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October at OmVed Gardens 🍂

Swipe through to see what’s on, from Friday Live evenings and kitchen workshops to our Autumn Open Day, the Fermentation Celebration and a Samhain gathering to see out the month.

🔗 Tickets via the link in our bio. Subsidised places are available for many events. Emails us to find out more.

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#omvedgardens #highgatevillage #visitlondon #northlondon #autumnevents taken in OmvedGardens by @troubledstriker

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A few new lines up on @caughtbytheriver again today. What a privilege to feature on their pages so often… by @troubledstriker

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IT’S A WEEK TODAY FOLKS!!!! 🤪
An Evening with Rough Trade Books event @southbankcentre for Rough Trade 50 weekender...
On Wednesday we highlighted our double acts so today we’re highlighting our triple acts…

Boxing, Dancing, Grieving - Anna Whitwham reads from her memoir Soft Tissue Damage with dance accompaniment by her daughter Sylvie Poppy O’Brien and Fran Thakorlal while Sam Reid illuminates his folk horror novel The Pin Jar by inviting poet Will Burns and musician Elspeth Anne for a very special one-off collaboration.

Only 1 week until showtime folks, make sure you buy your tickets pronto...

More info below...

As part of Rough Trade’s 50th anniversary celebrations, Rough Trade Books’ authors take their writings off the page through unique collaborations with musicians and performers.
Sam Reid brings his incredible book The Pin Jar to life with the help of musician Elspeth Anne, and writer Will Burns.
The one and only Max Porter is accompanied by This Is The Kit’s Kate Stables for a richly sonic performance of his All of this Unreal Time.
Anna Whitwham reads from her beautiful memoir Soft Tissue Damage, while Sylvie Poppy O’Brien and Francesca Thakorlal conjure the book’s physicality and embodied power through a dance performance.
The award-winning poet Ella Frears collaborates with the legendary Arab Strap musician Aidan Moffat on an original take on the amazing Goodlord.
Jen Calleja performs sections of their daring work Goblinhood with the aid of puppetry - is there anything she can’t do?

Encounter Owen Williams and Kirsty Gunn reading from their recent Rough Trade Books masterpieces, and Babak Ganjei bringing his surrealist magic to the stage in a physical manifestation of his book, On the Bus Without a Phone. The stellar line-up is all held together by esteemed host Lily Blacksell. taken in Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London by @troubledstriker

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New one up on @caughtbytheriver today - thanks as always to Diva and the crew for having me… by @troubledstriker

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THINK BIG THURSDAY…

Every Thursday we highlight a couple of our brilliant Rough Trade Editions that are included in our THINK BIG, READ SMALL collection to celebrate 2026’s National Year of Reading…

Here’s 2 that everyone should read… a language special this week…

Rough Trade Edition no. 51 - On Language by John Grant
Join John Grant and Will Burns for a mind-expanding conversation on language with digressions into song-writing, poly-linguism, humour, the royal family and much, much more…

Rough Trade Edition no. 57 - Rory Gallagher—Live!—From the Hotel of the Dead by Tim MacGabhann
Like a bolt of electric bar-room blues from the man himself, MacGabhann’s long poem about, to, on Rory Gallagher (and much else) tears across the page like nothing else and includes an Irish language translation courtesy of Colm Breathnach

Buy now for only a fiver on our website…

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#goallin2026
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#nationalyearofreading
#language
#irishtranslation
@johngrant
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@literatureireland by @troubledstriker

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⚡️ Embracing the counter-culture ⚡️

Arvon and Rough Trade Books are launching three new residential writing courses across non-fiction, poetry and fiction. Expect bold conversations, fresh perspectives and the space to challenge your practice alongside a community of writers.

🔗 Explore the courses via the link in our bio by @troubledstriker

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We all had ever such a lovely time @realmagicbooks last night for #independentbookshopweek

Insightful conversations between Carl and @babakganjei about Babak’s debut novel On the Bus Without a Phone as well as @troubledstriker and @owenwilliamsgreatpics about his debut non fiction Atrocity Exhibitions: Grieving in the TikTok Underworld followed by Owen giving us a preview of a couple of new songs from @_the_tubs_ forthcoming album as well as some classics that we all know and love…

Thank you to @realmagicbooks for hosting this special event and to everyone who came along and supported - it means a lot. 🧡🧡🧡

Independent Bookshop Week continues tomorrow and @realmagicbooks are setting up shop @thesociallondon for their annual street party so go along, get your dancin’ shoes on, buy a book and have a boogie! taken in Real Magic Books by @troubledstriker

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Happy Independent Bookshop Week!📚
It all kicks off today and of course we’ve partnered with our local bookshop and best bookish pals @realmagicbooks

This Thursday 18th June from 7pm we have a very special double header. First, with the 71st best summer read as chosen by the @guardian … @babakganjei who will be chatting with Carl about his brilliant debut novel On the Bus Without a Phone
We also have @owenwilliamsgreatpics from @_the_tubs_ chatting with our very own @troubledstriker about his debut non fiction book Atrocity Exhibitions: Grieving in the TikTok Underworld
Owen will also be playing some songs live in the shop so get your dancin’ shoes on and buy yourselves a ticket today…
Tickets available from @realmagicbooks website - link in their bio 🎟️🎟️🎟️ taken in Real Magic Books by @troubledstriker

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Chuffed to have a new poem in this cracking little anthology of cricket poems, lovingly pulled together by @nicholasahogg @timbeard612 and @mattthacker6 - thanks for sending… by @troubledstriker

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Well looking forward to this… by @troubledstriker

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