Fairs and Markets

Are You Feeling Festive Yet?

books, bookselling, erotic fiction. writers. writing, erotica, fetish, kinky, politics, porn 19th December 2018 Fairs and Markets, Musings, Other Things 0 Comments

You’d think the festive season is prime time for traders everywhere, but one thing I have noted throughout my years of selling kinky books and bits and bobs is that December is often one of the less good months at … Continued

Musings from Manchester – and London

books, bookselling, erotica, fetish fair, Manchester 7th August 2018 Events, Fairs and Markets 0 Comments

Last weekend I made my third visit to the Manchester Author Event. For quite a bit of this year I have been trying to prove to myself that I am not, in fact, Getting On A Bit and am still … Continued

Events and Expectations and Etiquette

bookselling, customers, erotica, etiquette, events, trading 21st July 2018 Events, Fairs and Markets 0 Comments

Can’t blame it all on the football, much as I might like to. (I am completely unmoved by sport of any kind, but I have an active dislike of men’s football, especially large multinational competitions of men’s football, and everything … Continued

Shenanigans All Weekend

authors, books, erotic books, fetish fair, market 16th April 2018 Events, Fairs and Markets 0 Comments

books, bookselling, erotica, Zak Jane Keir

Shenanigans, indeed! The first part of this weekend’s fun times was the West Midlands book signing event, held in Wellington. The day didn’t get off to a great start for me, as a battle with a recalcitrant ticket machine at … Continued

Taking Stock: 20 years of selling naughty books.

books, bookselling, erotica, fetish, kink, markets 6th March 2018 Fairs and Markets, Musings 0 Comments

To be fair, it was initially magazines… I started taking a stall at what was then the Whiplash Market in the mid-90s, selling copies of the magazines I worked for. It was fun, but it was predominantly pocket money: I … Continued

Inspiration, travel and trading

books, erotica, event, fiction, market, travel 24th January 2018 Fairs and Markets, Musings 0 Comments

So I took myself and the book bag to the BBB last Sunday. After an aggravating start (one train cancelled, the next one delayed, only enough credit to send one text to announce lateness) I settled down to enjoy the … Continued

2018: What’s Happening This Year

anthology, erotic fiction. writers. writing, erotic romance, fiction, genre fiction, kink, sexy, writers, writing 5th January 2018 Events, Fairs and Markets, Other Things 0 Comments

LAM books, bookselling, event, happening

Hangover cleared? Roughly. Tree put away? Do that tomorrow. Bloody January again… So it’s time to make a few plans for the coming year. It’s not so much a matter of resolutions (never could be arsed with those. I like … Continued

London Alternative Market: a trader’s day.

books, bookseller, erotica, LAM, London, market 6th June 2017 Events, Fairs and Markets 0 Comments

Yes, this was going to be a post full cheery chatter about enjoying my day at the LAM and having a bookstall out in London for the first time in ages. But… events. I heard about the latest outbreak of … Continued

London Fetish Weekend flashbacks

bdsm, books, fetish, kink, latex, leather, London Fetish Weekend, Preaching To The Perverted, rubber, Skin Two, whips 29th September 2016 Fairs and Markets, Musings 0 Comments

It’s just possible that some of the people having fun at this year’s London Fetish weekend weren’t even born when the first one took place. OK, actually, I think the 1998 festivities were in November, so technically those of you … Continued

To Sexhibition with Smut UK

#sexymorrisdancing, Anna Sky, Liv Honeywell, Lucy Felthouse, Professor Scribblicious, reading slam, Scarlett Flame, sex show, Sexhibition, Sexy Little Pages, Smut UK, Tabitha Rayne 29th August 2016 Fairs and Markets, Slams 0 Comments

Yes, this report has been a little while appearing, but that is down to the fact that I went straight from Sexhibition to Whitby Folk week – something of a contrast. Just a bit… After two days of delicious depravity … Continued