Independent booksellers since 1987

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Eleven thousand books over three creaky floors, a reading room upstairs and six booksellers who will happily talk you out of the bestseller and into something better.

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October book club read The Lantern Keepers by Ada Merriweather Tuesday 6 October, 7pm · members save 15%
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Every book on this table comes with a handwritten card from the bookseller who could not stop talking about it.

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Author events

Readings, launches and storytime

Most evenings upstairs are free, with sixty chairs and signed copies at the till. Reserve a seat so we know how many chairs to put out.

Hear about events first

  1. Author talk

    Ada Merriweather in conversation

    The author of The Lantern Keepers talks lighthouses, sisters and forty years of logbooks with our manager Hattie Brennan, then signs copies.

    • 7:00pm
    • The reading room
    • Free, booking essential

  2. Storytime

    Storytime with Hazel Ottaway

    Hazel reads Pip and the Paper Moon, then helps everyone fold a paper moon to take home. Best for ages 3 to 6, grown-ups welcome.

    • 10:30am
    • Children’s corner
    • Free

  3. Poetry night

    Tidal Hymns: a launch and open mic

    Amadou Kessler reads from his debut collection, followed by an open mic. Five-minute slots; sign up on the night.

    • 7:30pm
    • The reading room
    • $5, off the book

  4. Crime panel

    Murder at the Bell & Anchor

    Sadie Quill and Morwenna Kite on island mysteries, pub quizzes and how to hide a clue in plain sight.

    • 7:00pm
    • The Bell & Anchor, Market Row
    • $10 with a drink
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Launching a book?

We host around forty events a year for local writers and small presses. Write to hello@example.com with your publication date.

Every week at the shop

  • Saturday storytime10:30am in the children’s corner. Free, no booking.
  • Thursday late openingUntil 9pm, with coffee from the café next door.
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Bring a mug. We supply the tea, the cake and the argument.

The Wren Street Book Club

First Tuesday of the month, in the back room, with cake.

Around thirty regulars and whoever wanders in. No homework beyond the book, and nobody minds if you only got halfway.

Now reading, October

The Lantern Keepers

Ada Merriweather

Meeting
Tuesday 6 October, 7pm
Where
The back room, 14 Wren Street
Cost
Free, tea and cake included
Members
15% off each month’s pick
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Questions for the discussion
  1. Each sister reads the logbooks differently. Whose reading did you trust most?
  2. The lighthouse is failing, but nobody wants to sell it. What is it really standing for?
  3. Why do you think their father never wrote down the last rescue?
  4. How did the winter weather change the way you read the final chapters?

Coming up

  1. NovemberWhat the River Kept
  2. DecemberNine Days in Ferrow
  3. JanuaryOrbit of Small Things

The Friday Letter

New arrivals, events and one bookseller’s rambling, every Friday.

A short weekly email written by whoever is on the till. It is the first place we announce signed editions and event tickets.

  • First look at signed and special editions
  • Event seats before they are announced in the shop
  • One staff pick with a note too long for a shelf card
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Visit the shop

Three floors on Wren Street

Fiction and new releases on the ground floor, children’s books in the basement, and the reading room at the top of the stairs.

Opening hours

Mon–Sat 9am–7pm, Sun 11am–5pm

Late opening on Thursdays for events.
Monday9am–7pm
Tuesday9am–7pm
Wednesday9am–7pm
Thursday9am–9pm
Friday9am–7pm
Saturday9am–7pm
Sunday11am–5pm

Find us

  • Address14 Wren Street, Millbrook
  • Phone(555) 014-2270
  • Emailhello@example.com
  • Getting hereBuses 12 and 31 stop on Canal Lane. The car park opposite is free after 6pm.
  • AccessStep-free entrance, a lift to every floor and a hearing loop at the till.
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