Blessington Bookstore

Date: Saturday, 27th April, 2013

Venue: Blessington Bookstore, Main Street, Blessington, Co. Wicklow

Tel: 045 857730

Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm

THE BOOKSHOP BAND will sing songs they have written based on books. This talented trio includes Poppy Pit, songwriter, singer and guitarist, harmonium and ukulele player, Beth Porter songwriter and cellist, and Ben Please, songwriter, guitarist and singer.

EILEEN WILSON will read extracts from ‘The Highland Lady in Ireland‘ by Elizabeth Smith Grant. The memoirs from the 1840′s of Elizabeth Grant (of Baltiboys, Blessington) vividly depicts the day to day life of her family, her immense efforts to improve the Baltiboys estate and how she coped with the terrible ravages of famine. Eileen conveys wonderfully the charm, vigour and intelligence that fills the diary.

Space is limited so book early: €15 includes a glass of wine

Celebrating the fun of books

Come and enjoy a day of fun and imagination with writers, stories & books

When:   Saturday 27th April, 2013

Where:   Blessington Book Store,

Main St, Blessington, Co. Wicklow

(o45) 857730

Agenda: 

9:30-10:30am  Reading and Book Signing by Children’s Writer

Gordon Green, author of ‘The Drip’ with an

animated film. FREE Ring to reserve a place

11:00-12pm   Reading and Book Signing by Teenage Writer

Emily Mason, author of ‘The Ghost Detectives’

                          FREE Ring to reserve a place

12:00-12:30  Schools Creative Writing Creative Prize Giving

2:00-4:00pm  Gardening Clinic – FREE

Finnoula Fallan, author of ‘From the Ground Up’

Gardening advice June Blake’s Garden and

the Blessington Lakes Garden Centre

*Plants and seeds for sale on the Patio*

2:00-4:00pm  Book Signing by Paddy Maddock and Ian Lush

‘Exploring County Wicklow’ – FREE

3:00pm  ’How to write a Thriller’ workshop with

Michael Russell, author of ‘The City of Shadows’

                 FREE Ring to reserve a place

7:30pm – 9:30pm  An Evening of Music and Literature

(Tickets €15 including a glass of wine)

In fact, happy to help the course of love with a hand crafted toy and miniature book for only €9.99. Available only in store

Storytelling Superstar is World Book Day’s search for the country’s best storytellers. Originally launched for World Book Day 2012, Storytelling Superstar 2013 is being expanded to reach even further.

Open today, Sunday from 10.00 to 16.00 and tomorrow Christmas Eve from 9.00 to 16.00.

Take a holiday from the screen – hold a book, feel the pages, enjoy the colours. Have a look at our recommended books – they have all been read by staff or customers and rated as most likely to de- stress and entertain you this Christmas.

These are books that will draw you in from the first page and allow to leave life aside for a little while.

Here are some of our top reads…

The Rose Petal Beach by Dorothy Koomson

Light between the Oceans by M.L. Stedman

No Rest for the Dead by 26 Best Selling Thriller Writers

The Housemaid’s Daughter by Barbara Mutch

Fire Spell by Laura Amy Schlitz for ages 10+

Mortal Chaos–Deep Oblivion by Matt Dickinson

Flourishng by Maureen Gaffney

From the Ground Up by Fionnuala Fallon

Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg

What is it like to love someone so much that you will do something you know is wrong for their sake?

This is a story about a lighthouse keeper and his wife, who live on a lonely island with just seagulls, stars and buffeting winds for company. It’s about a tiny baby and a dead man in a boat that drifts ashore one April morning, and the apparently harmless decision made that day. More than anything, it’s a story about right and wrong, and how sometimes they look the same.

Michelle loved this book – it is a love story but yet much more than that. Haunting and beautiful – a book you won’t forget.

Coffee / Tea + Danish + Book for  € 5