What’s on this October!

11 October 2024

What’s on this October!

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We have a busy month in the shop, with Action Storytelling with Babz on Saturday 19 and our Halloween activities returning on 26 and 31 October. Action Storytelling with Baz – Saturday 19 October at 1pm Come and hear Little Rabbit Foo Foo, plus others in Brown Books! This fun […]

Halloween scene with silhouette of children trick or treating, and a spooky castle in the background.

25 September 2024

Halloween at Brown Books

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Spooky Stories – 31 October at 5pm Spooky Stories returns to Brown Books Community Bookshop on Thursday 31 October, with Aaron from A Children’s Story bringing them to life! Come and hear a the terrifying (not actually terrifying) tales and take part in the actions, and wear fancy dress if […]

18 September 2024

Simon Mole: A First Book of Dinosaurs

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Which dinosaur was barely the size of a dog? Which made a noise like a goat playing a didgeridoo? And what could a CHICKEN possibly be doing in a book about dinosaurs?! Join us on Thursday 10 October in Brown Books to find out! About the event: Luton Literature in […]

11 September 2024

Join Us as a Sponsor for Luton Literature Book Festival 2024!

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We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Luton Literature Book Festival 2024, a vibrant and inclusive event dedicated to inspiring a love of reading and writing among people of all ages and backgrounds. This year’s festival, held on Saturday 9 November in Luton, will feature a diverse lineup of national […]

24 August 2024

Celebrating Clive Gresswell

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Join us for an evening to celebrate the life and work of local poet Clive Gresswell, who passed away earlier this year. There will be readings of Clive’s work, readings by local poets who have written for and with Clive, anecdotes and other performance pieces. Celebrating Clive Gresswell will take […]

30 April 2024

Brown Books celebrates first birthday!

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Brown Books celebrated its FIRST BIRTHDAY on Saturday, with cake and children’s activities in the shop, and lots of lovely visitors throughout the day. The celebrations took place to mark one year of being open, and one year of delivering a range of author talks, children’s storytelling and writing events […]

Children sat listening to a story being read out

26 January 2024

Work in Brown Books bookshop!

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Work for us in Brown Books bookshop

Book covers; Success on Probation and Dear Books

4 November 2023

An evening with Sarah Edwards and Claire Foskett

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Join us for an evening with Sarah Edwards and Claire Foskett, as they talk about writing, motherhood and their books; Success on Probation and Dear Boobs. The talk includes a Q&A session with local writer and creative, Rae Leaver Rahman. Success on Probation is a guide through every step of […]

31 October 2023

A successful Halloween at Brown Books!

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Massive thanks to Jo, Babs, William, Jude and Alan for dressing up and helping out with the events, to Mary for Creepy Crafts and to Aaron (A Children’s Story) for Spooky Stories. And to all our volunteers for their help with the Halloween Trail, encouraging guess how many sweets are […]

1 October 2023

Free books for Black History Month

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We received a very generous donation of books earlier in the year by Trish Cooke, which we are giving to children for free to mark Black History Month. There are three books from the Hairy Tales series: Zel: Let Out Your Hair Jackson And The Hairstalk The Puppet Who Wanted […]

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