Thursday 17th July, 5:30pm: Kate Lord Brown ~ The Golden Hour A dual timeline story combining 1970's Beirut, and 1930's Cairo, in a tale of love, sacrifice and war, and the undiscovered tomb of Nefertiti. Free to join, please message to register #ivybridge katelordbrown

New fiction - Rosemary Griggs’ new Dartington novel, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, William Shaw’s Teignmouth-set whodunnit, Kate Lord Brown’s Cairo and Beirut- set historical mystery, T. Orr Munro’s new North-Devon crime novel, plus David McKloskey & Christie Barlow. #devonwhodunnit

New non fiction - Devon landscapes and nature artwork by Peter and Susan Barrett, seals, harnessing magic through nature, a WWII Spitfire ace, and folklore.

New children’s fiction - a cruise ship mystery, Worst Week Ever, an epic animal journey, a missing Grandmother, a pet dog becomes a wolf in a magical realm, and signed Bunny vs Monkey new in paperback.

Thank you to Adam Hanington for dropping by with new book The Pirates of Walnut Tree Farm, a tale of imagination, teamwork, and a pirate treasure hunt!

Thank you to Jane Corry for a wonderful evening introducing new thriller The Stranger in Room Six. An intricate tale of multiple timelines and narrators, and unexpected twists!

Thursday 17th July, 5:30pm, Kate Lord Brown ~ The Golden Hour An epic dual timeline story which interweaves glory-seeking desert archaeologists, priceless treasures, Nefertiti’s tomb and the decadent cabarets of WW2 Cairo with restless expat lives in bohemian Beirut. Free to join

New fiction - Devon author Holly Watt, short stories from Lee Child, Peter May, returning to the Isle of Lewis series, a whodunnit starring a certain Angela Merkel, a freshened-up previous Lucinda Riley, and an 18th Century Venetian thriller.

New non fiction - Stanley Tucci, mudlarking, hedgerow habitats, WWII espionage, Russian reportage, and the transformative benefits of gardening.

Thank you to Kate Lord Brown for a fascinating evening talking about new book The Golden Hour, and the research involved for the dual timeline between 1930s Cairo and the search for a lost Egyptian tomb, and 1970’s Beirut. katelordbrown

Julian Mitchell’s latest case for D. I. King is here! Ivybridge resident, and one of our bestselling authors, Julian Mitchell follows Missing on Dartmoor, A Devon Deception and The Pilgrim’s Revenge with The Barbican Predator, a tale of murder, dognapping and vigilantism.

New books for children - The Twits, gangsters, discovering Roman treasures and artefacts, making organic art supplies, and animals from a Martian’s point of view. Happy reading!

This Thursday 24th July, 5:30pm: Liz Fenwick ~ The Secrets of Harbour House Kerensa is captivated by the story of Newlyn artist Bathsheba Kernow, escaping a stifling existence in 1930's Cornwall for a new life in the underbelly of Paris and the palazzos of Venice. Free to join.

New non fiction - gardening, healing and nature, and relieving anxiety, chronic pain and trauma.

Thank you to Liz Fenwick for a wonderful evening talking Cornish female artists, book plotting and the writing process. After a sell-out evening, The Secrets of Harbour House is back in stock! #ivybridge

New books for kindergarten and preschool - an island with an amazing secret, plus pop-up elephants and crocodiles. Happy reading!

This Thursday 31st July, 5:30pm, Charlotte Tierney ~ The Cat Bride A mesmerising and dark tale combining fairytale, adolescence, and the beast of Dartmoor. Sixteen years after a big cat escaped from a Dartmoor Zoo, stories emerge again of a predator on the loose. Free to join

Thank you to Emma Cunis for bringing copies of Dartmoor Myths and Legends, exploring the history, origins and inspirations for the folklore of Dartmoor. From Old Crockern to the Hairy Hands, with stories of dragons, pixies and giants. #dartmoor #ivybridge #folklore

Thank you to Charlotte Tierney (and family!) for the visit and a wonderful evening talking about debut novel The Cat Bride, a coming of age tale involving an old zoo in the grounds of a Dartmoor Manor House, the effects one generation has on the next, and the Beast of Dartmoor.

New fiction - sprayed edge editions from Rachel Hore and Kate Mosse, a signed Dan Jones, plus a cat’s search for meaning, Burke and Hare, and a Julian Clary whodunnit. Happy reading!