Isle of Wight Story Festival 2021

Isle of Wight Story Festival 2021

We are delighted to once again be the official book shop for the Isle of Wight Story Festival 2021 taking place between 17th and 20 Feburary 2021. Due to lockdown restrictions the festival has gone virtual this year, but there is still a fantastic line up of popular...
Books to read before they are adapted for the screen

Books to read before they are adapted for the screen

Lucy chooses her top six books to read before they’re adapted for screen in 2021   Books are always better than films. But who doesn’t enjoy seeing a story they love transformed on screen? So, be ahead of the game and read the books listed below before their...
Rise up – Novels to give you a lift

Rise up – Novels to give you a lift

Rise Above: novels to give you a lift Now that the Christmas decorations have been taken down, and with the prospect of being in lockdown until mid February, we’ve chosen some of the best novels to give you a lift as you curl up under the duvet during the long,...
Books We Need for 2021

Books We Need for 2021

After the tumultuous events of last year our bookseller Paul takes a look at some of the books we should be reading in 2021   I doubt there are many who aren’t glad to see the back of 2020, and I suspect also that many of us will be struggling to summon up...
Review: The Night I Met Father Christmas

Review: The Night I Met Father Christmas

“His eyes twinkled with kindness, and I felt a wave of happiness lift me like a toy in a bathtub. All my doubts were gone. Father Christmas was real, and here he was, in my very own house.” The Night I met Father Christmas is reviewed by our bookseller...