TODAY

Neurologist Oliver Sachs, author of The Man Who Mistook his Wife for A Hat, will talk about his new book Musicoplia, a study of man's fascination with music and what it tells us about the human condition. 7pm, Borders, Magdalen Street, Oxford.

TOMORROW

Discussion: Meet the Authors. Readings and discussion on how 'OxPens' came to publish their anthology of Oxford stories, The Sixpenny Debt and Other Oxford Stories,, and its subsequent success. 2-3pm, Museum of Oxford, St Aldate's. Adults £2, Concessions £1.50 including refreshments. For details, call 01865 252761, email museum@oxford.gov.uk or visit www.museumofoxford.org.uk

TUESDAY

Book signing: Cricketer Sir Ian Botham signs copies of his autobiography Head On. 5.30pm, Borders, Magdalen Street, Oxford.

WEDNESDAY

Talk: Martin Goodman presents his book Suffer and Survive, the first biography of J.S. Haldane, the British scientist who designed the first gas mask, developed the first space suit, and solved the problem of the bends. 6.30pm Blackwell Bookshop, 50 Broad Street, Oxford. Tickets, £2, from customer services, 01865 333623.

THURSDAY 22ND NOVEMBER

Book signing: World traveler Michael Palin signs copies of the tie-in book to his new BBC series, Palin's New Europe. 12.30pm, Borders, Magdalen Street, Oxford.

Talk: Beppe Severgnini gives a talk on La Bella Figura: An Insider's Guide to the Italian Mind. 5pm, Taylorian Hall, Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, St Giles, Oxford.

Details of book-related events can be sent to Maggie Hartford, The Oxford Times, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0EJ, or emailed to maggie.hartford@nqo.com.