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Existential Sundays are the best Sundays
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Overheard at Backstory #1
Scurrilous dispatches from the shopfloor
Mar 22
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Why I'm starting a bookshop
Yes, I've quit my job. No, I don't have premises.
Mar 6, 2022
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5 things I'd tell a first-time author
Apr 5
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How about a free beer?
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Up the garden Path
Jul 12
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My favourite novel of the year (so far)
May 3
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Overheard at Backstory #4
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Five books we love this autumn
and two new events
Sep 27
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Check out our new wine list
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Sep 19
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Tom Gilbey, Rachel Parris...
... and eight more events coming up at Backstory
Sep 13
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Overheard at Backstory #4
Scurrilous dispatches from the shopfloor
Sep 6
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Tom Rowley
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Aug 2
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Tessa Hadley, John Boyne, Ruby Tandoh...
and 5 more authors coming to Backstory
Aug 2
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Darby Willcocks
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It's Penguin's round
Have a free wine or coffee today when you buy a Penguin
Jul 26
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On quitting a secure, well-paid job I love to start my own bookshop
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