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In Conversation with Sam Holland and H. Critchlow
Jul 3
In Conversation with Sam Holland and H. Critchlow
In Conversation with Sam Holland and H. Critchlow
Jul
3

In Conversation with Sam Holland and H. Critchlow

Sam Holland and Heather Critchlow in Conversation Sam Holland and Heather Critchlow in Conversation
Sam Holland and Heather Critchlow in Conversation
£3.00

This event is hosted The Imaginarium and sponsored by Scott Bailey LLP.

Join Sam Holland (aka Louisa Scarr) and Heather Critchlow as they spend an evening in conversation talking all things crime fiction.

Sam Hollandexploded onto the crime thriller world in 2022 with her debut novel, The Echo Man, shocking and enthralling readers and reviewers alike with its sinister depiction of a serial killer copying notorious real-life murderers of the past. Her books have been published in 15 countries worldwide, including the US, Germany and the Netherlands, where she became the first author to win the Bronze Bat for her debut and the Silver Bat for best thriller in consecutive years at the Nederlands Thrillerfestival.

She also writes as Louisa Scarr, and is the author of the Butler and West police crime thrillers, beginning with Last Place You Look and ending with Out of the Ashes. A new series, about a police dog handler, launched in July 2024 with Gallows Wood. Book two, Memorial Park, is out now and will be followed by Broken House in October.

Heather Critchlow grew up in rural Aberdeenshire and trained as a business journalist after studying history and social science at Cambridge university. Published by Canelo in May 2023, her debut novel Unsolved was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize and is the first in a series about true crime podcaster Cal Lovett.

Unburied was published in January 2024. It was followed by Unsound in September 2024 and a further two books in the Cal Lovett series are planned. Heather’s first speculative crime thriller The Tomorrow Project will be out in hardback in May 2025.

Heather’s short stories are featured in Afraid of the Light, Afraid of the Christmas Lights and Afraid of the Shadows, collections of fiction written by crime writers for charity. She lives in Hertfordshire.

Details

Where: The Malt Bar, Lymington Community Centre, SO419BQ

When: Thursday 3rd July, 6:30pm

Doors: 6:15pm

Tickets are £3, but this is redeemable against a purchase of a book on the night.

FAQs

- Will I be sent an e-ticket before the event?

Please note that we will have a guest list on the door on the night of the event, and you will not be sent an e-ticket for it - simply let us know your name/the name of the person who booked your ticket when you arrive, and we'll check you in! 

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Wine Tasting with Helen McGinn
Jun
5

Wine Tasting with Helen McGinn

Wine Tasting with Helen McGinn
£20.00

We are proud to welcome Helen McGinn, wine expert and author, to the Imaginarium.

Join us for an intimate evening of wine tasting and books!

Helen will be talking to us about her latest novel, Under a Riviera Moon, as she teaches you what to look out for in a good wine.

The wine in question comes from a vineyard here in the New Forest, and we will be tasting four different wines produced on our doorstep. The Wharie Experience is based in Sway and owner and oenologist Guillaume will be in attendance, talking us through what it takes to make his locally produced, award-winning wines.

Both Helen’s books and wine from The Wharie Experience will be available on the night to purchase.

About Under a Riviera Moon:

When a heartsick Maggie is sent on an errand by her mother to Cannes, she is keen to get it over with as quickly as possible. She has been tasked with collecting a treasured box of photos from her late grandmother Elizabeth’s best friend, the impossibly glamorous Allegra Morgon who is desperate to tell Maggie all about the year she and Elizabeth spent in Paris. The sixties were in full swing, the air hummed with jazz, artists and students made the streets their own, and the City of Love was weaving its magic.

And against this backdrop, two people were beginning a love story that would last a lifetime - but be over too soon. As Maggie hears more about Allegra’s life, first in Paris, then New York, and finally on the Riviera, she is captivated and inspired. Was life always leading Maggie to this moment, this beautiful place so she could finally learn to stop living in the past? Because if she can, then another love story for the ages might just be within her reach…

Event info:

Doors at 6:30

Date 05/06/25

This is a standing event, if you require seating, please let us know before hand.

This is an 18+ event

Due to the nature of the event, tickets are non-refundable.

We have toilet facilities onsite

No physical ticket will be issued. We will check guests in as they arrive. Please have your confirmation email available.

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World Book Day 2025
Mar
6

World Book Day 2025

Grab your WORLD BOOK DAY book in store!

World Book Day is a charity that champion’s the fun of reading, because it seriously improves lives. Reading for fun is the single biggest indicator that a child will grow up to enjoy a happier and more successful life – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational backgrounds or their income.

But here’s the challenge, it’s at an all-time low, with only 1 in 3 children now saying they enjoy reading. We believe children are more likely to read if they enjoy it, so we’re on a mission to encourage them to see reading as an entertaining, social and fun thing to do. We want more children to grow up with a life-long, life-changing habit of reading for fun, and all the benefits this brings.

World Book Day are a charity that operates in the UK and Ireland and will next be celebrating World Book Day on 6 March 2025.

Your littles ones will receive a voucher from their school if they’re in educational settings, or if they are home educated, you can register for vouchers here

We will be accepting vouchers until Sunday 23rd March. Alternatively, you can purchase the World Book Day books for £1 each.

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Bookshop Day 2024
Oct
12

Bookshop Day 2024

Join us in-store to celebrate Bookshop Day 2024! We will have a range of great offers available alomng with giveaways and spot prizes! We may even have cake, because everything is better with cake!

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