***********************************
At The Village Bookshop on 19th June we decided to celebrate Independent Booksellers Week by hosting a signing with a local author Peter Doyle. Peter is a historian and paleontologist and had written several books on different aspects of the First and Second World Wars and also a book on fossils. Several of the books are part of the Shire series, excellent summaries of the topic with colourful pictures they are £5.99 and make a great gift for anyone interested in the periods covered or someone researching family history who wants to understand more about what it was like to live through those wars.
*******************************
Joe Layburn spent 2 hours with us on Saturday 8th May to sign copies of Street Heroes. Joe used to be an investigative journalist and his book features a group of psychic kids who come up against a fascist politician. It's a fast moving, exciting well-told story and deals with issues of race and prejudice.
As Joe is a teacher at Bancrofts we had lots of children from the school come to visit the shop and a good time was had by all.
******************************************
We were delighted to have Jack Trelawny visit us on 12th December to sign copies of his Kernowland series of books. The high excitement was over “Colosseum of Dread” the 6th and final adventure in the series and the big question was, “Would Tizzie and Louis, the heroine and hero of the stories get safely back to Cornwall?” You will have to read the books to find out!