BOOK LAUNCHTUESDAY 2 July– 6pm in the bookshop
Calling all Crown Lynn lovers! Join Valerie Monk and Penguin Books to celebrate the publication of this wonderful new book. Meticulously researched, the Crown Lynn Collector’s Handbook is the essential reference for anyone fascinated by all of Crown Lynn’s work – from domestic products through to figurines, artware & hand-potted pieces.
Val will bring some of her precious pieces for you to view.
Wine & nibbles 6pm, talking 6.30pm





Wednesday 10 July 6pm, in the bookshop
Please join us for a mid-winter warmer of delightful poets.
Bernadette Hall, from Christchurch, will read from The Judas Tree, a wonderful collection, that she has just edited, of poems by Lorna Staveley Anker.
Also sharing their poems will be Paula Green, with her new volume The Baker’s Thumbprint, Kiri Piahana-Wong with Night Swimming, and Penny Somervaille, who MCs Poetry Live and has been published in Side Stream, Potroast and Blackmail Press.
Both Bernadette & Paula will also read, as a tribute, some poems by the late Sarah Broom.
Entry by koha at the door