Bookshop Breakfast Social • September

Join us for our September Bookshop Breakfast Social, our monthly Sunday morning gathering at Chapter 34 — we know you love events at the shop, we know you love a good book and a chat, so what's better than a morning combining all of that with a giant dollop of great company?

Each month we share a fiction title to spark a relaxed, friendly conversation over breakfast. This is not a structured book group, it's just an opportunity to talk about the book of the month in a relaxed manner, of course, if you loved it or hated it, others will want to know why. We might even mark it out of 10, or maybe we won't, lets see how it goes.

Whether you’ve finished the book or just fancy dipping in, everyone’s welcome. You can collect the monthly book from the shop a month ahead of the event.

We'll provide a nourishing vegetarian breakfast Buddha Bowl, fresh coffee and juices, and you'll be seated in the shop itself.

Come with someone, or come solo and connect with like-minded locals in Shoreham-by-Sea — it's all about community, conversation, and a love of stories.

Think of it as a book club, but more relaxed — and with breakfast. Heaven right!?

Our September read is You Are Here by David Nicholls - when you book your seat you can come and collect a copy from the shop.

Marnie, a London copy editor still reeling from divorce, and Michael, a Yorkshire geography teacher stuck in the past, reluctantly join the same coast-to-coast walking holiday.

What begins as small talk and mismatched pacing slowly turns into something more as the miles pass — through rain, pubs, valleys and silences that say more than words.

Full of humour, tenderness and sharp observation, Nicholls’s novel is a love story about midlife, loneliness, and the unexpected joy of finding someone who sees you as you really are.