Bookshop Life

For those of us in the retailing world, whether we like it or not, Christmas is definitely on the horizon. Judging by the number of requests we have recently had for calendars, diaries and Christmas cards, it is also on the horizon for a number of our customers! Those of you who have been asking will be pleased to know that our Christmas cards, calendars & diaries are now on the website. These…

Over 13 years, 14 books, 40 readers, more than 560 blog posts and nearly 800 comments, our online ladies reading club has studied the writings of John Owen, Thomas Watson, Martin Luther, J C Ryle and many more. But I have now decided not to start a new book. Partly, this is because I recognise that technology has moved on and other online book clubs are making use of podcasts and video calls to co…

Iron Sharpens Iron by Michael Haykin (Union Publishing, 2022)This is a study of the value of Christian friendship. Haykin critiques the modern cultural focus on the individual, briefly surveying biblical and historical attitudes to the value of true friendship. He goes on to a case study of the great and supportive friendship of John Newton and John Ryland Jr, drawing on his interest in 18…

Our latest eBulletin has just been sent out (a little late for a New Year Bulletin!). If you would like to keep up to date with the latest shop news, you can easily subscribe to receive your own copy by using the 'subscribe' box at the bottom of the page. This month's bulletin has news of the sponsored block calendars, our Easter stock and our expanding sale list amongst other things. Click here&n…

In January 1983 our little Christian Bookshop opened. It was a venture of faith for Jeremy's father who had been selling Christian books already for many years from an attic room in his house. The shop has seen many changes over the 40 years, but what has remained constant is the focus on Sovereign Grace literature and a desire to make it widely available. Through these small beginnings and the su…

We are really enjoying meeting many of our mail order customers (and new customers too!) as we run our pop-up shops around the country. This coming Saturday we hope to be in Cockernhoe, Hertfordshire. If you are in the area please call in and see us, we will be at the Cockernhoe Memorial Hall (LU2 8QD) between 10am and 3pm abw. We have a wide selection of books to bring including our current offe…

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