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Book events at Diss Publishing Bookshop & Café Here at Diss Publishing we host a variety of book events including signings, talks and children’s activities covering a wide selection of interests. We look forward to welcoming you to one of our forthcoming events.
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Jenny Knight: Wild Moon Rising Saturday 5th July, 11am - 1pm
Welcome to Jenny Knight, sharing her new book, Wild Moon Rising -- ‘a powerful and moving debut novel about coming of age again post-marriage and post-menopause.’ Through gardening and art, and an unexpected friendship, Claire retreads the bittersweet journey that brought her to the second half of her life.
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Mary-Jane Riley: Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club Saturday 6th September, 11am - 1pm
We're thrilled to welcome Mary-Jane Riley, author of the Alex Devlin thriller series, sharing the first book in her new series, Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club. 1948. The shadow of war still lingers over Britain and Beattie Cavendish, former Secret Operations Executive agent, takes on an undercover role at the newly formed GCHQ, Beattie must survive a ruthless game of deception and the dark underbelly of 1940s Soho at the dawn of the Cold War.
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Rachel Churcher: Angels and the Battle Ground series Saturday 6th July 11:00 – 1:00 Discover Rachel Churcher, an exciting voice in YA dystopian fiction. Her action-driven, intensely relevant series Battle Ground was voted Readers’ Favourite International Book Award in 2021. Her new standalone, Angels, is the LGBTQ+ YA story you've been waiting for...angels have always walked among us, hiding their wings - until now.
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Jackie Carreira: Notebook Number Nine Saturday 10th August 11:00 – 1:00 A big welcome back to Jackie Carreira, author of Winter Tails, The Amber Library and many others. When all the lies and hypocrisy of the world become too much to ignore, is there anything you can do and still stay sane? Bekki is about to find out! Notebook Number Nine is a life-affirming, often humorous story of self-discovery, and what it simply means to be human.
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EVENING EVENT: Reading & Conversation at Diss Publishing Bookshop Natalie Bennett CHANGE EVERYTHING: How we can rethink, repair and rebuild society Tuesday 3rd September, 7:00pm An evening with Baroness Natalie Bennett, Green Party Member of the House of Lords. Please join us in welcoming Natalie as she shares her new book, Change Everything. Tickets are available now in our shop , £15 including a copy of the book and a glass of drink, £20 for a pair of tickets (one book included). Booking essential.
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Saturday Signings: AJ Deane Portals Saturday 21st September, 11:00am – 1:00pm
AJ Deane is an actor, poet, author and self-confessed geek. He is a lover of all things sci-fi and fantasy, and Portals is his first collection of SFF poems and stories. Come and meet the author and pick up a copy of his brand-new, limited edition paperback.
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Saturday Signings: Kiran Sidhu I Can Hear the Cuckoo Saturday 28th September, 11:00am – 1:00pm I Can Hear the Cuckoo: Life in the Wilds of Wales follows the author as she leaves London in search of peace and a clean start after her mother’s death. As she learns to love the remote Welsh village she has chosen as her new home, she learns to understand the rhythm of the earth and how to find a chosen family in the midst of grief.
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Saturday Signings: Michael Bartlett Return to My Village in the Valley Saturday 12th October, 11am – 1pm
Welcome back to Michael Bartlett, novelist, former writer on The Archers (and other programmes), with a sequel to his popular short story collection My Village in the Valley. Michael will be providing signed copies and good conversation- come and say hello!
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Saturday Signings: Pauline Manders Deftly Wrapped Saturday 19th October, 11:00am – 1:00pm Pauline Manders, popular author of the Utterly series, is back with a brand new series to share with you! Deftly Wrapped is Book One of the Hatter Street Private Investigation Agency. Featuring characters both new and familiar, this is a great read if you are just starting out with Pauline’s pacy contemporary crime novels, or a longtime fan returning for more.
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Saturday Signings: Adrian Bloom Foggy Bottom: A Garden to Share Saturday 26th October, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Our own Adrian Bloom of Bressingham Gardens joins us with his recent books! Wow!: The Giants of the Earth Is Adrian’s new book for younger readers, a fascinating look at the California redwoods. Foggy Bottom: A Garden to Share is full of inspiration and information for those who wish to develop a garden or merely to appreciate Foggy Bottom and its history. Preorder your copy now to have signed on the day!
Preorder your copy now to have it signed on the day!
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EVENING EVENT: Reading & Conversation at Diss Publishing Bookshop Jenni Keer & Clare Marchant The Ravenswood Witch and The House of the Witch Friday 25th October, 7:00pm A witchy evening awaits you as Jenni Keer and Clare Marchant join us with their newest novels, The Ravenswood Witch (Jenni) and The House of the Witch (Clare)! Tickets are available now in our shop , £15 including a copy of the book and a glass of drink, £20 for a pair of tickets (one book included). Booking essential.
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Saturday Signings: Nicola Knight The Night Before Christmas Saturday 30th November, 11am – 1pm
Kick off December with a signed copy of this Christmassy love story.. Felicity hates Christmas. But when she meets a man dressed as a penguin on Christmas Eve, could it spell a change of heart? A hilarious festive romance.
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Saturday Signings: Amber Raven The Weybourne Witches Saturday 25th January, 11am – 1pm Set locally in the village of Weybourne in Norfolk. Descended from a long line of witches of the Netherwell family, twin sisters Myrtle and Marigold must confront the darkness threatening their bloodline. A tale of women supporting women from beyond the veil, no matter the sacrifice.
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Saturday Signings: Dennis Roberts Norfolk Boy Saturday 1st February, 11am – 1pm Born in the Norfolk Brecks, twelve-year-old servant Isaac leaves his beloved Brecks and family, traveling to Newmarket with hopes of becoming a jockey. But in a dramatic turn of events, he is condemned to the far side of the world, to a place where new friendships will grow, but old enemies are never far away. It is a place where he must fight for his very survival.
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Reading & Conversation: Tea, Cake and a Slice of Murder with Kate Hardy and Kay Blythe Friday 11th April, 7pm You’re cordially invited for…. a lovely conversation with two of our favourite authors, Kate Hardy and Kay Blythe! The authors of Murder at Merry Beggars Hall and the Georgina Drake series will be here to chat about crime fiction and their latest books. Refreshments provided. Booking essential!
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Richard Negus: Words from the Hedge Saturday 24th May, 11am - 1pm
Hedges are as old as civilisation and as British as oak trees, but often go unnoticed. Words from the Hedge: A Hedgelayer’s Guide to the Countryside is Suffolk-based conservationist and professional hedgelayer Richard Negus’s timely exploration of how we can use hedges to make the British countryside a place where nature has a home.
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Jenni Keer: The House of Lost Whispers Clare Marchant: The Shadow on the Bridge Saturday 31st May, 10am-12pm
Clare and Jenni are back with two stories of hauntings, connections through time… The House of Lost Whispers imagines a reality overlapping our own, where the Titanic never sank; and The Shadow on the Bridge takes us from modern Norfolk to Tudor times and the Howard family.
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Harriett de Mesquita: The Magickal Summer of Evie Edelman Saturday 14th June, 11am – 1pm
We’re very pleased to be hosting Harriett de Mesquita, signing copies of her new book, The Magickal Summer of Evie Edelman. The story is sunny and dark, hilarious and awkward, imaginative and direct - much like Evie herself (Jewish, Asperger’s, 21 in 1982), who’s floundering about trying to work out who she is. Biting, observant, full of characters you feel like you know, this promises to be a memorable summer read.
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