MEDINA BOOKSHOP ONLINE
Committed to supporting the creative community on the Isle of Wight,
Medina Books is a small independent bookshop on Cowes High Street.
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Medina Bookshop Events
Forthcoming Events
Experimental Lino Printing Workshop
Experimental Lino Printing Workshop
Join Jemma Ratcliffe of Alilou Arts for an enjoyable evening creating your own unique artwork.
Winter Wilson (BYOB)
Winter Wilson (BYOB)
Join us for an evening of music in the company of this warm, witty and wonderful folk-duo.
THE FIGLET LAUNCH EVENT: FREE
THE FIGLET LAUNCH EVENT: FREE
Everyone is welcome to help us celebrate the launch of Volume 2 of this wonderful initiative that celebrates the Island's literary talent.
‘THE ISLE OF WIGHT: WOMEN, HISTORY, BOOKS AND PLACES’ – Book Launch with Author Susanna Hoe
‘THE ISLE OF WIGHT: WOMEN, HISTORY, BOOKS AND PLACES’ – Book Launch with Author Susanna Hoe
Join us to help celebrate this wonderful new book, the sixth in the series ‘Of Islands and Women’, following Madeira, Crete, Tasmania, Malta and Sardinia. Author Susanna Hoe presents a comprehensive, fascinating and very readable history of the notable women who hav...
Teilhard Frost (BYOB)
Teilhard Frost (BYOB)
We are thrilled to be welcoming the incredibly entertaining multi-instrumentalist Teilhard Frost to Medina Bookshop. Anyone who has seen him perform will know we are in for a rare treat.
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Medina Bookshop at Isle of Wight Literary Festival
It's with great pleasure that we can announce that we will be the official bookseller at this year's Isle of Wight Literary Festival. Now in their 10th year the festival promises to be the best yet with a great line up of authors including Tracy Borman, Alan Johnson,...
Isle of Wight Book Awards
Medina Bookshop are delighted to be the main sponsors of the brand-new Isle of Wight Book Awards.
Not sure what to read next? Our new volunteer, Macy, has got you covered. She has reviewed her four favourite reads below. The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis Fans of the Netflix series should seriously consider reading the novel on which it is based. The...
Featured Books
The Darker Side Of Wight
A collection of twelve spine chilling stories from the pen of Peter J Murray, set in his favourite location, the Isle of Wight; or as Peter would say, ‘The Isle of Fright’! The island’s diverse local history combined with myth and legend provide an ideal recipe for Peter’s vivid imagination.
100 Treasures and Curiosities’ book pre-order
2023 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of Carisbrooke Castle Museum by HRH Princess Beatrice. To commemorate this Medina Publishing is collaborating with the Museum to produce a book featuring 100 artefacts from their collection of over 35,000 items connected to the Isle of Wight. From the stone age right up to the 21st century, these objects reveal some of the island’s most historic and significant stories as well as a few unusual and quirky tales from our past.
Rose, Castle and Crown – Hampshire and the Isle of Wight’s Citizen Soldiers
A unique history of the part-time soldier of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, from the time of the militia, yeomanry and volunteer, through to the Territorial Army and today’s Army Reserve.
Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are
– Mason Cooley
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