We are delighted to welcome friend to The Rocketship, Jo Clarke, back to the shop on Saturday 18th January 11am-12pm to celebrate the release of the fourth Travelling School Mystery, Libby and the Egyptian Escapade! If you can't make it on the day but would...
Join us as we welcome Sunday Times bestseller M.J. Arlidge and international bestselling author Andy Maslen to The Rocketship on Tuesday 11th February. Andy and MJ will be in conversation during the event discussing their co-authored new thriller, Your Child Next, the process behind writing...
Can you help us decorate the shop for Easter? Come and make an egg decoration for our window using collage techniques and colouring pens. This is a free event, just pop into the shop anytime between 7th April - 19th April. Ask us at the...
Come and listen to Jo read Flower Block by Lanisha Butterfield & Hoang Giang and then decorate you own mini plant pot and take home your own sunflower seed and kit. This event costs £1 and places can be booked in store or online here...
Come and listen to Jo Read Hattie the Hare by Pam Ayres and Nicola O'Byrne and then create your own hare suncatcher out of recycled materials. Tickets for this event are £1 and can be reserved in store or online here - Tickets The cost...
Come and listen to Jo read 'Oh Carrots!' by Mariajo Illustrajo and then create your own little carrot friend bookmark. Tickets for this event are £1 and can be reserved in store or online - Tickets The cost of the ticket is redeemable against any...
Come and listen to Jo read 'Sleep Tight Disgusting Blob' by Huw Aaron and then make your own monster mask! This event costs £1 and spaces can be reserved in store or online here - Tickets The cost of the ticket can be redeemed against...
Join us on Friday 15th August at 11am-12pm as we welcome the author of the Tidemagic MG series, Clare Harlow, to The Rocketship, where she will be hosting a children's creative writing workshop. This event is suitable for children aged 7+ The workshop costs £2...
Come and meet YA author, Ryan J Hamshaw, as he joins us at The Rocketship to sign copies of his latest novel, The Handsel Witches, the second in his Keepers of the Crossing Young Adult Urban Fantasy series. Book 1, The Dark Friars, will also...
Join us on Saturday 27th September as we are joined by our friend Kristina Stephenson for an hour of storytelling, puppet making and music! With huge thanks to our friends at The Spitfire Cafe, this event will take place in the outside cafe area of...
We are very excited to welcome Emma Carroll back to The Rocketship in celebration of her latest novel, Dracula & Daughters. Emma will be with us at the shop, signing copies on Monday 6th October at 5pm. About Dracula & Daughters - Packed full of...
Come along to the Spitfire Cafe at Cross Keys Shopping Centre for a magical morning of festive family fun with the Rocketship Bookshop and local author/illustrator Kristina Stephenson. There will be interactive storytelling based on Kristina’s joyful retelling of A Christmas Carol (Puffin/Illustrations by Hoang...
