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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We had the pleasure of hosting @themandemread today in the bookshop, checking the booky knowledge and reading habits of the good people of Beckenham, prizes were won! Hurrah! Podcast incoming.....

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Our next poetry bookclub choice is Stepmother by Helen Mort. Described as playful, moving and warm with a bite of truth, this revisits both her own experience and stepmothers in fairy tales, films & fantasy. We will be chatting about it on Wednesday 7th October at 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If HORROR is your thing, we have a new book club just for you! The first Horror Book Club will be at 6.30pm on Monday 26th October, in the bookshop, to chat about 'There is no Antimemetics Division' by qntm. The book is available in the shop with £2 off. Buy it, read it and join us!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Next book club choice is LIVE! We meet 18.30 on Thursday 15th October to to discuss The Wreckers by George Makana Clark. Save a few bob on this title in store and join us for some booky chat!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

As is traditional, we will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday, have yourselves a nice sit down and read.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Thank you so much to Hayley Nolan for taking the time to come in to the shop today and sign her new book, Notorious - Anne Boleyn and the Great Tudor Hoax, the true story of notorious Elizabeth Barton, former housemaid, nun and unlikely Tudor influencer.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It was lovely to have Emily Brand in the shop to sign her new book of sketches, 'A year at Beckenham Place Park'. Available in the book shop now!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The lovely @bonnieburkepatel popped in to sign her book We Search the Island for Grace, now in stock, hurrah!

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Graham Guest @grahamguest.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026

Homer's wine dark sea transformed into black and white in the window of @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social.

A paper version of the sea with Odysseus's ship.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The lovely Zoe Manlow was with us today signing copies of her new book, The Last Secret of Wickham Grange! We have a few copies, so pop along and grab one. Not only a local author, but set locally too!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The next Poetry Book Club book is available in the shop! We're reading The Acrobat by Wisława Szymborska and chatting about it on Wednesday 2nd September at 6.30pm in the shop. All are welcome!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Our next Book Club choice has landed, we meet 18.30 on 27th August to discuss Bedlam by Jennifer Higgie, a novel of Richard Dadd. All welcome!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Our next Queer book club choice is here, Hurrah! Meeting 6:30 on Monday 24th August to discuss Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst. All welcome, join us!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

How absolutely lovely to have the wonderful Andrey Kurkov pop into the bookshop to sign his latest book, The Stolen Heart. We will hopefully have him back to sign more soon!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The wonderful local legend Tony Bradman popped in today to sign copies of his cracking new title Tales of the Cobb Street Commandos, Hurrah!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Rabbitbox by Wayne Holloway-Smith is our next Poetry Book Club choice, described as powerful and heart-rending but also tender and magic. We'll be meeting on Tuesday 21st July at 6.30pm in the bookshop to talk about it. No booking needed. All are welcome!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Queer Book Club Klaxon! Meeting on 13th July to discuss A Room Above a Shop. Everyone welcome!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

What to do for a new window when its Pride month, Fathers day coming up and something apparently happing with football...? Well, a little bit of everything and a whole lot of LOVE.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Local legend and bookshop pal Tony Bradman will be in the bookshop Saturday 20th June to celebrate his latest, Greek Boy and Tales of the Cobb Street Comanados, both released end of June. Pop along, meet Tony and get your copy signed. Hurrah!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Book Club Klaxon! Join us to chat about TonyInterruptor by Nicola Barker on Thursday 9th July at 6.30. All welcome.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

From 23rd May to 20th June, we'd love your donations of new and used children's books. Children's Book Project, a registered charity that tackles childhood social, emotional & educational inequalities, gifting new & pre-loved books to children in under-served communities childrensbookproject.co.uk/

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

If a thick tome feels a bit much in this weather there are some excellent books coming in at around 150 pages that might fit the bill. Here are four that are in the shop at the moment...

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

We are here Saturday 10 til 5 and Sunday 10 til 3, pop along and treat yo'self to a new read for the weekend, then relaaaaaaaax....

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Delighted to show off our new Queer Book Club book choice for May/June - the rather splendid STAG DANCE by Torrey Peters.

The picture shows the cover for Stag Dance by Torrey Peters. The gives the details for the new upcoming bookclub meet-up which is June 8th at 6:30pm.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

We are open 10 til 3 tomorrow to get yourself some reading material before a well earned day off on bank holiiday monday!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

We have a new Poetry Book Club Book! Goyle, Chert, Mire by Jean Sprackland. A series of sonnets about land, time, illness and recovery, grounded in the landscape and language of her Blackdown Hill home. Join us to talk about it in the bookshop on Tuesday 2nd June at 6.30pm. All Welcome!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

It was a pleasure to have Clare Chambers in the shop this morning signing copies of two of her books, Shy Creatures and Small Pleasures.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

An author visit on this lovely day - Lynn Knight came into sign copies of her book 'Miss Burnham and the Loose Thread' which we are already selling out of. Have to get her back to sign more. Marvellous!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

25 Books to read before you are 25!! As compiled by Sam Leith, author of 'The Haunted Wood, A History of Childhood Reading'.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Looking for book ideas? Here are our March bestsellers!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Book Club Klaxon, Woop woop! Counterattacks at Thirty by Won-Pyung. Read, think, come chat with us! Thursday 21st May at 6.30.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Hello, lovely Beckenham Bibliophiles! Just a quick note to let you know our Easter hours: Friday - 3rd April - Closed Saturday - 4th April - Open Sunday - 5th April - Closed Monday - 6th April - Closed

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Delighted to see Beckenhams very own superstar Stella featured in Bookshop Cats, published 9th April by Harpercollins. What a lovelylil fuzz sasage! #bookshopcats #stella #beckenham

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Queer book club choice for April is Stop Me if You've Heard This One by Kirsten Arnett, save £2 at the bookshop, have a read, have a thinky, come along and chat with friendly book clubbers on 27TH April at 6.30, hurrah!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Ta-Da!! Here are the February Beckenham Bookshop Bestsellers! Which ones did you buy?

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Our next Poetry Book Club is on Tuesday 24th March, 6.30pm. Wordsworth wrote about daffodils. Mary Oliver wrote about her dogs. What do you do when you work in a factory? Matthew Rice has written 'plastic', time stamping the poems over the length of a night shift. Available in the shop with £2 off.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Starting the day like the Monty Python cheese shop sketch , with a chap asking for book after book that we do not have... I did point out that we order every day so we could get all of these for him by Monday, but this was, apparently, an unconscionable timescale.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Good morning, lovely readers and residents of Beckenham (and beyond). We are so in love with our view across from St George's this morning, we had to share photos of the most glorious dafs that are out and proud and enjoying today's sunshine.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Our next poetry book club choice is plastic by Matthew Rice beautifully produced by Fitzcarraldo. We will be talking about it on Tuesday 24th March at 6.30pm All Welcome!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Our next book club book is here! We will be getting together to talk about The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue on Thursday 26th March at 6.30pm in the bookshop. All welcome!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We are utterly delighted to have had the amazing Fatima Ordinola in today to illustrate our window. We don't mean to brag, but we think it looks rather splendid! We will now go ahead and fill the display with a whole bunch of lush children's picture books that we adore.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Q: Beckenham Booksellers!! Why such an empty window? A: We are having our window illustrated later this week by artist and author Fatima Ordinola! Watch this space!!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Yellow backpack left in bookshop late Friday afternoon. Please get in touch if yours!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Today, as every year, we scramble to put together the World Book Day frame and display case, to much hilarity. And tomorrow, I get to load this gorgeous thing with all the new books selected for 2026 and I cannot wait!

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

There are some great books on our bestseller list for January, but on this very wet and grey day it has particularly cheered me up that the kid's list includes Bunny vs Monkey and Hans Christian Andersen.

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Beckenham Bookshop @beckenhambookshop.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

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