Harriet Baker will be talking about her wonderful new biography, Rural Hours, Thursday 11th April 7.30pm The Bookshop. The book explores how living in the countryside changed the lives & writing styles of Virginia Woolf, Syliva Townsend Warner & Rosamund Lehman. RSVP to book

Some real treasures on our new non-fiction table at the moment. Hard to know what to go for first!

You've walked the walks. Now you can do the jigsaw...... £19.99 at a bookshop near you!!

Dr Sam Carr will be talking about his new book, All The Lonely People: Conversations on Loneliness Wednesday 24th April, 7.30pm. This is a fascinating exploration of how we become lonely & why, based on conversations with people from all stages of life. RSVP to book.

Sarah Steele & Tessa Harris will be talking about their new novels on Tuesday 7th May, The Bookshop, 7.30pm. If you enjoyed Sarah Winman's book 'Still Life', love historical fiction, determined women & a good love story this could be for you. To book, RSVP to the shop.

Some fabulous fiction for a Monday! Prophet Song and The Bee Sting have landed in paperback.... and the new Sarah Perry - Enlightenment - has also arrived. 😊

Georgina Hayden will be talking about her new book, Greekish: Everyday Recipes with Greek Roots, Monday 20th May 7.30pm Church House, Corsham. Think Halloumi Fried Chicken, Sticky Date & Tahini Aubergine & Baklava Cheesecake! Tickets £10 reedeemable against the book -plus tasters

Bestselling author Harriet Evans @harrietevansauthor will be talking about her debut crime novel 'D is for Death' on Wednesday 19th June, 7.30pm, the bookshop. Come & meet Dora Wildwood - think Margery Allingham with hints of Mitford - we love this! RSVP to reserve a place!

Just arrived.... There may be playing in the kitchen!

Yellow!

Our final cookery event before the autumn! Mark Diacono will be talking about his new book, Vegetables; Easy & Inventive Vegetarian Suppers on Tuesday 16th July at 7.30pm in Church House. Tickets are £10.00 & are redeemable against the price of the book. There will be tasters!

Still spaces for our cookery event with Mark Diacono Tuesday 16th July 7.30pm in Church House. Mark's new book, Vegetables, is full of inventive tasty suppers & we'll be experimenting too; think Parsnip Ice Cream! Tickets £10, redeemable against the book. RSVP to book

Apologies but we have had to postpone our event with Mark Diacono on Tuesday, 16th July: it won't be taking place then. If you have paid for your ticket please pop in for a refund. We are hoping to reschedule in the autumn with completely different vegetables to play with!

Our last event before the summer & it's suitable for children. Come on a micro-walk with Michael Malay, Thursday 25th July 6pm starting from the shop. Michael's book, Late Light mixes natural history & memoir to explore the world around us. RSVP to to book - note the 6pm start

The paperback of The Atlas of Pa Salt has finally arrived! Holiday read anyone?

Just arrived - we shall be in the kitchen!

Today is Tove Jansson Day! It is the date of Tove's birthday, and is a national flag day in Finland - as well as being the excuse for a summer party. Happy Moomins Day!

Many congratulations to 2 authors who've visited Corsham Bookshop with books up for 2 important prizes. Samantha Harvey's novel 'Orbital' is Booker Prize longlisted & Michael Malay's book 'Late Light' is Wainwright Prize shortlisted. Wonderful books & our fingers are crossed!

"It was a very fine day, until something tried to eat him" Great first sentence! Great book! And finally it's arrived in paperback 😊

Comfort, the new cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller & Tara Wigley, is in the building!!! And we have a VERY BRIGHT, and rather beautiful tote bag for the first person to buy a copy!