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This month we are reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It’s not a romance, but it is about love. When Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one winter morning he is catapulted back to the brief time they spent playing …
This month we are reading Best Of Friends by Kamila Shamsie. ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** CHOSEN AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY THE GUARDIAN, BBC, OBSERVER, DAILY MAIL, IRISH TIMES AND FINANCIAL TIMES ** Maryam and Zahra. In 1988 Karachi, two fourteen-year-old girls are a decade into their …
Join us at the bookshop for storytime for 3 to 5 year olds! Pam will be reading 2 books - 'Oh No, George!' by Chris Haughton and 'Neon Leon' by Jane E. Clarke. Pam is a historian, gardener and dog lover. A believer in the power of kindness, a follower of nature and explorer of …
Join us for an evening of music at the the bookshop on Friday 29th September. The Nelson Brothers have travelled the world playing gigs and writing songs; from the Midlands to the Isle of Dogs; the Arizona desert to Sydney, Australia; Amsterdam to Bermuda. Performing a beguiling blend of roots rock, folk and Americana, the …
Join us at the bookshop for storytime for 3 to 5 year olds! Courtney will be reading two exciting children's picture books. Courtney Cornfield is Canadian actor, comedian, improviser, English teacher & a mum whose been a Kingston local for over 20 years. A lover of cats, bright colours and leopard print. She has a …
This month we are reading Tin Man by Sarah Winman. Tin Man is almost a love story. But it’s not as simple as that. It begins with two boys, Ellis and Michael, who are inseparable. And the boys become men, and then Annie walks into their lives, and it changes nothing and everything. Everyone is …
Join us for an evening with author of the spellbinding BBC Between the Covers book club pick - The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley. Sean will be sharing his writing journey of his debut novel and signing copies of books purchased on the evening. FREE to attend, please register below
Join us for an evening with 3 local authors as they discuss their novels. Tony Malcolm's memoir Chateau Shenanigans follows the journey of a man determined to salvage a crumbling, semi-derelict wreck, but managing to turn himself into one in the process. Linda Corbett's What Would Jane Austen Do is a witty, feel good romance. …
Noa and her band will take you back to a bygone era through songs published during the Golden Age of Jazz. Performing popular and enduring tunes from the 1930s to the 1950s Quartet featuring: Noa Alvarez on vocals Meredith White on keys Tormod Sund on trumpet TBC on double bass Purchase your ticket here
Jonathan Hollins is a senior vet with over forty years experience. Since the mid-2000s, he has worked in the British Overseas Territories of the South Atlantic and has a home on St Helena. There, he looked after the world's oldest living land animal, Jonathan the Giant Tortoise. Join us for a Q&A session with Jonathan …