The King’s Arms

Each month we  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 at The Kings Arms. The bookThe Zone of Interest by [...]

Each month we 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 The bookI Swear by John Davidson is a sharp, emotionally [...]

Each month we 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 The bookThe Graduate by Charles Webb is a sharp, understated [...]

Each month we  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 at The Kings Arms. The bookThe Old Man and the [...]

The bookOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a poignant novella set during the Great Depression, following two displaced ranch workers, George and Lennie, as they chase the fragile dream of owning land of their own. Through spare prose and deeply human characters, Steinbeck explores friendship, loneliness, power, and the harsh realities of economic [...]

The bookA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman is a warm, funny, and deeply moving novel about a curmudgeonly widower whose rigid routines and solitary life are disrupted by the arrival of new neighbours. Beneath Ove’s gruff exterior lies a story of love, loss, grief, and unexpected community. With humour and heart, Backman explores how [...]

The bookThe Third Man by Graham Greene is a taut, atmospheric novella set in post-war Vienna, a city divided by occupation and riddled with suspicion. When pulp writer Holly Martins arrives to visit his old friend Harry Lime, he instead finds himself drawn into a web of deception, betrayal, and moral ambiguity. Greene’s sharp prose [...]

The bookThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein is a heartfelt and uplifting novel told from the perspective of Enzo, a wise and observant dog who believes he will be reincarnated as a human. As he reflects on the life of his owner, aspiring race car driver Denny Swift, Enzo offers moving [...]