendly space. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss other ways we can help you attend and enjoy the event.

Getting here
The library is served by a range of local buses, which stop in the Interchange, approximately 0.4 miles away. Weston Railway Station is located appoximately 0.3 miles away. Disabled car parking is available in the Carlton Street Car Park, BS23 1UA, approximately 0.1 miles away.