MANY well-known authors will be talking about why they write and what they read at Harrow Civic Centre next Saturday.

Some of the country's finest contemporary novelists, including Maggie Gee, Howard Jacobson and Emma Noble will entertain audiences to mark Readers' Day.

The event celebrates the advent of the reading group, a new fad where book worms discuss their current favourites. The day costs £20.

For more information and a booking form, contact your local library.