Events
Some Highlights from the Past …
Twenty-First-Century Tolkien: What Middle Earth Means to Us Today – Prof. Nick Groom
Prof. Nick Groom delivered a fascinating, wide-ranging and thoroughly engaging talk, shining new light on Tolkien’s visionary writing, cultural legacy and abiding relevance. What…
All My Wild Mothers: Victoria Bennett
A remarkable, sell-out event took place in our little bookshop one July evening as Victoria Bennett travelled all the way from Orkney to Okehampton…
Hermit: Jade Angeles Fitton
Such a magical evening with Hermit author Jade Angeles Fitton in conversation with local author & publisher Elizabeth Ducie. A huge thanks to both…
Brilliant Celtic Weird evening with Johnny Mains
It was a real treat to have award-winning author, editor and horror historian Johnny Mains in Okehampton last week, talking about Celtic Weird: Tales…
Award-winning author/illustrator Sam Usher transformed our bookshop windows into a scene from his fabulous new picture book FOUND
We were delighted to welcome Sam Usher to the bookshop for the day to paint this fabulous underwater window display celebrating the publication of…
Robin Ince kicked off his UK Bibliomaniac tour in Okehampton on 27th September
Outside it may have been icy rain, but what a warm, entertaining afternoon inside Fairplace Church, listening to polymath comedian Robin Ince’s talk about…
