The Ladies’ Litera-Tea - further report and photos - from The Women's Bookshop

The Ladies’ Litera-Tea was a stunning success once again – with a full audience who were captivated by the brilliant presentations from an eclectic mix of authors.

Kim Evans from Little & Friday dashed in with 200 donuts, Alexa Johnston made jams and preserves hilariously funny, Christine Fernyhough delighted with her reading from Phylys the Farm Truck, Davinia Caddy shed enlightenment on classical music, Sarah Laing demonstrated that pictures can go with words in adult novels, Selina Tusitala Marsh held the audience spellbound with hypnotic poems from Dark Sparring and Lynley Dodd enchanted with her ‘doggerel and catterel’.

Book sales were brisk and despite the abundance of cakes, there was no problem with sticky fingers!

Photos by Gil Hanly

 Selina Tusitala Marsh held the audience spellbound with hypnotic poems from Dark Sparring 

 The book stall

Alexa Johnstone signing Ladies A Plate: Jams & Preserves

Elizabeth Knox & Lynley Dodd enjoying their cakes

 The line-up of brilliant women writers who enjoyed a standing ovation from the satisfied audience at Sunday's Litera-Tea! (L to R: Christine Fernyhough, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Maire Leadbeater, Lynley Dodd, Davinia Caddy, Sarah Laing, Elizabeth Knox, Pip Adam, Alexa Johnstone)

 Christine Fernyhough signing Phylys the Farm Truck

  Kim Evans, Pip Adam, Sarah Laing at the signing table