Robin Ince - Double Book Launch.Talk with Q&A

Doors open at 6:30pm

"Let the Quiet Ones Rise" is a 2026 poetry collection by comedian and author Robin Ince, subtitled "Poems about standing up and standing out". Published by Flapjack Press, it explores themes of neurodiversity and standing out, often featured alongside his other 2026 work, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal.

A powerful, personal exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal reminds us all – no matter how weird we feel – that it’s okay to be a little different. We all are. What if being a bit weird is actually entirely normal?

For over thirty years, award-winning broadcaster and comedian Robin Ince has entertained thousands in person and on air. But underneath the surface, a whirlwind was at play – a struggle with sadness, concentration, self-doubt and near-constant anxiety. But then he discovered he had all the hallmarks of ADHD and his stumbling blocks became stepping stones.

In Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal, Robin uses his own experiences to explore the neurodivergent experience and to ask what the point of “being normal” really is. Packed with personal insights, intimate anecdotes and interviews with psychologists, neuroscientists and many neurodivergent people he has met along the way, this is a quirky and witty dive into the world of human behaviour.

Robin presents a show all about standing up and standing out. Mixing comedy and poetry with themes of activism, loneliness and love this collection of poems and stories come from anger about the culture of power and abuse thought to the joy about Doctor Who and A Taste of Honey.

'Weirdness is inescapable, and no one does it better than Robin Ince. A superb book, celebrating the needed weirdness in us all'

Chris Hadfield, astronaut and five-time bestselling author

'Tingles with the joy of being different. This book made me so happy'

Chris Packham, naturalist and author of Fingers in the Sparkle Jar