Keep an eye our here for dates, times and next books for each of our book groups. Don’t forget to check out social media for updates too:
Wednesday Book Group
Date: Wednesday, 27th November 2024, 7:00pm in the bookshop.
Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile
by Adelle Stripe
Best known for her classic black comedy Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Andrea Dunbar wrote three plays before dying at a tragically young age. This new literary portrayal features a cast of real and imagined characters set against the backdrop of the infamous Buttershaw estate during the Thatcher era. A bittersweet tale of the north/south divide, it reveals how a shy teenage girl defied the circumstances into which she was born and went on to become one of her generation’s greatest dramatists.
The Romance Plot: Our Adult Only (18+) Monthly Romance Book Group
Date: 28th January 19:00pm – 20:00pm. In the bookshop.
Forget Me Not
By Julie Soto
When Ama lands the job of her dreams, a headline-grabbing wedding for a glamorous Instagram star and her fiancee, it’s her biggest job yet. But the florist is none other than Elliot Bloom – Ama’s ex, the man whose heart she broke two years ago.
The man she hasn’t spoken to since. Can they get through the wedding without killing – or kissing – each other? A scorching hot debut rom-com you won’t want to miss.
Our ‘Hey YA’ Young Adult (16+) Book Group is every month and in person!
Next Date: TBD
Read The First Book in a Series
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For 2025 we are doing things a little differently, not only are meetings every month and in person, we are giving you the option to pick your own choice of book by the following the promts given every month!
So for January, the promt given is “Read the First Book in a Series.” However, of you’re a little stuck, here are three reccomendations from us:
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman
Our Children’s and High Rise Readers Book Groups are on Saturday, 25th January in the bookshop!
Young Bookworms (ages 6-9) 2:00pm to 2:40pm
SCRAP: The Good, The Bad and The Rusty
I’m not going to pretend life had been easy up until then. But when we got to the Elsewhere? That was somewhere else. It was in the Elsewhere that things got weird.
After surviving a brutal attack by Mayor Highshine, Scrap, Paige and Gnat head into the wild Elsewhere in search of the Pink-Footed Goose, the rocket ship they hope can get them off-world. The place is fraught with danger, but they discover Mooch, a nomadic wandering town inhabited by robots who have rejected Highshine’s views. Welcomed aboard Mooch by the Marshall Wired Bill, Gnat and Scrap instantly feel at home.
However, Paige is haunted by visions of ghostly humans, including her mother, whom she’s convinced is guiding them to the landing site of the Pink-Footed Goose. But nothing in the Elsewhere is quite as it seems, and as the trio push on with their mission, they make a discovery that will rock them to the core.
High Rise Readers (ages 10-12) 2:45pm to 3:25pm
Lights Up
Just like her favourite person in the whole world – her grandad – Hettie’s favourite place in the whole world – the Arts Centre – has gone.
And Hettie can’t quite work out how she’s supposed to feel anything like how she did before. Many years before, Jack is feeling lonely too. But his life changes when he’s taken in by a theatre troupe and learns the secrets of the mysterious people behind the acts.
And many years before that, Araine is also struggling, with a life that doesn’t look anything like she thought it would. A meagre existence where it seems like rich people, with their evenings out at the theatre, don’t have a thing to worry about. When you’re feeling alone it can be hard to see the light.
But even though they live YEARS apart, Hettie, Jack and Araine are connected in ways they never imagined.
