New poster of a barn owl hunting a little mouse in a field of corn against a backdrop of woods in the night. Available from website! xx

As the weekend swiftly swoops down upon us like an owl hunting its prey, here’s your late-evening owl swooping down on its prey. xx 🪶

Folk Tales of Britain by Katharine M. Briggs Folk Tales of Britain: Legends Volumes I-III and Narratives Volumes I-III - Two complete sets in two slipcases by Katharine M. Briggs

40% off Books from CL Hawley - use code 40April26 - Today only. Books in all subjects: academic, first editions, literary biography, crime fiction, children's books, local history, leather bindings, etc. mailchi.mp/6b37d521ddb6...

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The PBFA April Online Book Fair opened a little while ago. You can browse a wide selection of books at all prices (from just £8 to £3375.00) and buy directly from the dealer. Highlights shown from CL Hawley, Lanan Antique, Rosie Hodge, Type and Forme. www.pbfa.org/fairs/april-...

May Tennant: A Portrait by Violet Markham First edition. signed and inscribed “To / Dame Mary Smieton / from/ Violet Markham/ June 1955” by the author.

New Stock for Spring and a Vintage Fair bit.ly/4rZGQKL

We'll be exhibiting at the Harrogate Book Fair next weekend with around fifty other booksellers at the Old Swan Hotel HG1 2SR.

12-6pm Friday, 6th & 10am-4pm Saturday, 7th March.

More details Harrogate Book Fair PBFA including a downloadable complimentary ticket.

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‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback The so-called ‘pocket book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US, the latest sign of an ongoing shift in how people are choosing to read

This article on the decline of the mass market paperback has been doing the rounds. Won’t get into the nostalgia aspects of the shift, but if affordability & accessibility are the issue, people should be looking at the huge range of second hand books to be found.

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Philosophy books that will make you smarter Explore our list of best philosophy books for beginners and beyond.

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Relic from the C15 in a rubble wall, Somerset

We'll be exhibiting at Barton Book Fair | Saturday, 24th January

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This coming weekend is the BARTON BOOK FAIR on Saturday, 24th January at the Village Hall PR3 5AA.

Around 20 stalls with secondhand, antiquarian & collectable books & ephemera ~ café and a large car park.

See North West Book Fairs for more information plus further dates.

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50% off Books £10 and Under - sale continues 50% off Books £10 and Under - sale continues. History, philosophy, chuldren's books, crime fiction, general stock... lots of bargains to browse!

50% Off Books £10 and Under - Sale Continues - mailchi.mp/acb556d88895... Interesting books in all subjects.

Erewhons of the Eye: Samuel Butler as Painter, Photographer and Art Critic Erewhons of the Eye: Samuel Butler as Painter, Photographer and Art Critic by Elinor S. Shaffer

New Stock and York Book Fair January 2026

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We'll be exhibiting at the YORK NEW YEAR BOOK FAIR being held Saturday 10th January at York Racecourse YO23 1EX.

Over 100 booksellers with rare, antiquarian and secondhand books, prints and ephemera.

Further details in our newsletter plus some recent additions into stock.

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Erewhons of the Eye: Samuel Butler as Painter, Photographer and Art Critic Erewhons of the Eye: Samuel Butler as Painter, Photographer and Art Critic by Elinor S. Shaffer

New Stock and York Book Fair January 2026

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Kick off the New Year in style at the UK’s largest one-day Book Fair. Free tickets via the website, and free shuttle bus from the station. www.yorkbookfair.com

Happy New Year! The PBFA online Book Fair has just opened! Books shown from Paul Foster Books, Books Written By, Geoff Cox Books, Tills Bookshop. Many more, at all prices, to browse in the online fair! www.pbfa.org/fairs/januar...

What's the collective noun for Puffins? We have hundreds of vintage Puffin books in stock most in beautiful, bright, carefully read condition. Just a tiny sample pictured. Browse www.clhawley.co.uk/index.php?ro... . Not all are catlogued yet so please ask if there is something you can't find.

Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82 The writer was famous for her stories about romance and intrigue in rural middle England.

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What's the collective noun for Puffins? We have hundreds of vintage Puffin books in stock most in beautiful, bright, carefully read condition. Just a tiny sample pictured. Browse www.clhawley.co.uk/index.php?ro... . Not all are catlogued yet so please ask if there is something you can't find.

We'll be exhibiting at the Gargrave Book Fair this Saturday, 6th December...

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Happy Lancashire Day from this ex pat! We've lots of lovely Lancashire books in stock covering the whole historic county from the Mersey to Lancashire over the Sands. www.clhawley.co.uk/counties-eng... #lancashireday

Whitby bookstore Holman's celebrates 105th birthday Bookshop has a long and eclectic history and occupies one of the town's oldest buildings.

'I own a 105-year-old bookshop - but I'm not really a reader' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Book Review: Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards There’s very little Martin Edwards doesn’t know about crime fiction. He has been writing since the 1990s, starting with the excellent Liverpool based Harry Devlin series. He has an ency…

Book Review: Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards juxtabook.co.uk/2025/11/13/b...

For Sale: Books and Ephemera By and About Women: Catalogue 214. Closing Down Sale Catalogue 214 LAST CHANCE LAST CHANCE LAST CHANCE LAST CHANCE LAST CHANCE Elizabeth Crawford elizabeth.crawford2017@outlook.com I am now shutting up shop. It is 41 years since I began selling books…

Well, the sale stock is flying off the shelves. So I am adding new items. Do have a look. wp.me/p2AEiO-2j5

Five days until the Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction Book Fair...

Judith in Hanover by Winifred Foley will be with
The Book House at the Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction Book Fair Saturday 8th November 10-4pm. Pavilions of Harrogate HG2 8NZ . More details and comp ticket www.pbfa.org/fairs/northe...

Kim: A Scottie by Barbara Muir will be with Sarah Keys Books at the Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction Book Fair Saturday 8th November 10-4pm. Pavilions of Harrogate HG2 8NZ www.pbfa.org/fairs/northe...

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab A review by Connie Hawley Having already dipped a toe into the works of V. E. Schwab with This Savage Song (2016) I went into the world of Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil with high hopes, and w…

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab - A review by Connie Hawley is up on Juxtabook. juxtabook.co.uk/2025/10/29/b... #vampires