Join us for a fun reading event with Robert Tregoning, author of Out of the Blue! A stunning celebration of being yourself and living in ALL the colours of the rainbow, this is a book this is a book about finding the bravery to be yourself. As an LGBTQ+ writer, Robert hopes to help children …

Join us for an evening with Priscilla Morris as discusses her Women's Prize longlisted debut novel Black Butterflies. Priscilla Morris is a debut author from London who lives mostly in Ireland and sometimes in Spain. She read Spanish, Italian and Social Anthropology at Cambridge University and spent her younger years teaching English in England, Spain …

This month we are reading French Braid by Anne Tyler. When Mercy Garrett moves herself out of the family home, everyone determines not to notice. All she wants is space and silence. No clutter. Not even their cat, Desmond. But it turns out family life is impossible to escape - particularly when it's in your …

Start your day this Thursday with a 30 minute complimentary facial courtesy of Temple Spa consultant Catherine. Join us at the shop where you will be guided through a luxury facial using award-winning Temple Spa products. Spaces are limited so sign up below to reserve your spot.

Join us for an unmissable, intimate, evocative evening of songs inspired by stories, characters and places, as well as settings of sonnets and other poems, including Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Masefield… Acclaimed British jazz singer Nette Robinson will be accompanied by saxophonist Tony Woods and pianist Meredith White for a poetic and literary musical feast! Nette Robinson …

This month we are reading The Romantic by William Boyd Soldier. Farmer. Felon. Writer. Father. Lover. One man, many lives. Born in 1799, Cashel Greville Ross experiences myriad lives: joyous and devastating, years of luck and unexpected loss. Moving from County Cork to London, from Waterloo to Zanzibar, Cashel seeks his fortune across continents in …

Join author Kate Greenstock for the launch of Flourish - a practical and emotional guidebook to thriving in midwifery. Guests will be welcome to chat to Kate about Flourish and purchase the book for themselves or to donate to a local midwife at Kingston Hospital. Guests will receive a complimentary welcome glass of Prosecco. Kate …

Highly acclaimed author and screenwriter Ben Aaronovitch will be joining us for the launch of his brand new Rivers of London novella, Winter's Gifts. There will be a Q & A session followed by the opportunity to purchase signed copies of Winter's Gifts. This event will be extremely popular so registration is required if you …

We are excited to announce a special online event with Shehan Karunatilaka, discussing his 2022 Booker Prize Winning novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida with the 2015 Booker Prize Winning author, Marlon James. About the book A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war, The Seven Moons …

Treat yourself after a hard days work! As part of our series of events during Independent Bookshop Week, we are hosting a pamper event with Temple Spa. Come along for free to enjoy a mini-facial with Prosecco and chocolates. Temple Spa consultant Catherine will talk you through a self-administered facial with these award winning spa …