Brewin Books Ltd

12/06/2026

Congratulations to our author Sarah Hoskins on the well attended launch of her new book ‘Five Pounds For A Room Of One’s Own’! Order your copy here: https://www.brewinbooks.com/five_pounds_for_a_room_of_ones_own

12/06/2026

**OUT TODAY!**

The Little Book of Brummie Slang, Sayings, History & Humour by Michael Layton QPM &
Androulla Christou-Layton
Price: £9.95
Publisher: Brewin Books
ISBN: 9781858587936

The definition of slang, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is ‘a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than in writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people’.

Thus, the choice of a phrase, or the use of ‘slang’, a saying, or abbreviation can accurately reflect our links to a specific place, employment or situations that impact upon us in our everyday lives.

Birmingham slang and dialect has its origins in the industrial growth of Birmingham in the 18th and 19th centuries. As workers migrated to work from other places in the United Kingdom the local accent evolved.

As Birmingham expanded as a city and other diverse groups arrived, they brought their own versions of slang and sayings with them which blended with those that were already in use. ‘Brummies’ became established, and the local accent makes them unique to other parts of the country.

This little book contains 1,000 slang words, phrases and historical references. It is not an academic study, rather it is designed to enable reflection on previous life experiences and above all else to improve awareness of Britain’s ‘Second City’.

Available now at: www.brewinbooks.com/the_little_book_of_brummie_slang


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11/06/2026

Vikrin Revenge has featured in the Bromsgrove Advertiser – get your copy now!

Book 2 of the Mercia Chronicles Trilogy

https://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/26167733.wychbold-writer-publishes-second-mercia-chronicles-book/

A WORCESTERSHIRE author has released the latest instalment in her historical fiction series inspired by Anglo-Saxon England

05/06/2026

**OUT TODAY!**

Five Pounds For ‘A Room Of One’s Own’: Where Women May Write Exactly What They Think by Sarah Hosking
Price: £17.95
Publisher: Brewin Books
ISBN: 9781858587912

Foreword by Dame Joan Bakewell, CBE

Five Pounds For ‘A Room Of One’s Own’ describes how, aged 20, Sarah Hosking resolved one day to give reality to Virginia Woolf’s famous dictum that a woman needs a room of her own and money if she is to write.

This book describes how her parental background, education, and working life in the arts prepared her to achieve this. Upon her retirement in 2000, she set about raising money and buying property, thereby establishing The Hosking Houses Trust, which has since hosted dozens, even hundreds, of women writers and, later, artists, who have enjoyed a room of their own for one or two months’ long residencies.

Having no money beyond her own modest pension, Sarah allocated five pounds for stamps when she started fundraising. Gradually, money and reputation accumulated and, based in South Warwickshire, The Hosking Houses Trust residencies have become the embodiment of Virginia Woolf’s initial inspiration.

“Sarah’s miraculous support for women who need a room of their own in which to write has been an inspiration to me for years. Long may The Hosking Houses Trust continue!”
Dame Emma Thompson, patron

“Sarah Hosking is one of a kind, and so is her memoir; frank, clever, gripping, generous-spirited and full of insights into what it is to be a free woman navigating the rapids of twentieth and twenty-first century life. I absolutely loved it, and learned a lot along the way about art, England and how to help others.”
Maggie Gee, Professor Emeritus, OBE

www.brewinbooks.com/five_pounds_for_a_room_of_ones_own

02/06/2026

Apparently, it is 'leave the office early day' today!

Who knew?? More reading time!

Mind you, there is no guidance about how early...
9.05 am??

Tell your boss, we said it was ok!

29/05/2026

**OUT TODAY!**

The wait is over!
The much-anticipated next book in the Mercia Chronicles Trilogy is here!

Vikrin Revenge by S M Hinton
Price: £9.95
Publisher: Brewin Books
ISBN: 9781858587950

Following several months of peace, an old adversary reappears and threatens to once again throw Mercia into chaos. As more surprising secrets and disturbing betrayals are revealed, the kingdom must now unite under a new leader in order to overthrow this audacious foe.

Alliances are forged, but who can really be trusted? For lies and deceit lurk around every corner, and nothing is as it seems.

In the end, the future of Mercia comes down to one man with an impossible choice, and the threat of an enemy intent on nothing more than bloody Vikrin Revenge.

www.brewinbooks.com/vikrin_revenge

28/05/2026

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25/05/2026

Enjoy the Spring Bank Holiday – looks like it is going to be a scorcher!

11/05/2026

Come and see us this Saturday (16th May) at Studley Local History Day. As usual we'll have lots of great books to chose from. Local authors Mike Layton and Alistair Brewin will also be in attendance, ready to sign copies of their latest publications. Hope to see you there!

07/05/2026

Local and Community History Month!

This is celebrated every May and is organized by the Historical Association to promote the history of towns and cities across the UK to nurture a sense of community pride and engagement.

As specialists in publishing local history, mainly within the West Midlands, we stock hundreds of titles, such as: Our ‘Top Secret’ series: Worcestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, A Hundred Years of Alcester, A Solihull Century, Faire and Goodly Built: St Mary’s Church, Kings of Warwick…to name but a few!

Research your local community or where you were born and raised, or where you went to school… Local History matters!

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