We rounded off 2016 with a book signing by Phil Rickman on New Years Eve
Our book stall at Abergavenny Christmas Fair
Abergavenny Christmas Fair 2016
Abergavenny Christmas Fair book stall December 11th 2016
Jackie Morris popped in to sign copies of the beautiful The Quiet Music of Gently Falling Snow in December
Another great addition to our author visitors book
Richard Hayman with his book Wye, the last event of 2016
Johnny Herbert with some of the Rossiter Books team after the fantastic interview in November
Johnny Herbert adds his name to our impressive Visitors Books
Author Derek Niemann in the Ross shop talking about A Tale of Trees
Chris Mullin with his memoirs, Hinterland. Another fantastic event at the Shire Hall in October
Tim Moore – The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold – and entertained one and all at the Shire Hall in October
The bike – Tim Moore’s old GDR shopper on which he rode the length of the old Iron Curtain
A fantastic evening with Rick Stein in October
Commander Chris Hadfield #BooksAreMyBag
The Rossiter Boys #BooksAreMyBag
Commander Chris Hadfield on Bookshop Day 2016
Family photo with Chris Hadfield including Hadfield the dog
Sir Tony Robinson with Andy and Richard outside our Monmouth shop #NoCunningPlan
Sir Tony Robinson!
Another impressive entry in the visitors book
Not sure we’ll ever get another signed turnip!
Ben Ray reading from After the Poet, the Bar in September 2016
Owls in the market hall, the view from our book stall.
Regula Ysewijn signing Pride and Pudding at the Abergavenny Food Festival
Richard Burr signing BIY at the Abergavenny Food Festival
Martha Collison with her book Twist at the Abergavenny Food Festival
Cyrus Todiwala at the Abergavenny Food Festival September 2016
Jose Pizarro at the Abergavenny Food Festival September 2016
Julia and Katherine with their new books
Katherine Webb and Julia Gregson in conversation at the Shire Hall, Monmouth in July
Richard interviewing Jessie Burton at the Phoenix Theatre in July
Under The Tump author Oliver Balch in our Ross shop in July
Barbara Erskine with Sleeper’s Castle
Some of the queue for a signed copy of Sleeper’s Castle. Another great evening with Barbara Erskine.
Great author, great audience, great venue – Barbara Erskine at the Shire Hall Monmouth
Gruesome signature from Tony de Saulles after his Monmouth Literary Festival event.
Signatures in our Visitors Book from June 2016 – George Monbiot, who’s event we supported at the Savoy, and poets after our Shore to Shore event.
More Shore to Shore signatures…what a night!
The Shore to Shore Poets with the Rossiter Books team
Ben Ray – a surprise addition to the Shore To Shore line up in Monmouth
Ready to sell poetry at the Poet Laureate Shore to Shore tour – part of Independent Bookshop Week 2016
Chris Boardman with his autobiography Triumphs and Turbulence
Rob Penn interviewing Chris Boardman at the Blake Theatre in June
Polly Morland at the Monmouth launch of Metamorphosis
Phil Rickman after another successful book talk in our Ross shop in June
Alison Weir with Andy in Monmouth Priory
Alison Weir gave an entertaining talk at Monmouth Priory at the start of a very busy June 2016
It was a pleasure to help with Julia Donaldson’s event at the Savoy Theatre in May
Another fascinating and inspiring talk by John Lewis-Stempel, this time on The Running Hare
The Dean of Hereford, Michael Tavinor, spoke about his book Shrines of the Saints in our Ross shop in May.
Chris Packham at the Savoy after his sell-out talk adn book signing
Chris Packham’s message in our visitors book
Andy Griffiths with children from Ashfield Park Primary School
Nick Middleton with Richard at his talk about An Atlas of Countries That Don’t Exist in March
Martin Johnson with Can I Carry Your Bags, Ross store, March 2016
Patrick Barkham returned for a third time, this time with Coastlines in March
Patrick Barkham’s lovely message in our visitors book!
Carol Drinkwater talked to an enthralled audience at the Phoenix Theatre in March
Our first event of 2016 was with Emily Chappell who inspired us with stories of life as a London cycle courier and of two-wheeled adventures around the world.
