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To celebrate the launch of their new book 'London Folk Tales for Children', Anne and Sef will be telling tales of London, and of the wonderful people who live in this welcoming city. They really do have some great tales to share. Because even ordinary Londoners seem to have had many great adventures with narrow escapes, scary journeys and these have become the folk tales of London. Come along to hear the stories, share the music, singing and join-in activities - all guaranteed to make you feel what a wonderful thing it is to be a Londoner! Rye Books Sunday 17th February @ 11am Book your free ticket via Eventbrite: londonfolktales.eventbrite.com

Hello! We will be screening ?Kaiser? The story of the famous Brazilian footballer who never played football With Q&A & book signing with director Louis Myles. Tonight (Thursday 15th November) at 7.30pm! ?In one of the most remarkable football stories ever told, Kaiser graduates from abandoned slumdog to star striker, dressing room fixer, superstar party host and inexhaustible lover. And all without kicking a ball. He?s not just the king... he?s the Kaiser!? Doors at 7.30pm Film starts at 8pm We still have a few tickets...book your free ticket through eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kaiser-film-screening-introduced-by-director-louis-myles-qa-book-signing-tickets-51340970224

Hello! We have moved Rye Books from our old shop to North Cross Rd and so we decided to create some workspace for hire in the old Rye Books! We are looking for 2 more people to hire it as we have a third already. The shop is currently being used as a pop-up shop by Mrs Benn on Saturdays but the shop will be free to use Monday - Friday every week. There is a kitchen area, wifi, toilet and the shelves are filled with inspiring things! If you are interested and would like some more details please email: [email protected] Thank you Alastair

Don't forget!! This Thursday British journalist, author and broadcaster, Tim Marshall will be talking about his best selling novel 'Prisioners of Geography: ten maps that explain everything about global politics'. Tim will also be on hand to sign books and answer any questions about his new book 'Worth Dying For the Power and Politics of Flags.' Come join us at 7pm. FREE!! Nov 9th Rye Books 45 Upland Road SE22 9EF

Tim Marshall, British journalist, author and broadcaster, will be talking about his latest novel 'The Power and Politics of Flags' next Thursday 9th Nov 7pm. He will also be covering some of his previous book 'Prisioners of Geography: ten maps that explain everything about global politics'. Come join us at 7pm. FREE!! Rye Books 45 Upland Road SE22 9EF

Join us on Thursday 19th Oct for the launch and print sale of local author and illustrator Coralie Bickford-Smith's latest book 'The Worm and The Bird'. There will also be an opportunity to win a print from the book!!! Rye Books 45 Upland Road 7pm

Local writer and illustrator Richard Graham will be over this Saturday to read his new book The Cranky Caterpillar. There will be a craft session afterwards where children can make their own butterfly wings. Bring the kids and join in the fun. Music, craft, and story time - Free!!! Sat 7th Oct 11.00am! Rye Books 45 Upland Road, SE22 9EF

Next Thursday 5th October, Richard Ayoade will be signing copies of his novel The Grip of Film. Join us from 7pm-8pm Rye Books 45 Upland Road SE22 9EF

Thursday 4th May 7pm at Rye Books Local Anne Coates will be talking about her new book ?Death?s Silent Judgement? Reading + Q&A Local author Anne Coates will be at the shop this Thursday, and we are really looking forward to it! Anne will be talking about Death?s Silent Judgement, her new book published on the 11th of May and sequel to Dancers in the Wind. Both books feature Hannah Weybridge, a single mother and freelance journalist who lives in South East London and is thrown into the heart of a horrific murder investigation when a friend is found with her throat slashed. Following the deadly events of Dancers in the Wind, freelance journalist and single mother Hannah Weybridge is thrown into the heart of a horrific murder investigation when a close friend, Liz Rayman, is found with her throat slashed at her pro bono dental practice at St John the Evangelist church in Waterloo. The free surgery Hannah runs is attended by the homeless people who comprise Cardboard City nearby and initially the police are quick to place the blame in their direction. Hannah is not convinced and nor is Lady Rayman, Liz?s mother who employs the journalist to investigate. With few clues to the apparently motiveless crime Hannah throws herself into discovering the reason for her friend?s brutal murder, and is determined to unmask the killer. But before long Hannah?s investigations place her in mortal danger, her hunt for the truth placing her in the path of a remorseless killer? See reviews of Dancers In The Wind http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29501713-dancers-in-the-wind http://www.ryebooks.co.uk/ Please let us know if your coming so we can get an idea of numbers, thank you! Rye Books, 45 Upland Road, 020 3581 1850 [email protected]

Tuesday 22nd November 7pm at the shop.. eepurl.com/cotRQn 'London In Fragments, A Mudlark's Treasures' slideshow and talk with author Ted Sandling We are very much looking forward to meeting Ted and discussing his excellent new book 'London In Fragments: A Mudlark's treasures' Mudlarking, searching the Thames foreshore, has a long tradition: mudlarks used to be small boys grubbing a living from scrap. Today?s mudlarks unearth relics of the past, from Roman tiles to elegant Georgian pottery. Here are Ted Sandling's most evocative finds, gorgeously photographed in colour. Together they create a mosaic of everyday London life through the centuries, touching on ideas of Journeys, Pleasure and Vice, Industry, Adornment and Comfort. There are two themes behind the account: celebrating the beauty of small things, and making sense of the intangible connection that found objects give us to the individuals who lost them. An evocative and detailed text places the fragments back in the objects they came from, and places the objects in the flow of London's history. The French fold jacket is printed on the reverse with a map of access points to the river, and the book concludes with advice on how to start mudlarking yourself. After studying History of Art at The University of Bristol, Ted Sandling moved to London and became a garden designer and landscape historian. In 2008 he returned to the fine arts when he joined Christie?s. He now works at Christie's Education. He first went mudlarking in 2004 and was instantly hooked. if you've ever dabbled with mudlarking for fun or perhaps more seriously we will be inviting you to bring to the shop any relics and fragments you may have found, and share the stories connected with them. Free event, please email us if you would like to come so we can get an idea of numbers, thank you. Best wishes, all at Rye Books 45 Upland RD, SE22 9EF, T:020 3581 1850

We warmly invite you to Rye Books 5th Birthday party on Sat. 19th 2pm. There will be awesome live music from The Relatives, (find them on their resonance radio show 3pm Sundays) and the wonderful Nunhead Folk Circle ! We'll serving up cake and the first batch of this years micro-brewed mulled cider.. Come along a raise a glass we'd love to see you there! Music starts from 2pm! Rye Books, 45 Upland Rd, SE22 9EF tel. 020 3581 1850 www.ryebooks.co.uk

On 9 November 2016 Berlin will be celebrating once again, this time commemorating the 27th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To coincide with this author Dr Hester Vaizey is joining us again to discuss her thought provoking book Born in the GDR: Living in the shadow of the wall, now published in paperback. The changes that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 were particularly dramatic for East Germans. With the German Democratic Republic effectively taken over by West Germany in the reunification process, nothing in their lives was immune from change and upheaval: from the way they voted, the newspapers they read, to the brand of butter they bought. But what was it really like to go from living under communism one minute, to capitalism the next? What did the East Germans make of capitalism? And how do they remember the GDR today? Are their memories dominated by fear and loathing of the Stasi state, or do they look back with a measure of fondness and regret on a world of guaranteed employment and low living costs? This is the story of eight citizens of the former German Democratic Republic, and how these dramatic changes affected them. All of the people in the book were born in East Germany after the Berlin Wall was put up in August 1961, so they knew nothing other than living in a socialist system when the GDR fell apart. Their stories provide a fascinating insight not only into everyday life in East Germany, but also into how this now-vanished state is remembered today, a quarter of a century after the fall of the Wall. Hester will be bringing some of her home brewed Berliner Weisse..we would recommend you try this.. Please email us if you can make it so we can get an idea of numbers, thank you! Free event. Best wishes, All at Rye Books 45 Upland Rd, SE22 9EF [email protected] 020 3581 1850

Come to the shop and meet Sampson the flea, star of the Fleabag's Circus ? this strong-flea can lift a match, he can lift a pea, he can lift lovely flea Amelie. But it's not enough ? Samson wants to be the biggest star anywhere, so he sets off into the big, wide world. Discover what happens to the world's smallest strongman in this hilarious, touching tale.. Join local illustator (co-creator of Samson The Mighty Flea) Nathan Reed for a brilliant Artworkshop & Storytime tomorrow 2pm at the shop! https://t.co/oo37vjEG1c Nathan has been a professional illustrator since graduating from Falmouth College of Arts in 2000, mainly working in the children's book industry. His work has been published by Penguin, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Bloomsbury amongst others. Recent books illustrated include 'How to Write Your Best Story Ever' by Christopher Edge (Oxford University Press), the Marsh Road Mystery Series by Elen Caldecott (Bloomsbury) 'Samson the Mighty Flea' his latest picture book (Andersen Press) and written by Angela McAllister, was published in September 2016. Free event, there's a very good chance there might be hot chocolate with whipped cream available... Best wishes, all at Rye Books, 45 Upland Rd, SE22 9EF, tel. 020 3581 1850

It's Books Are My Bag Day today! Join us this morning 11am for some Pirate Dino Ukulele fun and games with author Gareth P Jones & Illustrator Gary Parsons. Expect some great Pirate music me hearty's and some brilliant improvised drawing! Free event! Rye Books, 45 Upland Rd, SE22 9EF

Come celebrate local talent this Thursday 6th Oct.7pm at Rye Books! Local author Anna Mazzola will be reading from her intriguing and tightly plotted debut novel 'The Unseeing' the book has recieved great reviews in the national press and is based in part on the grisly Edgware Road murder. Set in London in 1837, Anna Mazzola's THE UNSEEING is the story of Sarah Gale, a seamstress and mother, sentenced to hang for her role in the murder of Hannah Brown on the eve of her wedding. Perfect for any reader of Sarah Waters or Antonia Hodgson. 'A twisting tale of family secrets and unacknowledged desires. Intricately plotted and extremely convincing in its evocation of the everyday realities of 1830s London, this is a fine first novel' - The Sunday Times After Sarah petitions for mercy, Edmund Fleetwood is appointed to investigate and consider whether justice has been done. Idealistic, but struggling with his own demons, Edmund is determined to seek out the truth. Yet Sarah refuses to help him, neither lying nor adding anything to the evidence gathered in court. Edmund knows she's hiding something, but needs to discover just why she's maintaining her silence. For how can it be that someone would willingly go to their own death? Free event. We'll be serving up cake, coffee and wine where needed! Please email us if your planning on coming so we can get an idea of numbers, thank you.

Come help us celebrate the publication of 'HERO: David Bowie' A fascinating new biography by Lesley Ann-Jones TMRW night 7pm at Rye Books In Hero: David Bowie, Jones turns her attention to Bowie in a candid exploration of the man behind the reinventions. The book will be a journey to discover the real David Jones; as well as the David Bowie who lived eternally in the spotlight.Covering his music, his lifestyle, the golden-year highs and the wilderness lows. Jones is the author of a number of biographies including Freddie Mercury: The Definitive Biography and Ride a White Swan: The Lives and Death of Marc Bolan As a long-time fan and associate of Bowie, Jones has brought meticulous research together with her personal insights and understanding to create an extensive and detailed portrait of a one of music?s greatest heroes. Jones said: "I am thrilled to be writing this. I met David Bowie when I was a child, became a music writer thanks to him, and worked with him down the years. I used to joke that a call from David to write his biography was the Holy Grail of publishing. That is never going to happen now, of course. But I relish the opportunity to tell his story from a personal point of view. This is a free event, Please email, phone, tweet if your coming, helps us cater! Wine cake & of course very fine music Rye Books, 45 Upland Rd SE22 [email protected] 020 3581 1850

Please join us for our screening of 'Taxi Tehran' next Thursday 19th May 7.30pm Fugitive from censorship director Jafar Panahi takes to the road ? and finds the modern world joining him in his panoptic mobile movie booth. Read more here.. http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/01/taxi-tehran-review-admirable-jafar-panahi-takes-to-the-streets It's a free event no booking necessary but please email so we get an idea of numbers! Best wishes! All at Rye Books 45 Upland Rd, SE22 9EF email: [email protected] www.ryebooks.co.uk

Come to our screening of 'Taxi Tehran' next Thursday 19th May 7.30pm! Fugitive from censorship director Jafar Panahi takes to the road ? and finds the modern world joining him in his panoptic mobile movie booth. Read more here! http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/01/taxi-tehran-review-admirable-jafar-panahi-takes-to-the-streets It's a free event no booking necessary but please email so we get an idea of numbers! Best wishes! All at Rye Books 45 Upland Rd, SE22 9EF email: [email protected] www.ryebooks.co.uk

Join Becky our amazing storyteller for music, brilliant stories and puppets! Our Storytime runs every week, every Tues and Fri at 11.00 - we run this all year. For ages 2 - reception. ?4 per child concessions for 2 We have Bea's baby bop every Thursday at 10.30 - Who hasn't heard of it?? Bea runs classes all over the neighbourhood for more info see here: https://www.facebook.com/beasbabybop/ Best wishes, All at Rye Books

That's right it's back! We've all been missing it - Join Becky our amazing storyteller for music, brilliant stories and puppets! Our Storytime runs every week, every Tues and Fri at 11.00 - we run this all year. For ages 2 - reception. ?4 per child concessions for 2 We have Bea's baby bop every Thursday at 10.30 - Who hasn't heard of it?? Bea runs classes all over the neighbourhood for more info see here: https://www.facebook.com/beasbabybop/ Best wishes, All at Rye Books

Bookish is a brand new project by theatre makers and performers Laura Mugridge and Tom Adams. It's five books, each inspired by a different book. As part of the development of the project, they are offering customers of Rye Books an opportunity to see the first two shows, The Dairy Book of Family Cookery and Tales Of The Unexpected, both contain live, original music and brand new stories. The Dairy Book Of Family Cookery. Laura and Tom look at the classic 1983 recipe book, they both had it in their houses growing up, so made a sweeping generalisation that everyone did. The show will include an interview with the photographer of the meals, a report of when Laura and Tom went to a diary and and a blow by blow account of when Laura did a dinner party with only meals from the book. Tales Of The Unexpected- Roald Dahl This collection of short stories is dark, funny and,well, unexpected. Research so far has included bees, tattoos and taxidermy. Tom has also looked into what makes a good short story, and where Roald Dahl went for inspiration. Come along on 7th April at 7.30pm to see these two mini shows by two award winning performers. There may even be wine, there'll definitely be a cake. Free event, please email us at [email protected] to give us an idea of numbers!

Bookish is a brand new project by theatre makers and performers Laura Mugridge and Tom Adams. It's five books, each inspired by a different book. As part of the development of the project, they are offering customers of Rye Books an opportunity to see the first two shows, The Dairy Book of Family Cookery and Tales Of The Unexpected, both contain live, original music and brand new stories. The Dairy Book Of Family Cookery. Laura and Tom look at the classic 1983 recipe book, they both had it in their houses growing up, so made a sweeping generalisation that everyone did. The show will include an interview with the photographer of the meals, a report of when Laura and Tom went to a diary and and a blow by blow account of when Laura did a dinner party with only meals from the book. Tales Of The Unexpected- Roald Dahl This collection of short stories is dark, funny and,well, unexpected. Research so far has included bees, tattoos and taxidermy. Tom has also looked into what makes a good short story, and where Roald Dahl went for inspiration. Come along on 7th April at 7.30pm to see these two mini shows by two award winning performers. There may even be wine, there'll definitely be a cake. Free event, please email us at [email protected] to give us an idea of numbers!

Thursday 17th March 7pm What happens when a mother says she is 'fine' but really she is not? Local author Bridget Hargreave will be at the shop to talk about her new book 'Fine (not Fine) Milk Perspectives and Experiences of Postnatal Depression' in in conversation with Dr Helena Belgrave, Counselling Psychologist. Post-natal depression (PND), an illness which affects four in ten new mothers, is still stigmatised, and devastatingly misunderstood. In Fine (not Fine), Bridget Hargreave charts her own experiences of depression following the birth of her sons and records the histories of a collection of mothers with a diverse range of perinatal mental health problems, such as anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, and ante-natal depression. She includes the stories of the mother who was hospitalised with severe depression, the mother who was so anxious she was physically sick every day, the mother whose birth trauma means just hearing the word "midwife" leaves her in a cold sweat, and the mother who bravely and honestly outlines the plans she made to end her own life. Brought together by a series of interviews with mental health professionals and charities campaigning for changes in perinatal care, Fine (not Fine) tells the story of a hidden epidemic, and the remarkable people fighting it. no booking necessary, we'll be serving up free tea and coffee. For more info call 020 35811850 or email [email protected] follow bridget on twitter follow her on facebook

Come and hear from Bridget Hargreave, East Dulwich resident and writer of 'FINE (Not Fine): Perspectives and Experiences of Postnatal Depression' published by Free Association Books. ... in conversation with Dr Helena Belgrave, Counselling Psychologist. 7pm at Rye Books, an informal event no booking necessary. for more information please email :[email protected] Rye Books, 45 Upland Rd, SE22 9EF 020 3581 1850 free tea and coffee available.

Thursday 21st January 7pm Author Michel Faber at Rye Books We have a real treat for you, author Michel Faber is coming to Rye Books to discuss his latest novel ?The Book Of Strange New Things? his first since ?Crimson Petal And The White?, we are very lucky to have Michel with us, he is coming all the way from Scotland for the event. Michel Faber has written seven other books, including of course the highly acclaimed The Crimson Petal and the White, The Fahrenheit Twins and the Whitbread-shortlisted novel Under the Skin. The Apple, based on characters in The Crimson Petal and the White, was published in 2006. He has also written two novellas, The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps (2001) and The Courage Consort (2002), and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the Scottish Highlands. More about the book... 'The Book Of New Strange Things'. Peter Leigh is called on a Journey of a Lifetime, a highly unusual humanitarian mission into deep space. One that will take him light-years from his beloved wife, Bea. As Peter pushes up against his own limits, word reaches him that Bea's world back home is falling apart. Faber's novel asks how love might survive such distance. 'A masterpiece...I didn't so much read The Book of Strange New Things as inhabit it? DAVID MITCHELL ?A work of originality and insight, as gripping as any thriller? THE TIMES ?A novel of marvel and wonderment with a narrative engine like a locomotive? YANN MARTEL We are expecting a lot of interest in this event so we are ticketing for the first time! Tickets will be sold for ?2 each, the cost of which can be redeemed against the price of the book should you wish to purchase it. On sale now! See you there, we'll be serving up great coffee from The Old Spike Roastery and gorgeous cake from South East Cakery.