Month: June 2025

What a night! We were thrilled to welcome the brilliant Emma Stonex back to The Bookery for the launch of her new novel, The Sunshine Man. And as if having one superstar wasn’t enough, our audience got a surprise bonus: Emma’s good friend Melissa Lesage—the talented photographer behind the striking author photo on the inside jacket—was with us in our Link Room. A double bill of talent, right here in Crediton! Back in 2022, Emma joined us to launch The … Read more

Well, that’s one way to kick off Independent Bookshop Week 2025 — with a bang, a Bard, and a very busy cartoonist! This Saturday, our quiet corner of the High Street transformed into something quite extraordinary as legendary comic book writer, artist, and all-round whirlwind of enthusiasm Kev F Sutherland rolled into town. Armed with a banner, a stack of brilliant graphic novels, and a marker pen moving at supersonic speed, Kev stopped shoppers in their tracks with lightning-fast caricatures … Read more

What a brilliant way to kick off Independent Bookshop Week 2025! We were absolutely delighted to welcome the fabulous Exeter-based science communicator Sophie Pavelle to The Bookery. She was joined in conversation by the equally brilliant Marianna Brown—author, environmental journalist, and friend of the Bookery, having visited us back in March to talk about her book The Shetland Way. This time, Marianna returned to chair a vibrant, fascinating (and occasionally squirm-inducing!) discussion with Sophie about her brand-new book To Have … Read more

The Bookery, is delighted to announce an Exhibition of Wildflowers of the Mid Devon Hedgerows paintings. The exhibition of 12 beautiful watercolour paintings of wildflowers found in the hedgerows around Crediton have been painted by local artist Sandra Chalton. The paintings are available to view in the community events room at The Bookery until the end of July, Monday-Friday 9.30-5pm, or on Saturdays 10am-2pm. Sandra Chalton has very generously offered the paintings on sale as a set with proceeds to … Read more

As our winter/spring Afternoon Author series drew to a close, we were privileged to welcome Dr Todd Gray MBE to The Bookery for a thought-provoking session on Writing Challenging History in Devon. Known for his meticulous research and dedication—working twelve-hour days, six days a week—Dr Gray has published over fifty books that explore lesser-known aspects of Devon’s history. Guests were settled with tea and biscuits before Dr Gray provided a trigger warning, acknowledging that some of his material would be … Read more