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Come and join Drew for our monthly quiz. With a wide range of interesting rounds and cunning questions. Teams of up to 6 welcome . Calzone can be pre-ordered with booking. There is a selection of alcoholic and soft drinks available on the evening. The winning team get a free round of drinks and there [...]
Don't miss your chance to meet actual H from Steps! Ian H Watkins will be at Book-ish in Abergavenny on Saturday 28th June at 10am, signing his brilliant new children's book, Pride and the Rainbow Warriors. It's also Abergavenny Pride, so it's going to be a great morning! Books will be available to purchase (£8.99) [...]
We can't wait for an afternoon of Cake and Crime with these three fantastic crime writers! Louise Candlish, Steph McGovern and Tim Weaver will be in conversation about their latest books, followed by drinks and cake, audience Q&A, and a book signing. Book your tickets now - it would be a crime to miss out! [...]
Join us at Book-ish Abergavenny at 1pm for a book signing with Steve Silk! Books will be available to purchase, please book a free ticket to help us estimate attendance. About Go West What would happen if you got on a bike in central London and didn't stop riding until you hit the Welsh coast? [...]
Join us for an evening with celebrated author Jay Griffiths to discuss her book How Animals Heal Us – a unique and heartfelt insight into the healing nature of our relationship with animals. All tickets include a glass of wine or a soft drink and there will be the opportunity to get your book signed [...]
A monthly meeting in Book-ish for writers of all levels to write, develop, and share their work in an informal and supportive setting. Members will write something new in every session and should feel free to bring their own writing to share with the group. We usually meet on the second Tuesday of each month. [...]
We are thrilled to welcome John Niven back to Abergavenny in celebration of his new novel, The Fathers. John will be in conversation with James Dean Bradfield of The Manic Street Preachers. Scalpel-sharp yet laced with compassion, this wry look at modern fatherhood finds the lives of two very different dads brought together by tragedy. John [...]
A searingly honest memoir from Dexys' iconic frontman, one of the great mavericks and creative geniuses of British music. At home with his Irish immigrant parents in Wolverhampton, at the beginning of the swinging sixties, Kevin the eight-year-old altar boy was planning to attend college to train to be a priest. Elsewhere, he was thieving, [...]
Each month we will take a book that has an interesting film adaptation and spend the evening comparing the two. The ticket price includes a copy of the book (which can be collected from our Abergavenny bookshop once you’ve booked your place) and the film screening. July’s pick is…A Month in the County by J.L [...]
Join us at Book-ish Abergavenny at 11am on Saturday 26th July for a book signing with John Alex Taylor. Books will be available to purchase, please book a free ticket to help us estimate attendance. About Angels and Blackbirds Mam gone. No Mam. No Mam’s house. Tom’s sister Emmy has almost become one of the family with Rachel, [...]
Join us at Book-ish Abergavenny at 1pm on Thursday 7th August for a book signing with Rhiannon Lewis. Books will be available to purchase, please book a free ticket to help us estimate attendance. About The Significance of Swans Just a few years into the future, the planet is thrown into turmoil when people start disappearing in their sleep. [...]
Join us at Book-ish Abergavenny at 1pm on Saturday 9th August for a book signing with Jenny Evans. Books will be available to purchase, please book a free ticket to help us estimate attendance. About Don't Let it Break You, Honey Cast in a cult film at the age of eighteen, Jenny Evans was on the cusp of something [...]
Join us at Book-ish Abergavenny at 1pm on Friday 22nd August for a book signing with Gareth Howell-Jones. Books will be available to purchase, please book a free ticket to help us estimate attendance. About Your Lowly Hedgehog Knows Your Lowly Hedgehog Knows takes a fresh look at the physical world around us and finds it more startling and [...]
Each month we will take a book that has an interesting film adaptation and spend the evening comparing the two. The ticket price includes a copy of the book (which can be collected from our Abergavenny bookshop once you’ve booked your place) and the film screening. August’s pick is…The 39 Steps by John Buchan. About [...]
Join us at Book-ish Abergavenny at 1pm on Saturday 30th August for a book signing with Robyn Harris. Books will be available to purchase, please book a free ticket to help us estimate attendance. About Take a Walk on the W-I-L-D Side After more than a decade of supporting others on their healing journeys, Robyn Harris felt a deep [...]
Celebrating 25 books in 25 years! We’re delighted to be bringing bestselling author Adele Parks to Abergavenny AND special guest host Louise Minchin. Join us for an amazing evening of conversation. All tickets include a copy of the hardback book A Beautiful Mess and an exclusive goody bag! About A Beautiful Mess Connie can’t wait [...]
We're delighted to be bringing bestselling author Cecelia Ahern to Abergavenny on 4th September! Join us for an afternoon of conversation and a delicious cream tea to celebrate the publication of her new book Paper Heart. About Paper Heart From the bestselling author of PS I Love You comes a story of finding yourself – [...]
The wonderful children’s author of the ground-breaking Skandar series comes to Abergavenny to meet fans and sign copies of Skandar! A ticket will secure your place in the queue alongside a special edition of Skandar, book 5 which you can get signed and dedicated by the author herself‘ The most popular fantasy hero since Harry [...]
Book-ish and White Rabbit Books present an exclusive conversation between James Dean Bradfield (with guitar), Nicky Wire and author of 168 Songs of Hatred & Failure, Keith Cameron, at Abergavenny Borough Theatre on Wednesday 10 September 2025. There will be a book signing with Nicky Wire, James Dean Bradfield and author Keith Cameron after the [...]
PLEASE NOTE - THIS EVENT IS NOW BEING HELD IN THE BOOK-ISH LOFT, CRICKHOWELL Join us for a fabulous evening with the bestselling author Janice Hallett to celebrate the publication of her new fiendishly clever mystery The Killer Question. About The Killer Question Get ready for the sudden-death round... Mal and Sue Eastwood were once [...]
