We’ve had 2 fantastic authors come to see us over the last 2 months, J.M. Hall (A Spoonful of Murder) and Michael Stewart (Walking The Invisible).We love author events, it’s always great getting to know them and crucially about their books, their motivations and process. We always learn so much and have such fun evenings …
2022
Arrr you ready for the best window ever?!
We were so excited when Steven Lenton, author and illustrator, dropped by to transform our window into a piratey masterpiece to celebrate the publication of the new Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam book, Pirates Ahoy! It looks arrrrr-mazing, we’re sure you’ll agree (too far?!) Steven kindly signed all our Shifty McGifty stock so if you …
Look who popped by!
We were delighted to welcome the incredible Alastair Chisholm to the shop last week as part of his book tour promoting his new book The Consequence Girl. Alastair very kindly signed every book we have by him in the shop, so if you’re looking for a special gift for 9 -13 year old, we’ve got …
Independent Bookshop Week 2022
Join us from 18th – 25th June as we celebrate all things indie bookshop! All this week we’ll be entering all your online sales into a prize draw to WIN a £10 voucher for our shop, plus… In-store offers all week… Buy One Get One Free on selected middle grade fiction and picture books Voucher …
FREE Author Event
On Thursday 23rd June at 3.30pm, the wonderful Rachel Dove will be coming to talk to us about her new book The Forever House. Described as ‘a modern Sleepless in Seattle, set in Yorkshire’ we are really looking forward to welcoming Rachel and hearing all about it. Tea/Coffee and biscuits will be provided and you …
Author Dinner?… Yes Please!
We were lucky enough to be invited by Simon and Schuster to an author dinner the other night. We went to a very nice restaurant and got to meet Russ Thomas, author of the crime thrillers Firewatching and Nighthawking, and had a catch up with Matson Taylor, author of The Miseducation of Evie Epworth, the …
Young Mungo Is Here!!
It’s finally here! Fans of Douglas Stuart’s debut, Shuggie Bain, will love Young Mungo just as much! It’s as gritty, raw and real as it’s predecessor and we’re thrilled to have a limited number of signed, exclusive editions. Order your copy here: ‘The extraordinary, powerful second novel from the Booker prizewinning author of Shuggie Bain, …