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Tuesday January 31st 7.00pm-8.30pm
The All New Photography Club at the Big Green Bookshop
Introducing a brand new Club at the Bookshop.
Photography Club.
This is open to everyone, young and old. You don't have to have a vast knowledge of photography or have a big fancy camera. We've set this up for a bit of fun and for members of the club to learn together. ...
The group will meet once a month to discuss their work and to share ideas and technical tips. Feel free to bring in examples of your photography to share with the group.
Each month a subject will be chosen for the group to take a photograph/photographs of to bring to the following meeting. It will be interesting to see the different ways that people capture the subject.
We'd love to display some of the Group's work in the Bookshop and we'd also like to have a photostream on our Blog or Website so that visitors can see some of the work. That's it at the moment. How the Group works is very much up to those people who turn up.
Which we hope you will.
The first meeting is FREE and there will be refreshments. So please do come along.
 
Wednesday February 1st 10.00am
Stories and Songs for the Under 5's
Join us for songs and stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Flapjack, tea and coffee available (free).
 
Wednesday February 1st 7.00pm
Writers' Group
This is a fortnightly group which gets together to share ideas and offer support. The focus is on fiction writing, in all its genres and it doesn't matter whether you're a published author or have just decided to try and write your first story. Everyone is treated as equals. It's £3 a meeting, to cover the cost of refreshments etc.
 
Thursday February 2nd 7.00pm
Graphic Novel Book Group
 
Sunday February 5th 1.00pm-4.00pm
Knitting at the Bookshop
Come to the bookshop. Knit. Drink tea. Eat biscuits. Chat. Relax.
 
Monday February 6th 10.00am
Stories & Songs for the Under 5's
Join us for songs and stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Flapjack, tea and coffee available (free).
 
Thursday February 9th 7.00pm-9.00pm
Crap Dates Workshop with Rhodri Marsden
To mark the launch of Rhodri Marsden's new book Crap Dates, he will be holding a Crap Dates Workshop at the bookshop to make everyone feel slightly better about their terrible dating experiences. He'll give a handy run down of the 20 most common types of worst date - illustrated with examples from the book - before opening things up to the floor and allowing you to share your own gut-wrenching stories. He'll probably have no useful advice, but he's an excellent listener and is quite good at consoling single people who are a bit upset.
The book is available to pre-order here at just £6.99, and there will be a prize for the person whose dating disaster story is deemed the most tragic.
Rhodri is a writer and musician, who has a weekly column in the Independent called 'Life of Marsden'. He currently plays in various bands including Scritti Politti, and is a rather lovely chap to boot.
It should be a great night out, to get you in the mood for Valentine's day and we hope to see you there. This is a free event
 
 
Tuesday February 14th 7.00pm
Book Group - Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Our book group meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Everyone is welcome. This month we will be discussingThe Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell.
 
Wednesday February 15th 7.00pm
Writers' Group
This is a fortnightly group which gets together to share ideas and offer support. The focus is on fiction writing, in all its genres and it doesn't matter whether you're a published author or have just decided to try and write your first story. Everyone is treated as equals. It's £3 a meeting, to cover the cost of refreshments etc.
 
Friday February 17th 8.00pm
Working Title Comedy Night
six great stand ups, one great compere. 
More details nearer the time.
Tickets sell out fast, so to be sure to get a place, you can buy tickets here. Just £3 each and you can bring your own refreshments.
 
Thursday February 23rd 7.00pm
Nicola Streeten discusses her wonderful Graphic Memoir of Grief & Recovery, Billy, Me and You.
Nicola Streeten’s little boy, Billy, was two years old when he died following heart surgery for problems diagnosed only ten days earlier.
Thirteen years later, able finally to revisit a diary written at the time, Streeten begins translating her notes into a graphic novel. The result is Billy Me and You, a retrospective reflection from a ‘healed’ perspective and gut wrenchingly sad at moments, is an unforgettable portrayal of trauma and our reaction to it – and, especially, the humour or absurdity so often involved in our responses.

The book's been getting the most wonderful reviews;

The Guardian
A remarkable book...it is searchingly honest, and desperately sad at times. At others, it is genuinely very funny. Quite a feat.

What's most remarkable is that it will make you laugh. And then there are moments that will tear your heart open.
--Herald Scotland

Forbidden Planet
This has a universal, empathetic appeal...To say it's moving really undervalues Billy, Me & You

We are absolutely thrilled that Nicola will be joining us to discuss the book, and her personal experiences. There will be an opportunity to ask her questions and the book, priced £12.99 will be available. 

This is a FREE event and refreshments will be available.
 
Saturday February 25th 11am-12.30pm
Storytelling Japes with The Diabolical Mr Tiddles and his author Tom McLaughlin
How exciting! (and I rarely use exclamation marks).

Tom McLaughlin, author and illustrator of The Diabolical Mr Tiddles will be here on Saturday February 25th at 11am to read his hilarious book about a mischievous kleptomaniac cat with a heart of gold. 
The book is getting some absolutely fantastic reviews and rightly so. 
Oliver Jeffers has called it 'an outstanding picture book debut', which is high praise indeed, and I suspect to see it up for some awards later this year (you heard it here first folks).

Not only will Tom be here reading his book but there'll be Mr Tiddles related activities for the young audience to get involved in afterwards. There'll be colouring, puppet making and lots more, so come along. It's ideal for 5s and under, but everyone is welcome. Tea and coffee for the grown ups too. 

We are absolutely delighted that Tom's coming to the shop. He's a very lovely person and we massively rate him. 

The book is available at the bookshop right now at just £5.99 and of course Tom will be happy to sign copies while he's here. 

This is a FREE event.
 
Sunday February 26th 12.00-5.00pm
Board Games at the Bookshop
It's the last Sunday of the month, so it must be board games day at the Big Green Bookshop. As well as having an opportunity to play childhood classics like Monopoly you can also try some of the new generation of games like Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne and Labyrinth. These are fun, challenging games that don't drag on endlessly until you've lost the will to live. Come along to the bookshop anytime throughout the afternoon, choose a game and spend a pleasant afternoon in the lovely surroundings of the bookshop trying to build your railway network, build your medieval empire or create a new civilisation. We'll provide coffee and tea, but bring along snacks to keep your mind focussed on destroying your opponents. Come along with friends or by yourself, we'll sure that there'll be a game you can join in with. If you want to bring along your own game then that's fine (especially if it's Escape From Colditz, I haven't played that for years) or if you want us to get a particular boardgame then just let us know and we'll do our best to get it (not Twister!). This is a FREE club and we hope you tell all your friends about it.
 
Saturday April 21st 7.00pm
Self-Publishing - A Shelf Help Guide.
At 24, Ben Galley is one of the youngest self-published authors in the UK. He released his debut book - The Written, the first in the fast-paced fantasy Emaneska Series, in early 2011, after writing most of it on his mobile phone while working at a well-known Cornish pasty vendor... The sequel and second in the series, Pale Kings, is firmly in the editing stage, and is due for release in early 2012.

Ben will be joining us to give sensible, useful. practical advice on self publishing. There is so much information about this subject, that it is sometomes hard to know what to think. Having been through the process, Ben is in a perfect position to give those of you who are considering self publishing some pointers.
Tickets are available at just £3 per person, redeemable on Ben's books on the night. Tickets can be bought online here.