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SUMMARY:'The World of EH Shepard' talk by James Campbell
DESCRIPTION:James Campbell has been involved with the world of E H Shepard\, best known for his illustrations of the children’s classics Winnie-the-Pooh and The Wind in the Willows\, for more than 25 years\, and over that time has become increasingly knowledgeable about E H Shepard’s life and work.  His first book\, ‘Shepard’s War’\, was runner-up for Military History book of the year in 2015\, followed by ’The Art of Winnie-the-Pooh’ in 2017 which accompanied a worldwide exhibition celebrating the 90th anniversary of original publication.  In 2025 he published a joint biography of A A Milne and E H Shepard\, which was widely reviewed – even on BBC Radio 4’s flagship ’Today’ programme.
URL:https://medinabookshop.com/event/the-world-of-eh-shepard-talk-by-james-campbell
LOCATION:Medina Bookshop\, 50 High Street\, Cowes\, Isle of Wight\, PO31 7RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Armfield":MAILTO:paul@medinapublishing.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260602T190000
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SUMMARY:'IT ENDS HERE' author talk with Heidi Perks
DESCRIPTION:In this locked-room thriller\, a peaceful marina town becomes the scene of a terrifying hostage situation when five strangers are trapped inside a café at gunpoint. Outside\, their loved ones receive the worst phone call imaginable: someone they care about is in danger. As the hours tick by and tensions rise\, it becomes clear that one of the five is hiding a secret they would kill to keep. With its evocative island setting and mounting suspense\, It Ends Here brings the drama chillingly close to home. \nHeidi Perks is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Now You See Her—a Richard and Judy Book Club pick—as well as the acclaimed thrillers Come Back for Me\, Three Perfect Liars\, The Other Guest and The Whispers. Known for her brilliantly constructed plots and her sharp insight into the darker side of human relationships\, Heidi has become one of the UK’s most compelling voices in psychological suspense. \nDuring the evening\, Heidi will talk about the inspiration behind It Ends Here\, why she chose the Isle of Wight as the setting for this gripping story\, and how she crafts the twists and secrets that keep readers turning the pages. The event will include an audience Q&A and the opportunity to have books signed. \nWhether you’re already a fan or simply love an unputdownable thriller\, join us for a fascinating evening with a bestselling author whose latest novel brings high-stakes suspense to the Isle of Wight. \n‘Original and twisty. I was gripped from the very first page.’ \nCLAIRE DOUGLAS \n‘A multi-layered\, hugely intriguing story with jump off the page characters – I couldn’t stop turning the pages to find out \nwhat was going on\, loved it!’ \nANDREA MARA \n‘Packed with secrets\, twists\, and smart reveals\, this pulse-pounding thriller kept me guessing until the final page’ \nLUCY CLARKE \n‘An intense\, immersive thriller filled with enough secrets and lies to keep you guessing right to the very end’ \nTM LOGAN \n‘I loved this book. A human story with believable characters and no gratuitous gore. Just my cup of tea.’ \nJANE CORRY\n‘Tense\, twisty and unputdownable’ \nASIA MACKAY \n‘A refreshing take on the ‘whodunnit’. Emotional\, tense and twisty\, as we’ve come to expect from the brilliant Heidi Perks. \nThis is definitely her best yet. An absolute must-read!'  \nCAZ FREAR \n‘Perks combines taut suspense with an extraordinary understanding of human nature and high-stakes relationships. Every\npage tightens the grip on an utterly propulsive plot … immersive\, insightful\, and impossible to put down. I was hooked from \nthe very first page!’\nAMANDA CASSIDY \n‘A gripping exploration of how well we know the people we love.’ \nKELLY MULLEN \n‘Compulsive and gripping\, brilliantly constructed. Heidi Perks is at the top of her game’ \nSABINE DURRANT
URL:https://medinabookshop.com/event/it-ends-here-author-talk-with-heidi-perks
LOCATION:Medina Bookshop\, 50 High Street\, Cowes\, Isle of Wight\, PO31 7RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author talk,Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260618T213000
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SUMMARY:An Evening Of Old Songs Sung By 'Soft Lap'
DESCRIPTION:‘I have fallen so completely in love with this book… just one of the finest\, most covetable things around’ Katherine Rundell \nBest-selling historian and author Amy Jeffs\, musician Natalie Brice and illustrator Gwen Burns have created Old Songs\, a reimagining of ten traditional British ballads. Each artist applied her primary trade: word\, music and image respectively\, but each also influenced the others’ work. \nIn this live performance\, Amy will offer historical insights and readings from the stories\, while Gwen will showcase animations created from the illustrations and Natalie will lead them both in mesmerising sung renditions of the earliest known melodies of the ballads themselves. Old Songs fuses short stories\, histories\, lyrics and illustrations in an enthralling reimagining of traditional folk ballads. Sunday Times Bestselling historian Amy Jeffs and Illustrator Gwen Burns combine forces to create a rich compendium\, singing of travel\, mystery\, magic and the essential urges of humanity. \nFeaturing iterations of fairy tales and sinister descendants of Greek myths and bible stories\, as well as a cast of lesser-known characters with names like Tam Lim\, Child Wynd and Maisery\, Old Songs threads a tapestry of Britain’s landscape\, history and cultures. At the base of hills we can visit to this day\, elf queens kidnap hapless poets and carry them through rivers of blood; and at the foot of a tree whose offspring still stand in the forests of Northumberland\, a girl mimes combing the hairless head of a dragon who was once her brother. \nDr Amy Jeffs is an author\, artist and medievalist. During her PhD in Art History at the University of Cambridge\, she co-convened a project researching medieval badges and pilgrim souvenirs at the British Museum. She then worked in the British Library’s department of Ancient\, Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts. Now a Somerset-based author\, she illustrates her books with print and paper cutout. Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain was published in 2021. It was a Sunday Times bestseller and a Waterstones Book of the Month\, as well as being shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year. Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain was published in 2022. Its audiobook\, illustrated with 7 original songs\, was named Audiobook of the Week by the Guardian and the Times.  \nAmy will be discussing her work with Bookshop manager Paul Armfield on the following night Friday 19th.
URL:https://medinabookshop.com/event/an-evening-of-old-songs-sung-by-soft-lap
LOCATION:Medina Bookshop\, 50 High Street\, Cowes\, Isle of Wight\, PO31 7RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author talk,Music
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SUMMARY:An Evening In The Company of Amy Jeffs
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Amy Jeffs is an author\, artist\, and medievalist whose work delves deeply into the art and culture of the Middle Ages. She completed her PhD in Art History at the University of Cambridge\, where she co-convened a research project on medieval pilgrim souvenirs in collaboration with the British Museum and also worked extensively with the manuscript collection of the British Library. \nNow based in Somerset\, Jeffs brings her scholarship to life through a unique fusion of words and images\, illustrating her own books with linocuts\, wood engravings\, and paper cut-outs. Her debut\, Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain\, became a Sunday Times bestseller\, was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year\, and was named a Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year. \nHer second book\, Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain\, explores ancient conceptions of wilderness through medieval tales of exile\, monsters\, and the natural world. This was followed by Saints: Legends of Heroes\, Humans and Magic\, and most recently Old Songs\, a collection that reimagines fairy tales and reawakens shadowed descendants of Greek myths and biblical stories. Featuring figures such as Tam Lin\, Child Wynd\, and Maisery\, Old Songs weaves a vivid tapestry of Britain’s landscape\, history\, and culture. \nAcross its pages\, elf queens abduct poets at the foot of hills we can still climb today; rivers of blood run beneath their worlds. In a forest of Northumberland\, beneath a tree whose lineage endures\, a girl gently mimes the act of combing a dragon’s bald head—a creature who was once her brother. (The author will be performing these songs with her band ‘Soft Lap’ the previous night also at Medina Bookshop).
URL:https://medinabookshop.com/event/an-evening-in-the-company-of-amy-jeffs
LOCATION:Medina Bookshop\, 50 High Street\, Cowes\, Isle of Wight\, PO31 7RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author talk,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Lucy Lapwing author talk 'Love is a Toad'. Part of the IOW Biosphere Festival
DESCRIPTION:Most of us love nature; it’s a great source of fascination\, comfort and awe. But we’re living in a time of great loss\, witnessing decline of biodiversity all around us. \nIn her talk\, Lucy will explore this two sided coin\, exploring our relationship with the natural world\, along with plenty of nerdy wildlife encounters. \nLove is a Toad \nNature makes us feel things. It sparks awe\, curiosity and a sense of beauty and community. But as wildlife around us declines and disappears\, murkier feelings rise up: guilt\, detachment and fear for nature’s plight. For many years\, Lucy Lapwing wrestled with these tangled emotions. So\, in an attempt to make sense of this dance between joy and grief\, she decided to go on a journey. \nIn Love Is a Toad\, Lucy traverses meadows\, bogs and hedgerows with her fellow nature enthusiasts\, where she digs down into our relationship with the natural world. Over the course of a year\, she meets bucketfuls of wildlife – Blackbird and Oak\, slugs and puffballs\, waterlilies\, Dung Beetles and toads – as she roams across the UK. \nFrom a river swim to wanders through woodlands\, with every journey\, Lucy explores how nature makes us feel\, from wild grief and anger through to soaring joy and indefatigable hope. At once a celebration and an invitation to reflect\, Love Is a Toad prods and pokes at our connection to the natural world\, exploring its complexity in all its muddiness\, messiness and wonder. \n‘Tender\, connected and considered’ – Chris Packham\n‘Luminous’ – Freya Bromley\n‘Extraordinary’ – Dr Amir Kahn\n‘Uplifting\, defiant\, galvanising’ – Sophie Pavelle\n‘A tender\, rambunctious song of undilutable adoration’ – Amy-Jane Beer
URL:https://medinabookshop.com/event/lucy-lapwing-author-talk-love-is-a-toad-part-of-the-iow-biosphere-festival
LOCATION:Medina Bookshop\, 50 High Street\, Cowes\, Isle of Wight\, PO31 7RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author talk
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SUMMARY:An evening with the Wight Nature Fund (part of the IW Biosphere Festival)
DESCRIPTION:The evening will begin with an introduction to WNF and its current focus\, Mill Copse\, a beautiful site just south of Yarmouth and the only land presently under the charity’s care. You’ll then hear about traditional hedge laying and the Isle of Wight Tree Warden Network\, highlighting the importance of practical conservation skills and community involvement. \nAfter a short interlude\, we will showcase WNF’s publications\, including Yarmouth and Shalfleet: Coastal Town and Country Parish\, as well as a preview of an exciting new book in progress exploring the trees of the Isle of Wight. \nWith musical interludes throughout\, the evening will conclude with an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about how you can support local conservation efforts. \nWhether you’re passionate about wildlife\, interested in local history\, or simply curious about the natural environment around you\, this promises to be an inspiring and informative event. \nWelcome to Wight Nature Fund \n \nhttps://iwbiosphere.org/biospherefestival
URL:https://medinabookshop.com/event/an-evening-with-the-wight-nature-fund-part-of-the-iw-biosphere-festival
LOCATION:Medina Bookshop\, 50 High Street\, Cowes\, Isle of Wight\, PO31 7RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T203000
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SUMMARY:'There Is No Second' - Talk by by Magnus Wheatley
DESCRIPTION:Join acclaimed maritime writer and historian Magnus Wheatley for a fascinating talk on his book There Is No Second\, exploring the dramatic origins of the America’s Cup—the oldest international sporting trophy in the world. \nWheatley brings to life the story of the very first race in 1851\, when the schooner America stunned the British fleet off the Isle of Wight\, forever changing the course of competitive sailing. With vivid storytelling and meticulous research\, he uncovers the personalities\, rivalries and innovation that defined this pivotal moment in sporting history. \nAt the heart of the story lies the famous declaration\, “There is no second\,” a phrase that captures the uncompromising spirit of elite competition and the enduring legacy of the race. \nThis talk offers a compelling insight into ambition\, ingenuity and the birth of a global sporting phenomenon—perfect for sailing enthusiasts\, history lovers\, and anyone captivated by stories of bold challenge and triumph on the open water.
URL:https://medinabookshop.com/event/there-is-no-second-talk-by-by-magnus-wheatley
LOCATION:Medina Bookshop\, 50 High Street\, Cowes\, Isle of Wight\, PO31 7RR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author talk,Book Signing
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