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Thursday 12th June 7.00pm at Rye Books Journalist & author Will Hodgkinson will be reading from 'The House Is Full Of Yogis' The House Is Full Of Yogis is a witty memoir about the trials of adolescence, the tribulations of family life and the embarrassment that ensues from having larger-than-life parents Neville and Liz Hodgkinson bought into the Thatcherite dream of home ownership, aspiration and advancement. The first children of their working class parents to go to university and have professional careers, they lived in a semi-detached house in Richmond, sent their sons Tom and Will to private school, and went on holiday to Greece once a year. Neville was an award-winning science writer and Liz was a high-earning tabloid hack. Then a disastrous boat holiday, followed by a life-threatening bout of food poisoning from a contaminated turkey, led to the search for a new way of life. Nev joined the Brahma Kumaris, who believe evolution is a myth, time is circular, and a forthcoming Armageddon will make way for a new Golden Age. Out went drunken dinner parties and Victorian d?cor schemes; in came large women in saris meditating in the living room and lurid paintings of smiling deities on the walls. Liz took the arrival of the Brahma Kumaris as a chance to wage all-out war on convention, from announcing her newfound celibacy on prime time television to writing books that questioned the value of getting married and raising children. By an unfortunate coincidence, this dramatic and highly public transformation of the self coincided with the onset of Will?s adolescence. This is his story. ?I laughed until I levitated? Jarvis Cocker Please RSVP Free event. Best wishes, All at Rye Books

Thursday 29th May 7.00pm at Rye Books. Alex Monroe will be reading from Two Turtle Doves: A Memoir of Making Things. World-famous jewellery designer Alex Monroe reveals how he grew from being a small, curious boy in the Suffolk coutryside to the owner of one of the most successful and iconic jewellery brands. Two Turtle Doves is the story of a life spent making things. Growing up in 1970s Suffolk in a crumbling giant of a house with wild, tangled gardens, Alex Monroe was left to wreak havoc by invention. Without visible parental influence, but with sisters to love him and brothers to fight for him, he made nature into his world. Creation became a compulsion, whether it was go-carts and guns, cross-bows and booby-traps, boats, bikes or scooters. And then, it was jewellery. From full-out warfare waged against the local schoolboys to the freedom found in daredevil Raleigh bike antics to the delicacies of dress-making and the most intricate designs for jewellery, Two Turtle Doves traces the intimate journey of how an idea is transformed from a fleeting thought into an exquisite piece of jewellery. It is about where we find our creativity, how we remember and why we make the things we do. We will also have a selection of Alex's Jewellery on display. Read more here eepurl.com/UJ0hH http://www.alexmonroe.com/book http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/9156141/two-turtle-doves-by-alex-monroe-review/ Free event / Please RSVP best wishes, All at Rye Books

Thursday 29th May 7.00pm at Rye Books. Alex Monroe will be reading from Two Turtle Doves: A Memoir of Making Things. World-famous jewellery designer Alex Monroe reveals how he grew from being a small, curious boy in the Suffolk coutryside to the owner of one of the most successful and iconic jewellery brands. Two Turtle Doves is the story of a life spent making things. Growing up in 1970s Suffolk in a crumbling giant of a house with wild, tangled gardens, Alex Monroe was left to wreak havoc by invention. Without visible parental influence, but with sisters to love him and brothers to fight for him, he made nature into his world. Creation became a compulsion, whether it was go-carts and guns, cross-bows and booby-traps, boats, bikes or scooters. And then, it was jewellery. From full-out warfare waged against the local schoolboys to the freedom found in daredevil Raleigh bike antics to the delicacies of dress-making and the most intricate designs for jewellery, Two Turtle Doves traces the intimate journey of how an idea is transformed from a fleeting thought into an exquisite piece of jewellery. It is about where we find our creativity, how we remember and why we make the things we do. We will also have a selection of Alex's Jewellery on display. Read more here http://eepurl.com/UJ0hH http://www.alexmonroe.com/book http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/9156141/two-turtle-doves-by-alex-monroe-review/ Free event / Please RSVP best wishes, All at Rye Books

Live Cello! yes tomorrow 11.00am at Rye Books Becky our wonderful and very talented storyteller will be playing her Cello to accompany her Storytelling! We have Storytime every Tues & Fri at 11.00am it's ?4 per child ages approx 2-5 (these age ranges are only a rough guide all welcome) there's also Bea's Baby Bop on Thursdays at 10.30am ?5 ages Baby - 2yrs Hope you can join us tomorrow even if you just want to hear some beautiful music in the morning! Best wishes, all at Rye Books

Join us all at East Dulwich Campers yearly open day! 11-4 Tyrell Rd trading estate. Lots of fun to be had supported by local business's there'll be; Music & performances Local artists work Vintage clothing Micro brewery Tyrell Rd Caf? Our Mobile bookstall and more! Hope to see you there Best wishes, All at Rye Books

Our Easter opening times are today: 10 - 6pm Sat. 10 - 6pm Sun. Closed Mon. 1 - 6pm Tuesday back to normal! We hope you have a lovely weekend! Rye Books 45 Upland Rd East Dulwich SE22 9EF T:020 3581 1850 [email protected]

Ukulele Magic! Sunday 21st October 2012 11.00 am at Rye Books Join local author Ian Lawrence for a lesson on the Ukulele and some finger pickin' fun for ages 6-12 from his new tutorial book Ukulele Magic Everyone else is welcome too! (Free event) http://www.ryebooks.co.uk/ Time travel, Ukulele Magic and the adventures of Captain Pugwash... http://eepurl.com/p6BwH