For this week’s #BookshopSpotlight , we caught up with Richard of DRAKE The Bookshop to talk event highlights, book podcasts & much, much more. So much more, in fact, that we’ve split this week’s feature into 2 parts!

Head to optindiebooks.co.uk this Sunday for Part One 📚

We’re excited to be returning to The Lit and Phil in a few weeks to join worldwide best-selling author, A. McCall Smith for an evening in conversation discussing his brand new novel, #ThePerfectPassionCompany ❤️📚

Tickets are selling fast so head to litandphil.org.uk/event for details!

For this week’s #BookshopSpotlight we caught up with Richard Drake from the award-winning, independent & family-run DRAKE The Bookshop 📚

Read about DRAKE’s headliner events, book podcast, The Great North Author Tour, and more in the full interview coming later this week!

Northern book event and afternoon tea no less!

Celebrated Orwell biographer, award-winning novelist & critic D. J. Taylor welcomed a full house The Lit and Phil tonight to walk us through his newest book, #WhoisBigBrother ?

Thanks to the Lit & Phil team & Yale Univ Press for having me and to all those who picked up a copy!

This Friday’s event with Katie Carr (Toby and Katie Carr) is now SOLD OUT! 🛟🌊

Get in touch to join our waiting list or to get your hands on signed books!

RNLI Summersdale The Crack

In case you missed our original announcement, THE NORTHERN WEIRD PROJECT is coming 🖤 Attention writers in the North of England, we want to hear from you. Subs open 1 May. Novellas, 20-25K

wildhuntbooks.co.uk/the-northern-w…

#uncanny #horror #folklore #gothic #strangefiction #fairytale

Northern book event in one of our favourite places. Books and the seaside. What more could you want?

April is here and we have another incredible month of events for you with Martina Evans & Declan Ryan, And Other Stories, Elle McNicoll ✍🏻📚, Nicolas Padamsee & Keiran Goddard, Sinéad Gleeson, Joe Shute, George The Poet 🇺🇬 and Jennifer Belle & Rose Ruane!

Tickets via link in header

More photos of our blockbuster evening event with children’s author Christopher Edge Tyneside Cinema for your perusal 🎥📚

Big thanks to Andy 🇪🇺 for the top notch photographic proof and for always being the first with his hand up to answer questions!
Nosy Crow

Exciting times ahead!

On Thursday, I’ll be taking part in northernfictionalliance’s online influencer event, and Fly on the Wall Press have sent me these fabulous books ahead of the event.

You can find out more about these books on their website: flyonthewallpress.co.uk 🙌🏻

Last week, I visited newly opened York bookshop, Criminally Good Books, which stocks true crime & crime fiction over two floors. It’s a beautiful shop & Isla, the owner, is so lovely.

Do pay them a visit if you’re ever in York!

criminallygoodbooks.co.uk