Pages Literary Event 2026

Join Tate Publishing for an evening of books, beer and conversation, bringing together authors, publishers and independent breweries

Hear from three authors across literature, music and culture, discover new books and enjoy an evening of independent beer, before heading to Corner Bar for a full brewery tap takeover and social with Track Brewing Co, Beak Brewery and Verdant Brewing Co.

The evening includes live author conversations, a panel discussion, book signings and the Pages ’26 brewery takeover, with a special edition beer available to add to your ticket.

The authors

Juan Pablo Villalobos (And Other Stories)
The Past Pursues Us Like Detectives, Debt Collectors, Thieves

Track Brewing Co has teamed up with Sheffield-based independent publisher And Other Stories to present award-winning author Juan Pablo Villalobos.

Now onto his sixth novel with the press, The Past Pursues Us Like Detectives, Debt Collectors, Thieves, translated from Spanish by Daniel Hahn, is a fast-paced literary whodunit set in a small Mexican town. The novel weaves outright hilarity with wry tenderness to explore the stories we tell ourselves about home – about what changes, what doesn't and what should.

Michael Cragg (Faber & Faber)
Can't Get You Out of My Head: In Search of Kylie

Beak Brewery continues its longstanding relationship with Faber & Faber, welcoming award-winning author Michael Cragg to discuss his new book, Can't Get You Out of My Head: In Search of Kylie.

The book takes a deep dive into the life, career and carefully guarded psyche of one of the world's most enduring and enigmatic pop stars. Who is the 'real' Kylie? How has she remained a mystery while navigating four decades in the notoriously fickle world of pop? And what does Lady Di have to do with the end of Kylie's iconic indie phase?

Michael Smith (White Rabbit)
Strangers on the Shore

Verdant Brewing Co brings Michael Smith and his book Strangers on the Shore, published by White Rabbit.

A book about what it is like to live on the margins, sliding into a precarious middle age in turbulent times, Strangers on the Shore is deeply and unashamedly romantic, whilst also angry about the dystopian Britain we've sleepwalked into.

Revered by Andrew Weatherall as 'the acid house Montaigne' and described by The Idler as 'Rimbaud on the dole', Michael Smith has written an endlessly moving book about fathers and songs and the pleasures of an introspective life.

About Tate Publishing

Tate Publishing is one of the world’s leading publishers of books on the visual arts. Working with artists, writers and cultural voices, it publishes award-winning exhibition catalogues, art and photography books, monographs and children’s titles that bring art and ideas to readers around the world.