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Non-profit organisation Award-winning, not-for-profit community-owned indie bookshop in Crediton, Devon. Schools, community outreach & events Open 9.30-5 Mon-Fri and 10-2 Saturday 21 High Street, Crediton, EX17 3AH
We can't wait to welcome Helen Bain to discuss her debut novel The Daffodil Days - set in North Tawton in 1962, it's an atmospheric portrait of Devon village life woven around literary couple Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes.
Tickets £5: thebookery.org.uk/event/helen-...
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
#CaitlinPharoah #HiddenFiguresOfTheSouthWest #Photography #Craft #Heritage #Community #TheBookery #AuthorEvent #IllustratedTalk #IndependentBookshops #NationalYearOfReading
Each portrait is accompanied by words written by the subjects themselves, offering a rare first-person insight into lives and skills that risk being lost to time.
Tickets £5 in store or online from thebookery.org.uk/event/caitli...
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Hidden Figures of the South West brings together over 150 portraits of individuals working in under-recognised and endangered professions across the region — from hedgelayers, woodlanders and thatchers to food producers, artists and makers. 🧵⬇️
UPDATE: our ticket price of £5 is now REDEEMABLE against a purchase of Caitlin Pharoah's stunning book Hidden Figures of the South West! Don't miss your chance to get your copy and hear Caitlin share some of the stories behind this remarkable photographic project! 🧵⬇️
We can't wait to welcome Helen Bain to discuss her debut novel The Daffodil Days - set in North Tawton in 1962, it's an atmospheric portrait of Devon village life woven around literary couple Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes.
Tickets £5: thebookery.org.uk/event/helen-...
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
#CaitlinPharoah #HiddenFiguresOfTheSouthWest #Photography #Craft #Heritage #Community #TheBookery #AuthorEvent #IllustratedTalk #IndependentBookshops #NationalYearOfReading
Each portrait is accompanied by words written by the subjects themselves, offering a rare first-person insight into lives and skills that risk being lost to time.
Tickets £5 in store or online from thebookery.org.uk/event/caitli...
🧵⬇️
Hidden Figures of the South West brings together over 150 portraits of individuals working in under-recognised and endangered professions across the region — from hedgelayers, woodlanders and thatchers to food producers, artists and makers. 🧵⬇️
Join us at 7pm on Thursday 19th March for an engaging illustrated talk with Devon-based photographer Caitlin Pharoah, as she presents images from her spectacular book Hidden Figures of the South West and shares the stories behind this remarkable photographic project. 🧵⬇️
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Described as 'an astonishing achievement' by @theguardian.com, Helen Bain joins us on 26th March to discuss The Daffodil Days, her debut novel of #SylviaPlath #TedHughes in North Tawton #Devon @exetercityoflit.bsky.social
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🍲 Join us from 12.30-2pm this Friday and every Friday until 27 March to enjoy FREE hot soup and drinks within a warm social space that is open to all members of the community! No registration needed - just come along. ☕️ In association with the Turning Tides project.
It's tomorrow! Outstanding South West authors Veronica Henry and Liz Fenwick will be celebrating two milestones: Veronica’s 25th novel The Invitation & the launch of Liz’s brand-new book Flora’s Day.
Tickets £6: thebookery.org.uk/events
@lizfenwick.bsky.social @orionbooks.bsky.social
A big thank you to all the families who came to our 'Let's Play with Colour!' craft session yesterday - it was a great turn-out and we had loads of fun experimenting with colour and water! Here are just some of the amazing creations!
✍️ 📚️ Both Philip and Sasha will sign copies of their books afterwards!
Tickets £6 from thebookery.org.uk/events
@grantabooks.bsky.social
#PhilipMarsden #UnderAMetalSky #SashaSwire #Edgeland
#NatureWriting #Landscape #TravelWriting
#TheBookery #AuthorEvent #IndependentBookshops #Crediton
🎉 Two brilliant authors will be at The Bookery this Thursday! @philipmarsden.bsky.social will talk about his fascinating new book Under a Metal Sky: A Journey Through Minerals, Greed & Wonder with Sasha Swire, bestselling author of Edgeland: A Slow Walk West & Diary of an MP's Wife 🧵⬇️
🎫 Have you got your ticket yet for our SPECIAL LAUNCH EVENT?
Join us for an evening of gripping crime fiction as @timweaverbooks.bsky.social, bestselling author of the David Raker series, discusses his latest thriller The Lost Women with author Holly Watt! Tickets £6 from the bookery.org.uk/events
As visions, curses & forbidden love take hold, Giles weaves a timeless, unsettling tale of survival & transformation. The claustrophobic setting & supernatural edge make it a perfect read for long winter nights!
Tickets £5 from thebookery.org.uk/event/daniel...
@panmacmillan.bsky.social
Set deep in the Fens, Mere follows an isolated order of holy sisters whose lives are governed by faith and fear. When the mere claims a young servant boy, the convent’s fragile order begins to unravel, revealing secrets darker and more unholy than Sister Hilda could ever have imagined... 🧵 ⬇️
📣 It's TOMORROW! (Don't miss it!)
Acclaimed novelist Danielle Giles will be at The Bookery celebrating the paperback launch of her atmospheric historical gothic novel Mere, in conversation with Mark Norman, folklorist & founder of @folklorepod.bsky.social. 🧵 ⬇️
The next meeting of our friendly, non-party political Politics and History Book Club will be at 7pm on Tues 17 Feb to discuss @sathnam.bsky.social's "Empireland". Copies are available from The Bookery at 20% discount - just drop in & mention that you'll be attending!
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🍲 Join us from 12.30-2pm this Friday and every Friday until 27 March to enjoy FREE hot soup and drinks within a warm social space that is open to all members of the community! No registration needed - just come along. ☕️ In association with the Turning Tides project.
🎨 Let's play with colour!
Join us for our next half-term holiday drop-in on Weds 18th February from 10am to 1pm - children age 5+ can experiment with chromatography & soluble tissue paper to make colourful bookmarks & book covers while you browse books!
Small donations welcome to cover costs🙏
Tickets £6 from thebookery.org.uk/events
@grantabooks.bsky.social
This extraordinary work traces the dazzling achievements and dark consequences of our ability to extract what we want from the earth, presenting a fascinating new perspective on European history and our troubled relationship with the natural world. 🧵 ⬇️
🎫 Have you got your ticket yet?
We can't wait to welcome award-winning author @philipmarsden.bsky.social for an evening of conversation with author Sasha Swire, to discuss Philip's latest book Under a Metal Sky: A Journey Through Minerals, Greed & Wonder. 🧵 ⬇️
Thank you so much @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social - we're honoured and delighted to be Bookshop of the Month! 🥳🎉🙏
Save the date! We're hosting a special event on 5th March to celebrate two remarkable milestones: Veronica Henry’s 25th novel The Invitation & the launch of Liz Fenwick’s brand-new book Flora’s Day!
Tickets £6 from thebookery.org.uk/events
@lizfenwick.bsky.social @orionbooks.bsky.social
🎉Special launch event! Join us on Tues 24 Feb at 7pm for an evening of gripping crime fiction as Tim Weaver, million-copy bestselling author of the David Raker series, comes to The Bookery to discuss his latest thriller The Lost Women with author Holly Watt! Tickets £6 from the bookery.org.uk/events