| Events at October Books – During November into December
Writing as Spiritual Practice with Matt West from Artful Scribe, continues throughout November and December and you can sign up for individual session or blocks of datesThe first of our We Can Make…. series of workshops is this Saturday with We Can Make a Curry Base with Asma Asif on 26th October 10.30 to 12.30 . Other sessions are:
We also have a Katt Roberts Poetry event on Thursday 7th November, with doors open at 7pm and show starting at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 here
Storytelling with Rita and Nina will continue on Saturdays on November Saturdays, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th with a session at 10.30: for 4 years old old or younger (20 mins) and a second session at 11.00: for children 5 to 7 years old (30mins) PLEASE NOTE no sessions on 2nd November.
And there’s also two music sessions in the shop in November. The first is with Paul Armfield, a fellow bookseller from the Isle of Wight, who will be performing his new EP ‘Trees’ and other tracks, live in the shop on Wednesday 13th November at 7pm. Tickets are on sale here
Our Poetry Open Mic night hosted by Amelia and Jack is really popular and we are looking for enthusiastic, customer focussed volunteers to help out. Next one is Friday 15th November. Contact amelia@octoberbooks.org
We also have Hayden Thorpe (who came to prominence as the frontman of the band Wild Beasts) who is promoting his new album/project which is a beautiful collaboration with nature writer Robert Macfarlane and a setting of his book ‘Ness’ (illustrated by Stanley Donwood). Evening of 27th November, more details to be announced soon.
They also have some great new stock in from shelf hires (artists and crafts people who pay them a flat fee to hire a shelf), including crocheted pumpkins, mushrooms and ghosts, hand crafted wooden jewellery, as well as baskets and birds. Christmas crafts will be displayed after 5 November!
 
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