A Cornish Pomona – Talk & Book Signing

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Talk and book signing to a accompany this delightful colourful book with descriptions of an amazing range of 175 varieties of apple trees of the South West, many of which are grown in the authors' orchard.

Books Are My Bag Party & Book Signing

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Bookshops up and down the country are celebrating their national annual campaign called Books Are My Bag. This is a collaboration between publishers, bookshops and authors and is the biggest ever promotion of high street bookshops. http://www.booksaremybag.com At The Book Shop, there will be children’s activities, cupcakes and prize giveaways, but most importantly, lots of books, […]

Horror By Gaslight

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

HALLOWEEN EVENT FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER, 6pm “Horror by Gaslight" Author of The Battles of Ben Kingdom series, Andrew Beasley will be sharing some of the stories that scared him as a child and which influenced his own writing. He will also talk about his own research on fears and phobias and read some creepy passages from […]

Book Signing and meet local chef Nick Barclay

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

The Book Shop, Liskeard are hosting a a book signing event with Nick Barclay. Nick, top chef and local business owner of The Blue Plate Restaurant in Downderry, features in The Great Cornish Food Book. He will sign copies, discuss recipes and share cooking tips.

Talk & Book signing by Stephanie Haxton – The Book Shop, Liskeard

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Stephanie will be presenting her historical novel set in the mid seventeenth century when Britain was caught up in the tumult of a Civil War. The novel closely weaves fact and fiction, following the experiences of three women  between 1640 and 1646, across the west of Britain to Pendennis Castle, the Cornish fortress on the […]

Talk & Book Signing by Patrick Gale – Sterts Theatre

Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre Upton Cross, Liskeard, Cornwall, United Kingdom

We are delighted to be running an event with Sterts Theatre where we will welcome  Patrick, who readers will remember for his books ‘Notes from an Exhibition’ and  ‘A Perfectly Good Man’.He will talk to us about his new personal Edwardian novel ‘A Place Called Winter’, a true story based on his own family history […]

£7.50

Interpreting Bodmin Moor Talk and Book Signing

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

A talk about Bodmin Moor at The Bookshop in Liskeard. Local authors Mark Camp and Peter Moore discuss walking on the moor and there will be a question and answer session. For more details call 01579 342112

A Year Of Marvelous Ways – Author Sarah Winman Book Signing , The Book Shop Liskeard

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Marvellous Ways is eighty-nine years old and has lived alone in a remote Cornish creek for nearly all her life. Lately she's taken to spending her days sitting on a mooring stone by the river with a telescope. She's waiting for something - she's not sure what, but she'll know it when she sees it. […]

Stories Come to Life – Liskeard

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Children, if you are between 5 and 10 years old, come and join us (with an adult) for the great free party Books Are My Bag, a celebration of independent bookshops and reading. Emma Yarlett will read from her children’s books accompanied by cup cakes, music and you clashing, banging ...

Book Signing and Talk

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

'Caradon & Looe - The Canal, Railways and Mines'. New edition signing and informed talk by the author Michael Messenger. The fascinating story behind the Looe and Caradon railway lines. Originally published in 1978, Messenger’s book is now being released in its third edition and, with the author visiting The Book Shop to discuss and sign […]

Free

Book Signing – Smuggling in Cornwall

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Smuggling in Cornwall an Illustrated History by Jeremy Rowett Johns. Come to the Book Shop to meet and listen to Jeremy tell his fascinating story of researching and writing the book. A free event - come and enjoy our usual homemade cakes and a drink.

Free

Marcia Willet Book Signing

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Join us at 4.15 p.m. on Tuesday 9th August to welcome again Marcia Willett and to listen to her talking about her latest title The Song Bird. A story set on Dartmoor with many characters and many secrets. When Mattie invites her old friend Tim to stay in one of her family cottages on the […]

Stories Come to Life at Liskeard Bookshop

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

STORIES COME TO LIFE at Liskeard Book Shop SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER 11.30 A.M. TO 12.30 P.M. In celebration of Books Are My Bag, come to the shop with your children aged between 5 & 10 - listen and play along as our storytellers bring to life Mr Nodd's Ark & Fox & the Star.

Learn the Secrets of Moon Gardening

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

How to grow more plentiful, healthier veg for less effort and cost. Talk, questions & answers, and book signing with John Harris, head gardener at Cornwall's famous Tresillian Estate. Liskeard Book Shop, 4.15-5.00 pm, free entry.

Free

Cornwall’s Golden Age- The Bookshop

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Join us in The Bookshop, Liskeard for a Free talk and book signing by author, Bernard Deacon with his book; Cornwall's Golden Age on Tuesday 21st Feb at 4.15 pm. Enjoy a drink and a slice of cake too!  

FREE

Free talk and book signing

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Lucy Durneen is a local author who teaches English and Creative Writing at Plymouth University. She is just back from her tour of Australia where her book of short stories Wild Gestures was first published. Join her for a free talk and book signing at The Book Shop at 4.15pm on Wednesday 22nd March

Free

Talk and Book Signing

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Author Michael Clemens will be giving a talk and signing of his book 'The Railways of Devon and Cornwall Around the Early 1960s'. Free entry, refreshments included

Free

Book Reading by Ellie Jackson

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Join local author Ellie Jackson at The Book Shop for an exciting reading of her new book 'Duffy's Lucky Escape!' - a beautifully illustrated true and educational story about the problems of plastics in the ocean. 11.30am on Saturday 21st October.

Free Range Writing

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Interested in writing? Join us and Jenny Alexander Author on Saturday 20th January for our first event of the year. Jenny will be talking about her latest book Free-Range Writing with time for Q&A. Saturday 20th January 2.30 to 3 30 pm. Free session with our traditional homemade refreshments.

Free

Author Book Reading

The Book Shop 2 Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall

Following on from Anna Chorlton’s success with Cornish Folk Tales of Place for North & East Cornwall, we are delighted to announce Anna will be giving a reading from her new book Stories from Mid & West Cornwall at Liskeard Book Shop on Thursday 24th April at 4pm. Please contact them if you plan to […]