On Wednesday 18th February a wonderful email from ‘The Bookseller’:- “We are delighted to inform you that you have been selected as a Midlands Regional & Country Finalist for the Independent Bookshop of the Year, sponsored by Gardners.” We all very proud to be
Children’s Book Club – Books & Biscuits
Children’s Book club – Books & Biscuits for 7 to 11year olds. Our next meeting will be on Friday 6th March – 3:30 to 4:30 here at the shop. Come join us; we’ll discuss our favourite Christmas books, stories and
Our Book Group 2025 – 2026
Our Book Group and information for local Book Groups Our Book Group is currently reading whatever you’ve recently read and have enjoyed -If you love books we love you. Next Book Club meeting is on February 27th at 4pm October’s
Local Author Bryher Mackenzie
Saturday 28th June at 11.30pm to sign her latest book Great Aunt Margot and Me Bryher is Back come and listen to a rising star in children’s literature Bryher Mackenzie is a collector of words and supervisor of lunches. When
Marches of Time Festival
Marches of Time 2025 Saturday the 19th of July, at Stokesay Court near Ludlow The 3rd annual weekend of History themed talks in the beautiful settings of Historic Marches Country Houses MARCHES OF TIME We are proud to be the
Simon Armitage at Church Stretton Arts Festival this August
Simon Armitage at Church Stretton Arts Festival 2025 Sunday 10th August 2pm St Laurence’s Church Church Stretton “We are thrilled to have secured the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, for our 2025 festival.The natural world has always informed Simon’s poetry. His
Celebrating Bookshop Day
Following our successful Celebrations of Fifty Years of Burway Books and counting. We’re Celebrating to-day Bookshop Day a nationwide campaign to make everyone aware how great bookshops are for everyone’s health and well being. Make bookshops your bag every week
Celebrating 50 Years of Burway Books
Friday the 20th of September 2024 – the 50th Anniversary of Ros opening Burway books. We celebrated with cupcakes and pink lemonade, balloons, bunting and a visit from The Shropshire Star. Local authors and many customers popped in throughout the
Marches of Time Festival
NEWS We will have Pop-Up Bookshop at The Marches of Time Festival Saturday 14th Sunday 15th September More information at MARCHES OF TIME Here is a taster of the authors’ visiting the Marches of Time Festival whose books are very
Ros Ephraim on Radio Shropshire 22nd June 2023
Unexpectedly Ros was asked to chat to Mark Elliott on Radio Shropshire on Thursday 22nd June about Independent Bookshop Week and about book – here’s the link https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0fr7395?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile