On 11th April we held a very successful Titanic evening. In a cafe-style atmosphere, special guest Leah Fleming spoke about her book, The Captain's Daughter, and the audience enjoyed wine, canapes and a challenging quiz which posed problems even for the Titanoraks. We hope to be able to hold more events like this in the future, so watch this space.

May sees the launch of an exciting new venture, the Ilkley Shopping Trail. There is a wealth of great, independent shops in Ilkley and from 11th to 13th May we will be celebrating this local initiative with a children's fun day in the shop, with balloons, games, goody bags and more. Look in local press for more details of who is taking part, or go to www.ilkleybusinessforum.co.uk

Looking further ahead, this year's Independent Booksellers' Week runs from Saturday 30th June to Saturday 7th July. We will be celebrating all week, and there will be special appearances from crime author Peter Robinson and the ever-popular Gervase Phinn. More details will be available nearer the time.

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Titanic Quiz Evening

Tue 6th Mar 12

Join author Leah Fleming for a Titanic-themed evening ..read more

Evening of French Music at St Margaret's

Wed 22nd Feb 12

A French themed concert with refreshments ..read more

Beer Tasting with Simon Jenkins

Mon 16th Jan 12

Come along to The Grove Bookshop and enjoy a taste of various local beers with ale aficionado Simon Jenkins. ..read more

Christmas at The Grove

Fri 4th Nov 11

We have a host of Christmas gift ideas ..read more

Travels in Blood and Honey

Thu 13th Oct 11

Meet Elizabeth Gowing and learn about the pleasures and pitfalls of living, and keeping bees, in Kosovo ..read more

Literature Festival News

Wed 3rd Aug 11

This year's Ilkley Literature Festival includes some big names from the world of books. ..read more

Court on Canvas Book Launch

Tue 5th Jul 11

Come and enjoy the launch of a great new book celebrating the history of tennis in art. ..read more

Signed Alan Bennett

Sat 2nd Jul 11

Signed Smut by Alan Bennett ..read more

Summer Reads

Fri 24th Jun 11

Summer is finally here and it's time to start thinking about summer holiday reads ..read more

Independent Booksellers Week

Fri 24th Jun 11

We had two very successful events to celebrate Independent Booksellers Week ..read more

Independent Booksellers' Week, 18th-25th June 2011

Tue 17th May 11

Meet authors and play table football to celebrate Independent Booksellers' Week. ..read more

Book Launch at The Grove

Mon 4th Apr 11

Local authors, Walter Swan and Yvette Huddleston, are signing copies of their new book, A Day in a Dale, at 11am on Saturday, 9th April ..read more

World Book Events

Wed 26th Jan 11

Grove customers spread the love of reading. ..read more

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