Month: October 2017

The Man Booker Prize 2017 will be announced on Tuesday 17th October I would love to see Exit West by Mohsin Hamid win the praise it deserves. It is a story of two young lovers and their escape west, they

Kate Hamer author of ‘The Doll Funeral‘ mentioned Burway Books in her Faber Blog ‘My Favourite Indie’ “Burway Books, Church Stretton Nestled in the Shropshire hills these incredible booksellers here are headed up by Ros whose forty years of running the

Local author Barbara Townley just called into photograph our Children’s corner. Can you spot Zig Zag and Moomin in this photograph?   Barbara will be collecting copies *‘Zig Zag and the Giant Adventure’  from her printers this week. *Please see

#BookshopDay is here. One of my favourite quotes “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or long enough to suit me.” C.S Lewis      

Thank you @QuillerBooks for your tweet yesterday “#BookshopDay! We’re very lucky in Shropshire to have some amazing stores @BookaBookshop @wenlockbooks @BurwayBooks” Scenes from @BurwayBooks to-day @profilebooks #BookshopDay

We’re starting #MyBookshop Day a little early. Everyday should be a Bookshop Day Photographers Mike and John Hayward will be here tomorrow from 11.00am – 1.00pm to celebrate the publication of their superb book ‘A Year in Shropshire’. Moving throughout