Tuesday 29th April 2025

'Monsterland'

An Evening with Nicholas Jubber 

Kibworth Books, 7.30pm (doors 7:00pm) 

We are delighted to welcome Nicholas Jubber to Kibworth Books in celebration of the release of his new book 'Monsterland'. 

Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the night or can be pre-ordered ahead of the event.

Nicholas will be happy to sign and dedicate copies of his books which have been purchased at Kibworth Books. 

Ticket price includes a glass of wine or juice.

Please note that event tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Pre-order the book here

About the book: 

Monsters, in all their terrifying glory, have preoccupied humans
since we began telling stories. But where did these stories
come from?

In Monsterland, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber goes on a
journey to discover more about the monsters we’ve invented, lurking
in the dark and the wild places of the earth — giants, dragons, ogres,
zombies, ghosts, demons — all with one thing in common: their ability
to terrify.
His far-ranging adventure takes him across the world. He sits on the
thrones of giants in Cornwall, visits the shrine of a beheaded ogre
near Kyoto, travels to an eighteenth-century Balkan vampire’s forest
dwelling, and paddles among the shapeshifters of the Louisiana bayous.
On his travels, he discovers that the stories of the people and places
that birthed them are just as fascinating as the creatures themselves.

About Nicholas Jubber: 

Nicholas Jubber is an award-winning travel writer. Fascinated by
history and its relationship with the present, he explores connections
— and misconnections — across the centuries. In his book, The Fairy
Tellers, this fascination carries him from Kashmir to Lapland to find
out the history behind some of the world’s most beloved, and many
long-forgotten fairy tales. He has been shortlisted three times for the
Stanford Dolman award, and won it for his debut The Prester Quest. He
has spoken at literary festivals including Hay-on-Wye and Edinburgh,
and has written articles for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Irish
Times, among others.