The Bookclub has finished for 2011, and will re-launch in February 2012 as a "Book Chat" club.  This will be less structured than a bookclub and will mean anyone can come along to our monthly meetings where the latest releases and recommendations will be discussed over a glass of wine or cup of tea if preferred.

More details to follow in the New Year.

Thank you to all of you who have supported the bookclub this year.  We hope you'll join us again next year.

 Meet Whitchurch's bestselling novelist

 Kate Long at Bookshrop 11.00am Saturday March 10th

Kate will be signing copies of her novels, including the latest Before She Was Mine, paperback March 2012 at £6.99

Freya is torn between her two mothers - her adoptive mother Liv, a down to earth, practical woman who gave her a home and love as a baby, and her birth mother, feckless, fun-loving Melody, who now wants to build a relationship with the baby daughter she was forced to give up at birth...

 

November 2010 - Slide show and Talk about old Whitchurch with David Trumper and Ray Farlow, authors of the recent Around Whitchurch and Market Drayton title, was enthusiastically supported.  See The Gallery for pictures...

 

November 2010 - Ann Turnbull, an award-winning Shropshire based author visited us to talk to local children about her new book Greek Myths, a lavishly illustrated re-telling of the popular Greek myths aimed at children aged 7 years plus.

Diane Janes, writer of both true-crime and crime fiction visited us in April 2010 to talk about her new novel, The Pull of the Moon, Constable, £6.99.

 

 

 

"Diane Janes writes like Barabra Vine; this is a psychological thriller with a cast of complex characters.."

 

 "The Pull of the Moon" was shortlisted for the John Creasey Dagger Award- Best Debut Crime Novel.

 

 

Diane Janes, crime novelist and writer of true-crime cases.

 

Diane Janes' new novel "Why Didn't you Come For Me ?" was published in May 2011 by Constable and Robinson at £7.99.

Ken Ballantyne, Local Author Visits Bookshrop,December 2009

 

Ken Ballantyne recently visited to sign copies of his book "Another Dawn, Another Dusk", the story of Shropshire born Trevor Bowyer, a rear gunner in WW2, who volunteered for service in the Bomber Command Aircrew.  This was a tough job after civilian life - over 55,000 men and women of the Bomber Command died, many of these were his friends...

This book read like a good novel but is built around assiduously researched facts.

We have signed copies instore for £9.99.

 

 

Following an evening with story-teller Sally Tonge, we have copies in stock at just £9.99 each.

 

Kate Long, Whitchurch's own bestselling author of fiction visited the shop recently to sign copies of her new books.

" A Mother's Guide to Cheating " is her latest, published by Simon and Schuster at £6.99.

  Visit Kate's website www.katelong.co.uk



Previous events include :

Jacky Newcomb - "The Angel Lady"
Jacky visited us for a second time.

 

Ben and Charlotte Hollins, authors of "The Fight for Fordhall Farm"
Pioneer farmers Ben and Charlotte Hollins visited last year to tell us about their inspiring fight to keep their family farm within their control.  Today, Fordhall Farm is a thriving project and visitor attraction in Market Drayton, thanks to their hard work, fundraising skills and dedication.  Paperback edition is out now, priced £8.99

 

* Manda Scott

* Ann Turnbull - Children's author - Signed copies of Greek Myths by Walker Books are now in stock.

* Dave Armitage

* Kate and Gin - from "Britain's Got Talent"

* Erica James, bestselling novelist

* Poet Eleanor Cooke