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A BIG thank you to all of you who joined our inaugural ZOOM event last night with children's author Francesca Gibbons about her glorious...

At Madhatter Bookshop we love Poetry from Robert Browning to Phoebe Stuckes and William Blake to Michael Rosen. An Emotional Menagerie is...

Sunday 4th October is the first Sunday in the month which means it's time to grab your coffee mug and get yourself to Madhatter Bookshop....

Please forgive the pun but today is an exciting day! Today 'A Clock of Stars' by children's author Francesca Gibbons was released upon...

In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from...

Not only are we delighted to bring you our first online author event we are thrilled that Francesca Gibbons is one of our local authors....

Thanks to every fashion runway we are delighted to see that the hat is still a mainstay for our wardrobes. We might not be going full on...

Last night I was listening to Radio 4's Front Row after delivering a book to some dear friends and was blown away by Poet Phoebe Stuckes....

Last night saw the inaugural meeting of Novelicious, the Madhatter Book Shop Book Group and I am delighted to report the tech did what is...

I am absolutely delighted to bring you 'Wild' an exhibition of art by local artist Sally Wyatt. As the title suggests, Sally takes her...

If you are reading this blog post then, to be honest, I am probably preaching to the converted. You undoubtedly understand the joy of an...

It's August Bank Holiday weekend and we have been open eight weeks, three days and about 8 hours. Even though I have only had 9 days off...

Every day this week I have been asked which books are the best sellers so I thought I would share this with you. Not surprising that Why...

Tell Me A Dragon by writer and artist Jackie Morris ranks high in my all time top ten Desert Island Books. Even now as I attempt to...

This little gem landed on my desk this morning and I adore it and want to share with you darling bookworms. My Shadow is Pink, written...

We are delighted to announce 'The Rabbit Hole' at The Madhatter Bookshop, mixing books with art was officially declared open yesterday...

As a Mum to three teenagers I know how tough it can be to entice the children away from their screens and into a book. I am aware I...

Another benefit of owning a bookshop, apart from being surrounded by the scent of freshly printed paper, is the regular arrival of the...

Oh my it is hot! On my drive to work this morning my car said it was 22 degrees and rising. It is now 3pm and my trusted iphone is...

Do you have a favourite? Winning the Booker Prize for Fiction is the equivalent to winning Wimbledon, The FA Cup and an Olympic Gold for...