Month: May 2023

Independent Bookshop Week 2023!

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This year’s Independent Bookshop Week runs from 17th – 24th June, and it’s an extra special time as we’re also celebrating The Bookery’s 10th Birthday! We’ll be unveiling our great new extension and event space – so drop in any time, this happy event is as much about our loyal patrons and customers as it is about our brilliant, growing bookshop. Our special day of celebrations starts on Saturday 17th June from 10am. It will be a fun-packed morning of … Read more

Review: Demon Copperhead

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  Barbara Kingsolver’s epic deep dive into America’s 1980’s opioid crisis through the eyes of one young man is an achievement to be applauded. Taking Charles Dickens’ classic novel David Copperfield as it’s inspiration and broad structure, Demon Copperhead follows the fortunes of Damon Fields from a childhood of poverty and social care, through to a darker adulthood of crime and addiction. As he struggles to survive and carve out a life for himself in the backwaters of Virginia USA, … Read more