The Bookshop, Alderney

The Bookshop, Alderney The main aim behind The Bookshop is to provide a friendly, efficient and interesting shop in which r

The Bookshop was set up as a new business on 1st September 2010 by Annie Walter. The main aim behind The Bookshop is to provide a friendly, efficient and interesting shop in which residents and visitors to Alderney can browse at leisure and purchase books and related goods. The range of books available includes thrillers, biographies, classics, general fiction, history, military history and refere

nce works with sections on cookery, gardening, sport, well-being, hobbies, travel and humour. Many recent publications of interest in all categories are always available with special offers on price where available. We cannot compete with the major online book suppliers on price regarding recent best sellers and the like but do find that prices are comparable for other books.

‘The Bookshop is a member of the Hive initiative www.hive.co.uk launched in September 2011 for the promotion of independent bookshops. This is an exciting new development in the sale of books online at competitive prices – the purchaser logs on to the Hive website, chooses from the vast range of books and DVDs available at very competitive prices, pays online and nominates The Bookshop as the chosen collection point for the goods which are available to be collected within 2/3 days. More information about the Hive initiative is available from Annie at The Bookshop.

07/12/2015

Hi everyone, we have loads of stock in the shop for Christmas - a lot of newly published books for grownups and children with good discounts, Christmas cards, Book Tokens and our own Gift Vouchers. A couple of our favourites for this Christmas are the grownup colouring books - beautiful patterns and a Harry Potter and Game of Thrones version as well, plus a grownup dot-to-dot book which we can't wait to try!! - and the new Ladybird books for grownups which are very funny and the perfect stocking filler!
We have lots of serious books as well!
Come and have a look!
We are open on Saturday afternoons until Christmas and also for late night shopping this Thursday 10th December.
Talk to you again soon, Annie

05/11/2015

Hi everyone,
As we begin the Christmas season I have a special mention for a cookery book called 'Soup for Syria' which is now on sale in The Bookshop. The big hardback book contains wonderful soup recipes contributed by many famous chefs including Yotam Ottolenghi and Anthony Bourdain - great for winter! - and is beautifully illustrated. The whole price of £18.99 will be given to the UNHCR to help them look after refugees in the camps in the Middle East and to feed as many people as possible - no one will make a profit except the refugees who need food and shelter. Please support this cause if you would like to by buying a copy of the book from The Bookshop or any other good bookshop and please pass this message on to as many people as you can. Many thanks. Annie.

28/10/2015

Hello everyone,
I have to go to England from 29th October to 31st October for a family funeral sadly, so the shop will be closed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week.
But I will be back on Monday 2nd November and The Bookshop Christmas catalogues will be available from that date - with discounts.....! I will also be delivering the Christmas catalogues aroun the island as usual - I enjoy my evening walks doing the deliveries as long as it is not raining!!
And don't forget the Christmes Shopping evening in town 6 - 8 pm on 11th November - watch this space for further details!
Have a lovely weekend, Annie

23/10/2015

Hi everyone,
There are some great Halloween books in the shop now - all at a 20% discount off the marked price! So a £6.99 book would be £5.50 and so on.....there are new ghost stories, lots of spooky sticker books to keep the kids busy for hours, recipe books for Halloween night treats like Ghost Cake and costume ideas for kids (these are very good value at only £3.99) and all the old favourites like Room n the Broom by Julia Donaldson and even a Babar the Elephant meets the Ghost book!
Why not pop in and see what we have got!
Bye for now, Annie

Hello everyone,We are getting ready for the visit by the 3 authors BenKane, Anthony Riches and Russell Whitfield this we...
14/10/2015

Hello everyone,
We are getting ready for the visit by the 3 authors BenKane, Anthony Riches and Russell Whitfield this weekend and they will be telling us about their Roman historical fiction and the walk which they did in Italy as well as showing a film about their walk so do pop into the shop and get a ticket - £5 - if you have not done so already or visit www.alderneyliterarytrust.com for more details and to buy online.
On a different note, our Christmas catalogues will be here very soon with lots of good ideas for presents so keep an eye out for them!.....and our new range of Christmas cards and greetings cards.
Talk to you soon, Annie

The Alderney Literary Trust is a charitable trust founded in 2013 to promote the enjoyment of historical literature in the Channel Island of Alderney. The Trust aims to broaden readers’ imagination and creativity by encouraging them to explore their own literary and historical interests through a va…

09/10/2015

Hello everyone,
We have some lovely new greetings cards in the shop today - different styles of cards are here from stylish black and white photograph cards to cute photos of kittens! Come and have a look! The cards are £2 each.
Alderney cards are always in stock of course!
See you soon, Annie

05/10/2015

Hello everyone, I have been away for a short break but am now back in the shop!
We have an event on 16th and 17th October on Alderney when 3 well-known authors of Roman-era historical fiction will be visiting us for the weekend. Ben Kane, Anthony Riches and Russell Whitfield will be leading discussions and showing a film about a walk which they did in 2014 from Rome to Capua in full Roman army gear. They will also be talking about their books and taking part in a booksigning.
All events will take place at Alderney Cinema and there are posters around town with more details.
Tickets £5 each available here at The Bookshop so why not come in or see a poster for more details and get a ticket!!
Talk to you again soon, Annie

07/09/2015

Hello everyone,
We now have a lot of the new books which are being published this autumn - the new Terry Pratchett (the last DiscWorld book), a newly discovered manuscript by JRR Tolkien and The Girl in the Spider's Web (the follow-on to the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series) among many others - so do come in and have a look.
Talk to you soon, Annie

26/08/2015

Hello everyone,
Autumn is approaching and there are a lot of new books being published (with Christmas in mind so far as the publishers are concerned!). Tomorrow (Thursday) sees the publication of William Boyd's new novel 'Sweet Caress' - the story of a young woman Amory Clay who grows up in the 1920-1940s era - and is promising to be a wonderful read. It will be on display in the shop from tomorrow onwards so do come in and have a look!
Lots more new books in the pipeline so I will keep you posted. I'm off to London briefly this weekend (wedding dress fitting for my daughter Lizzy!!) but the shop will be open as my friend Chris is kindly looking after it for me.
Talk to you soon, Annie

12/08/2015

Hi everyone,
We still have some geat offers on summer reading - lots of new books for £4 each and deals on the Scandinavian thrillers plus new books coming in all the time! So come and have a look when you are passing!
Talk to you soon, Annie

08/08/2015

Hello everyone,
Hope you are enjoying the lovely weather and all the fun of Alderney Week!
We have some special deals in the shop now - Alderney DVD 'Battleship Islands Alderney' (a history of the fortifications of Alderney from Roman times onwards) is now only £9.99 so for all those interested in the history of Alderney this is a great deal! Also we have the DVD 'Channel Islands Occupied' (about WW2) for £9.99 as well.
For those who like the Scandinavian murder mysteries - such as Wallander, Jo Nesbo's books etc - we have some newly published titles by Scandinavian writers with £1.00 off RRP so do come and have a look!
Talk to you soon, Annie

23/07/2015

Hello everyone,
We now have a copy of the new Channel Island book in the shop - it is 'Channel Island Houses' by John McCormack and he will be here signing copies of it on Saturday 25 July between 10.30 and 1 pm.
The book is enormous! A lovely hardback book with lots of colour photos in it and details of 163 historical Alderney houses!
Come in and have a look at it!
See you soon, Annie

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