Recommended this Month
Chef
A fictional meditation on the troubles faced by war-stricken Kashmir, told from the point of view of a chef who, as an Indian Sikh, tries to balance sympathies he feels for both sides involved.
Rollo and Ruff
The latest from beloved children’s author Mick Inkpen.
Hitch-22
A lifetime’s worth of memoires from the master himself.
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Jen Campbell works in Ripping Yarns in Highgate. Here’s a taster of her book that’s had all of us in QP Books choking on our tea … (Full Review Here...)
Exiled
When a young woman relocates to Manhattan with her US born diplomat husband and their child, the dream quickly becomes a nightmare. (Full Review Here...)
Facing It
Reflections On Images Of Older Women. How refreshing to see seasoned actor Walter’s superb collection by many photographers. (More...)
Before I Go To Sleep
Big name authors and critics have been falling over themselves to praise this debut thriller... (Full Review Here...)
PRE-BOOK YOUR FESTIVAL TICKETS …
Tickets for the Book Festival on 19 & 20 May are selling fast and you can save yourself £5.00 by grabbing a (fantastically good value) full weekend ticket for £15.00, but only until Friday 18 May and only from Queen’s Park Books. After that, day tickets will cost you £10.00 each and they’ll be the only tickets on sale in the park over the weekend. QPB will NOT be selling tickets after 7pm on Friday 18 May.
If you’re planning on coming and would like to buy a full weekend ticket but can’t make it into the shop beforehand to get a weekend pass, then just give us a call, email us or contact us through the website and we’ll reserve a weekend pass for you. Tickets ordered this way will be ready and waiting for you to collect and pay for from the information tent in the park.
Easy-peasy – and you save a fiver!
OUR PHONE NUMBER: 020 76251008
OUR EMAIL: shop@queensparkbooks.co.uk
LET THE GAMES COMMENCE …
At this year’s Queen’s Park Book Festival we’ll be dedicating a whole tent to children’s events which is great news for those with youngsters. Activities will be taking place all day on both days, kicking off on Saturday 19 May at noon with a terrific author event. Queen’s Park’s own Lou Kuenzler will be unveiling her fabulous new heroine ‘Shrinking Violet’ and Lou will be joined by Australian author Jacqueline Harvey who’ll let us in on the latest children’s publishing sensation from Down Under – Alice-Miranda.
Andrew Weale (Nora: the Girl Who Ate and Ate) and Marcia Williams (wonderful illustrated classic tales and her forthcoming title The Elephant’s Friend and Other Tales) will be there to excite and amuse us ALL – not just the kids. Marcia may even give us a master-class on her legendary illustration techniques.
Activities for the youngest festival-goers will range from mini-book making, story telling sessions and creating poetry bunting, while the 12s and over can find out all about Manga drawing which, we’re reliably informed, is the latest craze with anyone armed with a pencil.
Please remember, in this health & safety mad, mad world, the Book Bugs tent is not a creche facility and parents/carers must stay to join in the fun too.
We’re also running a ‘Design a Book Jacket and Write a Blurb’ competition which is open to children of all ages. Entry forms and templates are available in the shop – pop in and pick one up any time you’re passing. THEY’RE FREE – AS ARE ALL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR ANYONE UNDER 18 FOR THE ENTIRE FESTIVAL WEEKEND!!!
LOCOG – eat your heart out!
HAPPY DAYS
PLEASE SEE OUR BLOG WHERE WE HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR MAKING YOUR 2012 QUEEN’S PARK BOOK FESTIVAL … HAPPY DAYS!
GET YOUR QUEEN’S PARK BOOK FESTIVAL TICKETS HERE!!!
Tickets for the QPBF are now available in the shop. Please see the full book festival article for particulars.