Join popular Children's Picture book author Liz Martinez as she reads her book 'The Everyday Witch' in full Witch costume! Come dressed as a witch/wizard! Prizes for best costume! lots of activities!

Join us for a fun-packed weekend of activities plus a chance to win Poppy Love books.

Borders Brighton are pleased to welcome author Gerry King who will be talking about his new book “Lubin Tales”, a pocket-sized collection of illustrated micro-fictions, in the unique style of Dr Zero Lubin, the eminent cyber flâneur and trained observer of the spectacle. This is a FREE non-ticketed event which will run between 6.30pm and 7.30pm.

Back Row Brighton transports the reader back to the heyday of cinema-going in Brighton & Hove, in the company of those who were there. Alongside evocative archive photographs, local cinemas great and small such as the Regent, the Astoria and the Continentale are recalled in touching and humorous stories of romance, excitement, grandeur and, occasionally, fleas! Brighton-based QueenSpark Books is committed to offering local residents the experience of working on its publications and Back Row Brighton is no exception. The text, interviews, picture research, editing, layout and cover design have all been carried out by QueenSpark volunteers. It is thanks to their enthusiasm, generosity and commitment that Back Row Brighton has been published. Now you can join some of the writers, contributors and interviewees for an evening of pure nostalgia. This is a FREE non-ticketed event which will run between 6.00pm and 6.45pm.

“The Morello Letters – Pen Pal to the Stars” is a collection of spoof letters following a long and successful tradition of prankish correspondence, as pioneered by Lazlo Toth, Henry Root and more recently Robin Cooper’s ‘Timewaster Letters’. If you are looking for the ultimate stocking-filler look no further. “The Morello Letters – Pen Pal to the Stars” is guaranteed to to provide plenty of humour and good cheer over the festive period. The books author Duncan McNair will be hosting an open book signing at Borders Brighton on Saturday 28 November between 12.00 and 6.00pm and on Sunday 29 November between 12.00 and 5.00pm.

Join us for a funpacked Ben 10 Weekend with storytimes and activities.

“Holy Night” by Vincent Tilsley, a mix of science and theology in which the traditional account of the Nativity remains the same (Joseph and Mary arrive in Bethlehem, find no room at the inn, the baby is born in a stable, a star hovers overhead) but is now widened into science fiction mode. Vincent Tilsley wrote more than a hundred TV scripts during his 20 years as a professional writer, for such productions as: ATV 's cult series The Prisoner and The Forsyte Saga for the BBC in the 1960’s. For these and many other contributions he received the Presidents Award from the Writers Guild for outstanding services to the Guild and to the craft of writing. Changing careers he went on to qualify as a psychotherapist, and then after another twenty years come back to writing with “Holy Night”.

One day the Twins, Henry and Henrietta, are having a St. George-and-the-Dragon battle in Mum’s bedroom with Curd as the Dragon, when they have a dreadful calamity and spill talcum powder all over the bedroom! After telling them off and tidying up, Mum accidentally leaves Curd the Lion and her favourite jewelled brooch unnoticed beside the bed. A Raven flies in and steals it. Mum blames the Twins and says that, unless her brooch is returned before their Birthday in four days’ time, she’s not only going to cancel their Party but also give their four Animals, Curd the Lion, Pilgrim Crow, Sweeney the Heenie and O’Flattery the Snake, to the Charity Shop! Curd leads the Animals out that night, all the way to the Back of Beyond, to try to find the Great Raven and rescue the brooch, seeking clues from all the creatures they meet. And so begins an Amazing Adventure… Join author Alan Gilliland who will be promoting his book at Borders Brighton from 10am.