The English Bookshop in Lausanne
We are launching a monthly Science-Fiction and Fantasy Book Club, hosted by your bookseller Rachel and bookshop regular Audrey. The first date is set for May 13th at 18h30; the first book is Simon Jimenez’s The Spear Cuts Through Water (members benefit from a 10% discount on book club titles). Email us at books@booksbooksbooks.ch if interested....
We are proud to announce the launch of our very own Eco Book Club! Amy (PhD in Nature Writing) and Sylvia (Apocaloptimist) will be facilitating this new book club and warmly invite you to its launch on Tuesday, 21st April at 7pm until 8.15pm. Simply bring your favourite eco-relevant book (fiction or non-fiction), idea or suggestion and sign up here....
Transatlantic duo The Lizard Point will be playing a set at the bookshop on 4th April. This performance is the last show of a European/San Francisco tour to promote their third LP, In The Red Earth. Performance is scheduled to begin at 16.00, entry is free and there’s no sign-up. Named after the opening track of Brian Eno’s Ambient 4: On Land, The Lizard Point are bookshop regular Conor Devlin (Half Film, [the] caseworke...
To coincide with World Autism Awareness Day, Marie-Laure Del Vecchio and Naomi Cahen are running an event called Reading Autism, picking out a selection of books they particularly value on the topic. The event is for autistic people, or those who wonder whether they might be autistic, their loved ones, professionals, and anyone curious to learn more about autism. It aims to create a welcoming space to explore t...
The rules are simple: bring in your pre-loved English books (as many as you want) and leave with as many second-hand books as you brought in. Bring the books you loved to bits, not the ones that are falling to bits. Starting at noon, ending at 4pm, we will provide simple snacks and beverages....
Yous are cordially invited to the wedding of Gertrude and Claudius, the Queen and King of Denmark. They’ve brought flowers, foods and a very touching memorial for Gertrude’s late husband, all you need to do is wear your Sunday best to come celebrate this most joyous of occasions. There are a few people who are less than happy at this union. Gertrude’s son Hamlet is one, his recently orphaned girlfriend, Ophelia is another. But whe...
We’re doing it again, on Saturday, January 31st, from noon until 4pm! Please bring a gently loved book to swap for a new-to-you book! (no textbooks, manuals, or encylopedias, please.) Enjoy talking books with other booklovers? This is the event for you! See you there!...
We’ve reached a critical mass on the Pre-Loved shelves and are selling all of our second-hand books for two for CHF 5 from Saturday, 10th January until the end of the month, or until we run out of books whichever is the soonest. ...
We are opening until 8pm during the Nocturnes – 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 23 December. We are closed from 1pm, 24th December until 9am, 3rd January. We wish you all a superlative Christmas. Nous sommes ouverts jusqu’à 20h pendant les Nocturnes, les 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 et 23 décembre. Nous sommes fermés du 24 décembre à 13h au 3 janvier à 9h. Nous vous souhaitons à tous un très joyeux Noël....
On Saturday, 29th November, come do your Christmas shopping at the bookshop and from12-4pm, benefit from our skilled team of gift-wrappers to turn your purchase into the perfect gift, ready to go under the tree! Donations are gladly accepted to our partner charity, Driftwood. Driftwood is an Anglo-Swiss charity, funding small, high-impact projects in Nepal. The collaboration with the bookshop will help fund school books for th...
