August 13, 2023

Ghost Stories at the Bookshop

A Competition.  There is a long literary tradition of ghosts stories in this country, particularly at Christmas and so, in the run up to the festive […]
December 4, 2022

Books with Extra

One of the questions we get asked a lot, and more so since we have started our monthly Q&As with our Patrons, is ‘what’s your favourite […]
November 20, 2022

The Bookshop Recommends: New Nature Writing

Just a quick one to say that over on our Youtube channel, which is just stirring into life, we have begun a short series of videos […]
November 17, 2022

A Banned Book

James Hadley Chase is an unlikely pseudonym. It is so specific, so expansive, you might wonder what would prompt someone to make it up. When you […]
November 16, 2022

Carpe Diem

This is a cautionary tale I suppose. One of those moments that hits quite hard as the implications sink in. As you might imagine, we spend […]