I nearly went to London last week. It was supposed to be London Book Fair, our big yearly industry event attended by everyone involved in...

What’s the first story you remember? One that someone read to you or told you? For me, it was the ladybird books. Those gorgeous 1970’s...

We have an elephant in the storeroom. I have no idea where he came from, but for a long time I’ve had my eye on him. He moves around the...

It’s over a month since Christmas, and we’re into the long grey days of January. The drizzle and cold has me rushing to work most...

Welcome to The Bookshop on the Corner, our new blog giving a behind the scenes view of life in an independent bookshop.

With the summer drifting into autumn at a snail’s pace this year, it seems a bit odd that the nights are suddenly drawing in. Post...

This week we celebrated Roald Dahl Day, when I say we I mean ‘we’ as a community of book lovers. Roald Dahl Day falls on 13th September...

The summer – at least in terms of school holidays – is drawing to a close. It seems only yesterday that I had six glorious weeks ahead of...

News just in: 40 new Supertatos have taken to the skies to protect us from the Evil Pea and his dastardly accomplices, while nearby...

Sunshine and Stories at Barons Court is always fun to be a part of. This is the third school holidays that we have supported the event,...