BLOG POST: April 2022, We’ve got it covered
It's the end of April. I'm writing that opener almost like it's a slightly bewildered revelation rather than a statement of fact. A third of the way through my bookshop year and it hardly feels like a week has passed,
BLOG POST: Meeting Ben Aaronovitch
A blog post from Louise, our 'newest and youngest' member of staff'. Friday the 8th of April, 2022, was my first time working an event for Red Lion Books, and it was a biggie. The first book in the Rivers of London
BLOG POST: The Marmalade Diaries author event
I'm writing this post with a bit of a fuzzy head - although the marmalade is helping. There were a lot of inspiring things that came out of Ben Aitken's talk last night, one of which was reminding me of the
BLOG POST: Francis Spufford and his Light Perpetual
Daytime book club is back and we were thrilled to have Francis Spufford as our guest, discussing Light Perpetual. Book club member, Paul Burns, shares his thoughts. We were gathered in the bar area of the
BLOG POST: What brings you here?
Is it Lemn Sissay saying 'Hourglass will stay with me for a long time?' Did he tempt you? Or perhaps it's Hollie McNish? 'A book for anyone who ever has been or ever will be heartbroken. So that's everyone'. Maybe it is Max
BLOG POST: Say it with books
There's something rather lovely leaving the shop when it's still light. I'll probably say the same thing when it starts to get dark, come November, when there's the first signs of the orange street-light glow. But for now, Spring is on
BLOG POST: A Terrible Kindness
FACT: Warm, generous, wise authors can take you to terrible places; talented authors ensure you return home. A TERRIBLE KINDNESS proves it. Pre-publication, our wonderful Indie Alliance rep, Rosy, brought a proof copy to Red Lion Books saying, "This. You need
BLOG POST: The Insatiable Queen B
Red Lion Books met Daisy Buchanan at the EA Festival last year https://www.eafestival.com/ and instantly hit it off - finding a mutual love of bookshops, Margate and Jilly Cooper. Let me clarify, this wasn't F.Scott Fitzgerald's Daisy incarnate. No, this was the
BLOG POST: Nicholas Jubber returns to Red Lion Books
Never underestimate the gratitude that an author has for their readership (and the booksellers) who champion their work. On a cold January evening, Nicholas (Nick) Jubber travelled all the way from Dorset to speak with Red Lion Books - here in
BLOG POST: Silent Spring: a book that made a big noise.
Books are important in so many ways. They can move us, thrill us and entertain us. They can also inform and educate us. 'Silent Spring' is one of the most influential books ever to have been published. It kick-started the environmental