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June 2018 Cornish Short Stories. A Collection of Contemporary Cornish Writing.
A great afternoon, listening to three of the authors from Kernow who...
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February 2018. Three books, three publishers, local authors.
There was an interested audience to hear about the three different ways...
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January 2018. Jenny Alexander, Free-Range Writing
A great turn out for Jenny Alexander’s talk about her latest...
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December 2017 – Hark, the Glad Sound of Cornish Carols
Nedelek Lowen! Beautiful singing in the shop from Hilary Coleman and...
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November 2017 – Plymouth Hidden Railways by Paul Burkhalter
A very interested audience to listen to Paul Burkhalter talking about...
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October 2017 – Duffy’s Lucky Escape by Ellie Jackson.
The Book Shop hosts author Ellie Jackson’s powerful new children’s book...
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October 2017 – North Cornwall Book Festival.
Such an exciting four days with such a range of events, most sold out...
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August 2017 Boconnoc : The History of a Cornish Estate by Dr Catherine Lorigan Copy
What a great introduction to the book on Boconmoc by the author Dr...
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July 2017 – There’s a Tiger in My Garden – Lizzy Stewart
Lizzie Stewart charms the children as she reads from her picture book...
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August 2017 – Cornish Tales come to life with Sue Field
So much pleasure and so much fun listening to Sue and Nellie her puppet...
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June 2017 – Independent Booksellers Week – Book Crawl & Harry Potter’s 20 years
Book crawl. Three happy customers who found just what they wanted on...
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June 2017 – The Witchfinder’s Sister by Beth Underdown
What a treat! A packed shop listens to Beth Underdown read from her...
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May 2017 – Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival
Happy selling, happy listening to inspiring poetry, happy enjoying the...
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June 2017. The Boy in the Dark by K. McKechnie
A very enjoyable and informative talk from Ken McKechnie. As the story...
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April 2017 – The Mummy’s Revenge, Andrew Beasley
So pleased to welcome back Andrew Beasley. Children and parents alike...
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April 2017 – The Railways of Devon and Cornwall Around the Early 1960s by Michael Clemens
A very interested audience listens intently to Michael Clemens talking...
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March 2017 – Wild Gestures – Stories by Lucy Durneen
Returning from her tour of Australia where she launched her book of...
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Feb. 2017 – Cornwall’s First Golden Age by Bernard Deacon
Cornwall’s First Golden Age by Bernard Deacon re-tells the story of...
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Dec. 2016 – Moon Gardening by J. Harris & J. Rickards
A good audience who left convinced that Moon Gardening works and that...
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Nov. 2016 – Our Bookshop Reading Ambassadors
Our Bookshop Reading Ambassadors from Callington, St Nicholas Downderry...
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Oct. 2016 – North Cornwall Book Festival.
Children, young adults and adults alike enjoy a feast of talks...
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Oct. 2016 – Books Are My Bag – Stories Come to Life
Children and adults alike enjoy listening to Roger reading the funny...
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Sept. 2016 – A day with Megan Rix, children’s author.
A day with Megan Rix, children’s author, passionate about dogs...
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Aug 2016 – Wyl Menmuir’s whistle-stop signing of The Many
We had the pleasure of greeting Wyl on Friday 26th August on his...
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Aug. 2016 – Marcia Willett and The Songbird
Marcia Willett meets her keen readers in the shop and signs her books...
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July 2016 – The Man Engine Visits Liskeard
The high street was teeming with people who came to see the fantastic...
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Independent Booksellers Week Competition Winners Announced
Well it’s been a great week to be an independent Bookseller, and...
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May 2016 – Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival
A lot of inspiring readings, a very happy atmosphere and what seems to...
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May 2016 – Lisa Woollett and the Bookshop Band
A very entertaining evening event at the Liskerrett Centre on Sunday...
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April 2016 – Smuggling with Jeremy Rowett Johns
Author Jeremy Rowett Johns gave a fantastic talk at The Book Shop about...
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Our Bookshop Reading Ambassadors Project
Our Bookshop Reading Ambassadors from local primary and secondary...
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Feb. 2016: Michael Messenger – Caradon and Looe Railway
Originally published in 1978, Messenger’s book is now being...
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March 2016 – Christopher Hill School Visits for WBD
Celebration of World Book Day, children’s author and playwright...
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Dec. 2015: Julian Hight – World Tree Story
A packed shop and an interested audience to listen to Julian Hight...
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Oct. 2015: North Cornwall Book Festival
Twenty different authors for both children and adults. Talks, book...
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Oct. 2015: Orion and the Dark Brought to Life
A great pairing of Emma Yarlett reading from her picture story book...
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Oct. 2015: National Event – Books are my Bag
Sam, a frozen live sculpture, in the window; unicyclists going round...
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July 2015: Richard Hoskin – The Miner & the Viscount
Born and bred in Liskeard, Richard meets a good number of local people...
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May 2015 – Bodmin Moor Poetry Festival
A wide range of poets, including two T.S. Eliot prize winners: David...
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May 2015: National Event – World Book Night
Three different titles were handed out to the local community: at the...
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May 2015: Bodmin Moor with Peter Moore and Mark Camp
Two different approaches to the discovery of the Moors, yet both will...
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April 2015: Patrick Gale – A Place Called Winter
A full studio at Sterts Theatre to listen to the fascinating story of...
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March 2015: Steph Haxton – Exposed to All Villainies
A local author with a local story. Stephanie brought the past to life...
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March 2015: National Event – World Book Day
Children from local schools visited us with their vouchers and chose...
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Nov. 2014: Nick Barclay – The Great Cornish Food Book
A gourmet event! Nick presented the book to which he has contributed...
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Oct. 2014: James Evans and Mary Martin – Pomona
What a great pleasure to discover with James Evans and Mary Martin a...
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