ALL THE RAGE WITH JOSH COHEN | THURSDAY, 13 NOVEMBER
Author and psychoanalyst Josh Cohen discusses his acclaimed latest book All the Rage, a fascinating anatomy of anger, why we feel it and how we can better handle it
UP IN THE AIR WITH HOLLY SMITH | THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMBER
Historian Holly Smith discusses her new book Up in the Air, a panoramic human history of high-rise council housing in Britain
FEEDING THE MONSTER WITH ANNA BOGUTSKAYA | THURSDAY, 30 OCTOBER
Come get spooky with film critic Anna Bogutskaya as she discusses her latest book Feeding the Monster, which examines how the horror genre fuels and fascinates us
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCTOBER
Our next Bookclub pick is Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
YOU HAD TO BE THERE WITH JODIE HARSH | WEDNESDAY, 8 OCTOBER
DJ Jodie Harsh discusses her new book You Had to Be There, an odyssey through the music, art, fashion and nightlife of noughties-era London
CRAFTLAND WITH JAMES FOX | THURSDAY, 2 OCTOBER
Writer, art historian and broadcaster James Fox discusses his new book Craftland, a chronicle of Britain's lost arts and vanishing trades, and the people keeping them alive
PISSING WOMEN WITH SOPHY RICKETT | THURSDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER
Visual artist Sophy Rickett celebrates the zingy new edition of her landmark photobook Pissing Women, which features essays by St. Vincent and Eileen Myles
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER
Our next Bookclub pick is Orlanda by Jacqueline Harpman! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
THE QUIET EAR WITH RAYMOND ANTROBUS | MONDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER
Acclaimed poet Raymond Antrobus celebrates his new book The Quiet Ear; a memoir, a cultural history of deafness, a call to action
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 27 AUGUST
Our next Bookclub pick is The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
LETTERS TO MY YOUNGER QUEER SELF WITH DANIEL HARDING | THURSDAY, 7 AUGUST
Daniel Harding celebrates his new book Letters to My Younger Queer Self, a collection of inspiring, influential LGBTQIA+ voices, as part of Margate Pride
SEND FLOWERS WITH EMILY BUCHANAN | THURSDAY, 31 JULY
Author Emily Buchanan discusses her debut novel Send Flowers, a witty and original story of love, hope, protest and... houseplant boyfriends
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 30 JULY 2025
Our next Bookclub pick is Land of Hope by Cate Baum! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
ALTER EGO WITH HELEN HECKETY | THURSDAY, 17 JULY
Magnificent Margate writer/poet/legend Helen Heckety celebrates the paperback release of her debut novel Alter Ego, a story of fresh starts, fake personas and the long road to self-acceptance
MIGRAINE WITH SAMUEL FISHER | THURSDAY, 10 JULY
Author Samuel Fisher discusses his new novel Migraine, a post-apocalyptic story of chronic pain and doomed love
FAIR WITH JEN CALLEJA | THURSDAY, 26 JUNE
Jen Calleja discusses her new book Fair, a playful and satirical study of the creative industries and the 'life-art' of translation
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 25 JUNE 2025
Our next Bookclub pick is All Fours by Miranda July! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
SALTWATER MANSIONS WITH DAVID WHITEHOUSE | THURSDAY, 19 JUNE
David Whitehouse discusses his new book Saltwater Mansions, which unravels the strange case of a missing Margate woman and other untold stories
DEEP HOUSE WITH JEREMY ATHERTON LIN | THURSDAY, 19 JUNE
Essayist Jeremy Atherton Lin discusses his new book Deep House, a hybrid of queer cultural history and radically intimate memoir, in conversation with Margate-based writer Mendez
IT USED TO BE WITCHES WITH RYAN GILBEY | THURSDAY, 12 JUNE
Film critic Ryan Gilbey discusses his new book It Used to be Witches, a treasure-hunt through queer cinema past and present
WHAT THE WILD SEA CAN BE WITH HELEN SCALES | SUNDAY, 8 JUNE
Marine biologist Helen Scales discusses her new book What the Wild Sea Can Be, a bracing yet hopeful exploration of the future of the world's ocean, with photographer and filmmaker Rebecca Douglas
TABLE FOR ONE WITH EMMA GANNON | THURSDAY, 29 MAY
Author Emma Gannon chats about her latest novel Table for One, a smart, fun and life-affirming self-love letter to solo diners everywhere
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
Our next Bookclub pick is Clean by Alia Trabucco Zeran! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
CHILDREN OF RADIUM WITH JOE DUNTHORNE | THURSDAY, 22 MAY
Author Joe Dunthorne discusses his new book Children of Radium, a Jewish family memoir of convenient lies, unsayable truths and buried inheritance, in conversation with fellow poet and author Raymond Antrobus
NOVA SCOTIA HOUSE WITH CHARLIE PORTER | THURSDAY, 8 MAY
Author, journalist and curator Charlie Porter discusses his debut work of fiction, Nova Scotia House, a story of queer love, loss and liberation. He'll be in conversation with Ryan J. Smith
SLAGS WITH EMMA JANE UNSWORTH | THURSDAY, 1 MAY
Author Emma Jane Unsworth (Adults, Animals) talks up her brilliantly feral new novel Slags, a frank and funny evocation of friendship, sisterly bonds and teenage dreams, in conversation with fellow writer Hannah Begbie
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 30 APRIL 2025
Our next Bookclub pick is Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
EXTERMINATE/REGENERATE WITH JOHN HIGGS | THURSDAY, 24 APRIL
John Higgs tells the stranger-than-fiction story of Doctor Who in his new book Exterminate/Regenerate, a time-travelling tale of change, mystery and imagination
SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE WITH ANNA WHITWHAM | THURSDAY, 17 APRIL
Author Anna Whitwham discusses her new memoir Soft Tissue Damage, a book about boxing, love and death, in conversation with Ryan J. Smith
THE SECRET PAINTER WITH JOE TUCKER | THURSDAY, 3 APRIL
A funny and thoughtful character study of creativity, class and hidden passions, Joe Tucker's new book The Secret Painter reveals the remarkable life and work of his Uncle Eric, an 'ordinary' man who quietly made the most extraordinary art. Joe will be discussing the book with Neil Griffiths, CEO of mentoring charity Arts Emergency
DEREK JARMAN: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY WITH TONY PEAKE | THURSDAY, 27 MARCH
Writer Tony Peake discusses his biography of late artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman, an unparalleled insight into Jarman's kaleidoscopic life, career and legacy, in conversation with Robert Diament
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 26 MARCH
Our next Bookclub pick is Pity by Andrew McMillan! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
REVOLUTIONARY ACTS WITH JASON OKUNDAYE IN CONVERSATION WITH EMMA DABIRI | THURSDAY, 20 MARCH
Jason Okundaye discusses his new book Revolutionary Acts, a landmark social history of love and brotherhood in Black gay Britain, shaped by the lives of seven radical men
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2025
Our next Bookclub pick is Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
READ YOURSELF HAPPY WITH DAISY BUCHANAN | THURSDAY, 20 FEBRUARY
Daisy Buchanan celebrates her new 'shelf-help' wonderbook Read Yourself Happy, a personal meditation on the power of reading to soothe and inspire
ELLEN JONES: OUTRAGE | THURSDAY, 6 FEBRUARY
Join author, advocate and local icon Ellen Jones for the Margate launch of her new book Outrage, a bold treatise on the ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ equality, in conversation with writer and educator Milly Evans
THE NON-MONOGAMY PLAYBOOK WITH RUBY RARE | THURSDAY, 30 JANUARY
Margate gem Ruby Rare presents The Non-Monogamy Playbook, her sparkling new guide to the how-tos, the whys and the what-ifs of polyamorous and non-traditional relationships
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 29 JANUARY 2025
Our next Bookclub pick is She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
ELEMENTS WITH STEPHEN ELLCOCK | THURSDAY, 28 NOVEMBE R
He's back! Come join 'image alchemist' Stephen Ellcock as he presents his new book Elements, an awesome visual evocation of the five elemental forces, in conversation with Summer Moraes
GOBLINHOOD WITH JEN CALLEJA | THURSDAY, 14 NOVEMBER
Join one of the boldest writers on the block, Jen Calleja, as she dishes the dirt on Goblinhood, her artful, playful and visceral new book of essays
LOST WONDERS WITH TOM LATHAN | THURSDAY, 7 NOVEMBER
Journalist and author Tom Lathan discusses his new book Lost Wonders, a tribute to ten extinct species that have only recently vanished from our world
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2024
Our next Bookclub pick is Orbital by Samantha Harvey! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
THE WHITE PUBE: POOR ARTISTS | THURSDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2024
Cultural commentators Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad, aka The White Pube, are in town to talk about Poor Artists, their new book exploring the emotional, existential and financial experience of artists today
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2024
Our next Bookclub pick is Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
RAYMOND ANTROBUS: SIGNS, MUSIC | IN CONVERSATION WITH EMMA DABIRI | THURSDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2024
Tune in with poet Raymond Antrobus for a special evening celebrating his transformative new collection Signs, Music. He'll be joined on the night by host Emma Dabiri, plus guest poets Hibaq Osman and Kareem Parkins-Brown
MOTHER NAKED WITH GLEN JAMES BROWN | THURSDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2024
This Bard Summer, come while away a balmy evening with author Glen James Brown as he discusses his rambunctious latest novel Mother Naked, a medieval minstrel's tale of class, religion, art and ale...
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 28 AUGUST 2024
Our next Bookclub pick is Mother Naked by Glen James Brown! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
WHAT'S THAT LADY DOING? WITH LOU SANDERS IN CONVERSATION WITH DAN SCHREIBER | THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST 2024
Comedian Lou Sanders chats with podcaster Dan Schreiber about her funny and poignant memoir, What's That Lady Doing? - a book about life (specifically Lou's), mistakes, family, shame and... more mistakes!
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 31 JULY 2024
Our next Bookclub pick is The Guest by Emma Cline! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
POWERFUL WITH MAISIE HILL | THURSDAY, 25 JULY 2024
Come and join Margate's own Maisie Hill as she introduces her revolutionary new book on stress responses, Powerful, a practical guide to taking control of the things that hold us back in life
PITY PARTY WITH DAISY BUCHANAN | IN CONVERSATION WITH EMMA JANE PALIN | THURSDAY, 18 JULY 2024
Come one and all to the Margate launch of Daisy Buchanan's latest novel, Pity Party, the laugh-and-cry-out-loud story of a young widow learning how to let go, show up... and scream if she wants to
CLIMBING DAYS WITH DAN RICHARDS | MONDAY, 15 JULY 2024
Writer Dan Richards pays his respects to the intrepid life of pioneering mountaineer Dorothy Pilley and the brand new edition of her 1935 memoir Climbing Days, in conversation with Katherine May
ARRANGEMENTS IN BLUE WITH AMY KEY | IN CONVERSATION WITH ELI GOLDSTONE | THURSDAY, 11 JULY 2024
Amy Key toasts her memoir Arrangements in Blue - which honours the many shades of a life lived without romantic love, for and by oneself
PRIVATE RITES WITH JULIA ARMFIELD | THURSDAY, 4 JULY 2024
Author Julia Armfield draws us into the drowned world of her new novel Private Rites, an uncanny story of sibling rivalry, queer love and faith at the bitter end of all things...
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUNE 2024
Our next Bookclub pick is Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
LAUREN ELKIN: SCAFFOLDING | THURSDAY, 20 JUNE 2024
Franco-American writer Lauren Elkin talks Paris, psychology and parallel lives as she sets the tone for her new novel, Scaffolding
EVENINGS & WEEKENDS WITH OISIN MCKENNA | THURSDAY, 6 JUNE 2024
During the sweltering summer of 2019, with the weekend approaching, four friends' lives are to be changed forever. Set over two scorching days, Oisin Mckenna's brilliant debut is a vivid, contemporary rendering of London in all its kaleidoscopic glory and heartbreak
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
Our next Bookclub pick is The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
PIXEL FLESH: ELLEN ATLANTA – IN CONVERSATION WITH LARUSHKA IVAN-ZADEH| THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Is modern beauty culture empowering? Are we in control? Ellen Atlanta reconfigures our understanding of this seemingly dystopic digital age of all-consuming beauty ideal
TENANTS WITH VICKY SPRATT | THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
What ever happened to the great British dream of ‘safe and secure housing for all’? Join us in conversation with Vicky Spratt, whose sobering book Tenants provides context to the nation's housing crisis and shares stories from those living on its front line
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 24 APRIL 2024
Our next Bookclub pick is Shy by Max Porter! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
SUNKEN LANDS WITH GARETH E. REES | THURSDAY, 28 MARCH 2024
What can our submerged past tell us about our present and imminent future? Gareth E. Rees’s beguiling new book, Sunken Lands, may have the answer
ENCHANTMENT WITH KATHERINE MAY | TUESDAY, 5 MARCH 2024
The internationally bestselling author of Wintering discusses her beautiful new book, Enchantment
ALICE OSEMAN: HEARTSTOPPER VOL 5 BOOK SIGNING | SATURDAY, 17 FEBRURARY 2024
Meet Alice Oseman, the creator of the #1 bestselling Heartstopper series, and celebrate the release of Heartstopper Volume 5
PITY WITH ANDREW MCMILLAN | FRIDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2024
Award-winning poet and professor of creative writing Andrew McMillan discusses his hotly anticipated debut novel, Pity
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 31 JANUARY 2024
Our next Bookclub pick is The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
UNDERWORLDS WITH STEPHEN ELLCOCK | THURSDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2023
Come follow image alchemist Stephen Ellcock as he lights the way through his cavernous new book Underworlds, which drills down into subterranean realms, real and imagined
WOMEN AT THE EDGE: WITH ELINOR CLEGHORN & KATHRYN BROMWICH | THURSDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2023
Dr Elinor Cleghorn and Kathryn Bromwich discuss how and why our patriarchal society has failed women - from the misdiagnosis of chronic illness to the social othering of single women
THE LIFE & LIES OF CHARLES DICKENS WITH HELENA KELLY | THURSDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2023
Dr Helena Kelly presents a radical retelling of Charles Dickens' life story based on newly accessible archives, revealing a jarring alternative legacy of secret relatives, plagiarism, and dishonesty
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2023
Our next Bookclub pick is Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2023
Our next Bookclub pick is Sheep’s Clothing by Celia Dale! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2023
Our next Bookclub pick is The Vegetarian by Han Kang! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
REBECCA MAY JOHNSON: SMALL FIRES |
THURSDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2023
Food writer and ardent home cook Rebecca May Johnson discusses Small Fires, her radical, red hot kitchen-epic-come-memoir, as part of its UK paperback tour
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 30 AUGUST 2023
Our next Bookclub pick is After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
DO YOUR OWN THING - WITH RICHARD PHOENIX+ SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE |
THURSDAY, 3 AUGUST 2023
Artist and musician Richard Phoenix discusses Do Your Own Thing, his new book honouring underground arts and culture, with Robert Diament
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 26 JULY 2023
Our next Bookclub pick is The Perfect Golden Circle by Benjamin Myers! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
THE NATURE OF NARRATIVE - WITH FREYA BROMLEY & KATHRYN SCANLAN |
FRIDAY, 30 JUNE 2023
Acclaimed writers Freya Bromley (The Tidal Year) and Kathryn Scanlan (Kick the Latch / The Dominant Animal) discuss their work, their craft and the art of storytelling
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 28 JUNE 2023
Our next Bookclub pick is When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
OCTAVIA BRIGHT: THIS RAGGED GRACE | THURSDAY, 8 JUNE 2023
Join writer and Literary Friction podcast co-host Octavia Bright as she blesses her bold and beautiful new memoir of addiction, loss, recovery and renewal, This Ragged Grace, which is set partly in Margate
DAISY BUCHANAN: LIMELIGHT – IN CONVERSATION WITH DOLLY ALDERTON | THURSDAY, 1 JUNE 2023
Author Daisy Buchanan presents her iridescent new novel Limelight, a story of sexuality, sisterhood, and self-esteem, in a special release-day interview with fellow writer Dolly Alderton
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
Our next Bookclub pick is The Way the Day Breaks by David Roberts! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
COSMIC MISCHIEF: WITH STEPHEN ELLCOCK & ZOE GILBERT | THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
Stephen Ellcock and Zoe Gilbert bring us along on a wayward dance through the hidden history of English mischief-making. The pair talk all things folkloric, and together seek meaning amid cosmic chaos
THE SLEEP WATCHER - MARGATE LAUNCH | POSTPONED, NEW DATE TCB
Come celebrate the publication of Rowan Hisayo Buchanan's beguiling and compelling new novel, The Sleep Watcher. She will be in conversation with Eli Goldstone, journalist and author of Strange Heart Beating
SUSTAINABILITY IN THANET | THURSDAY, 27 APRIL 2023
To celebrate the launch of Georgina Wilson-Powell's new book 365 Ways to Save the Planet, we have invited her and two local experts to discuss sustainability in Thanet
ROSEWATER MARGATE LAUNCH | MONDAY, 24 APRIL 2023
Come celebrate the publication of Liv Little’s debut novel, Rosewater. Liv will be in conversation with Ruby Rare to discuss this moving ode to queer love and friendship.
DENAI MOORE: PLENTIFUL | THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Come celebrate the launch of Denai Moore’s Vegan Jamaican cookbook. Soulful, modern and expressive, the book celebrates her roots whilst breaking from many of the taboos that surround Jamaican food
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 26 APRIL 2023
Our next Bookclub pick is Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
NANCY CAMPBELL: THUNDERSTONE | THURSDAY, 6 APRIL 2023
Nancy Campbell reads from and discusses her beautifully poetic, raw and intimate new book, Thunderstone – a true story of losing one home and discovering another
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 29 MARCH 2023
Our next Bookclub pick is I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH CAMBODIA | THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2023
Dee Peyok discusses her funny, tragic and moving history of Cambodia's lost golden age of pop, Away From Beloved Lover
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2023
The Margate Bookshop’s very own book club launches this February! We’ll be meeting every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar - click the link for details.
EMILY HENSON: CREATE | THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Emily Henson discusses her new book, which champions creativity before consumption, sustainability, reinvention and how to create a home that is truly unique
ENGLAND ON FIRE | THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2022
As the nights draw in and the days grow stranger, join us on a visual journey through Albion's psychic landscape, guided by Stephen Ellcock and Howard Cunnell
