As some of our regular customers may know, W&T was closed for 2 days in October. The reason? The crew from production company Kream London was using W&T as the film location for the National Book Tokens cinema advertisement.

As you can see from the photos below, it was a masterclass in organised chaos. And the finished result? To eagle-eyed customers, I'm sure you'll recognise our shelves and counter. Apart from that very little LOL!

Thank you Kream London, Booksellers Association and National Book Tokens for the amazing experience and wonderful campaign. Five days to Christmas - not sure what book to buy? Get a National Book Token :)

PS. The video of the cinema ad - which I had posted below - has now been removed as I have been informed the rights are only for cinema and not online. Sorry!

Storyteller Vanessa Woolf was in usual top form performing Hans Christian Andersen's "Snow Queen." This family storytelling event was held at Woolfson & Tay bookshop. Vanessa also does a monthly storytelling and sing-a-long session for toddlers on every last Friday of the month. Next session is on 27 Jan 2012 at 10am. For more information on Vanessa Woolf, visit: http://www.londondreamtime.com

The last session this year for Woolfson & Tay's quarterly true storytelling session, Life Stories Cafe, was appropriately themed 'Giving.' The line up was amazing, with writer Shaun Levin, poet Jacob Sam La-Rose, writer-photographer Naomi Woddis and writer-performer Olumide Popoola sharing. Writer-editor-publisher Dorothea Smartt emceed as always. The audience were also invited to share and give thanks at the end of the session. Thank you all for another magical evening of heartfelt sharing. See you next year in March for another inspiring and moving evening.

PS. If you'd like to speak at one of our future events, and have a yen for writing and speaking, you can contact us to let us know of your interest. The format for you to share your story is:
1. 20 images
2. 10 minutes
The theme for the March 2012 session is 'Womb' in honour of International Womens Day. We'll decide on the theme for the next 3 sessions shortly.

If interested, you can write Fran at this email address. Don't forget to include in the subject reference: Life Stories Cafe. We can't promise you a spot but we're open to considering your participation.

Bestselling authors Lesley Pearse, Adele Parks, Katie Fforde and Carmen Reid were at Canada Water Library recently for the Girls Night In event.
For more info about these authors and their latest book, please visit
http://www.lesleypearse.com/
http://www.adeleparks.com/
http://www.katiefforde.com/
http://www.carmenreid.com/

Journalist, adventurer and intrepid traveller Ben Fogle was at the spanking new Canada Water Library yesterday evening to speak about his latest travels and promote his latest book The Accidental Adventurer. It was the library's first large-scale author event. For W&T, it was a milestone for us too. The first time we'd sold books off-site; kinda like a pop-up shop. For more info on Ben, visit his website; to check out Canada Water Library, visit the Southwark Council site or the Canada Water Campaign website. Impressive!