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Tell Your Dog I Love Them... event update!
We are delighted to welcome author and artist, Harriet Lowther to the bookshop to sign copies of her book "Tell Your Dog I Love Them" on...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Oct 61 min read
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Life On The Literary Fringe also known as Events at the Madhatter bookshop
We have three more events to bring you as part of our Burford Lit Fest Fringe Festival. 9th October Quintin lake The Wainwright Prize...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Oct 12 min read
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It's Super Saturday!
Burford Literary Festival opened last night with a talk from renowned artist, Francis Hamel. Art was discussed, wine was drunk and a...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Sep 271 min read
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On the Literary Fringe Flourishes!
Comedian Paul Miller brings Burford Comedy Club to Madhatter Bookshop! Hot on the heels of harpist Lucy Nolan and poet Chris Tutton, also...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Sep 252 min read
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What are you doing on Saturday?
Imaginary Landscapes is the perfect combination of poetry and harp by award winning poet Chris Tutton and accomplished professional...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Sep 151 min read
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The Phoenix Comic is coming to Little Madhatter Emporium!
We are delighted to announce that from next week we will be a new stockist for The Phoenix Comic! Copies will be available at Little...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Aug 261 min read
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Children's Book Club!
Its Junior Book Club Time! Following the fabulous success of our Book Club for grown ups we are delighted to announce our book clubs for...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Aug 221 min read
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Books Educate not Indoctrinate
After the multi-vehicular procession that was JD Vance and his security made their way up Burford High Street yesterday I am lead to...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Aug 152 min read
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Telling Stories: A Short Story Course
Do you often find yourself playing with words and images? Do you dream of conjuring new worlds? Is there a character you have imagined...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Aug 131 min read
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An Evening with National Geographic Photographer - Quintin Lake
The Wainwright Prize recognises outstanding works of nature and conservation. Quintin Lake's book, The Perimeter, has been shortlisted...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Aug 82 min read
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Bring Your Dog to the Bookshop!
Book Signing with Harriet Lowther author of TELL YOUR DOG I LOVE THEM Sunday 19th October at 1pm @ Madhatter Bookshop We are delighted...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Jul 221 min read
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Book of Dust - Part Three!
We are delighted to share with you the cover for the much anticipated final part of THE BOOK OF DUST. A special indie edition of THE...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Jul 91 min read
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Thank you!
From the Madhatter Team and the Children's Book Project A really BIG thank you from all of us to all of you. Together we have collected...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Jun 231 min read
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Meet the Author - Saturday
Meet Ursula Martin at Madhatter Bookshop Saturday 21st June 12.30-1.30 (ish) Through 7 months of 2025, Ursula is walking from Land’s End...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Jun 191 min read
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Madhatter Chatter
It is a beautiful evening in the bookshop and I am shortly off to Burford Library to interview local author, Eve Smith, we are so lucky...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Jun 172 min read
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Hugely anticipated Sequel by Charlie Mackesy!
We are delighted to announce the hugely anticipated new book from Charlie Mackesy, revisiting the much-loved world of The Boy, the Mole,...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
May 291 min read
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Children's Book Project - we need your help!
It is that time of year when we ask you to help us give books to children who have none of their own in collaboration with The Children's...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
May 211 min read
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A woman walks into a bookshop....
We are delighted to think The Madhatter Bookshop might be the inspiration behind The Cheshire Cat Bookshop in Burford named in Susie...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
May 21 min read
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Book of Dust .... Book 3!
The Rose Field – Book of Dust Volume Three will published on 23rd October 2025 Order your limited indie bookshop special edition today!...

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Apr 291 min read
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"Our fate flows with that of rivers, and always has" ....Robert Macfarlane
I have just returned from my travels to the island of Sao Miguel, the largest of the Azorean islands, 900 miles off the coast of Portugal....

Kim, The Madhatter Bookshop, Burford
Apr 212 min read
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