events

This month in our gallery: a selection of street photography by Michael Gilroy.

Michael Gilroy is an award-winning filmmaker who began exploring street photography in 2020. What started as a hobby quickly evolved into a compelling visual practice, resulting in a striking body of work that captures humour, poignancy, and the sublime in everyday street life — particularly on the streets of London. His storytelling instincts, honed through filmmaking, bring a cinematic quality to his photography, where each frame suggests a narrative waiting to unfold.

Michael is a three-time winner of Smart Shots in Black + White Photography Magazine, and his work has been featured by Leica Camera USA. Embracing the unpredictability of the streets, he thrives on the spontaneity of the unknown, turning ordinary encounters into memorable visual moments.

 There is a bank holiday coming and what better way to spend an afternoon or evening chilling in a bookshop, browsing books, having a drink and taking time for the self.

On Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 May we will be opening the bar at 1pm so you can enjoy a drink and will be open to late (at least 10pm) so you'll have plenty of time to browse books and maybe pick up a gem. Or you can just relax, chat and chill with friends in spaces around the shop or in our garden.

All under 18s to be accompanied by an adult from 1pm. 

 The ever-popular Club Verbal Discharge returns. Probably the best spoken word night in North London. - come along to hear super spoken word readings. If you're writing prose, poetry, monologues, plays and want an audience of fellow creatives this is the event for you! 

Key speaker Asa Winstanley, author of ' Weaponisation of Antisemitism.'

—Katie Halper

—Alexei Sayle 

 Discussion panel with Carlos Martinez, hosted by Nilly Brook. 

This is a Haringey & Tottenham Free Palestine Event

Meditation circle 

Join Maryam for a gentle guided grounding meditation followed by tea and sharing circle. The aim is to provide a safe and non-judgmental space for anyone with any experience and beliefs to feel calm and de-stress and maybe try something new.

The meditation is about 20 minutes and the circle after will provide an opportunity for sharing and discussion.

This month's meditation includes a Guided Manifestation Journey to usher you towards reaching your desired goal followed by Textile Charm Making  to anchor the high vibration energies of the journey and your intention into your physical world. 

Maryam Sandjari Hashemi is a multidisciplinary artist based in Haringey. She has also been working as a spiritual coach for over a decade using different modalities. Building communities is part of her practice and she believes in the chaos of current days creating a regular grounding space and an inclusive supportive community is crucial . 

Join author Joel Meadows for the launch of his new graphic novel.

Sherlock Holmes and The Empire Builders is an epic alternate world sci fi adventure featuring the World’s Greatest Detective as people have never seen him before.

When Watson leaves Holmes to help Crick unravel the DNA helix and finds himself in the employ of England’s most evil man, Holmes is forced to team up with an unlikely group to defeat this monstrous figure and return England to its status quo. But can he defeat the machinations of the man at the rudder of the country?

Sherlock Holmes and The Empire Builders: The Gene Genie is perfect for fans of Michael Moorcock (Elric, Jerry Cornelius) and Bryan Talbot (The Adventures Of Luther Arkwright, Grandville). Winning a Comic Scene award for Best Crowdfunder in 2025, it has already garnered quite a following since its debut in 2020 as a short comic story in the pages of Tripwire. This complete collection features a brand new introduction by award winning writer JM DeMatteis (Moonshadow, Spider-man: Kraven’s Last Hunt), and a brand new wraparound cover by Eisner award winning artist Laurence Campbell (Hellboy).

Baden Prince Jnr presents a preview of his storytelling show “What a Woman,” a rich celebration of Caribbean heritage and of grandmothers, everywhere.

Baden spent his formative years in the care of his Grandmother, Dorothy Mathurin Prince (neé Sebastian) on the island of Antigua, West Indies before joining his parents in England at the age of fifteen.

By turns informative and entertaining, humorous and dark, expect elements of the supernatural, traditional Antiguan folk tales, personal memoirs, patois and poetry, all painting a vivid picture of life in a vibrant 1960’s Caribbean household - a life presided over by “Mama,” an indomitable matriarch.

What a woman she was! Come and meet her – but be on your best behaviour, otherwise you might end up on the wrong side of her tongue!!

Baden Prince (Jnr) has established a considerable reputation as a storyteller over the last 10 years, largely due to a series of appearances at the East Anglian Storytelling Festival. His repertoire incorporates traditional Caribbean tales as well as original, self-penned material. In October 2018 he featured as guest storyteller at the Three Golden Apples Festival in Taunton, hosted by Taffy Thomas MBE. Since 2019 Baden has made several guest appearances at Bromyard, Cambridge, Chippenham and New Forest Folk Festivals and Glastonbury, among others.

In February 2022 Baden was invited to be a guest teller at the inaugural Morocco International Storytelling Festival in Marrakesh. He has since returned to Marrakesh twice and took part in the marathon storytelling session in 2025 which set a verified Guinness World Record.

Most recently he has appeared at Strumpshaw Tree Fair (June 2025) and Yarn Storytelling Festival in Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland (November 2025).