BLOG POST: Nicholas Jubber returns to Red Lion Books
Never underestimate the gratitude that an author has for their readership (and the booksellers) who champion their work.On a cold January evening, Nicholas (Nick) Jubber travelled all the way from Dorset to speak with Red Lion Books - here in
BLOG POST: Silent Spring: a book that made a big noise.
Books are important in so many ways. They can move us, thrill us and entertain us. They can also inform and educate us.'Silent Spring' is one of the most influential books ever to have been published. It kick-started the environmental
BLOG POST: Robin Ince at Red Lion Books
Is he a stand-up comic, actor or radio presenter; a writer, or explorer of the human condition, is he a science communicator or a poet? Well, this is Robin Ince and he is all of these things and more.This afternoon
BLOG POST: An Event to celebrate ‘The Testaments’ launch
This was a truly memorable event for us and also for those who attended. Two indie bookshops were chosen by her publishers, Vintage (with input from Margaret Atwood herself) to launch The Testaments in the UK. We were chosen on
BLOG POST: What is this ‘Under Wraps’?!
It all started with 'Jolaokaflod'! This is an Icelandic term, translating to 'Christmas book flood' and is used to describe books that are gifted on Christmas Eve. At Red Lion Books we gift-wrapped a book wehoped our customers would love
BLOG POST: World Book Day Books and children of fathers in prison
As enthusiastic supporters of World Book Day we are involved with several local schools and always tend to order too many copies of each yearly crop of fantastic WBD titles. After all, the last thing we ever want to do