Fairs and Markets

Manchester Pride 2019 The Weekend’s Adventures

bookselling, erotic fiction, erotica, events, LGBTQ 29th August 2019 Events, Fairs and Markets 2 Comments

Manchester Pride, bookselling, LAMchester

I hadn’t been to Manchester Pride before and my experiences of the London version (while always good) have been confined to dancing in the parade. This year, I was invited to take the bookstall to what was originally going to … Continued

My name is Zak and I have Luggage Issues

author, bookselling, events 7th August 2019 Fairs and Markets, Other Things

… and they are getting worse. Way way WAY back, in the 90s, when the stock for markets consisted of about 40 copies of that month’s Forum magazine and maybe a handful of erotic novels out of the review cupboard, … Continued

Summer Dates – Signings and Markets

authors, books, bookselling, erotic fiction, erotic fiction. writers. writing, erotica, event 17th June 2019 Events, Fairs and Markets

Despite the persistently horrible weather, summer’s here, and it feels like time to post a list of what I’ve got lined up for the next couple of months because, despite the ongoing cluster fuck of UK politics, there are still … Continued

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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