Choose life. Choose Bookstock! |
The brilliant Matt Haig compères and reads from new novel The Humans |
The drinks flow at the friendliest literary night in North London |
Seki Lynch delivers some powerful poetry (and advice from his Dad) |
Lane Ashfeldt returns with her Saltwater collection |
William Ryan autographs copies of his Korolev books |
Reader meet author |
The Bookstock audience |
Writers William Ryan and Liz Harris in the signing area |
Ben Crystal seizes back Shakespeare for the rest of us |
Andrew Byrne - banking's loss is Bookstock's gain |
Our compère and philosopher for the night Dave Chawner |
T.D. Griggs delivers a passionate polemic about the publishing industry |
Ruby Soames tries to convince the audience her novel isn't autobiographical |
An energetic Ben Crystal clearly had three Shredded Wheat that morning |
Keith Kahn-Harris and his glamorous assistant Dave on PowerPoint |
The Bookstock amp goes up to 11 |
Compère Lewis Harrison-Barker encourages some Hallowe'en puns |
Debut author to watch Hayley Webster |
Hayley signs copies of Jar Baby |
The Bookstock nerve centre keeps time |
Bobby Nayyar reads a naughty bit from West of no East |
Christopher Fowler unnerves us at Hallowe'en with Uncle Alan |
The Bookstock audience |
Sheela, Helena and Colin share the literary love |
Surprisingly just one copy of 50 Shades of Grey left in the Bookswap |
Fab stand-up from compère Nick Dixon |
Trinidadian tales from Elspeth Duncan |
Michael Nath gives us a glimpse of his new novel |
The brilliantly entertaining Sophia Blackwell |
Nick fills while the search begins for Michael Nath |
The lovely Essie Fox shares the story behind the Somnambulist |
50 passionate readers squeezed into the basement of The College Arms |
Compere Lewis Rae introduces procedings |
A new venue in Clerkenwell's Yorkshire Grey |
Top up drinks time |
Graham Pears on why you should never tattoo your head in front of a mirror |
Book group fave Ross Raisin tests a Glaswegian accent |
Anna Stothard shares what inspired The Pink Hotel |
A commanding performance from Patrick Gooch |
The all new Bookstock signing area |
Trilby Kent juxtaposes Ceylon and Belgium |
LiTTLe MACHiNe punk up Philip Larkin... |
...then launch into a Lord Byron |
Our brilliant, engaged and appreciative Bookstock audience |
Prizes from Bookhugger and the Business Bookshop |
Compere Tony Dunn tells a smoking joke... |
...and Stuart Evers tells a smoking story |
"Poetry for grown ups" from Katy Evans-Bush |
Jan Van Mersbergen takes us to Paloma... |
...and Trevor Bloom takes us to 476 AD |
Bryony Doran (not liking her new cover!) |
Lyndsay Russell rails against 'size zero' media obsession |
Gritty Tyneside crime from Howard Lynksey |
The Bookswap is back |
Photos courtesy of the wonderful freelance writer and journalist Helen Babbs. More pics available on our Facebook group
Lane Ashfeldt |
Michael Nath |
Tom Macaulay |
Breaktime |
The lovely Bookstock audience |
The Bookstock Bookswap |
Kindly donated magazines |
Richard Asplin |
The return of Bobby & Margaret |
Lee Webber |
Compere Tony Dunn |
Richard Asplin |
The signing area |
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Bookstock Breaktime |
The lovely Bookstock audience |
Bookstock's Angela grabs a celebratory drink |
Michael Nath's sea shanty support (left) |
Welcome to Bookstock |
Lee Webber |
Nikki Dudley |
Tony Dunn |
The Punk and the Princess |
Lily Hyde |
Bilal Ghafoor |
Leigh Russell |
Penny Rudge | 
Rick Senley |
