Reading has always had the reputation of being a solitary affair. The book has often been a symbol for the introverts spending their Friday nights with their fictional friends rather than their real ones. Lord knows my fiancé frequently tells me off for reading so much and being “dead to the world” while I’m stuck inside a good novel. But it’s not always that way. Children learn to read with parents, sharing stories at bedtime or after school, and joining in class reading tim

On November 17th we welcome Tom Cox to the shop to sign copies of his new book Close Encounters of the Furred Kind. He'll also be talking about his his cats, his golf, his love of the country and everything else in between. Tickets are already selling fast so book on line HERE or pop into the shop. Tickets can't be bought over the phone. Join Tom Cox - nature and humour writer, failed pro golfer and creator of the @MYSADCAT Twitter account - as he reads from, talks about a