Half Term Writing Workshop - SOLD OUT
Tuesday 29 May, 4-5pm
Join Harriet Whitehorn for a writing workshop inspired by her debut novel Company of Eight.
Perfect for budding novelists aged 9-12.
Tickets £8.00 in the shop or £8.50 (including 50p admin fee) if bought on our website.
Includes refreshment and a signed copy of the book.
Half Term Children's Storytime
Thursday 31 May, 10.30am
Author Candy Gourlay will be reading from her new picture book Is it A Mermaid?, followed by magical story-making activities.
Perfect for children aged 3-6.
No booking required.
All accompanied children welcome.
Tuesday 19 June, 7.30pm
Toby Faber "Faber and Faber - Still Independent at 90"
Independent Bookshop Week special.
The grandson of the founder of the famous publishing house shares stories and anecdotes from the Faber archive in a celebration of independent publishing and bookselling.
Faber have published 13 Nobel Laureates and six Booker Prize winners. Their writers range from T S Eliot to Quentin Tarantino via Alan Bennett, John Betjeman, Kazuo Ishiguro, James Joyce, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes and countless others.
Tickets are £8 if bought in the bookshop or £8.50 (including 50p admin fee) if bought on our website.
Includes refreshment.
Kate Atkinson in conversation with literary journalist Alex Clark
Thursday 20 September, 1.00pm at The Drive Methodist Church
We are delighted to welcome Kate Atkinson to Sevenoaks, to celebrate the publication of her new novel, Transcription.
Tickets are £8.00 when bought at the Bookshop or £8.50 (including 50p admin charge) if bought on our website.
£8.00 can be redeemed against the cost of the book at the event.
We're now running a regular Bookshop Book Club.
Join us to discuss the chosen books and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in the Bookshop café.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday 22 May, 12.30pm - 1.30pm, when we will be discussing We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.
Tickets for all events are non-refundable except in the case of a sellout and ticket resale.
We stock an extensive range of carefully chosen new adult and children's books.
Our experienced staff are always available to offer advice, and help you to find the very best books.
If we don't have what you're looking for in stock, we can order many books for collection the following day.
As well as books we sell beautiful and unusual greetings cards and wrapping paper.
We host regular events with a variety of speakers. During half-terms and holidays we often run free children's activities.
In our small and peaceful cafe we serve delicious homemade cakes, and hot and cold drinks.
We welcome browsers, families, well-behaved dogs, teachers, gift-buyers, passers-by and readers of every kind.