Top 5 book events

ALEXEI SAYLE AND MARK WATSON: The stand-up comedian-turned novelist talks about his new work of fiction, Overtaken. Mark Watson is a sitcom writer with a novel to promote. His debut, Bullet Points, delves into psychiatry and celebrity.
Voice Box, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, SE1 (0870 405 4305). Wednesday 5 May, 7.30pm, £6, concs £4.

CHRISTOPHER LLOYD WITH MARY KEEN: The grand old gardener talks to fellow gardener Mary Keen about his twin passions: gardening and writing about it.
Voice Box, as above. Thursday 6 May, 7.30pm, £6, concs £4.

PAUL AUSTER: The Oracle Night, Auster's 11th novel, tells the story of a writer who walks into a stationery shop and his life changes for ever. Auster talks to Erica Wagner.
Institute of Education, Logan Hall, 20 Bedford Way, WC1 (0870 420 2777). Wednesday 5 May, 7pm, £4-£7.