Flyleaf.
The events corner of the shop, shelves behind a table of books

Thirty chairs, one rug, an honesty tin

What's on

Readings and clubs happen after hours among the shelves. No stage, no microphone unless the author insists.

Thursday 24 September 2026 · 7pm — doors 6:30pm

An Evening with Iris Calloway

Iris Calloway reads from The Weir at Midnight and takes questions. Chairs are limited to thirty; the reading is not amplified, which is how she prefers it.

£6.00

Redeemable against the book on the night

First Tuesday of the month · 6:30pm – 8pm

Valley Book Club

This month: Salt Marsh Eleven. New faces welcome; nobody is made to speak, though most do by the second biscuit.

Free

Buy the book from us if you can

Every Saturday · 10:30am – 11:15am

Saturday Story Hour

Picture books read aloud on the rug in the children's corner. Ages 3–7 roughly, enforced by nobody.

Free

No need to book

Friday 16 October 2026 · 7:30pm

Poetry Open Night

Five minutes at the mic for anyone who signs the list. Ffion Rhys closes the night. The shop licence stretches to one glass of wine each.

£3.00

On the door, in the honesty tin

Tickets, where needed, are on the counter or on 01422 843 210.