Fiction and Fairy Lights

In Conversation with – Amanda Prowse and Josiah Hartley

Join us on Friday 2nd October 2026 for a thought-provoking evening with Amanda Prowse and her son Josiah Hartley They will be discussing how to be happy and lead a great life with depression. They will also be talking about their book ‘The Boy Between’ in which Josiah and Amanda hope to give a voice […]

Meet The Author – Mark Edwards

Join us on Tuesday 10th November for an interview with multi-million-copy bestselling author Mark Edwards. He will be talking about his books, his writing and his journey as an author, including his new  ‘festive thriller’, The Christmas Magpie. Wolverhampton-based author Mark Edwards writes books in which scary things happen to ordinary people, the best known […]

Meet The Authors – Cathy Bramley and Phillipa Ashley

Join us on Saturday 7th November when we are delighted to welcome the brilliant Cathy Bramley and the fabulous Phillipa Ashley. The authors will be talking about their latest festive novels. Cathy Bramley writes uplifting, feel-good romance novels, and her stories are about people she’d want to be friends with, characters her readers will root […]

In Conversation with Jess Kitching

We’re excited to announce that Kim will be in conversation with the fabulous Jess Kitching on the afternoon of Sunday 6th September from 2.30-4.30pm.  Jess Kitching is an English-Australian author who writes both thriller and commercial fiction novels. After graduating the university of Huddersfield with a first in English literature, she became a primary school […]

In Conversation with KL Slater

We are absolutely thrilled to bits that KL Slater will be joining us for an in conversation event at the bookshop on the afternoon of Saturday 22nd August. Please note that the main event will be held in the upstairs event space.  The signing afterwards will take place in the shop downstairs.  KL Slater (Kim) […]

In Conversation with Joanna Miller

We’re excited to announce that Kim will be in conversation with Joanna Miller, the author of The Eights, on the evening of 29th July.  The Eights is a brilliant novel about the first women to study alongside men at Oxford University in the shadow of the Great War.   Her Majesty Queen Camilla chose ‘The Eights’ […]

In Conversation with Emma Cooper

EMMA COOPER is the author of highly acclaimed book club fiction novels and is known for mixing humour with darker emotional themes. Her debut, The Songs of Us, was snapped up in multiple pre-empts and auctions and was short-listed for the RNA contemporary novel of the year award. Her work has since been translated into […]