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I’ve just realised how tragic this makes my life look

Wed, 14th Jul 2021

At the moment I’m reading R. M. Williamson’s ‘Bits from and Old Bookshop’ for quotations to use in my next book, and have stuck a few post-it notes in for…

Book launch of Kathleen Hart’s book Devorgilla Days.

Sat, 19th Jun 2021

Last night saw the launch of Kathleen Hart’s book Devorgilla Days. The Bookshop garden hasn’t been so busy since the festival of 2019.

Some more postcards.

Sun, 6th Jun 2021

A bit of digging through the archives and look what we find...

Sadly these never seem to sell.

Sat, 5th Jun 2021

That’s quite cool

Thu, 3rd Jun 2021

Seven Kinds of People gets a mention from Doug Emhoff.

Just back from Derby Book Festival.

Tue, 1st Jun 2021

How strange to have a live audience again after so long.

Getting a bit dark (10pm)

Sun, 23rd May 2021

The perfect time to cosy up with a good book.

Thank you…

Tue, 20th Apr 2021

A big thank you to Aleksandra in Moscow for this gorgeous pen.

Frog or Toad??

Tue, 20th Apr 2021

Nearly stood on this in the cellar this morning. Is it a frog or a toad? Not that it would have made any difference if I’d squashed it.

Tidying up the art section…

Mon, 19th Apr 2021

In preparation for opening again, we did a little bit of a tidy up of the art section and discovered these.

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