Upcoming Events at David's Bookshop

Author event & book signing

George Orwell: Life and Legacy is an intellectual biography which offers an authentic account of Orwell's life and work from his birth in the high noon of British imperialism in 1903, to his death on the eve of the Cold War in 1950—a life played out against a background of two world wars, the rise of communism, and the war-time pre-eminence of the United States. Yet no matter how alert he was to the world order, and no matter how guarded he was in his personal life, Orwell never shied away from the question of who he was, and the contradictions that entailed. His two great modern masterpieces Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) arrived to define the age he lived in.

Interest in him has never abated since; no writer is more quoted or misquoted. Orwell is in danger of being lost to soundbites. Colls reveals the author once again.

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A new monthly night of live performance at David’s.

Are you interested in performing? If so drop an email to submissions@davids-music.co.uk
All performers are welcome, not just musicians, we want poets, magicians, comedians etc - anyone that has a talent they want to showcase.

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We'll be open from 7pm until 10pm. Come down for good music, great drinks and a comfortable, cosy atmosphere. 

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Free! Join us for a reading with the lovely Helen Peters for her new book A Cat Called Cobweb.

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Join us from 11:30pm to celebrate the release of ACOTAR 6. Free ACOTAR themed cocktails and luxury hot drinks with every order. Pre-order your copy now to be added to the guestlist.

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Join us for a night of treachery and fun as we play Blood on the Clocktower. Tickets are £5 each.

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Sarah Clegg joins us once again at David's for her new book Perilous Enchantment.

In Perilous Enchantment, Sarah Clegg tracks the fascinating history of fairies, from the pre-Christian creatures of classical myths to the stories of fairy royalty told in the medieval French courts; from the early modern period in which fairies became bound up with the witch trials to the 16th century when they were imagined as tiny for the first time, the 17th century when they gained their wings and the late Victorian era, which made them sweet, pretty things with pointy ears, right through to their contemporary manifestation in both the sanitised cuteness of girlhood and in the darker realm of fantasy and romantasy.

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Join us at The Broadway for an event with Rick Wakeman in conversation with David Learner. Celebrating the publication of his memoirThe Wizard of Prog.

From piano-playing child prodigy, through to classically trained keyboardist and onto his rise with Yes and as a solo artist, Rick Wakeman's life so far has been one of very dramatic spirals, spectacular comebacks and legendary rock ‘n’ roll excess. This unmissable memoir is the story of a musical genius with a taste for adventure, a delightful sense of the absurd and a winning gift for comedy. It's the book Rick has always wanted to write and the sole unsurprising thing about it is that it's a hell of a read. 

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Let vinyl set the vibe for your Friday night. Come and enjoy David’s after hours. There will be a new selection of wine & beers available alongside our usual hot drinks.

A curated collection of records will be request from, browse and buy on the night. Free and open to everyone.

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Performed by R M Lloyd Parry

M R James is acknowledged as the master of the English Ghost Story. He first performed his supernatural tales to friends at Christmas in King’s College, Cambridge. Now Nunkie Theatre Company have brought two of these unforgettable spinechillers back to life.

Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad – a tale of nocturnal horror on the Suffolk coast – is considered by many to be James’s masterpiece. It is beautifully complemented here by The Ash Tree, a story of witchcraft and vengeance down the generations.

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The chance to come along and read, alone or with friends, without the pressure of having to finish an assigned book, just bring along whatever you’re currently reading. Between 7pm and 7:30pm will be for food/mingling/getting settled in, then 7:30pm to 8:30pm will be for reading. Of course, if you’d like to read silently for the whole time then please do! On the night, there will be drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), cakes and snacks available from our cafe. If you like to read with a silky cup of coffee beside you, a glass of wine, or totally solo then please join us. For ages 7+.

Non-ticketed and free, just turn up.

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