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Our Top 25 of 2025
What were Chorlton’s favourite books in 2025? We’ve done the sums and here they are.
A Window into Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – not Christmas itself, but when our magical Christmas window starts taking shape.
Our current favourites
We’re often asked if we can recommend books we love and we always give it a good try (as you can imagine, it’s our favourite subject).
Chorlton Book Festival
This year’s literary line-up features the poet, novelist, biographer, children’s author and all-round brilliant woman, Jackie Kay!
Robin Ince returns to Chorlton
We’re delighted to welcome back the utterly wonderful Robin Ince as part of the 2025 Chorlton Book Festival.
Review: Meet Me at the Surface
Fiona Grant reviews a dark and haunting new novel by Jodie Matthews, now in paperback. A strangely enthralling read; wonderfully descriptive language tells a story, set in a Cornish landscape
Review: Wildly Different
Fiona Grant reviews Wildly Different: How Five Women Reclaimed Nature in a Man’s World A vivid recounting of the lives of five remarkable women, who rebelled against convention, prejudice and misogyny
Aaaaarrrr! Here be Pirates
There’ll be a perfectly piratey takeover of our shop on 28 June, as the children of Chorlton set off on a Treasure Hunt! This free community event welcomes kids, families,