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 of moors and small towns, of love and grief and motherhood, but always with an edge of something darker, something unknown, otherworldly. Jodie Mathews knits […]
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 in order to explore, record and fight to protect the wild places throughout the world during the twentieth century. Using first hand accounts from those […]
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, and pirates of all ages! Pirates will take over shops across Chorlton, each armed with a special riddle. Solve their puzzles to unlock pieces of […]
Review: The King’s Witches
Fiona Grant reviews a gripping new novel by Kate Foster, now in paperback. It is thought that between 1400 and 1782 40-60,000 people, mostly women over the age of 40, were put to death on charges or suspicion of witchcraft. Against this background, but focusing on the North Berwick witch trials of 1590, this novel […]
It’s Book Time!
It’s always Book Time around here, of course, but even more so when this lovely magazine arrives. Published by our friends at the Booksellers Association, it lists all the new reads coming your way and features fascinating interviews and Q&As, with both debut and well-established authors. You can win prizes too. Booktime’s a great way […]
Blimey! We’re having a sale!
We always have a fantastic collection of book bargains in store, but it’s actually been years since we had a clearance sale. Starting at 9.30am on Saturday 18 January 2025, you’ll find great deals on best-sellers, kids’ books and all kinds of hidden treasures from our book caves. We’ll also have TONS of greetings cards […]
Jackie Kay at the Lowry
Jackie Kay at the Lowry We’re absolutely delighted to have been invited to be the bookseller for this very special event. Professor Jackie Kay is giving a lecture at the Lowry as part of the Sociological Review Foundation’s Conference – Undisciplining II. A greatly admired poet and scholar (and one of our favourite customers!), Glasgow-born […]
Alex Williams Comes to Chorlton
Alex Williams: You Saw Me Standing Alone We’re thrilled that City legend Alex Williams MBE is coming to see us in Chorlton! After his goalkeeping career was cut cruelly short by injury in 1987, Alex went on to become Community Ambassador for the club, helping thousands of young people find their feet and their voices […]
Bibliomaniac! Robin Ince Returns!
Robin Ince Returns! We had such a good time last year, when the brilliant Robin Ince dropped in to say hello. Plenty of chat, book signing, tea and biscuits – the only thing we were short of was space (we’re not the biggest shop and we have SO many books!!). Robin’s coming back to Chorlton […]
