✍🏼 The East End Writers' Workshop will be back in January! A warm, welcoming workshop for writers of all abilities - or none - to practice, be guided, and get bespoke feedback. ❓ 6 lessons over three months, £60 (concessions available). 🖇️ buff.ly/IzGLdlz

Join us on Feb 18 for the launch of The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara, a thrilling 19th-century adventure set in Tibet and featured in BBC’s 12 Books You Need to Read in 2026. Anappara will be in conversation with novelist and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo. 📚✨ 🎟️ buff.ly/kpN6YoY

✍🏼 The East End Writers' Workshop will be back in January! A warm, welcoming workshop for writers of all abilities - or none - to practice, be guided, and get bespoke feedback. ❓ 6 lessons over three months, £60 (concessions available). 🖇️ buff.ly/IzGLdlz

✍🏼 The East End Writers' Workshop will be back in January! A warm, welcoming workshop for writers of all abilities - or none - to practice, be guided, and get bespoke feedback. ❓ 6 lessons over three months, £60 (concessions available). 🖇️ buff.ly/IzGLdlz

✍🏼 The East End Writers' Workshop will be back in January! A warm, welcoming workshop for writers of all abilities - or none - to practice, be guided, and get bespoke feedback. ❓ 6 lessons over three months, £60 (concessions available). 🖇️ bricklanebookshop.org/product/east...

🚨 Book Launch — 27 Jan, 7pm | 🎟️ £6 Marking Holocaust Memorial Day, Jargon launches Dr Anna Hájková’s People Without History Are Dust, a groundbreaking study of queer lives during the Holocaust. A powerful work uncovering stories long erased from history. bricklanebookshop.org/product/jarg...

✍🏽 Want to write but don’t know where to start? Join local author and writing tutor Roger Mills for friendly, practical writing sessions with exercises and constructive feedback. Beginning January 2026 www.bricklanebookshop.org/events

🍉 Our website has been affected by the #Cloudfare outage - but you can still pick up tickets for tonight's event on the door, or you can call on 0207 247 0216!

TONIGHT! 📚 We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. buff.ly/ffEs3JQ

📚 BOOK LAUNCH: We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. buff.ly/ffEs3JQ

📚 BOOK LAUNCH: We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. buff.ly/ffEs3JQ

📚 BOOK LAUNCH: We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. buff.ly/ffEs3JQ

📚 BOOK LAUNCH: We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. buff.ly/ffEs3JQ

⏰East End Speed Histories presents THE TEN-MINUTE TALES! 🚨Pop into our pop-up pods and sample a selection of miniature talks on local history themes, told by an eclectic selection of Tower Hamlets authors.

📚 BOOK LAUNCH: We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. buff.ly/ffEs3JQ

📚 BOOK LAUNCH: We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. buff.ly/ffEs3JQ

📚 BOOK LAUNCH: We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. buff.ly/ffEs3JQ

📚 BOOK LAUNCH: We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. buff.ly/ffEs3JQ

📚 BOOK LAUNCH: We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. buff.ly/ffEs3JQ

📚 BOOK LAUNCH: We Are Still Here 🗓️ 18 Nov, 7PM 🎟️ £6 (proceeds supporting Gazan Students) An urgent, unflinching anthology of stories, poems & essays from Gaza’s university students — voices writing from the frontlines of genocide, displacement, and resistance. bricklanebookshop.org/product/book...

We’ve joined @englishpen.bsky.social’s campaign: PENWrites x Day of the Imprisoned Writer.Bookshops: take part in the letter-writing campaign on 15 November in solidarity with imprisoned writers around the world. Find out more: www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...

📚 Here are the top 10 bestsellers for October: 🧱 New Short Stories 2025 ❤️‍🔥 Want 💋 Big Kiss, Bye-Bye 🌹The Rose Field 🫦 Valencia 🛶 Small Boat 🪴 Perfection 🐗 Girlbeast 🌍 An African History of Africa 🏠 House of Grief

🎙️ Wayne Holloway & Jake Arnott 🗓️ Oct 30, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets from £6: buff.ly/FoXWJXl Two master storytellers. One unforgettable night. Holloway’s Commedia Mortale — surreal, satirical, and steeped in Italian myth. Arnott’s Blood Rival — dark, fast-paced crime at the edge of the M25.

🎙️ Wayne Holloway & Jake Arnott 🗓️ Oct 30, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets from £6: buff.ly/FoXWJXl Two master storytellers. One unforgettable night. Holloway’s Commedia Mortale — surreal, satirical, and steeped in Italian myth. Arnott’s Blood Rival — dark, fast-paced crime at the edge of the M25.

🎷 Reading East London: Kosher Jammers 📅 Mon, Nov 4 | 🕖 7PM 📍 Brick Lane Bookshop | 🎟 £6 Dive into Jewish jazz history w/ 📘 Mike Gerber – Kosher Jammers 🎙 Alan Dein – BBC/radio historian 📝 Chris Searle – jazz critic/author 🎟 Tickets + info 👉 buff.ly/xVDYvFN

🎙️ Wayne Holloway & Jake Arnott 🗓️ Oct 30, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets from £6: buff.ly/FoXWJXl Two master storytellers. One unforgettable night. Holloway’s Commedia Mortale — surreal, satirical, and steeped in Italian myth. Arnott’s Blood Rival — dark, fast-paced crime at the edge of the M25.

From the East End to Harlem 🎶 Next up in the Reading East London series: a deep dive into the Jewish roots of jazz with Mike Gerber, Alan Dein, and Chris Searle. Expect stories, rhythm, and a few surprises. 📅 Nov 4 | 7pm 🎟 £6 🎶 Follow the link in our bio to the Kosher Jammers Playlist!

🎙️ Wayne Holloway & Jake Arnott 🗓️ Oct 30, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets from £6: buff.ly/FoXWJXl Two master storytellers. One unforgettable night. Holloway’s Commedia Mortale — surreal, satirical, and steeped in Italian myth. Arnott’s Blood Rival — dark, fast-paced crime at the edge of the M25.

🎷 Reading East London: Kosher Jammers 📅 Mon, Nov 4 | 🕖 7PM 📍 Brick Lane Bookshop | 🎟 £6 Dive into Jewish jazz history w/ 📘 Mike Gerber – Kosher Jammers 🎙 Alan Dein – BBC/radio historian 📝 Chris Searle – jazz critic/author 🎟 Tickets + info 👉 buff.ly/xVDYvFN

🎙️ Wayne Holloway & Jake Arnott 🗓️ Oct 30, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets from £6: buff.ly/FoXWJXl Two master storytellers. One unforgettable night. Holloway’s Commedia Mortale — surreal, satirical, and steeped in Italian myth. Arnott’s Blood Rival — dark, fast-paced crime at the edge of the M25.

🎙️ Wayne Holloway & Jake Arnott 🗓️ Oct 30, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets from £6: buff.ly/FoXWJXl Two master storytellers. One unforgettable night. Holloway’s Commedia Mortale — surreal, satirical, and steeped in Italian myth. Arnott’s Blood Rival — dark, fast-paced crime at the edge of the M25.

🎙️ Wayne Holloway & Jake Arnott 🗓️ Oct 30, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets from £6: buff.ly/FoXWJXl Two master storytellers. One unforgettable night. Holloway’s Commedia Mortale — surreal, satirical, and steeped in Italian myth. Arnott’s Blood Rival — dark, fast-paced crime at the edge of the M25.

🎙️ Wayne Holloway & Jake Arnott 🗓️ Oct 30, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets from £6: buff.ly/FoXWJXl Two master storytellers. One unforgettable night. Holloway’s Commedia Mortale — surreal, satirical, and steeped in Italian myth. Arnott’s Blood Rival — dark, fast-paced crime at the edge of the M25.

🏫 It was a delight to welcome the school captains from The Aldgate School as recipients of our Young Readers' Fund! Through the fund, pupils come along to the shop and pick up a book to take home and keep! ❤️ If you'd like to learn more about it and donate, please follow the link in our bio.

Had such a lovely time last night at the UK launch event for The Imagined Life at Brick Lane Bookshop in London! 🇬🇧 Huge thanks to author Curtis Garner for the amazing questions and to Millie Guille, Europa Editions and @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social for hosting! ❤️

🎷 Reading East London: Kosher Jammers 📅 Mon, Nov 4 | 🕖 7PM 📍 Brick Lane Bookshop | 🎟 £6 Dive into Jewish jazz history w/ 📘 Mike Gerber – Kosher Jammers 🎙 Alan Dein – BBC/radio historian 📝 Chris Searle – jazz critic/author 🎟 Tickets + info 👉 buff.ly/xVDYvFN

🌹 It’s nearly here! The epic conclusion to Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust series, The Rose Field - arrives this Thursday. 📚 Preorder your copy now via the link in our bio - and be among the first to return to Lyra’s world!

🎙️ Wayne Holloway & Jake Arnott 🗓️ Oct 30, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets from £6: buff.ly/FoXWJXl Two master storytellers. One unforgettable night. Holloway’s Commedia Mortale — surreal, satirical, and steeped in Italian myth. Arnott’s Blood Rival — dark, fast-paced crime at the edge of the M25.

🎷 Reading East London: Kosher Jammers 📅 Mon, Nov 4 | 🕖 7PM 📍 Brick Lane Bookshop | 🎟 £6 Dive into Jewish jazz history w/ 📘 Mike Gerber – Kosher Jammers 🎙 Alan Dein – BBC/radio historian 📝 Chris Searle – jazz critic/author 🎟 Tickets + info 👉 bricklanebookshop.org/product/read...

🎙️ Wayne Holloway & Jake Arnott 🗓️ Oct 30, 7pm 🎟️ Tickets from £6: buff.ly/FoXWJXl Two master storytellers. One unforgettable night. Holloway’s Commedia Mortale — surreal, satirical, and steeped in Italian myth. Arnott’s Blood Rival — dark, fast-paced crime at the edge of the M25.

🔥TONIGHT! 📚 Wasafiri x Tagore’s Salon Join us for Writing Through Pain: On Labour and Literature with writers Dur e Aziz Amna & Farah Ali Oct 15 | 7PM | Brick Lane Bookshop A conversation on illness, survival, and the work of writing. 🎟️ buff.ly/aZDPuvd

📚 Wasafiri x Tagore’s Salon Join us for Writing Through Pain: On Labour and Literature with writers Dur e Aziz Amna & Farah Ali Oct 15 | 7PM | Brick Lane Bookshop A conversation on illness, survival, and the work of writing. 🎟️ buff.ly/aZDPuvd

📚 Wasafiri x Tagore’s Salon Join us for Writing Through Pain: On Labour and Literature with writers Dur e Aziz Amna & Farah Ali Oct 15 | 7PM | Brick Lane Bookshop A conversation on illness, survival, and the work of writing. 🎟️ buff.ly/aZDPuvd

🗺️ London lovers! Join us Sunday, Oct 19 @ 12pm for a guided walk through the hidden backstreets of Bethnal Green🌸🌿 🎟️ £10 bricklanebookshop.org/product/1408... 📍Meet at Brick Lane Bookshop 👟 Includes stairs – wear comfy shoes!

📚 Wasafiri x Tagore’s Salon Join us for Writing Through Pain: On Labour and Literature with writers Dur e Aziz Amna & Farah Ali Oct 15 | 7PM | Brick Lane Bookshop A conversation on illness, survival, and the work of writing. 🎟️ buff.ly/aZDPuvd

💛 Happy Bookshop Day to all who celebrate 🥳 ✨ As part of our celebrations, we've partnered with @libro.fm and are giving customers the chance to win 12 months of audibooks for free! 🔎 Just find the hidden Golden Ticket in one of our books! 👨🏻‍🎨 Good luck Comrades (is that a clue?)

📚 Wasafiri x Tagore’s Salon Join us for Writing Through Pain: On Labour and Literature with writers Dur e Aziz Amna & Farah Ali Oct 15 | 7PM | Brick Lane Bookshop A conversation on illness, survival, and the work of writing. 🎟️ buff.ly/aZDPuvd

📚 Wasafiri x Tagore’s Salon Join us for Writing Through Pain: On Labour and Literature with writers Dur e Aziz Amna & Farah Ali Oct 15 | 7PM | Brick Lane Bookshop A conversation on illness, survival, and the work of writing. 🎟️ buff.ly/aZDPuvd

TONIGHT! 🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life Brick Lane Bookshop | £6 Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing. buff.ly/WZOMbpF

📚 Wasafiri x Tagore’s Salon Join us for Writing Through Pain: On Labour and Literature with writers Dur e Aziz Amna & Farah Ali Oct 15 | 7PM | Brick Lane Bookshop A conversation on illness, survival, and the work of writing. 🎟️ buff.ly/aZDPuvd