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'We ain't going to get out of the mess we are in with more of the same' - Books to bring in Spring

'We ain't going to get out of the mess we are i...

With the reassuring first signs of spring in our gardens and green spaces, the time is now to open our heads and hearts to new ideas and new ways of...

'We ain't going to get out of the mess we are i...

With the reassuring first signs of spring in our gardens and green spaces, the time is now to open our heads and hearts to new ideas and new ways of...

WE RAISED OVER £800 BY TELLING STORIES: POETRY FUNDRAISER THANK YOU

WE RAISED OVER £800 BY TELLING STORIES: POETRY ...

Last Saturday Liz Amos and our Amelia hosted a poetry fundraiser for the shop... and you sold out the tickets and showed us amazing support!  We raised just over £800...

WE RAISED OVER £800 BY TELLING STORIES: POETRY ...

Last Saturday Liz Amos and our Amelia hosted a poetry fundraiser for the shop... and you sold out the tickets and showed us amazing support!  We raised just over £800...

Did you know we are hiring?

Did you know we are hiring?

Did you know we are hiring?  Working as the Promotions Coordinator at October Books has been a journey. It’s been a  learning curve, but an amazing one, and I’m so...

Did you know we are hiring?

Did you know we are hiring?  Working as the Promotions Coordinator at October Books has been a journey. It’s been a  learning curve, but an amazing one, and I’m so...

Devolution, deckchairs and Community resilience

Devolution, deckchairs and Community resilience

Clare's thoughts on recent devolution plans...Last week, the leader of Southampton City Council, Lorna Fielker, announced the 'great news' that the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth proposal for...

Devolution, deckchairs and Community resilience

Clare's thoughts on recent devolution plans...Last week, the leader of Southampton City Council, Lorna Fielker, announced the 'great news' that the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth proposal for...

Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love by Lida Maxwell

Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love by Li...

A new series of book recommendations by Local Author & New Forest Writer in Residence Yarrow Townsend   The publication of Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love by...

Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love by Li...

A new series of book recommendations by Local Author & New Forest Writer in Residence Yarrow Townsend   The publication of Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love by...

The Relationship Recession and finding love in all it's forms

The Relationship Recession and finding love in ...

I read yesterday that we are in a 'relationship recession'. This Guardian article says a lot and I would recommend giving it a quick read but Beddington's concluding point 'The...

The Relationship Recession and finding love in ...

I read yesterday that we are in a 'relationship recession'. This Guardian article says a lot and I would recommend giving it a quick read but Beddington's concluding point 'The...