Rough Music by Fiona Sampson £9.95, Carcanet Fiona Sampson came to the bookshop earlier this year and amazed us with some fantastic poems from her latest collection Rough Music. Now shortlisted for the Forward Poetry Prize, she has received some much deserved attention from the press, including a glowing review in Saturday’s Guardian. It describes [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Our new website
Thursday 26th August 2010 – 1.13am
We have made a few changes to the website – one of which is the addition of this blog, which we’ll try to keep updated with bookish things as well as news from Bath and Ely. The website isn’t quite finished yet – over the next few weeks we’ll be tweaking things, adding new pages, [...]
Tom Neil
Monday 23rd August 2010 – 7.30pm
Join Battle of Britain fighter pilot ace Tom Neil as he recounts his experiences during the months May – December, 1940. This will be a fantastically memorable evening, and one not to miss.
Tom Neil
Monday 23rd August 2010 – 7.30pm
Join Battle of Britain fighter pilot ace Tom Neil as he recounts his experiences during the months May – December, 1940. This will be a fantastically memorable evening, and one not to miss.
Emma Donoghue
Wednesday 11th August 2010 – 8.00pm
Part of the Topping & Company Year of Picador Join award winning novelist Emma Donoghue as she discusses her latest book Room. Inspired by cases of kidnapping and confinement from around the world Room tells the story of Jack and ‘Ma’, who live in a locked room. When Jack turns five he starts to ask [...]
Emma Donoghue
Wednesday 11th August 2010 – 8.00pm
Part of the Topping & Company Year of Picador Join award winning novelist Emma Donoghue as she discusses her latest book Room. Inspired by cases of kidnapping and confinement from around the world Room tells the story of Jack and ‘Ma’, who live in a locked room. When Jack turns five he starts to ask [...]
Levi Roots
Thursday 5th August 2010 – 8.00pm
To celebrate his latest book Levi Roots: Food for Friends the charismatic chef and dragon slayer will be returning to the bookshop for a talk complete with tastings. His new book brings a Caribbean twist to traditional English cookery with innovative recipes including Cuban roast pork and Caribbean spiced Shepherd’s Pie.
Adam O'Riordan
Wednesday 4th August 2010 – 8.00pm
Adam O’Riordan’s highly acclaimed debut collection In the Flesh is a powerful exploration of the connections of people to places and the thin line between love and loss. O’Riordan’s insight and technical virtuosity mark him as one of the most promising new voices in contemporary poetry and this reading will undoubtedly prove a memorable one.
