Join us for the 2026 Liverpool Literary Festival

Bestselling author Alexandra Potter joins us to discuss her latest novel So I Met This Guy…, a story of an unlikely friendship and a road trip across Europe.

Author of numerous romantic comedy fiction novels, her books include One Good Thing, Me and Mr Darcy and Confessions of a Forty-something F**k Up, which was one of the bestselling books of 2022 and the basis of a major TV series.

She will be reading excerpts from her book and in conversation with Professor Alison Fell, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences.

Click here to book a festival pass.

All passes will include reserved seating in the lecture theatre, plus a host of other exclusive VIP benefits. Please note, the weekend pass does not include the launch event with Roger McGough on Friday 16th October.

There are a number of FREE University of Liverpool student tickets at all festival events. Students who sign up to receive their free ticket will need to add the code STUDENT26 when ordereing and show their student ID when they arrive at the venue.

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