At book group last night people thought our event with Rachel Seiffert and Meike Ziervogel was sold out, it's not! Tickets £3 over the counter or online: https://booksellercrow.co.uk/shop/rachel-seiffert-meike-ziervogel-ticket/

Picador writers, pizza and prosecco. David Whitehouse and Rhidian Brook discuss their new novels.

A funny and bold account of how women fought their way into the water, and of what they did once they got there These days, swimming may seem like the most egalitarian of pastimes, open to anyone with a swimsuit – but this wasn't always the case. Part social history, part memoir, Swell uncovers a world of secret swimming in the face of these exclusions and shines a light on the 'swimming suffragettes'. It celebrates some amazing achievements, some ridiculous outfits and some fantastic swimmers who challenge the stereotypes of what women are capable of. It's also the story of how Jenny eventually came to be a keen swimmer herself. Swell is a joyful hymn to the sport and an exploration of why swimming attracts so many women. Ultimately, it is a book dedicated to our brilliant swimming foremothers who collectively made it possible for any woman to plunge in with alacrity, anywhere we choose.

New books for Spring https://booksellercrow.co.uk/shop-category/new-for-spring-18/

CALLOUT! In celebration of #Vote100, the 100th anniversary of women in the UK getting the vote, we, a group of radical and independent bookshops, are launching ​Feminist Book Fortnight - a celebration of feminist books. To be involved with @booksellercrow events, let us know!

Don't forget, tonight is New Comedy Writing starting from 7.30pm with Chris Neill and Charmian Hughes. Tickets £3 https://booksellercrow.co.uk/shop/charmian-hugheschris-neill-comedy-evening/

New dates for the creative writing course with Karen Mcleod have been announced. It will start on Tuesday 20th March - 1st May. There will be no class on 3rd April to accommodate the Easter holidays. To enrol email: scribblingcrow@hotmail.com

This Friday night at 7.30 we have previews of Charmian Hughes and Chris Neill new comedy shows, 'Bra Trek' and 'Woof: One Man's Search For A Dog Or A Boyfriend.' Tickets £3 from the shop counter or on the website https://booksellercrow.co.uk/shop/charmian-hugheschris-neill-comedy-evening/

Tonight! Pitch up for 7.30 for a Spark-a-oke which is our celebration of 100 years since Muriel Spark was born.

Taking its cue from the arrest and legally enforced chemical castration of the mathematician Alan Turing, Murmur is an account of a man who responds to intolerable physical and mental stress with love, honour and a rigorous, unsentimental curiosity about the ways in which we perceive ourselves and the world. Formally audacious, daring in its intellectual inquiry and unwaveringly humane, Will Eaves’s new novel is a rare achievement. Tickets £3

Don't forget this Friday 2nd February, 7.30pm it's comedy night with Charmian Hughes and Chris Neill at The Bookseller Crow on the hill. This will feature the preview of Charmian's new show, 'Bra Trek' and Chris Neil's Radio 4 comedy, 'One Man’s Search for a Dog or a Boyfriend'. Tickets £3 available here http://bit.ly/2GxzyZa or at the bookshop counter.

‘Vital, witty, formidably blithe’: Ali Smith on Muriel Spark at 100. Join us this Thursday 1st February, 7.30pm for our bookshop event with John Grindrod Vg Lee Susie Flora Karen Mcleod Sophia Blackwell Paul Burston and more very special guests... Muriel Spark 100 The Spark-a-oke!