Broadcaster and author Jonathan Dimbleby is at the Royal Geographical Society to discuss and sign copies of Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and Its People, the travelogue of his 10,000-mile journey around the country that Churchill dubbed ‘a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma’. The talk is from 7pm at 1 Kensington Gore, SW7 2AR and tickets are on the door for £7.50.......

Mwhahaha. The Book Grocer rubs her hands together greedily as she contemplates the week ahead. Festival season kicks off this week, and its offerings may be summarised with one word: excellent. Tuesday: VS Naipaul fans will want to head to Daunt Books tonight to hear Patrick French and AN Wilson discuss French’s recent biography of the Nobel Prize-winning author, The World Is What It Is, heralded as a “magnificent achievement” (7pm, £5). Also on:......