Book Launch: Gaza Beneath the Bombs by Sharyn Lock
Saturday 6th February, 9.00pm at Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
All welcome, Arabic food and DJ Madam Muffin

An Afternoon with Anne Lister and friends
Sunday 7th February, 2.30 - 5.15pm at Hebden Bridge Library
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Cracking On: poems on ageing by older women
Friday 12th February 19.00 – 20.30 Hebden Bridge Library
Pamela Coren, Joy Howard,  Meg Peacocke and Gina Shaw will read from this anthology which explores all aspects of ageing, from losing parents to confronting the inevitability of our own deaths. Here are poets facing up to life, with a recognition of its transience, absurdities, triumphs and disasters, in the spirit of taking it on the chin.
The book costs £10.00 and is available from The Book Case

A new year and a change of pattern. Last month The Book Case unusually had a history book at second place, and five novels, one by a local author. Peter Thomas’s local history rose back to the top, and three other books, including a bestselling walking book, had local connections. The other one was an entertaining travel book cum spiritual autobiography.

Dear Book Case customer or friend,

A reminder that from Monday 1st February, National Book Tokens Gift Cards replaced the traditional paper Book Tokens, but the paper tokens already in circulation will remain valid for exchange.  
We've now restocked with loads of good quality bargain books alongside all the new ones - you'll find them on and under our centre table.  
We also have some brilliant new cards in, including some lovely bright ones from Victoria Macleod who did the pictures for the Earth Pathways diary. And some striking new ecofriendly ones are on their way, as is a gorgeous selection of cards and stationery featuring Charley Harper's bright quirky birds and animals. And if you want unusual Valentine cards, look no further!  
We still have a few of Geoff Boswell's Hebden Bridge calendar left. It's the last year he's doing it, so get one while you can! It's become quite an institution over the years and we'll all miss it in its current incarnation.  
Apologies for missing the paperback version of Sarah Waters' Little Stranger which came out in January unannounced by our suppliers. It's now in stock and we've made it Fiction Book of the Month to compensate.  
Hurrah for smaller publishers who keep republishing good books from decades and centuries gone by! We keep looking out for ones you might like. But we were a bit startled to see a picture of Ted Hughes as Heathcliff on the cover of a forthcoming new edition of Wuthering Heights. We have both pictures on display in the shop!  
And on the subject of small presses, Bertram Books of Norwich have launched a new bargain classics imprint Samphire Press, for independent booksellers, and we're selling them at £2.00. If you like them, we'll stock more.  
Our readers' opinions board is coming back to life - people report enjoying Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love, Rudyard Kipling's Kim, Tove Jansson's True Deceiver, Stephen King's The Stand, James Robertson's Testament of Gideon Mack and Frances Spalding's John Piper, Myfanwy Piper: Lives in Art. Not being enjoyed is Annie Proulx's Accordion Crimes, reported to be depressing.