This week’s news that Anna’s Wenlock Books will close at the end of this month was shocking, and also the Camden Lock Books closing in July. A book is not just for Christmas. We do love our Christmas customers however
Our Book of the Week – War Doctor by David Nott
For more than twenty-five years, David Nott has taken unpaid leave from his job as a general and vascular surgeon with the NHS to volunteer in some of the world’s most dangerous war zones. From Sarajevo under siege in 1993,
BEN AARONOVITCH – Lunchtime Talk and Book Signing
BEN AARONOVITCH ‘The October Man’ – A Rivers of London Novella Wednesday 19th June 1.00 —2.00pm at Burway Books, Church Stretton Independent Bookshop Week 2019 Event We are delighted to ANNOUNCE we will be one of the Independent bookshops to
LINDA HURCOMBE – Book Signing
LINDA HURCOMBE ‘The Jesse Tree’ Thursday 20th June 10.30am at Burway Books, Church Stretton Independent Bookshop Week 2019 Event. We look forward to welcoming Shropshire author, Linda Hurcombe, who will be here to sign copies of her debut novel ‘The
PAUL BINDING – Book Launch
Paul Binding: ‘The Stranger From the Sea’ Thursday 27th June, 2.30pm Burway Books, 18 Beaumont Road, Church Stretton. Independent Bookshop Week 2019 Event FREE EVENT—but please reserve a place We look forward to welcoming Paul Binding on 27th June. Paul
Notes from a Bookseller
Goodbye Mog – Generations will read you forever, just turn the page… ‘Mog is a very remakable cat’ like all cats BIG and small AND The Tiger Who Came to Tea a beautiful story, gorgeous illustrations all by Judith Kerr
Our Book Of The Week – Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic by Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage – The UK’s new Poet Laureate’s latest collection Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic Over the course of several years, Simon Armitage has written hundreds of poems for various projects, commissions, collaborations and events, which stand outside of his mainstream
Notes from a bookseller
We’ve had a glorious week, lovely customers and great authors Archie Miles and Peter Toghill were wonderful to turn out for another author’s promotional event! Thankfully it was successful with them both selling 3 books each plus a few booklets
Book of the Week
Ben Crane – ‘Blood Ties’ Ben Crane writes with uncanny accuracy and lyrical precision about the intricacies of birds’ behaviour and their instincts. He has a ruthless eye for the minute details of natural processes – of plumage, the patterns
Caer Caradoc Hill Fort to The Lake Beneath Our Feet
Celebrate Underland by Robert Macfarlane with experts Peter Toghill and Archie Miles Caer Caradoc Hill Fort to The Lake Beneath Our Feet Venue BURWAY BOOKS Saturday 11th May 11am to 3.30pm Guests Dr Peter Toghill, Author of ‘Geology of Shropshire’