Thursday the 3rd of March saw both Sibford School and St. Mary’s School get dressed up to celebrate World Book Day in style here at Jaffe & Neale. The pupils were treated to readings from our very own Leanne (dressed as Chris Riddell’s Ottoline), and then were given their WBD vouchers, and let loose upon the World Book Day books.

A day later, on Friday the 4th of March, we were very excited to host The Biggest Book Show On Earth, an initiative thought up by the charity behind World Book Day. The event took place in St. Mary’s Church here in Chipping Norton, and saw children’s authors Julian Clary (along with illustrator David Roberts), Steve Cole, Katherine Rundell, Steven Butler, Cavan Scott and M. G. Leonard  come down to talk about their work to local school children.

Our thanks go out to the authors, as well as all 600 of the pupils who attended the event; needless to say, it was a terrific success, and one that we here at Jaffe & Neale are very proud to be a part of. Thanks also to the World Book Day charity, who work very hard to encourage reading among younger audiences. If you’d like to know more about their work, head over to www.worldbookday.com for more information.

 

The holiday season is upon us once more, and we here at Jaffe and Neale are proud to announce that our annual late night shopping will take place on Friday the 4th of December; rather than closing at 5:30, we’ll be keeping our doors open until 8pm.

So join us in the shop for book recommendations, ideas for Christmas gifts, coffee, tea, and of course, a very special visit from Oxfordshire’s most festive pony.

Friday the 6th November at 3pm, award winning children’s illustrator Petr Horacek will be joining us once again to create a unique window display here in the shop.

Petr last joined us in April as part of the Chipping Norton Literary Festival; as well as story-telling, Petr spent the afternoon decorating the shop in the style of his book, ‘The Mouse Who Ate the Moon’, and chatting with fans of his work. This time, to coincide with the release of his latest book, ‘Blue Penguin’, the theme will be decidedly chillier!

After the tremendous success of our visits from Prue Leith, Alexander McCall Smith, Katie May Green  and David Millar, we are pleased to announce that we have a couple more events coming up in the near future.

Charles Moore is a journalist, and having worked for several prominent publications, was chosen to write the biography of Margaret Thatcher; the first volume of which, Not for Turning, was published in 2013, shortly after Mrs. Thatcher’s death. Following the release of the second volume, Everything She Wants, Mr. Moore will be joining us here at Jaffè and Neale on the 28th October during the day to sign copies of his book.  

Dominic Sandbrook, author and historian, will be here to celebrate the launch of his new book, The Great British Dream Factory. The event will take place here in the shop on November 12th at 6:30pm, and will not be ticketed.