There's a a wonderful small independent bookshop in Alfriston, East Sussex, run by Cate Olson and Nash Robbins. It has recently moved premises and, as you can see from the picture, has a covered archway housing their second-hand books in a way that reminds me of the bookstalls along the Seine in Paris. The new books are in the small shop on the right. Through the archway is a courtyard (where they keep chickens) leading to a renovated barn. It is here that they put on events.
I did a workshop there a couple of weekends ago, showing children my original arwork, sketches and roughs and getting them to make their own little books. It was a well organised, ticketed event, with refreshments laid on. The price of the ticket included a signed copy of one of my books for each child. We all had a lot of fun and shared our stories at the end.
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