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We’re back to book-swapping on Saturday, October 10th, from noon until 4pm. Bring your best used books to trade for some new-to-you titles!...
We are celebrating 18 years of the bookshop in all its eccentric glory on Saturday, 3rd October from 10am – 4pm. As well as scones, a treasure hunt and general book-related tomfoolery, we have invited a couple of special guests as well. Julien is a self-taught bookbinder, and the craftsman behind Relics-of-Reveries. He makes journals and grimoires by hand, through unique techniques which combine wood, leather and etched metals...
UPDATE: All of the free tickets have now been claimed! Further tickets can be purchased directly from the Fondation Michalski. The Jan Michalski Foundation has kindly provided free tickets for their upcoming event: Nature Writing: conversation with Stanisław Łubieński and Iida Turpeinen: Revisiting Natural History. The event takes place at the Foundation on Wednesday 30th September, starting at 19.00 The conversation, which is in E...
The Tines are a New England based band formed as a recording project in late 2019, and creating a cleverly crafted indie rock that focuses on the balance of tension and beauty. They will be at the bookshop on Wednesday, June 3rd at 3pm, performing an acoustic set as a guitar/vocals duo. The Tines released their first EP, The Enemy Is Listening (Free As Birds Records) in 2020, and began to perform live in 2021. A self-titled debut album ...
Noted Palestinian writer Yousri Alghoul is coming to the bookshop on 24th June to discuss his experiences in Gaza, as well as his latest publication, Book of Wills. Published in March by Akoya, eighteen Gazan writers share their last will and testament. The book is a profound exploration of the written word as both an act of resistance and a refusal to be erased. The collection includes pieces by several writers who ...
We are delighted to announce that Matthew will be in conversation with Bruno Giussani at the bookshop to discuss his latest book Our Minds Under Siege: How to Avoid Being Manipulated in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Author, curator and podcaster, Bruno was the European Director and Global Curator of the TED conferences for two decades and has been published, amongst others, in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal Europe an...
Last year we organised a walk in the Lavaux following the publication of Pocket Guide to Architecture: Lavaux’s Built History. Through photos and text the book explains the history of the vineyards through its buildings. I went on the first walk and it opened my eyes to the history that has been staring me in the face for 25 years. We are now inviting you to take part on the second on Saturday, 9th May. The plan is to ...
Although time passes quick when you’re having fun, it doesn’t seem quite possible that a year has passed since we moved to Rue du Valentin. There seems to be a lot to celebrate. Not only has Matthew’s hair got a bit greyer, Rachel’s Science Fiction and Fantasy shelves have continued their march eastwards, To celebrate books, books and even more books, we are inviting you to our bookshop party on Saturday, 25th Ap...
We are launching a monthly Science-Fiction and Fantasy Book Club, hosted by your bookseller Rachel and bookshop regular Audrey. The first date is set for May 13th at 18h30; the first book is Simon Jimenez’s The Spear Cuts Through Water (members benefit from a 10% discount on book club titles). Email us at books@booksbooksbooks.ch if interested....
We are proud to announce the launch of our very own Eco Book Club! Amy (PhD in Nature Writing) and Sylvia (Apocaloptimist) will be facilitating this new book club and warmly invite you to its launch on Tuesday, 21st April at 7pm until 8.15pm. Simply bring your favourite eco-relevant book (fiction or non-fiction), idea or suggestion and sign up here....