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SUMMARY:Philippa Gregory celebrating Normal Women
DESCRIPTION:Join the international blockbuster author Philippa Gregory as she redefines the story of normal English women and asks why they are missing from 900 years of history. Hear the fascinating stories of highwaywomen\, pirates\, soldiers\, inventors and rioters in this lively\, interactive event based on her bestselling novel Normal Women\, available in an adult and a teen edition.\nBook your ticket here!\nKenilworth Books in Collaboration with Kenilworth School and Sixth Form and Harper Collins.
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/normal-women-with-philippa-gregory/
LOCATION:Private: Kenilworth School and Sixth Form\, Glasshouse Ln\, Kenilworth\, CV8 2AL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Join us for WBD with Jamie Hammond\, author of Grumpfort!
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet Author of Illustrator of Grumpfort\, Jamie Hammond and join in with our World Book Day Celebrations on Thursday 6th March afterschool!\nThis event is free and there is no need to book so please do come along and pick up a signed copy of Jamie’s new book!\nGrumpfort \n(perfect for readers 7+)\nMeet Mo\, the worst monster hunter ever\, in this hilarious and highly illustrated adventure. Mo never wanted to be a Warden – protecting the village of Bogfoss from the terrifying monsters in the woods is way too scary. But when he’s beaten up by a goblin on his first patrol\, he knows he has to prove himself. \nSo he sets out into the forbidden woods to catch himself a monster and make himself a hero. Instead he stumbles into GRUMPFORT\, a secret monster fortress with a very big problem. The fearsome Grumpsnatcher is kidnapping the other monsters – and suddenly Mo’s on a monster-hunt with a troll\, a gnome and a fire-breathing snotwoggle to stop it!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/join-us-for-wbd-with-jamie-hammond-author-of-grumpfort/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Local Poet Frank McMahon
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Frank McMahon\, who will be signing copies of his new poetry book\, The Canticles of Spring. \nFrank was born and raised in Birkenhead\, Merseyside. After graduating he began his career in Social Work/ Welfare as a practitioner and manager\, working for three Local Authorities\, British Red Cross and ActionforChildren. Since moving to Cirencester\, writing poetry has become an important part of his life. Frank has won many awards for his books – At the Storm’s Edge\, A Different Land and his third collection The Light will Always Return. \n“These multi-layered poems are a deeply satisfying read – fusing musicality\, lyricism with fascinating themes and motifs. McMahon’s poems have a rare and precious power\, they inspire and inform in equal measure.” – Anna Saunders – Poet and Founding Director Cheltenham Poetry Festival
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-local-poet-frank-mcmahon/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:March Book Club with author Leo Vardiashvili
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our March Book Club with novelist Leo Vardiashvili. We will be chatting about his debut Hard by a Great Forest – a rare\, searching tale of home\, memory and sacrifice – of one family’s mission to rescue one another\, and put the past to rest. \nReserve your space for £5 on our website here or pop in to see us at the shop. \nOrder the book here!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/march-book-club-with-author-leo-vardiashvili/
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Local Author Anthony Etherington
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet local author Anthony Etherington\, who will be signing copies of his new book\, Some Other Eden. \nAnthony has written several teleplays and screen dramas. One of these\, Yellow Dragon and the Red Fox\, won Best Screenplay awards at the European Independent Film Festival and the International Film Festival of Wales in 2014. His debut novel\, Europia\, was published in 2022 with great success. \nAfter Geoff Ward is kidnapped in Cairo\, the lives of three families change forever. \nCairo\, 2010. As the vast city swelters in the summer heatwave\, anti-government protesters take to the streets. When visiting businessman Geoff Ward is kidnapped\, his client Khaled and Khaled’s sister\, Layla\, a prominent activist\, set out to find the Englishman. Meanwhile\, back in the UK\, Geoff’s wife\, Angie\, frustrated by her feelings of helplessness and the government’s apparent ineffectiveness\, contacts an old family friend\, Shimon\, to ask for help. Who has taken Geoff and why? Can his would-be rescuers work together to find him? And how will Angie and her two teenage children cope with his disappearance? \nTold from multiple perspectives\, Some Other Eden – part kidnap thriller\, part family drama – is a gripping tale of resilience and courage in an increasingly turbulent and fragmented world. \nAnthony explains: “Soon after leaving school\, I worked on two farms in Israel and\, ever since\, have remained in touch with one of the families that employed me. More than three decades later I returned regularly to the Middle East\, working as a self-employed contractor on various recruitment and people development projects in Saudi Arabia\, Egypt and Dubai. While abroad I observed that most of the people I met shared the same hopes and wants: good health for themselves and their families; a decent education and employment prospects for their children; and work that pays. Some Other Eden is\, at heart\, my attempt to give voice to the belief that we have far more in common than divides us.” \nPre-order a copy of Some Other Eden by Anthony Etherington here.
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-local-author-anthony-etherington/
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SUMMARY:Haunted Kenilworth Book Launch Walking Tour and Talk
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the launch of Haunted Kenilworth\, join us on a walking tour and talk by local historian Adam Wood\, whose book Bloody Kenilworth led readers on a self-guided walking tour of some of the most notorious locations where dark deeds took place in the town’s past. \nThis follow-up volume\, Haunted Kenilworth\, reveals more than twenty spooky stories reported from around the town\, from a witch in the Castle moat to the ghost in the music shop. \nThe walking tour is now SOLD OUT but do please join us for the talk at Abbey Hill United Reform Church. \nThe talk at the URC will start at 7.00pm. A ticket for the talk is £5.00 and can be purchased online or by popping into the bookshop\, phoning on 01926 855784 or emailing info@kenilworthbooks.co.uk \nThe evening will conclude with a book signing of Haunted Kenilworth. \nBook Your Tickets Here!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/haunted-kenilworth-book-launch-walking-tour-and-talk/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:Book Launch - celebrate the publication of Abigail Johnson's The Secret Collector
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the publication of Abigail Johnson’s debut The Secret Collector. This uplifting story set in Birmingham is centred around friendship across generations\, the power of community and finding hope where it had been lost. \nNo need to book for this event please just pop in and meet Abigail\, pick up a signed copy of her new book and enjoy some fizz and cake with other book lovers! \nPre-order a Signed Copy of The Secret Collector here! \nAbigail Johnson is an author from Birmingham whose stories have been longlisted for the Bath Novel Award and Exeter Novel Award. She didn’t take writing seriously until she turned 40 when voluntary redundancy led her to enrol on a part-time writing course with the Faber Academy. However\, she has always enjoyed writing thanks to winning Kit Kats as prizes at school for her creative writing efforts! She now has a two-book deal with publisher Pan Macmillan.
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/book-launch-celebrate-the-publication-of-abigail-johnsons-the-secret-collector/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:E L Norry Bookshop Visit
DESCRIPTION:The wonderful E L Norry will be coming to join us in the bookshop 3pm – 4.30pm on Friday 11th April to sign lots of her wonderful books! 📚 \nWe can’t wait to chat all about the Fablehouse series\, the Murder Club books and her new novel Runaways due out in July! \nPop in and meet E L Norry afterschool at the bookshop ✨
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/e-l-norry-bookshop-visit/
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SUMMARY:Children's Easter Holiday Fun
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URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/childrens-easter-holiday-fun/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
CATEGORIES:What's on at Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:Young Adult April Book Club with Sophie Jo
DESCRIPTION:Join us in person for our Young Adult Book Club with novelist Sophie Jo. We will be chatting about her new book Red Flags – an adorably hilarious love story exploring the difference between what makes a legitimate red flag and what is simply being flawed and human. \nReserve your space for our book club on Tuesday 29th April\, 5:30pm at the bookshop with a £5 Book Token in the shop or on our website.  \nPick up your copy of the book in the shop or online – (use the code ‘BOOKCLUB’ to get 15% off!)
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/young-adult-april-book-club-with-sophie-jo/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:April Book Club - Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our April Book Club to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th Anniversary! We will be chatting about all Jane Austen’s works and focusing on Pride & Prejudice after being chosen by the book club members! \nReserve your space for £5 on our website or pop in to see us at the shop. \nOrder the book here!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/april-book-club-celebrating-jane-austens-250th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Author Paul Aldridge
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Paul Aldridge\, who will be signing copies of his book\, The Tightrope Club. \nHow far would you go for something you crave? \nWelcome to ‘The Tightrope Club’. Michael makes a grave error. Beaten down by his addiction\, an untimely confession sees his world come crashing down. With nowhere left to turn\, he forms a secretive brotherhood and rallies himself to help others wrestle with their own addictions. Mysterious souls\, disrupt his good intentions and force him to take matters into his own righteous hands. Now in too deep\, his relentless pursuit of the truth takes him to places he may never escape from. Left with difficult choices\, he may have to sacrifice himself to save others\, and hopefully still find a path back towards redemption. \nAlthough previously an author of children’s books\, this is Paul’s first foray into fiction. A unique storyteller\, whether that is writing rhythming picture books or now tales of redemption\, he delivers a descriptive\, inspiring and thought-provoking form of writing to entertain the reader.
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-author-paul-aldridge/
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SUMMARY:KENFEST STORYCORNER
DESCRIPTION:KENFEST\, Kenilworth’s beer and music festival\, is delighted to announce a new partnership with Kenilworth BooksNew for 2025\, visitors to the afternoon sessions at KENFEST will be able to meet some of the best and local children’s authors and illustrators\, for children of all ages. The Story Corner will be an exciting celebration of books and reading filled with authors\, activities and storytelling!\nKENFEST STORYCORNER LINEUP\nSATURDAY\n\n\n\n2.00-4.00pm\n \nFletcher the Fox – meet author Julia Rawlinson \nStory Walks\, colouring and crafts for younger children \nJulia is originally from London but now lives in Kenilworth and is the author of the popular Fletcher the Fox picture book series.  Fletcher the kind-hearted fox and his friends have fun exploring nature in these beautifully illustrated picture books.\n\n\n2.00-3.00pm \n & \n 3.30-4.30pm\n \nKitty Quest – meet storyteller\, author and illustrator Phil Corbett \nGraphic Novel design workshop for children aged 7+ \nPhil is a professional storyteller who grew up locally and now lives above a comic shop in France. Kitty Quest is a hilarious\, magical and downright silly story about some paws-itively delightful heroes.\n\n\n2.30-3.30pm \n & \n 4.00-5.00pm \n \n\nThe Raccoon from Rangoon – meet author and singer-songwriter Robert Alexander \nStorytelling and singing for under 9s \nRobert is a local writer of children’s books and songs. “The Raccoon from Rangoon” is a big band\, jazz/swing\, musically themed Children’s rhyming picture book that’s getting feet tapping\, tails wagging and wings flapping\n\n\n3.00-4.00pm\n\nCrafty Bees \nFind out more about why bees are so important while enjoying some fun bee crafting! \nCraft activities for children of all ages. \n \n\n\n\n\nSUNDAY\n\n\n\n2.00-4.00pm\n \nFletcher the Fox – meet author Julia Rawlinson \nStory Walks\, colouring and crafts for younger children \nJulia is originally from London but now lives in Kenilworth and is the author of the popular Fletcher the Fox picture book series.  Fletcher the kind-hearted fox and his friends have fun exploring nature in these beautifully illustrated picture books.\n\n\n2.00-3.00pm \n & \n 3.30-4.30pm\n \nKnight Sir Louis – meet the Brothers McLeod \nStorytelling and illustration workshop for children aged 6+ \nBased in Stratford\, BAFTA award winning creative duo Greg & Myles are the Brothers McLeod.  The Knight Sir Louis series are hilarious tales told with wonderfully bonkers illustrations.\n\n\n2.30-3.30pm \n & \n 4.00-5.00pm \n \n\nThe Raccoon from Rangoon – meet author and singer-songwriter Rob Alexander \nStorytelling and singing for under 9s \nRobert is a local writer of children’s books and songs. “The Raccoon from Rangoon” is a big band\, jazz/swing\, musically themed Children’s rhyming picture book that’s getting feet tapping\, tails wagging and wings flapping!\n\n\n3.00-4.00pm\n\nMagician Lee Joseph Mystery Entertainer – a modern day magician who will amuse and amaze you with his magic\, mystery and twistery! \nLee will be performing in the Story Corner but also popping up around the festival all afternoon – so keep an eye out!! \nMagic tricks and illusions for children (and grown-ups) of all ages.\n\n\n\n  \nOn this new partnership\, Jai Purewal\, KENFEST curator said\, ‘Kenilworth Books is one of the jewels in the crown of the Kenilworth high street and the bookshop has been part of the community for almost 57 years. We are delighted to be working with Judy and the team in bringing even more family entertainment to KENFEST.’Judy Brook\, owner\, Kenilworth Books\, added\, ‘We are really looking forward to bringing some of our favourite children’s authors to KENFEST. Putting on events in the shop and in venues around town\, and taking authors into schools\, is very much part of what we do. It’s not only about what happens in the bookshop – it’s about taking our love of reading out into the community too and this is the perfect opportunity.’KENFEST tickets are selling fast\, and are available at kenfest.co.uk
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/kenfest-storycorner/
LOCATION:Private: KENFEST\, Kenilworth Rugby Football Club\,
Glasshouse Lane\,\, Kenilworth\, CV8 2AJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Author Roger Whitmore
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Roger Whitmore\, who will be signing copies of his book\, The Broken Rune Staff. \n Now retired\, Roger has dabbled in many trades but these days enjoys playing golf and gardening which has led to the opening of his small garden for the National Garden Scheme.  The Broken Rune Staff is Roger’s first fantasy novel with lots of twists and turns to take the reader on an epic adventure!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-author-roger-whitmore-2/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:Mark Steel: The Leopard in My House
DESCRIPTION:“The consultant had told me he was confident I had throat cancer that had spread into the lymph glands. Joyfully\, I held his hand\, and looked up to the heavens like a South American footballer after scoring a goal. It was one of the happiest moments of my life.”\nJoin multi award-winning\, BAFTA-nominated writer and comedian Mark Steel for his new tour ‘The Leopard in My House’. The topic? His battle with throat cancer. A battle he is winning (thankfully) and which only his rapier wit could fashion a comedy tour show out of. \nCancer has done nothing to dull Mark’s acute political observations or quash his “frankly bonkers” energy: you will laugh\, you will cry\, but you’ll laugh again\, and again\, and again. \nThe Leopard in My House is proof that this leftie\, working-class\, Radio 4 favourite truly deserves his place in the UK comedy pantheon. \nMark Steel is best known for his critically-acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s in Town (now in its 13th series)\, as well as his hit podcast What The F*** Is Going On…?. \nHe has presented the BAFTA-nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC Two\, and is a regular on BBC One’s Have I Got News for You and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz. \nBook your tickets at Warwick Arts Centre here
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/mark-steel-the-leopard-in-my-house/
LOCATION:Warwick Arts Centre\, University of Warwick\, Coventry\, West Midlands\, CV4 7AL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Author Penny Batchelor
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Penny Batchelor\, who will be signing copies of her new thriller. \nShe knows all your darkest secrets . . . Now she’s the woman next door. \nIt’s been twenty-five years\, but I’d know that laugh anywhere. I freeze. Don’t let her in. Now she’s standing in my kitchen\, smiling and shaking my husband’s hand with her perfectly manicured nails. Stacy. She’s our new next-door neighbour. What is she doing here? What does she want this time? I worked so hard to put the past behind me\, to build this life for myself. \nPenny is the author of psychological thrillers – My Perfect Sister\, Her New Best Friend and The Reunion Party published by Elma Books. Penny is a co-founder and judge of the ADCI Literary Prize for adult fiction by a disabled/ chronically ill novelist\, is a Bookseller colmunist and speaks regularly at festivals. \nCHECK OUT PENNY’S BOOKS HERE AND PRE-ORDER THE LATEST BOOK!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-author-penny-batchelor-2/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Fletcher and the Bee with Julia Rawlinson
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Julia Rawlinson\, who will be signing copies of her book\, Fletcher and the Bee. \nJoin us for colouring and crafting to celebrate the publication of Julia Rawlinson’s new book and World Bee Day! \nThe meadow is blooming with sweet summer flowers\, but Bee is sad.     She can’t dance like the other bees!  Fletcher and Bee journey through the wood learning new dances from Fletcher’s friends. \nWill they find Bee’s perfect dance? \nNo need to book for this event\, please just pop in and meet Julia\, pick up a signed copy of her new book\, and enjoy some crafting to celebrate too! \nPRE-ORDER FLETCHER AND THE BEE HERE!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/book-launch-for-fletcher-and-the-bee-with-julia-rawlinson/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250528T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
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SUMMARY:May Book Club Q&A with author Elizabeth O'Connor
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our May Book Club with novelist Elizabeth O’Connor. We will be chatting about her beautiful and devastating debut Whale Fall – a story of longing and betrayal set against the backdrop of a world on the edge of great tumult. \nReserve your space for £5 on here or pop in to see us at the shop. \nOrder a copy of the book here and received 15% discount off the RRP!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/may-book-club-qa-with-author-elizabeth-oconnor/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250607T130000
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
CREATED:20250425T153547Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Author Libby Thompson
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Libby Thompson\, who will be signing copies of her new autobiography\, Undone. \nThe Libby Thompson you meet today is a successful beauty therapist from Warwickshire in England – friendly and approachable with a lovely family – but life hasn’t always been this way. \nUndone is her story of survival from childhood abuse and spiral into alcoholism\, but also her path to freedom through faith. Her life unravels\, but she finds redemption\, fulfilment and her true purpose in God.
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-author-libby-thompson/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
CREATED:20250508T134726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T084129Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Summer Under the Stars by Kate Mallinder
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the publication of Kate Mallinder’s latest book Summer Under the Stars in the Summer of No Regrets Series! \nNo need to book for this event please just pop in and meet Kate\, pick up a signed copy of her new book and enjoy some goodies and cake with other book lovers! \nPre-order a Signed Copy of Summer Under the Stars and Summer of No Regrets here! \nKate Mallinder lives with her family near Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire. She grew up in Solihull and lived for a while in West Yorkshire. She is fascinated by what makes people tick and writing is her way of exploring that. Even after writing Summer of No Regrets\, Sasha\, Hetal\, Nell and Cam still had more to say\, so she followed them on a road trip. Summer Under the Stars is her third novel. \nHer second book\, Asking for a Friend is out now. \nFind out more about Kate on her website www.katemallinder.co.uk.
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/book-launch-for-summer-under-the-stars-by-kate-mallinder/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250612T154500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250612T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
CREATED:20250609T104607Z
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SUMMARY:Meet and Greet with Steve Williams
DESCRIPTION:Make sure to pop in and see us!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/meet-and-greet-with-steve-williams/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250614
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250622
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
CREATED:20250605T103946Z
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SUMMARY:Independent Bookshop Week 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Independent Bookshop Week 2025!\nWe have lots going on in the middle of June to celebrate…\n11th June – Book Launch for ‘Summer Under the Stars’ by Kate Mallinder. \n19th June – Caroline Lea popping in to sign her new novel ‘Love\, Sex & Frankenstein’! \n21st June – Saturday Signing with Abigail Johnson and her debut ‘The Secret Collector’. \n25th June – Book Club discussing Elif Shafak’s ‘There Are Rivers in the Sky’ and the rest of the Indie Book Awards Shortlist! \nThroughout the Week there will also be …\n\nGoodie Bags\nHighFive Tokens (Once redeemed gets you a £5 Book Token!)\nCounter Top Treats\n‘Blind Date with a Book’ will be back!\n\nPop in throughout June and help us celebrate and champion Independent Bookshops!!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/independent-bookshop-week-2025/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
CREATED:20250425T155030Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Author Abigail Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Abigail Johnson\, who will be signing copies of her book\, The Secret Collector. \n‘Wonderfully drawn characters you really root for . . . a delightfully uplifting story’ – Mike Gayle\, author of All the Lonely People \n Join us to celebrate Abigail Johnson’s debut The Secret Collector. This uplifting story set in Birmingham is centred around friendship across generations\, the power of community and finding hope where it had been lost. \nAbigail Johnson is an author from Birmingham whose stories have been longlisted for the Bath Novel Award and Exeter Novel Award.
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-author-abigail-johnson/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250625T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250625T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
CREATED:20250527T130154Z
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SUMMARY:June Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our June Book Club to chat about the Indie Book Awards Shortlist for 2025! We will be focusing on bestselling author Elif Shafak’s ‘There Are Rivers in the Sky’! \nReserve your space for £5 on our website here or pop in to see us at the shop. \nFull Shortlist for the Indie Book Awards: – The Glassmaker by @tracychevalierwriter – The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry – Think Again by @jacquelinewilson_hq – Caledonian Road by @andrewohaganauthor – There are Rivers in the Sky by @shafakelif – James by Percival Everett
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/june-book-club/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250701T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250701T183000
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
CREATED:20250614T092030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250614T092030Z
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SUMMARY:Young Adult April Book Club with Wren James
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Young Adult June Book Club with novelist Wren James. We will be chatting about their newest book – an addictive thriller set in Hollywood about fame\, obsession and toxic fandom. This is perfect for true crime fans. \nReserve your space for our book club on Tuesday 1st July\, 5:30pm at the bookshop with a £5 Book Token in the shop or on the website.  \nPick up your copy of the book in the shop or online – (use the code ‘BOOKCLUB’ to get 15% off)
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/young-adult-april-book-club-with-wren-james/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250702T154500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
CREATED:20250619T123625Z
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SUMMARY:Storytime and Duck Hunt with Children's Author Tom Tinn-Disbury
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the publication Duck Delivers with a Storytime\, window painting and mini duck hunt in the shop! This is a laugh-out-loud adventure filled story with ‘quacking’ bird puns\, vibrant illustrations\, and hilarious high-stakes delivery-drama which little ones will love! \nPop along\, listen to the story\, find the hidden ducks\, and pick up a signed copy of this fabulous new children’s book! \nThis is a FREE event so please do come along!!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/storytime-and-duck-hunt-with-childrens-author-tom-tinn-disbury/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250705T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250705T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
CREATED:20250619T131557Z
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Author Kirsty Howarth
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet children’s author Kirsty Howarth who will be signing copies of her book\, Willow’s Wood. \nKirsty lives in a small village in Leicestershire with her family. Her love of the outdoors and her young children have inspired the story of Willow’s Wood. Growing up in an old mining town in the midlands that backed onto wasteland\, woods\, fields and meadows; she has fond memories of adventure filled days with her siblings and friends!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-author-kirsty-howarth/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250717T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250717T200000
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CREATED:20250509T160915Z
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SUMMARY:Dangerous Women - Elizabeth Fremantle & Annie Garthwaite on Women in Historical Fiction
DESCRIPTION:UPDATED \nUnfortunately Caroline Lea will not be able to join us for our Dangerous Women event in July due to a private health matter but fortunately acclaimed author and good friend of the bookshop Annie Garthwaite has stepped in to help. On the night we will still be discussing Love\, Sex & Frankenstein by Caroline Lea\, Sinners by Elizabeth Freemantle and now Annie Garthwaite’s The King’s Mother which tells the story of four dangerous women! We are so excited to delve deeper into these powerful women who are so often overlooked in historical records. \nJoin us in conversation with best selling authors Elizabeth Fremantle and Annie Garthwaite on why women in Historical Fiction were often viewed as ‘Dangerous’ for rebelling against society’s rules and expectations. \nWe are looking forward to be back at Kenilworth School & Sixth Form for this wonderful event. Our last event here SOLD OUT so please book promptly if you would like to join us. \nBook your tickets here! \nAs The King’s Mother by Annie Garthwaite is our July Book Club pick this can be ordered on our Book Club page here or be bought on the night! \nMore info on our authors and their latest novels: \nSinners by Elizabeth Fremantle is a page-turning feminist retelling of the tragic short life of the young Roman noblewoman Beatrice Cenci. Bringing to life sixteenth-century Rome and a trial that became legend\, this new novel explores one woman’s rage and her determination to stand tall in the face of the violence of men. Liz is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels: Firebrand (formerly Queen’s Gambit)\, Sisters of Treason\, Watch the Lady and The Girl in the Glass Tower. ELizabeth’s debut is now a standout feature film FIREBRAND\, with Alicia Vikander starring as Katherine Parr and Jude Law playing Henry VIII and it was nominated at Cannes for a Palme d’Or. \nAnnie Garthwaite is the acclaimed author of two novels that bring the women of the Wars of the Roses to life. Cecily (Viking\, Penguin 2021) was named a ‘top pick’ by The Times and Sunday Times\, a ‘Best Book of 2021’ by independent bookshops and Waterstones\, and has recently been optioned for television. The King’s Mother (Viking\, Penguin 2024) was named ‘Book of the Month’ by The Times immediately upon publication and has just been released in paperback. Annie came to writing after a 30-year international business career\, determined to cast light on a female history so often overlooked. \nLove\, Sex and Frankenstein by Caroline Lea is a reimagining of the summer of 1816 when Mary Shelley stayed at Byron’s villa and wrote Frankenstein. Caroline delves into female rage\, creative madness and the jaw-dropping scandal that bore the world’s most famous work of gothic fiction. Tipped as ‘a highly original and inventive writer’ by the Sunday Times\, Caroline is a star on the rise\, impressing media and peers alike and loved for her previous book Prize Women which was Kenilworth Books top selling Fiction title of 2024!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/dangerous-women-elizabeth-fremantle-anniel-garthwaite-on-women-in-historical-fiction/
LOCATION:Private: Kenilworth School and Sixth Form\, Glasshouse Ln\, Kenilworth\, CV8 2AL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Children's Summer Events 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Summer Holiday for some fun!!\nCheck out our Children’s Summer Events below…\n  \n\n\n\n \nDate\nEvent\nAge Range\n\n\n\n\nWed \n23 \nJuly \n11am – 1pm \n\nPokémon Trading – bring your doubles and swap them for ones you are yet to collect. Talk Pokémon with new friends.\nAll ages\n\n\n\nWed \n30 \nJuly \n11am – 1pm\nColouring with Fletcher the Fox – a relaxed session just enjoying a bit of colouring in….\nUnder 6\n\n\n\nWed \n6 \nAug \n11am – 1pm\nMake a Book Mark – Do you lose your place in your book? Make a cool bookmark so you never lose your place again!\nOver 6\n\n\n\nFri \n15 \nAug \n11am – 1pm\nBookish Quiz – How well do you know your children’s books? Test your knowledge.\nAll Ages (with a little help)\n\n\n\nThurs \n21 \nAug \n11am – 1pm\nStory Time – Come along and listen to one of your favourite stories\, maybe a tiger might come for tea?\nUnder 6\n\n\n\nThurs \n28 \nAug \n11am – 1pm\nPokémon Trading – Did you miss the first session? Another chance to bring your doubles and swap them for ones you are yet to collect. Talk Pokémon with new friends.\nAll ages
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/childrens-summer-events-2025/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250730T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250730T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T204311
CREATED:20250618T154021Z
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SUMMARY:July Book Club with author Annie Garthwaite
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our July Book Club with author Annie Garthwaite. We loved her previous novel CECILY and can’t wait to chat about The King’s Mother! Four Mothers. One crown. A story of maternal ferocity and female ambition – of all they can build and all they can destroy. \nThis is a chance to have a more intimate chat with Annie and have your own questions answered about both her wonderful novels!! \nReserve your space for £5 on our website here or pop in to see us at the shop. \nOrder a copy of the book and receive 15% discount when you use the code ‘BOOKCLUB’
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/july-book-club-with-author-annie-garthwaite/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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