The Bookery, Crediton
@thebookery
Non-profit organisation Award-winning, not-for-profit community-owned indie bookshop in Crediton, Devon. Schools, community outreach & events Open 9.30-5 Mon-Fri and 10-2 Saturday 21 High Street, Crediton, EX17 3AH
🏴☠️📜Join us over the summer holidays for our craft drop-ins on Weds 5 & Weds 26 August from 10am-1pm - children can design their own treasure map with invisible ink & make peg doll pirates while you browse books! No booking required, just turn up! Small donations welcome to cover cost of materials
🗓️ Save the date! The next meeting of our Politics & History Book Club will be on Tues 15 Sept, to discuss Marina Wheeler's A More Perfect Union: The Europe We Need. Marina was Boris Johnson's wife (since divorced) at the time of the Brexit referendum, so would have been at the heart of the debate!
The Treasures is the first book in Harriet Evans' much anticipated Sevenstones Trilogy - a powerful family saga with love, loss, & buried secrets at its heart. Harriet will be at The Bookery on 23 July talking to novelist & musician @ellenwiles.bsky.social - we can't wait! Tickets £6 (link in bio)
Come & hear what Minette Batters - first female president of the NFU & one of the most influential voices in British agriculture - has to say about farming today! She'll be at Crediton Library on 17th July talking to Devon farmer & agricultural campaigner Andy Gray. Tickets £6 (link in bio)
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It's our final Sandwiches & Stories session of the current run tomorrow! Come along to The Bookery from 12.30-2pm to enjoy FREE sandwiches & drinks, stories and poems, & a really friendly atmosphere! Free event - just come along 😀 With thanks to The Turning Tides Project & @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
🎫 It's not too late to get your ticket for an evening of literary mystery!✍️ Amelia Blackwell will be at The Bookery tonight at 7pm to talk about her brilliant time-slip novel 'The Haunting of a Brontë' in conversation with Stephanie Austin - don't miss it! Tickets £5: thebookery.org.uk/events-3/
It's tomorrow - book your FREE ticket now! (link in bio)⚡️Award‑winning children’s author @christopheredge.bsky.social will be at The Bookery for a thrilling event inspired by his brilliant new novel, How to Steal the Future. For readers aged 8+ who love science fiction, adventure & problem-solving!
Feeling hot & bothered? Come to The Bookery tomorrow, 12.30-2pm, for FREE sandwiches, drinks, stories & good company (& fans to help keep us cool!) Our volunteers will read a story/poem, & a selection of books will be available. With thanks to The Turning Tides Project & @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Just to confirm that our event tomorrow evening at The Bookery will go ahead as planned - we're very much looking forward to hearing Melissa Harrison talk about The Given World with Dr. Michael Warren. To help keep us cool we'll have fans in the bookshop! Tickets £6 in store or online (link in bio)
Calling readers aged 8+ who love science fiction, adventure & problem-solving! Award‑winning children’s author @christopheredge.bsky.social will be at The Bookery on Sat 4 July for a thrilling event inspired by his brilliant new novel, How to Steal the Future. Book your FREE ticket now!(link in bio)
We all love a bit of sunshine, but when it gets a little too much, why not step into the cool and browse at The Bookery? Our wonderful Summer of Stories 3‑for‑2 offer is the perfect excuse to slow down, discover something new, and enjoy a moment of calm. We’d love to see you! #KeepCool #ShopSmall
📢 Please note change of venue! Award-winning author Melissa Harrison will be at The Bookery on 25 June to celebrate the publication of her new novel, The Given World. 'A stunning tale of rural life for an era of ecological crisis' (The Guardian) Tickets £6 in store or online (link in bio).
Our summer 3 for 2 offer is now on! Call in to choose from our brilliant selection of books just right for the lazy, hazy (and hopefully sunny) days of summer - swipe the images above see some of the books included in the offer! #TheBookery #ShopSmall #IndependentBookshops
Award-winning novelist Melissa Harrison (author of "Clay," "All Among the Barley" & "By Ash, Oak & Thorn") is coming to Crediton Congregational Church on Thurs 25 June to celebrate the publication of her new novel, The Given World. Don't miss it! Tickets £6 thebookery.org.uk/event/meliss...
Calling readers aged 10+ who love science fiction, adventure & problem-solving! Award‑winning children’s author @christopheredge.bsky.social will be at The Bookery at 10.30am on Sat 4 July for a thrilling event inspired by his electrifying new novel, How to Steal the Future. Don't miss it!
It's tomorrow! Fiona Robertson will be talking about her memoir Stone Lands with folklorist Tracey Norman. Tickets only £6 - don't miss it! (please note EARLIER START TIME of 6.30pm) Tickets £6: thebookery.org.uk/event/fiona-... @stonelands.bsky.social
🥳 We have an amazing line-up of female authors coming to venues in Crediton this summer! Check out our events page at www.thebookery.org.uk (or use the QR code) to find out more, and get those dates in your diary! 😀 ✨️
Help us to celebrate 20 years of Independent Bookshop Week this week (13-20 June) by calling in to see us! Our first 100 customers will receive a FREE £5 National Book Tokens e-gift card! 🥳 📚️ #BooksAreMyBag #IndependentBookshopWeek #NationalYearOfReading #TheBookery #ShopSmall
Join us for the next meeting of our Politics & History Book Club to discuss @arianneshahvisi.bsky.social's Arguing For a Better World: how to talk about the issues that divide us - including cancel culture, political correctness & freedom of speech. More details: alastair.smail64@gmail.com
On Sat 20 June we're hosting a Bookbinding Workshop (for beginners/improvers) with tutor Sam Treadaway. You’ll be introduced to basic tools & techniques & make a case-bound, hardcover sketchbook to take home with you. More more info or to reserve your space visit dandelion.events/e/l3utw
Why not come along to The Bookery from 12.30-2pm tomorrow for Sandwiches & Stories and enjoy FREE sandwiches & drinks and good company? Bring your own story, suggest a book/poem you'd like to discuss, or just be part of a conversation. Free event - just come along!
The summer solstice is nearly upon us - what better time to hear writer and megalith enthusiast Fiona Robertson talk about her acclaimed memoir Stone Lands? Tickets £6: thebookery.org.uk/event/fiona-... @stonelands.bsky.social
We're very excited to welcome award-winning novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison to Crediton Congregational Church on Thursday 25th June for an evening celebrating the publication of her powerful new novel, The Given World. We can't wait! Tickets £6 thebookery.org.uk/event/meliss...
Award-winning climate journalist David Shukman will be at The Bookery on Friday 12th June talking about climate change and what we can do about it here in Britain - don't miss it! Tickets £6: thebookery.org.uk/event/david-...
Join us for the next meeting of our Politics & History Book Club to discuss @arianneshahvisi.bsky.social's Arguing For a Better World: how to talk about the issues that divide us - including cancel culture, political correctness & freedom of speech. More details: alastair.smail64@gmail.com
The summer solstice is nearly upon us - what better time to hear writer and megalith enthusiast Fiona Robertson talk about her acclaimed memoir Stone Lands? Tickets £6: thebookery.org.uk/event/fiona-... @stonelands.bsky.social
On Sat 20 June we're hosting a Bookbinding Workshop (for beginners/improvers) with tutor Sam Treadaway. You’ll be introduced to basic tools & techniques & make a case-bound, hardcover sketchbook to take home with you. More more info or to reserve your space visit dandelion.events/e/l3utw