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Author, journalist and life-long book lover Lucy Mangan joins us at Mr B’s to talk about her new book, Bookish: How Reading Shapes Our Lives.

Lucy’s book journey has seen her searching the stacks of student libraries, bookselling, finding love with a fellow bookworm, dealing with early motherhood, and building a book room of her own. Here she lays out her obsession in a charming personal story of a life filled with books.

Lucy is a journalist at the Guardian and her previous books include the novel Are We Having Fun Yet? and the non-fiction works Bookworm and Hopscotch & Handbags. She also featured as a guest bookseller at Mr B’s for Independent Bookshop Week in 2022!

'A bookworm's delight' - Sara Collins

'A gorgeous hug of a book – funny, warm and charming' - Marian Keyes

'Lucy Mangan on books is like butter on toast: perfect' - Caitlin Moran

Ticket + book: £18.99

Standard ticket: £8

Student ticket: £7