We had the pleasure of hosting @themandemread today in the bookshop, checking the booky knowledge and reading habits of the good people of Beckenham, prizes were won! Hurrah! Podcast incoming.....

Our next poetry bookclub choice is Stepmother by Helen Mort. Described as playful, moving and warm with a bite of truth, this revisits both her own experience and stepmothers in fairy tales, films & fantasy. We will be chatting about it on Wednesday 7th October at 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome!

If HORROR is your thing, we have a new book club just for you! The first Horror Book Club will be at 6.30pm on Monday 26th October, in the bookshop, to chat about 'There is no Antimemetics Division' by qntm. The book is available in the shop with £2 off. Buy it, read it and join us!

Next book club choice is LIVE! We meet 18.30 on Thursday 15th October to to discuss The Wreckers by George Makana Clark. Save a few bob on this title in store and join us for some booky chat!

Our Beckenham bestsellers for August

As is traditional, we will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday, have yourselves a nice sit down and read.

Thank you so much to Hayley Nolan for taking the time to come in to the shop today and sign her new book, Notorious - Anne Boleyn and the Great Tudor Hoax, the true story of notorious Elizabeth Barton, former housemaid, nun and unlikely Tudor influencer.

It was lovely to have Emily Brand in the shop to sign her new book of sketches, 'A year at Beckenham Place Park'. Available in the book shop now!

The lovely @bonnieburkepatel popped in to sign her book We Search the Island for Grace, now in stock, hurrah!

Homer's wine dark sea transformed into black and white in the window of @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social.

The lovely Zoe Manlow was with us today signing copies of her new book, The Last Secret of Wickham Grange! We have a few copies, so pop along and grab one. Not only a local author, but set locally too!

The next Poetry Book Club book is available in the shop! We're reading The Acrobat by Wisława Szymborska and chatting about it on Wednesday 2nd September at 6.30pm in the shop. All are welcome!

Our next Book Club choice has landed, we meet 18.30 on 27th August to discuss Bedlam by Jennifer Higgie, a novel of Richard Dadd. All welcome!

Our next Queer book club choice is here, Hurrah! Meeting 6:30 on Monday 24th August to discuss Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst. All welcome, join us!

How absolutely lovely to have the wonderful Andrey Kurkov pop into the bookshop to sign his latest book, The Stolen Heart. We will hopefully have him back to sign more soon!

The wonderful local legend Tony Bradman popped in today to sign copies of his cracking new title Tales of the Cobb Street Commandos, Hurrah!

Rabbitbox by Wayne Holloway-Smith is our next Poetry Book Club choice, described as powerful and heart-rending but also tender and magic. We'll be meeting on Tuesday 21st July at 6.30pm in the bookshop to talk about it. No booking needed. All are welcome!

Queer Book Club Klaxon! Meeting on 13th July to discuss A Room Above a Shop. Everyone welcome!

What to do for a new window when its Pride month, Fathers day coming up and something apparently happing with football...? Well, a little bit of everything and a whole lot of LOVE.

Local legend and bookshop pal Tony Bradman will be in the bookshop Saturday 20th June to celebrate his latest, Greek Boy and Tales of the Cobb Street Comanados, both released end of June. Pop along, meet Tony and get your copy signed. Hurrah!

Book Club Klaxon! Join us to chat about TonyInterruptor by Nicola Barker on Thursday 9th July at 6.30. All welcome.

From 23rd May to 20th June, we'd love your donations of new and used children's books. Children's Book Project, a registered charity that tackles childhood social, emotional & educational inequalities, gifting new & pre-loved books to children in under-served communities childrensbookproject.co.uk/

If a thick tome feels a bit much in this weather there are some excellent books coming in at around 150 pages that might fit the bill. Here are four that are in the shop at the moment...

We are here Saturday 10 til 5 and Sunday 10 til 3, pop along and treat yo'self to a new read for the weekend, then relaaaaaaaax....

From 23rd May to 20th June, we'd love your donations of new and used children's books. Children's Book Project, a registered charity that tackles childhood social, emotional & educational inequalities, gifting new & pre-loved books to children in under-served communities childrensbookproject.co.uk/

Delighted to show off our new Queer Book Club book choice for May/June - the rather splendid STAG DANCE by Torrey Peters.

We are open 10 til 3 tomorrow to get yourself some reading material before a well earned day off on bank holiiday monday!

We have a new Poetry Book Club Book! Goyle, Chert, Mire by Jean Sprackland. A series of sonnets about land, time, illness and recovery, grounded in the landscape and language of her Blackdown Hill home. Join us to talk about it in the bookshop on Tuesday 2nd June at 6.30pm. All Welcome!

It was a pleasure to have Clare Chambers in the shop this morning signing copies of two of her books, Shy Creatures and Small Pleasures.