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Book Case bag update (see above): the first photos are coming in - thanks to Claire, Meg, Kate and the Binns family! So far we have Aqaba, Brighouse, Corby beach, Manchester, Montana, Mytholmroyd, Utah, Whitby and York, and we want still more! Click Book Case bag on holiday for a slideshow - and please send in your own photos of the Book Case bag in your own interesting places.
Friday 23 July, Calder High School, 8pm – evening with Simon Armitage.
| A weather-beaten Simon Armitage, getting towards home on his north-south Pennine Way journey, stopped off at the Ted Hughes Theatre, Calder High on Friday 23rd July, to read his poems and talk about his journey and the book he plans to write about it, to a packed and enthusiastic audience - finishing off with the Luddenden Foot riff from "Gig". The books on the Book Case stall rapidly changed hands and were duly signed - and we have a few signed copies at The Book Case on Market Street. As we left Calder High, a big moon was rising above the Rock described by Ted Hughes. |
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This month we're on Bookhugger online literary mag as Independent Bookshop of the Month - and see their main page for lots of lively info on books, authors and events.
Just into stock is a new pocket-sized walking guide, Walks around Calderdale by Dorian Speakman (£2.99). From Dalesman, it gives details of ten local walks, ranging from Ogden Water and Mirfield to Walsden, and including Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale and Todmorden areas.
We also have the fold-out leaflet/poster about the Old Bridge produced by Hebden Bridge Local History Society for the recent reenactment of the 1643 battle on the bridge: Hebden Bridge 1510 - the 500-year-old bridge (£1.00). There's a late-19th-century photo on one side and notes about the history of the bridge and of Old Gate on the other.
We've more great quality remainders (e.g. "God of Small Things" for £2.99) - some on the centre table, some on the landing - and we're trying the literary mags Ambit and Popshot: the Liberate issue after they were praised in the Independent.
Also new in, some bright new nature cards from Woodland Trust, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (a brilliant one of damselflies and one of a heron) and from Heart of a Garden: currently on the stand near the door.
And new from Hebden Bridge publishers Bluemoose, a novel, Gabriel's Angel by Mark A. Radcliffe (£7.99) about a grumpy web journalist who not only has sperm problems and a vanished job - he also gets run over and and wakes up to find himself in a therapy group run by Angels just beneath heaven - and that really annoys him! "The perfect antidote to the glib platitudes of emotional quick-fix culture: tender, astute and very funny," says Christopher Brookmyre. The author is not the DJ with a similar name, before you ask.
We were all very sorry to hear about the recent death of Reg Goodwin who was such a cheerful and helpful presence at Hebden Bridge station. There are details of the funeral at http://www.hbstationfriends.org.uk/ - News page.
Best wishes from your local independent bookshop,
Dear Book Case customer or friend,
We are currently supporting Hebden Bridge Arts Festival which is now well under way and as well as a display of books in the Fetsival Office by authors who are participating there are a selection of books about the artist Paula Rego at Artsmill from this Saturday. The Old Bridge has enthusiastically celebrated its 500th birthday and the winner of our adult quiz about bridges in books was Liz Dodd, to whom congratulations and a £10 book voucher. See below for the answers.
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What you've been buying: JUNE's bestsellers at The Book Case
Local books including our own history and a new walking guide are again featured in The Book Case bestsellers for June as well as current national prizewinning fiction.
1. I Know My Own Heart - Anne Lister, ed. Helena Whitbread (£15.99)
There was universal interest in Anne Lister following the broadcast of "The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister" starring Maxine Peake at the end of May which brought a lot of orders for local author Helena Whitbread’s book based on the diaries through our website.
2. Lacuna - Barbara Kingsolver (£7.99)
Again in second place, this chunky novel from the author of Poisonwood Bible about a man torn between the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s McCarthyite America. Making himself useful in the household of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo and Trotsky, he inadvertently casts his lot with art and revolution.
3. Hebden Bridge: a short history of the area - Peter Thomas (£5.99)
Back near the top is Peter Thomas’s account of the history of our area. Our own Royd Press publication.
4. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (£8.99)
The Booker-winning story of Thomas Cromwell - political genius, briber, charmer and bully - as Henry VIII’s pursuit of Anne Boleyn shakes the kingdom. The audio version is our current CD of the Month and Hilary Mantel is attending the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival.
5. The Pennine Way - Paddy Dillon (£12.95)
A new guide with a detailed description of the official route, photographs throughout the seasons and OS map extracts with full information about accommodation, public transport and other facilities available en route.
6. Halifax and Calder Valley Memories (£12.99)
From True North in Halifax, photographs and descriptions of scenes in Halifax, Elland, Brighouse, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden from Edwardian times on, covering events, street scenes, the war years, royal visits, the shops, leisure and transport.
7. Beautiful Cows - Valerie Porter (£12.99)
Photographic portraits of the best in bovine beauties. Beautiful Pigs and Beautiful Sheep are also available.
8. Memories of Ted Hughes 1952-1963 - Daniel Huws (£5.99)
This little book about Ted Hughes in his Cambridge years, and his friendship with Sylvia Plath continues to sell well.
9. Yorkshire Dales Textile Mills - George Ingle (£9.99)
An illustrated Royd Press publication about the many - now mostly forgotten - textile mills there used to be in the Dales.
10. Change of Climate - Hilary Mantel (£8.99)
By this year’s Booker winner, a novel from 1994 described as both a first rate thriller and a literary family saga - from the violent townships of South Africa to the windswept countryside of Norfolk.
 Royd House has just published a new collection of offbeat verse and prose from Helmshore-based historian Chris Aspin, entitled The Owl and the Pussycat: new light on an old legend (£4.99). Well-known poems take an unexpected turn, great figures of history are pithily portrayed in verse, weird and wonderful things happen to assorted animals, while there are strange goings on in the world of the KGB. Meanwhile Simple Simon continues to outwit cleverer folk! The delightful cartoon on the cover from Dick Graham, formerly the Manchester Evening News editorial cartoonist, shows the Owl and the Pussycat unhappily in the grips of Hokusai's Great Wave.
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West Yorkshire Folk Tales by John Billingsley £9.99 The people of West Yorkshire have always been fond of a good story. Well-known local historian John Billingsley's latest book includes cautionary tales, amusing anecdotes, age-old legends and fantastical myths. Line drawings by Heptonstall illustrator, Stan McCarthy.
Don't Wear It On Your Head, Don't Stick It Down Your Pants : Poems for Young People - John Siddique, £6.99 From the well-known Hebden Bridge-based poet, a new version of his popular book of poems for young people. "This book is a celebration of who we are; the good stuff, our amazing senses, language, love, gossip and cheese. John Siddique's poems blast off the page into real life or they can melt as gently as a snowflake on your tongue. Many of the poems in this book were conceived in primary schools, so John has added special bonus material to help you enjoy reading and writing more, and also included is an exclusive interview about what it is to be a poet." Shortlisted for the CLPE Award..
Reflections - Rob Ward, £45 From the locally-based international artist and sculptor, a beautiful big new book illustrating over 30 years of his work. This lavishly produced monograph celebrates over thirty years of the work of Rob Ward, a local artist of international reputation and standing. 'Reflections' is an apt title, offering a retrospective view of Ward's diverse and profuse catalogue. With full colour plates throughout and beautifully written pieces, we are led through the artist's poetic world; a world rooted in not only the visual arts but also in music and literature. Rob Ward is a very literary visual artist. The works of Basho, Marcel Proust, James Joyce and Italo Calvino are a source of inspiration. It is clear to see that the work reproduced in 'Reflections' is, like the words chosen by the authors in their writings, pieced together and considered intellectually but perhaps more importantly they are created with a heartfelt grasp of harmony and the emotion it engenders. They are lyrical and have a musicality that is pure. Indeed it is his love of jazz that plays across the surfaces of his canvases and over the polished planes of his sculptures.
All for Poor Jack - Steve Tilston £7.99 From a well-known folk musician now based in Hebden Bridge - and also a keen archer! - a gripping historical novel set in 1485. While the merchants of Bristol await the outcome of the Battle of Bosworth, the surviving crew of their ship Swallow are force-marched into the hinterland of the New World by native tribes.
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Just in, a new pocket-sized walking guide, Walks around Calderdale by Dorian Speakman (£2.99). From Dalesman, it gives details of ten local walks, ranging from Ogden Water and Mirfield to Walsden, and including Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Mytholmroyd, Cragg Vale and Todmorden areas.
Hebden Bridge 1510 - the 500-year-old bridge: a fold-out poster with a late-19th-century photo on one side and notes about the history of the bridge and of Old Gate on the other. £1.00.
Hebden Bridge Calendar, 2011 - Vanessa Kay (£4.99)
Local photographer Vanessa Kay has taken over the Hebden Bridge Calendar from Geoff Boswell - the same format with lots of nice colour pictures and room to write your appointments - but the pictures and some info are shown on the back cover. Comes with envelope.
Mountain Bike Guide - South Pennines of West Yorkshire and Lancashire - Stephen Hall (£16.50)
Introduces you to the wilderness and urban trail networks of Kirklees & Calderdale, Airedale & Wharfedale and Lancashire. Contains 26 well-researched and legal routes, most with short, medium and long modular options. Colour photos, Ordnance Survey mapping, gradient profiles, clear route descriptions and informative text. The front cover shows a cyclist on an uphill track near Stoodley Pike and local routes include Crimsworth Dean, Widdop, and Luddenden, Oxenhope and Ogden.
Yorkshire in Watercolour - Les Packham, £14.99 paperback, £19.99 hardback
From the Pennines to the coast, over the North Yorkshire Moors and through the Wolds to the industrial south of the region, this book encompasses everything to please lovers of this remarkable county, portraying the Yorkshire landscape through the eyes of one of the county’s most versatile and best known watercolourists.
Halifax - John A Hargreaves
Dr Hargreaves' definitive hardback illustrated book on the town is now £10.00.
Adult fiction: Travelling Light - Tove Janssen (£7.99)
Adult non-fiction: Plot: A Biography of an English Acre - Madeleine Bunting (£8.99)
Children's book: Eating Things on Sticks - Anne Fine (£5.99)
CD: Venice by Jan Morris, Read by Sebastian Comberti - Naxos CDs (£16.99)
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Hebden Bridge Arts Festival
Now mostly over, and congratulations to the hard-working organisers. Still on:
Sunday 4 July - Sunday 15 August: Paula Rego Recent Prints Exhibition at Artsmill, Wed-Sun., 11am-5pm.
Woven in the Fabric by Anna Carlisle; Square Peg Productions
Sat 14 August - Halifax Festival, c/o Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, 10 Square Road
Halifax HX1 1QG
An exciting new promenade play which examines the lives of Martha Crossley of Dean Clough, Halifax and Lavena Saltonstall of Hebden Bridge and Halifax Suffragette .
Please note: this performance takes place outdoors, please dress appropriately. Performance starting point to be confirmed at ticket purchase.
We have Jill Liddington's book Rebel Girls in stock at The Book Case.
In celebration of the the 500th anniversary of the Old Bridge, The Book Case produced two bridge-related quizzes and a timeline. The adult quiz answers can be found here - the children's quiz answers here.
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