Charlie Harper and James Domestic join us for Hastings Book Fair

The Book Fair is one of the highlights of the upcoming @hastingsbookfestival and @hastings_book_festival_fringe. It runs from 11am to 4pm on Saturday 13 September at the @hastings_ob and is free to enter. There’s a full and diverse set of pitches, including @tomherrington.author and @eibooksuk, who will be joined by cult band UK Subs legend Charlie Harper and punk poet, James Domestic, both of whom will be signing their books from 12.30 to 2.30pm on the day.

Come along, be part of a magical day, and have a last drink this summer at the stunning rooftop observatory bar. What's not to like?

Charlie Harper will be signing copies of his superb new autobiography ‘An Anarchy of Demons’, and James will be signing his excellent new ‘Poets Day Dream’ collection as well as copies of his ‘Domesticated’ series.

If you haven’t already pre-ordered Charlie’s autobiography direct from Earth Island Books to take advantage of the pre-order freebies we are sending out then please be aware that you have to move fast as this offer ends on Sunday 31 August 2025.

All paperback pre-orders come with a large poster, a two-sided colour bookmark and a set of six postcards, with the hardback including all of those plus an A5 Charlie Harper ‘jungle cat’ art print!

"The U.K. Subs are the soundtrack for so many of us. Charlie’s voice is one of a kind. He’s our voice of the voiceless. He’s our elder statesman. He’s our King of Punk. Long live the king.”

- Lars Frederiksen, Rancid