The Violet Bookshop

24/10/2026

📚⭐ Today! ⭐📚

Come and meet Upton independent author Julie Sheppard, pick up a copy of her debut novel The Seven Side Hustles of Cliff Richard with a little discount, and of course get it signed!

2-4pm today (Saturday 24th October) at The Violet Bookshop, 3 Old Street, Upton.

22/10/2026

Come and meet the fabulous Julie Sheppard, Upton local who has just published her first novel! The Seven Side Hustles of Cliff Richard will be on offer at £7.99, 2pm-4pm on Saturday 24th October!

20/10/2026

It's publication day for Philippa Gregory's highly anticipated Royal Witch! If you've read any of Philippa's back catalogue - including books like The Other Boleyn Girl, The Constant Princess, The White Queen and more recently Boleyn Traitor - you'll recognise Royal Witch's masterful storytelling and impeccable historical research. Set in 1420, it follows Eleanor Cobham following her arrival at the court of Henry V and her extraordinary rise to power amongst sorcery, rivalries, ambition and chaos. If you love a seasonal read it's perfect now the nights are drawing in!

Hardback £25

20/10/2026

Following the announcement last month by HarperCollins to stop publishing David Walliams' backlist, bookshops alike have been asked for their views on this. Have a read for mine and lots of other fantastic indies' thoughts - I think it's fair to say that there's definitely a majority view on it!

A number of independent bookshops have told The Bookseller they stopped stocking David Walliams’ titles “years ago”.

17/10/2026

All set up for the day with Karol Darnell and Honesty Press! We're showcasing her fantastic independent press and her published indie authors, some of which you may have spotted in the shop previously. Pop in for a chat and a browse!

15/10/2026

On Saturday we're welcoming Karol Darnell, author and founder of local independent publisher Honesty Press! Karol will be here all day with books to discover, chats to be had, and some of Honesty Press's other authors dropping in for you to meet. There will be fiction, poetry, memoir, short stories and picture books available to browse - something for everyone!

10/10/2026

📚 Today is Bookshop Day! 📚

To celebrate, there's 10% off all hardbacks and DOUBLE loyalty card stamps! And if you can't get to the shop in person, you can head over to my storefront on Bookshop.org instead via the link below 😊

But if you do anything at all today to acknowledge books, bookshops and literacy - read a book. Even if it's just a page. To yourself, to your children, from a traditional book, an audiobook, an ebook - anything. Read read read. And celebrate books.

Books Are My Bag
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/thevioletbookshop

08/10/2026

⭐ Open as normal today, 10am-5pm ⭐

And it's a very exciting day for Lottie Brooks fans! I've got just 8 copies of the sprayed edge independent exclusive edition of The Twelve Disasters of Christmas so pop in or give me a shout asap to grab one! Once they're gone I'll have the standard edition in stock.

07/10/2026

Open today 11am-2.30pm

My lovely mum is stepping in whilst I continue to feel sorry for myself at home!