Join us for a book-tastic gathering of readers at our April Book Swap and Cocktail Party!

We’re hosting the event in the first-floor event room of The Star Inn, Alfriston, from 6:30pm on Friday, 9 May (by the way, his is a shift from our plan to hold the event on 25 April - circumstances forced us to change).

Bring along a book you’ll offer up to trade – one you loved, or maybe one you loath but hope someone else will enjoy. Hardback and paperback books are welcome; fiction or cookery or history or poetry - whatever you want to share.

By the end of the evening you’ll be able to take home a book from someone else.

And you can also pick a ‘Blind Date’ book - a book hidden by wrapping, with only a clue on the outside for you to ponder.

Maybe you’ll enjoy something delicious to sip, thanks to the bar at The Star.

And of course you’ll savour bookish chat with other like-minded book lovers. The Star offers a range of wines, cocktails and non-alcoholic ‘mocktails’ which you will be able to purchase at the bar. You could think about reserving a table for supper after the event.

Previous Book Swap evenings have been great fun, garnering terrific reports from guests like Katie Greaves, who told us “it was utterly joyous exploring an eclectic mixture of books people brought and chatting to so many lovely people about books that have moved them, shaped them, shocked them, and stayed with them forever. I loved it!”

Admittance costs £6. Please help our planning by securing your place in advance (we will keep a guest list - no tickets for you to deal with). You may stop in the shop to pay, or use the form here.