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Coming up: Starting in March 2026, Top Hat & Tales is bringing a new 'reading group' to Faversham, a bookclub with a difference, that will be led by Dr. Andrew Palmer. To get a taste of what to expect from this new and exciting addition to our shop , click the link below to watch the video, read the info below and/or pop into the shop for a flier.
We are excited to announce…
The Tales on Market Street
Reading Group
with Dr Andrew Palmer
Andrew is the author, with Dr Sally Minogue, of The Remembered
Dead: Poetry, Memory and the First World War. Andrew taught English
Literature for 30 years at Canterbury Christ Church University and
brings his insight and experience to in-depth discussions about great
books.
In the first series, Literature and Power, we will explore the way
novelists of the 1950s and ’60s talk back to power in ingenious ways.
The books are:
• Alan Sillitoe, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
• Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
• Christopher Isherwood, A Single Man
• Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea
Andrew presents and leads 90-minute discussions, with a break half
way through. We meet monthly on Wednesdays at 4pm, starting on
March 25th 2026. Introductory video or notes for each book included.
£12 per session, or book all 4 for £40, plus 15% discount on each
book.
To join, send an email to talesonmarketst@gmail.com giving your
name, and phone number, and we’ll be in touch.