{"id":5007,"date":"2025-04-19T12:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T11:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/?p=5007"},"modified":"2025-04-19T17:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T16:25:29","slug":"double-moon-launch-plus-free-verse-book-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/2025\/04\/double-moon-launch-plus-free-verse-book-fair.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin Moon Launch plus Free Verse Book Fair!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>After months of planning at Ground Control, we&#8217;ve got a flurry of events coming up.<\/h4>\r\n<h4>Come and SEE US AT FREE VERSE 2025, THEN join us in London or Cambridge as we launch <a href=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/books\/ten-poets-travel-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon\/\"><em>Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon<\/em><\/a>!<\/h4>\r\nJoin us for a double lift-off as ten intrepid poets set off for the stars, testing their bodies, their resolve and their navigation skills. From musical legends to mythology to Mare Frigoris and back, they&#8217;re on a mission to bring back the finest lunar verse.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/books\/ten-poets-travel-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4956 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DarkSide-cover-707x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon, featuring black-and-white illustrations of space.\" width=\"707\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DarkSide-cover-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DarkSide-cover-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DarkSide-cover-768x1112.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DarkSide-cover-250x362.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DarkSide-cover-400x579.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DarkSide-cover.jpg 783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<h3>LAUNCH ONE: ROYAL HOLLOWAY SMALL PRESS TAKEOVER, 29TH APRIL 2025<\/h3>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5003 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sidekick-Small-Press-Takeover-724x1024.png\" alt=\"Small Press Takeover: Sidekick Books. 29 April 2025. Address: Stewart House Room, Senate House Library, London WC1E 7HU. Launching Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon.\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sidekick-Small-Press-Takeover-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sidekick-Small-Press-Takeover-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sidekick-Small-Press-Takeover-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sidekick-Small-Press-Takeover-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sidekick-Small-Press-Takeover-1200x1697.png 1200w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sidekick-Small-Press-Takeover-250x354.png 250w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sidekick-Small-Press-Takeover-400x566.png 400w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sidekick-Small-Press-Takeover.png 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/>\r\n\r\nWe&#8217;re joining the wonderful Dr Briony Hughes to take part in Royal Holloway&#8217;s Small Press Takeover series. There&#8217;ll be readings, a Q&amp;A and many, many Moons!\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>TIME: 6.30pm-8pm<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>ADDRESS: Stewart House Room, Senate House Library, London WC1E 7HU<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>NEAREST TUBE: Russell Square (Piccadilly Line)<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>COST: FREE<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Readers:<\/strong> Al Crow, Kat Dixon, Andy Jackson, Elizabeth Gibson, Giles Goodland, Jerrold Yam and more!\r\n<h3>LAUNCH TWO: WATERSTONES CAMBRIDGE, 6TH MAY 2025<\/h3>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_5010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5010\" style=\"width: 976px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/events\/the-dark-side-of-the-moon-an-evening-of-poetry\/cambridge\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5010 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/waterstones-cambridge.webp\" alt=\"Decorative\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/waterstones-cambridge.webp 976w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/waterstones-cambridge-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/waterstones-cambridge-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/waterstones-cambridge-250x141.webp 250w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/waterstones-cambridge-400x225.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: bbc.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nAfter that, we&#8217;re heading east to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/events\/the-dark-side-of-the-moon-an-evening-of-poetry\/cambridge\">Waterstones Cambridge<\/a><\/strong> for some high-flying tales in low-lying regions!\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>TIME: 6-7.30pm<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>LOCATION: Waterstones Cambridge,<\/strong>\r\n<strong>22 Sidney St, Cambridge CB2 3HG<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>COST: \u00a38 Admission<\/strong>\r\n<strong>(\u00a35 Waterstones Cardholders)<\/strong>\r\n<strong>OR <\/strong>\r\n<strong>\u00a310 Book and Ticket<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>READERS: Kat Dixon, Freya Sacksen, Richard Price, Emma Reay and more!<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>FREE VERSE BOOK &amp; MAGAZINE FAIR 2025<\/h3>\r\nAnd <strong>next Saturday, 26 April<\/strong>, Sidekick Books will be at the <strong>Free Verse Book and Magazine Fair<\/strong> in London!\r\n\r\nCome and visit us at the Sidekick stall for early-release copies of <em>Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon<\/em><em>,<\/em> or grab a bargain from our slightly-scuffed <strong>\u00a310 kilo sale<\/strong>!\r\n\r\nClick the image for more info, or visit the Poetry Society&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/poetrysociety.org.uk\/event\/free-verse-book-magazine-fair-2025\/\">Free Verse page<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/poetrysociety.org.uk\/event\/free-verse-book-magazine-fair-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5008 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Free-Verse-promo-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"FREE VERSE INFO DATE: Saturday 26th April 2025 TIME: 12-6.30PM (main fair) 7.30pm on for readings\/afterparty LOCATION: St Columba's Church, Pont St, London SW1X 0BD (nearest tube: Knightsbridge) COST: FREE!\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Free-Verse-promo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Free-Verse-promo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Free-Verse-promo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Free-Verse-promo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Free-Verse-promo-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Free-Verse-promo-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Free-Verse-promo-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Free-Verse-promo.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nLook forward to seeing you, on earth or in outer space!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After months of planning at Ground Control, we&#8217;ve got a flurry of events coming up. Come and SEE US AT FREE VERSE 2025, THEN join us in London or Cambridge as we launch Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon! Join us for a double lift-off as ten intrepid poets set off &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/2025\/04\/double-moon-launch-plus-free-verse-book-fair.html\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Twin Moon Launch plus Free Verse Book Fair!&#8221;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[386,890,484],"tags":[767,974,130,141,1024],"class_list":["post-5007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-indie-publishers-poetry-culture","category-launch","tag-book-launch","tag-cambridge","tag-free-verse","tag-london","tag-ten-poets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5007"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5018,"href":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5007\/revisions\/5018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidekickbooks.com\/booklab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}