Devizes Books

26/06/2026

Your next read deserves a personal touch. Let someone who knows books guide you there.

Learn more: https://www.indiebound.org/shop-small-big-impact

09/06/2026

We have a few tickets left in the shop! Don’t miss out!

Only 100 seats left for the next Devizes Comedy Beats events!!

The brilliant Chris McCausland live in Devizes! Support from Bob Mills, Justin Panks and Russell Hicks!

Friday 17th July - Sold Out // Saturday 18th July 100 seats remaining. Book online: www.devizestickets.com
or visit Devizes Books in the Town Centre.

08/06/2026

Tickets still available!

Every gig on this tour I sit out the front beforehand, in the interval, and afterwards until the last person has gone home. As well as signing books (and selling prints!) I love hearing where people have come from or how they’ve come across my poems - yesterday there was someone who was brought along to a gig at 5 months old and was now coming back as a teenager! 🧡

Next stop Devizes on Wednesday 🚂

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08/06/2026

Interesting, brave to have worked out the numbers! We all need to sell more books!

📚 1,114 BOOKS.

That’s the EXTRA number of books the average independent bookshop will need to sell every year just to cover rising business rates.

Huge thanks to for hosting us and bringing this story to life so powerfully in their shop, and the on Sunday for covering the issue (link in bio).

New analysis shows the scale of the pressure facing independent bookshops in England:
• Over 400 shops (those not eligible for Small Business Rates Relief) facing average annual increases of £4,563
• Total aggregated business rates burden on bookshops rising by 45.1% by 2029/30 (from £4.14m to over £6m)

On average, this means a bookshop must sell over 1,100 extra book sales every year just to stand still - a major challenge on already tight margins.

This risks reducing investment in shops, community outreach, and high street vibrancy, with bookshop businesses potentially at risk.

We’re calling for:
✔ Permanent business rates relief
✔ Reform of the SBRR cliff edge
✔ Index-linked thresholds
✔ Better Resourcing of the Valuation Office Agency

Independent bookshops are vital to our culture and communities - they deserve business rates that allow them to thrive, not fight to survive.

19/05/2026

08/05/2026

Tickets are going fast!!

Friday 17th July - SOLD OUT!
Saturday 18th July - 50% Booked

Chris Causland LIVE in Devizes, supported by Bob Mills, Justin Panks and Russell Hicks.

Book here: www.devizestickets.com

Or in person at Devizes Books in the town centre