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Just in time for Christmas we have received Bob Ogley's new book "Sevenoaks 1940: the year the town was bombed". We have over seventy other local history titles in stock so do call in to have a browse

Here’s the cover of my next novel, King Sorrow and a bit about what to expect. It’s out in October and available for preorder with all the usual suspects. My thanks to Today for making a nice little splash out of the cover reveal. today.com/popculture/boo…

Tech firms, publishers and Which? raise fears over new boss at competition regulator theguardian.com/business/2025/…

TOUR TIME! READ YOURSELF HAPPY is hopefully coming to a bookshop near you! If you'd like to chat books with me, I'd love to see you! X geni.us/ReadYourselfHa…

I'm delighted to be interviewing Jo Harkin about her brilliant new novel on 14 May Sevenoaks Bookshop at 7pm. A short walk from Sevenoaks Station and a must for Tudor enthusiasts.

Join Simon Bradley, author of #BradleysRailwayGuide, for an event at Sevenoaks Bookshop 🎫 2025 marks 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington railway, this authoritative work examines the important role railways have played in British life ever since 🚂 sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/bradleys-railw…

A few tour dates for CIA Book Club. Catch me if you can! #theciabookclub #coldwarhistory #coldwar

'Murder at Gulls Nest is crying out to be a Sunday evening TV drama.' Richard Armitage It's 1953 in Gore-on-Sea. Time to check in at Gulls Nest guesthouse for some eccentric characters, devious secrets and bracing sea air. Murder at Gulls Nest is out today 🪶

Calling west Kent… This Thursday I'll be at the excellent Sevenoaks Bookshop for chat about The CIA Book Club, Cold War and cultural propaganda. Hope to see you there. #coldwarhistory #theciabookclub #propaganda #shopindie #supportindies William Collins Books

Cosy Crime Talk with Jess Kidd 23 April, 1pm at Sevenoaks Bookshop The first in a sparkling new 1950s seaside mystery series, featuring sharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen. - Tickets from £8 To book, click on the link below: sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/murder-at-gull…

The latest addition to our Local History section: Mike Bolton's "William Sevenoke and His Almshouses". Order here for collection or posting to a UK address: sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/shop/william-s…

Authors including Richard Osman, Kazuo Ishiguro and Kate Mosse have signed an open letter demanding big tech is 'held accountable' after it emerged this week that Meta had 'trained AI on pirated books' thebookseller.com/news/authors-p…

Bob Ogley has just delivered stock of his latest book: "The Story of Sundridge" (£19.99 paperback, 175 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and b&w)

OUT TODAY!! I honestly can’t believe it! This book was a labour of love, sugar, sleeplessness, and cake. It came from a night watching kids mess around at a funfair in Monaco, from my favourite foods, and my darkest fears growing up. 1/2

Thank you to BBC Radio 4. They have adapted The Boy from the Sea for radio and it'll go out in ten parts, each weekday, 10:45pm to 11:00pm, starting Monday 12th May. It's produced by BBC Northern Ireland's Michael Shannon and read by Niall Cusack. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Hello — Is A River Alive? has been adapted as Radio 4’s Book of the Week next week. Five episodes, read by me—& we’ve folded in field recordings & some beautiful Max Richter music. First episode, Anima, broadcasts tomorrow at 11.45am. You can listen here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Congratulations to Percival Everett for winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction! Find out more about James, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024⤵️ thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

Lovely evening chatting to Jo Harkin Sevenoaks Bookshop about her wonderful new historical novel 'The Pretender '.

The UK paperback of Henry Henry is out today. Many thanks to everyone at Jonathan Cape, and to Kris Knight for giving permission for his painting 'Convenience Store Orchids' to be used for the beautiful new cover. Keep an eye out for a newsletter later.

Dwell is a Sunday Times bestseller✨ Inspired by the animal habitat that exists in Cornwall's The Lost Gardens of Heligan, and with artwork from Beth Munroe, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's illustrated collection is out now, and available from your favourite local bookshop 🌿🌸