Booka Bookshop and Linghams Booksellers are thrilled to present an evening with artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy, author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – the bestselling adult non-fiction book of all time, with over ten million readers around the world.

Charlie Mackesy’s hugely anticipated new book ‘Always Remember’ revisits the world of The Boy, The Mole The Fox and The Horse with another exquisitely illustrated volume which finds our four friends navigating both literal and metaphorical dark clouds.

‘One day you’ll look back and realise how hard it was, and just how well you did’

Charlie Mackesy’s four unlikely friends are wandering through the wilds again. They’re not sure what they are looking for. They do know that life can be difficult, but that they love each other, and cake is often the answer.

When the dark clouds come, can the boy remember what he needs to get through the storm?

Don’t miss the fantastic opportunity to see Charlie Mackesy ‘live’ in Chester and hear his story.

All tickets include a copy of Charlie’s new book  Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse and the Storm

Tickets on general sale from Friday 25th July – 10.00am


British artist, illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy began his career as a cartoonist, before becoming a book illustrator for Oxford University Press. His award-winning work has been featured in books, galleries, school classrooms, hospital wards, prisons and public spaces around the world.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse was published in October 2019 and has now reached over 10 million readers around the world. It holds the record for the most consecutive weeks in the Sunday Times Non-Fiction Chart across all formats, as well as being the longest running Non-Fiction number one of all time. A number one New York Times bestseller, it is has also remained on the NYT list since publication.

Tickets: £35 (Admits One & includes a hardback copy of Always Remember)

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