Ciao bella… summer at Saucy is going full Italian romance. 🇮🇹✨

Join us at Saucy Books for a very special evening with two beloved bestselling authors, Matt Cain and Alexandra Potter, as part of our summer of Italian-inspired escapism, romance, reinvention, queer joy, and big-hearted storytelling.

We’ll be celebrating Matt’s brand-new novel, The Castle of Stories — the first title from Pansy, the new independent publisher Matt has founded with his husband Harry Glasstone — alongside the paperback release of Alex’s latest romcom, So, I Met This Guy. 

Expect a warm, joyful evening of conversation, summer romance, reinvention, queer storytelling, romcom magic, and the kind of bookish escape that makes you want to book a one-way ticket to Italy.

📅 Monday, June 29th
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Saucy Books

Ticket options

📚 Ticket + book — £25
📚 Ticket + book bundle — £35

Perfect for readers who love:

🇮🇹 Italian summer vibes
💌 Romantic escapism
🌈 Queer joy and chosen family
✨ Big-hearted romcoms
🏰 Castles, reinvention, and fresh starts
📚 Gorgeous summer reads from beloved authors

About Matt Cain

Matt Cain is a writer, broadcaster, publisher, and leading commentator on LGBTQ+ issues. He was Channel 4’s first Culture Editor, Editor-in-Chief of Attitude magazine, has written for the national press, and has appeared on programmes including BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, The Today Programme, and Lorraine.

He is a patron of LGBT+ History Month, has received an honorary doctorate from Bolton University, addressed the Cambridge Union, and in 2025 was awarded an MBE for services to LGBTQ+ culture.

Matt’s bestselling novels include The Madonna of Bolton, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle, and One Love. His latest novel, The Castle of Stories, was published in June 2026 as the first title from Pansy, the independent publisher he has set up with his husband Harry Glasstone, specialising in queer books by queer authors for all readers.

About Alexandra Potter

Alexandra Potter is the bestselling author of numerous romantic comedy novels, including One Good Thing and Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, one of the bestselling books of 2022 and 2023 and the basis for a major TV series.

Her books have sold in twenty-five territories and achieved worldwide sales of more than one million copies, making bestseller charts around the world. Her latest book, So, I Met This Guy, is out now in paperback.

Come for the books, stay for the amore.