Hello,

we hope you are enjoying the New Year, and have made a resolution to give more time to yourself and read lots more books!

We had a terrific Christmas despite all the doom and gloom . Our turnover was up significantly at both shops, which only goes to show that people are really starting to appreciate that books are great value. And the more we see e-readers, the more convinced we become that the future lies with books…..

January is usually a quiet month for publishing, but we have loads of exciting, interesting, fun and original new books on our shelves. The long-awaited companion to Michael Portillo’s rail travel series - the famous Bradshaw’s Guide - is at last here and flying/steaming out. And we have a marvellous new children’s book ‘The Weight of Water’ by Sarah Crossan which is so fresh and unusual that it deserves every success. It is written in verse and is set in and around Coventry, with a visit to Warwick Castle involved…don’t miss it! ‘To A Mountain In Tibet’ is now out for Colin Thubron fans, of which there are of course many, and our ‘Quirky Book Of The Month’ which this month appropriately is ‘Calories and Corsets’, a history of dieting over 2000 years, is receiving rave reviews in the Press. Lots of lovely new fiction, some great ‘Word’ books (the theme of our current window ), and too much else to mention. But don’t take our word for it, do visit us for a good old browse…you can’t beat handling the stock yourselves.

As usual we hope you enjoyThis Months Reviews.

Hope to see you soon…..Keith & Frances Smith