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Clive Gresswell
24 August 2024

Celebrating Clive Gresswell

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 […]
20 May 2024

What’s on this June!

June in the shop! Look out for our fliers too! Sunday sessions – April Grace; Steel Princess and The Girl Behind The Glass Come and hear excerpts from Steel Princess and The Girl Behind The Glass, by fantasy author April Grace. April Grace is an independent fantasy author who studied […]
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4 May 2024

Brown Books book club starts in May

We’re delighted to announce a new regular book club that will take place in the shop, starting on Thursday 16 May at 6.30pm. This exciting collaboration with Luton Central Library means those joining will be able to come and take the book of the month home to read, returning the […]
Clive reading poetry to the rest of the Strange Bedsfellow group
5 April 2024

Strange Bedsfellows in May: An evening of poetry

Brown Books are delighted to be hosting this regular intimate poetry evening, showcasing readings by Clive Gresswell, Keith Jebb, Eddie Heaton, Juliet Troy and C-Weed, all of whom studied at the University of Bedfordshire. With special guest, Peter Philpott. Tickets for May can be booked via eventbrite. Other news:
1 April 2024

Celebration of Storytelling to showcase stories written by local children

Five fascinating new short-stories have been created in a collaboration between local school children, young people, young people’s services, Luton creatives and nationally renowned authors in the Luton Literature Storytelling Project. These stories will be brought to life through exclusive readings performed by Luton Actors Adeyinka Akinrinade and Aaron Spendelow on Saturday 11 May […]
Lanterns
10 November 2023

Make a lantern for Christmas in High Town

Brown Books will be hosting a lantern workshop on Sunday 26 November, where children are invited to make a lantern for the walk from High Town Methodist Church to Burr Street Square for the Christmas tree lights switch on, on Saturday 2 December. Mary from Flamingo Arts will lead this […]
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