October 2017 – The Bookery

T. S. Eliot Prize 2017 Shortlist

July 26, 2019October 27, 2017 by The Bookery

From a record 154 submissions, the T. S. Eliot Prize judges have chosen this year’s shortlist. The T. S. Eliot Prize is an annual prize that goes to the best new poetry collection published in the UK or Ireland. It was inaugurated in 1993 to celebrate the Poetry Book Society’s 40th birthday and to honour its founding poet. This year, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Prize, the value of the Prize has been increased. The winner now receives … Read more

Black History Month 2017

October 26, 2021October 20, 2017 by The Bookery

CCB invited local educator, activist and Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow Malcolm Richards to curate a special selection of books celebrating Black History Month 2017. CCB are proud to have a wide selection of books in the shop all year round and are excited to see which books Malcolm has selected.

Man Booker Shortlist and Fiona Mozley’s Elmet

August 5, 2019October 15, 2017 by The Bookery

Last month saw the announcement of the Man Booker Prize shortlist, and the winner will be revealed on October 17th. At the shop, our team have been reading our way through the shortlist, and have to say we are, with complete bias, rooting for the author who works part time in a bookshop. See below for the other shortlisted titles and a review of our favourite. Man Booker Prize Shortlist: 4321 by Paul Auster History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund Exit West by … Read more