GREEDY MAN JAY RAYNER BOOK SIGNING

Popular food critic and writer Jay Rayner will sign copies of his latest book, his biography, A Greedy Man in a Hungry World, at the Flavel on Friday 25 October. Dartmouth Community Bookshop is delighted to be selling his books at this event and stocks them in the shop.

Jay Rayner will amuse and challenge his audience with his tales of growing up, and his views on how we eat in a supermarket dominated world where many people are short of food and others think going organic is a solution. He will debunk some sacred cows of the food world and may change the way you eat, shop and cook.

Update on Friday, October 11, 2013 at 9:37AM by Kathy Stansfield

Update on Friday, October 11, 2013 at 9:38AM by Kathy Stansfield

A Remarkable Suffragette

Historian Angela John will talk about Lady Rhondda, the subject of her latest book at Dartmouth Library on Wednesday 16 October 6.30-8pm. Tickets costs £2 and include a glass of wine (devon.gov.uk/libraries). You can buy a signed copy of her book after the event, or from Dartmouth Community Bookshop where we have it in stock.

Turning the Tide tells the remarkable tale of Margaret Haig Thomas who became the Second Viscountess Rhondda. She was a Welsh suffragette, held important posts during the First World War and survived the sinking of the Lusitania. A leading British industrialist, she was also instrumental in securing a seat for women in the House of Lords. Closely associated with figures such as Winifred Holtby, Vera Brittain and George Bernard Shaw, she founded and edited the progressive weekly paper Time and Tide. Drawing upon a rich array of sources, many previously unused, Angela V. John explores both the public achievements and the fascinating private world of one of the movers and shakers of British society in the first half of the twentieth century.

Angela V. John is a widely published historian and biographer. For many years she held the chair in History at the University of Greenwich, London. She is now an Honorary Professor at Aberystwyth University. She is a vice-president of Llafur, the Welsh People's History Society. This is her tenth book, published by Parthian.

MURDER MYSTERY EVENT

Crime writer Ruth Ellis ran a murder mystery event at Dartmouth library recently. Four local people took the parts of different characters and the audience had to decide whodunnit! Good fun was had by all, and Ruth also gave a short talk on the development of crime writing before signing some of her books for the bookshop to sell to those present. Many of her books are set locally.

ENCHANTMENT IN DARTMOUTH

'Dartmouth an Enchanted Place' was launched at Dartmouth's historical Guildhall on Friday 16 August to an invited audience. Author Joslin Fiennes explained how she sourced some of the many rare pictures and much new material on the history of Dartmouth and its colourful characters. She is pictured here with Publisher Richard Webb and Managing Director of the Antique Collectors' Club, Diane Steel (right).

Update on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 3:55PM by Kathy Stansfield

Joslin Fiennes at Dartmouth Community Bookshop today (17 August) signing her wonderful new book, Dartmouth an Enchanted Place.

See also the publisher's website: www.antiquecollectorsclub.com

NEW BOOK ON DARTMOUTH LAUNCH 17 AUGUST

Dartmouth an Enchanted Place – Joslin Fiennes

We are really excited about this sumptuous, lavishly illustrated coffee table book which explores the artistic history and legacy of Dartmouth from Turner and Pissaro to Bridget McCrum and Andras Kaldor. Gorgeous photos of Dartmouth combine with historic images, many of them unusual and rare. Available in Dartmouth from 17 August before national publication in September, it can be viewed and ordered in advance from our bookshop.

The author, Joslin Fiennes will be signing the book at Dartmouth Community Bookshop from 2.15pm on Saturday 17 August

Published by Antique Collector’s Club in collaboration with Richard Webb Price £35.00