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Welcome to our first Newsletter for some time. We would Mason Cooley firstly like to thank all of our customers, old and new, for the tremendous support and love you have shown us throughout these uncertain times. You have helped to keep us sane and, A FEW OF OUR BOOKSELLERS’ FAVOURITES Alun: most importantly, helped to keep us in business. With a vaccine The Story of China by Michael Wood now being rolled out we truly hope that it will not be much One of the positive things to come out of lockdowns and Covid A House for Mr Biswas by V S Naipaul longer before we are able to welcome you back into the shop restrictions has been that people have been finding more time to read Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman (translated by without any restrictions: it’s not the same without you. It is with books. This includes our booksellers, all of whom were avid readers Robert and Elizabeth Chandler) this optmism that we wish you all a safe, healthy and Happy anyway! Here is just a very short selection of some of the books we New Year. have enjoyed:
Ros: BURWAY BOOKS RESPONSE TO COVID-19 In December Ros was asked by The Observer newspaper to (updated 5th January 2021) participate in ‘ The Best Books of 2020 Chosen by Booksellers ’ - the first 3 Emma’s Favourite Children’s Books: titles below were her choices: You Are Special by Max Lucado We are OPEN FOR BUSINESS even though our shop will be Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss closed to the public from Wednesday 6th January in The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams accordance with government guidelines. But we have OVER English Pastoral by James Rebanks The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis 6,000 titles IN STOCK and we are able to fulfil orders, The Ten Riddles of Eartha Quicksmith by Loris The Box of Delights by John Masefield although delivery may be slower from our suppliers due to any Owen prevailing guidelines. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton We will also update our window display regularly to showcase Piranesi by Susanna Clarke some of our books and give you ideas and recommendations. Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce Our website includes our online shop, and our Twitter and Instagram accounts will also be updated regularly with news and recommendations etc. Hilary: The Ruth Galloway novels (all 12 of them!) by Elly Griffiths Please see the back page of this Newsletter for details of how The first 3 Cormoran Strike novels by Robert Galbraith uk.bookshop.org AFFILIATION you can order from us. Please Note: when it is again safe to do Me by Elton John so we will be open. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart Bookshop.org was founded with a mission to support the
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