Welcome to our new site!
Hello Book Hive customers old and new. Some of you may be familiar with our previous, lovely online incarnation of the shop but, now, we have a brand spanking new one! On the 22nd of October it will be...
View Article5 years old today - the fun and the flukes
As I write this, at my kitchen table surrounded by piles of junk and looking at a screen that has been heavily decorated with several shades of felt-tip by a two year-old, I wonder at the really...
View ArticleTo Soften...
Despite the fact that my last post here was couched in slightly self-congratulatory terms, (I use the fact it was the anniversary as an excuse), I am afraid I am going to riff on the same theme. On the...
View ArticleDo Yourself A Favour!!
My friend Tom's mum, Di, was recently heard to say, after buying something from a supermarket, that she had chosen the nicest one, part of their 'Do Yourself A Favour' range. After much hilarity, it...
View ArticleAn Apology!
For those who have been given this information which was on the mail out yesterday in relation to David Taylor's new book...In yesterday's email about January events I said this:"Back in the days when...
View ArticleWe were on the radio!
Henry took to Radio 4 last Thursday on Front Row to discuss the unique position of Bookseller and Publisher. The link is below and, hopefully, it will never expire!Listen to the piece here.
View ArticleCustom Fast Wheels is here, (almost)...
...and here is the first of four great little movies to with it. Have a peek - it's brilliant!!
View ArticleAnd the rest!
The launch for Custom Fast Wheels is tomorrow night, so as a treat, here are three more animations to tickle your fancy...
View ArticleSUSAN HILL - HER ARTICLE...
URGENT - PLEASE READ AND SHAREFor those of you who have followed recent events at the shop, you will know three things:1 – An event we had booked with the novelist Susan Hill was cancelled by her for...
View ArticleOur Letter to The Spectator in response to Susan Hill
I read with interest the article Susan Hill wrote for the Spectator blog “Why I’ve cancelled my event at an anti-Trump bookshop” on 25th February. I am the owner of the bookshop in question (The Book...
View ArticleTwo 'Hillgate' developments
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/michael_gove_speaks_out_in_support_of_author_susan_hill_following_row_involving_norwich_book_shop_1_4911888?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social_Icon&utm_campaign=in...
View ArticleOver the Hill...
After a quite extraordinary week at The Book Hive, I would like - in the spirit of yesterday's World Book Day - to thank the thousands of people who reacted to Susan Hill's absurd and unpleasant...
View ArticleFarewell Rory...
As eras go, the one that ends today is a long and significant one. At 5.30 Rory Hill will close up for the last time after five and a half years at The Book Hive. The shop has only been here eight...
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