In the generous words of the wonderful Book-ish …
Join us for an evening with winner of the Indie Book Award 2025 for Non Fiction Callum Robinson
‘A beautifully cut and crafted masterpiece inlaid with insight and polished with the pure joy of nature.’ – Chris Packham
Ingrained is a love letter to trees, timber and craftsmanship – and to finding your own voice. The eldest son of a Master Woodworker, Callum Robinson spent his childhood surrounded by wood and trees, absorbing craft lessons in his father’s workshop, playing amongst the sycamore, oak and Scots pine that bordered his home.
In time he became his father’s apprentice, helping to create exquisite bespoke objects. But eventually the need to find his own path led him to establish his own workshop; to chase ever bigger and more commercial projects, to business meetings, bright lights and bureaucracy, to lose touch with his roots. Until the devastating loss of one major job threatened to bring it all crashing down.
Faced with the end of his business, his team and everything he had worked so hard to build, he was forced to question what mattered most. Blending memoir and nature writing at its finest, Ingrained is an uplifting meditation on the joys and challenges of working with your hands in our modern age, on inheritance, community, and the beauty of the natural world.
Event Format:
Author talk ‘in conversation’ followed by audience Q&A and book signing
Tickets:
£10 without book or £15 with book
Venue:
The Loft at Bookish is located in our flagship store in Crickhowell, accessed from Silver Lane.
Please let us know if you have an accessibility/mobility requirements. This venue does not have a lift so is unfortunately not accessible for wheelchair users.