Come and Meet Sarah Ferguson - Duchess of York as she signs copies of her new paperback A Woman of Intrigue The Barnes Bookshop on Weds 5th June at 3pm

The Barnes Bookshop is at the second Agenda Festival at The Hurlingham Club Events today. Books available to buy!

what a wonderful surprise to watch chris riddell draw along to Katherine Priddy and guests at the amazing venue that is Union Chapel London

Lots of you have been asking whether I’ll be doing any Skandar events this summer and the answer is YES!! Here are the details and you can find links to tickets and info here: linktr.ee/skandarevents

Also excited to show Laura Dockrill our Women’s Prize shortlist shelf as she is one of the Women's Prize judges this year

Meeting Laura Dockrill and the team HQ Stories was a breath of fresh air on a murky day as they brought us the proof of I Love you,I Love you, I Love you the ultimate love story based on romantic real life

What a pleasure to meet Josie Ferguson visiting with the proof of The Silence Between set as the Berlin Wall goes up and a mother and child become separated

Join us at the Hurlingham Club for the 2nd Agenda Festival to enjoy interviews and talks with Lucy Fleming, Gyles Brandreth , Martin Bell and many more!

It was lovely to meet Lily Samson this morning! ☀️

🚨WEE-OO! WEE-OO!🚨That's the sound of our alarm that tells you that tickets for the UK's biggest kids' books party on Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 June are now on sale. So, are you ready to get yours? On your marks, get set...GO!

barneskidslitfest.org/whats-on/

Signed copies of the #SecretLake trilogy by Karen Inglis are available at the Barnes Bookshop.

We had a lovely Hoppy Easter Saturday in the shop when Spike mclarrity aka White Rabbit paid us a visit, delighting one young customer in particular

We are closed Good Friday Easter Sunday and Easter Monday but open tomorrow Saturday 30th.

Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So whatever else you do, please never stop encouraging kids to read the things they love. There is nothing more important! #literacy

(Art: Bill Watterson)

What an amazing poster for a brilliant event 🤩

And excitingly, #TaskmasterEducation will be there!

More details coming soon! 📚

Happy World Book Day UK 📚!

We're proud to have sponsored the charity for 27 years. 🥳

Reading for pleasure is a vital indicator of a child's future success – more so than their family circumstances, educational background or oncome.

That's why #WorldBookDay is so important.

We are delighted to be able to make available Around the War in Twenty Stories a book of true stories set in war torn UKriane,gathered by the remarkable Anna Shevchenko. All proceeds will go to Ukraine charities
aroundthewarin20stories.com

Bookshops are at the heart of communities so make sure you support your local bookshop and celebrate all the wonderful things they offer to readers and their high streets. ♥️

#ChooseBookshops

Thanks again to Bernard O'Keeffe for coming in to sign more copies of his latest crime novel all set in Barnes - check the cover for your favourite bookshop!

Hurrah the World Book Day books are here.World Book Day UK 📚 When you get your vouchers from school come in and choose one
Paddington is super excited with his choice!