4th Isle Of Wight Book Awards Now Open

4th Isle Of Wight Book Awards Now Open

From the 1st April writers will be able to submit their works for the 2025 Isle of Wight Book Awards. Now in their 4th year, the awards are open to anyone who had a book published in 2024 which is either about or set on the Island....
Find Your Writing Tribe! 2023

Find Your Writing Tribe! 2023

 It has been three years since our first post about writing groups on the Isle of Wight, and I think we can all agree that a LOT has changed since then! Sadly, many of the previous writing groups are no longer active but fear not! It turns out that there are even more...
Out on an Island

Out on an Island

Out on an Island, the fantastic new book from Medina Publishing highlighting the stories of the LGBTQ+ community on the Isle of Wight   Based on deeply personal testimonies and factual research, Out on An Island presents a rich and diverse portrayal of Isle of...
Winners of our lockdown reading competition

Winners of our lockdown reading competition

We had a fanastic response to our recent social media competition asking you to tell us the books that got you through lockdown, based on our new blog series which was kicked off by the lovely Lynn Truss. There was a wonderful array of books including classics from...
Medina Bookshop is Bookshop of the Month!

Medina Bookshop is Bookshop of the Month!

We are delighted to have been named CABOODLE BOOKSHOP OF THE MONTH for September! What is Caboodle? Caboodle is a website run by National Book Tokens for book lovers, featuring news, reviews and competitions. You can also sign up to receive details of latest offers...