Book Events in and around Wallingford
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Classics Book Club will focus on classic and modern classic fiction and non-fiction from around the world.

All books would have less than 350 pages to keep them achievable.

Our books this month are: Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee and A Month in the Country by JL Carr.

We'll be talking about both books, but you only need to read one!

Pop in to pick up your copy / book your slot and we'll see you there!  

£5 entry redeemable against the book of the month, or a shop voucher for a future purchase if you already have the book.

This month's book choice is Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie.

Join us as we welcome Dr Steven Parissien, Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford, to discuss his book, Building Britannia, A History of Britain in 25 Buildings.

In Building Britannia, Steven tells both a national story, tracing how a growing sense of British nationhood was expressed through the country’s architecture, and also examines how these structures were used by later generations to signpost, mythologise or remake British history.

From the iconic (the Roman baths at Aquae Sulis, the early Gothic splendour of Lincoln Cathedral and the Tudor jewel that is Little Moreton Hall) to the quirky (a Regency pub in Manchester city centre and the Edwardian Baroque Electric Cinema in Notting Hill), we’ll be discussing buildings that promise to open doors into some familiar and perhaps less familiar areas of social history. If you love history, architecture or just learning something new in good company with a glass of something nicely chilled, you will enjoy this!

The bookshop is supporting Wallingford's first Independent Authors' Festival on 3rd October. Open to all Oxfordshire authors who are not traditionally published by the big four (Penguin, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Hachette) this is an opportunity for indie authors to showcase their books. There will be workshops, talks and a chance to chat to local authors.

If you are a local author who would like to take a stall, run a workshop or present a talk, please email colinwade40@btinternet.com.

Tom Hindle and more - watch this space...