Pete Doherty to hold book signing

Pete Doherty is to hold a signing for his new book in London today.

The Babyshambles frontman is signing copies of The Books Of Albion at Red Snapper Book shop at 5 p.m.

Doherty chose the independent bookshop as has been a regular haunt of his, specialising in beat generation and counter-culture literature.

The Books Of Albion is a collection of poems, lyrics and diary entries that Doherty has collated over eight years.