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Author Event: Lost in the Forest with Colin Heber-Percy
We are thrilled to be hosting our first author event this month! Join us on the 27th for a glass of wine and hear Colin Heber-Percy talk about his new book, Lost in the Forest: Notes on not belonging from the English countryside. The book is truly brilliant (as was his last book!) and Colin is an engaging speaker. We are looking forward to a thought-provoking and fun evening! Colin will be signing copies of the book after the talk.
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Lost in the Forest encourages us to get lost - to lose the labels society and institutions use to box us in - and to relish the liberation of losing our way in the world. Blending anecdotes from parish life with philosophy, literature and tales from his local Savernake Forest, Colin argues that there is an overlooked richness, a spirituality and a freedom to be found outside the boundary lines our culture sets for us.
Rev Dr Colin Heber-Percy is the parish priest for the villages around Savernake Forest, as well as a screenwriter and author. His previous book, Tales of a Country Parish, was an indie bookshop bestseller and his screenwriting work has won many awards and been shown all over the world. Colin holds a PhD in medieval metaphysics and has lectured on spirituality, faith, film, and fiction.
Date: Thursday, 27th March
Time: 7 pm
Place: Everybody Reads
Price: £5, redeemable off book purchase. Refreshments free.
Tickets: in-store or online through Eventbrite (note: online purchases incur a fee from Eventbrite)
Daytime Group: Shared Reading
At Shared Reading a short story or poem is read aloud in a group. People can just listen, or join in and talk with others about their responses to the piece. The sessions are led by the lovely Asya, trained by the charity The Reader. This is a great way to enjoy something thought-provoking together with others.
Date: Thursdays, 13 & 27 March
Time: 11am-12pm
Place: Downstairs at Everybody Reads
Fee: FREE
Register: No pre-booking required, just turn up!
Book Group: Everybody Reads Fiction
This group meets monthly to discuss a new fiction title in paperback. Just buy the book at Everybody Reads (at 10% off) and register for the discussion at time of purchase. Feel free to bring refreshments on the night; we can provide glasses.
April Title:
Fourteen Days
Edited by Margaret Atwood &
Douglas Preston
One week into lockdown, the tenants of a Manhattan apartment building have begun to gather on the rooftop each evening and tell stories in this exciting new twist on the novel. With each character secretly written by a different, major literary voice - from Margaret Atwood to John Grisham and Celeste Ng, Fourteen Days is a heart-warming ode to the power of storytelling and human connection.
Date: Tuesday, 1st April
Time: 7 - 8pm
Place: Everybody Reads
Fee: FREE, with purchase of featured title
Register: At time of book purchase
Book Group: Everybody Reads Novellas
This group meets monthly to discuss shorter fiction of 150 pages or fewer. Just buy the book at Everybody Reads (at 10% off) and register for the discussion at time of purchase. Feel free to bring refreshments on the night; we can provide glasses.
April Title:
Clear
by Carys Davies
Set during the Highland Clearances of 1840s Scotland, Clear tells the story of two
men with no common language, thrown together on a remote island. One lives a life of quiet isolation and the other is there to evict him.
146 pages
Date: Tuesday, 8th April
Time: 7 - 8pm
Place: Everybody Reads
Fee: FREE, with purchase of featured title
Register: At time of book purchase
Book Group: Ideas for Life
This group meets monthly to discuss a non-fiction title. Just buy the book at Everybody Reads (at 10% off) and register for the discussion at time of purchase. Feel free to bring refreshments on the night; we can provide glasses.
April Title:
by David Graeber
40% of us believe our jobs don’t contribute anything to the world, and in fact might make it worse. Dave Graeber looks at why and how this came to be, and what we can do about it.
Date: Tuesday, 15th April
Time: 7 - 8pm
Place: Everybody Reads
Fee: FREE, with purchase of featured title
Register: At time of book purchase
Children's Group: StoryTime!
For children over 2 (and their grown-ups)
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Join us as we read 3 picture books we love. 10% off any of the books we read on the day.
Date: Saturdays, 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd March
Time: 10.30-11.00am
Place: Downstairs at Everybody Reads
Fee: FREE
Register: no pre-booking required, just turn up!
Children's Group: BabyTime!
For children under 2 (and their grown-ups)
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It's never too early to read to your baby! This group is an opportunity for our youngest readers (and their parents!) to meet, socialise and enjoy age-appropriate board books together. 10% off recommended board books from our BabyTime! basket on the day.
Date: Wednesdays, 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th March
Time: 10.30-11.00am
Place: Downstairs at Everybody Reads
Fee: FREE
Register: no pre-booking required, just turn up!
Keep Sharing your Book Recommendations
and Win Free Books!
We’ve been enjoying speaking with the ‘Wild Readers of Chiswersmith' (pictured along the top of this page) and sharing their thoughts on what they are reading with you.
Congratulations to Sylvie, one of our February Wild Readers and the winner of our February Free Book Draw. She won £30 in free books!
In addition to our Wild Reader recommendations, we have had a number of book recommendations submitted to us through our website. Many of these are now on our shelves, displayed with an accompanying customer review.
Thanks so much to everyone who has shared a recommendation with us so far and do, please, continue to do so - you might just be our next winner of £30 in free books! Submit your book recommendations and reviews here.