To safeguard our staff and volunteers we have decided to close our Amnesty bookshops until further notice. I hope you will understand why we have made this decision and we look forward to seeing you in the shops again soon. If you have a donation, please wait until the shop reopens to bring it along – […]
Folio Society Book Sale
in store from 30th November 2019 Most people will recognize a Folio Society book. Neat coloured slipcases, thick endpapers, interesting illustrations and often beautifully embossed or decorative covers. These are books that ooze quality and are many people’s ‘keeping copy’ of their favourite book. A perfect christmas present if it’s not too early to mention such […]
£1 SALE AGAIN!
What it says in the title! We are currently having another of our £1 sales. All books are £1 or less, up to and including Sat 8th October. So head down to Gloucester Road and stock up for some cozy autumn reading. Our volunteers are working hard to get fresh books out everyday so whenever […]
Treatise; An experimental discovery
“Is this worth looking up?” Says Nina. I’m sat at the computer in the sorting area of the bookshop surrounded by precarious piles of old books. We are sifting through the donations and trying to pick out valuable books to check the prices of online. Nina hands me an odd looking spiral bound paperback. It’s […]
Here I Stand: Stories That Speak For Freedom
Yet another excellent book of stories on human rights hits shelves. Here I stand is a collection of stories and poems on subjects which although written for children are quite hard hitting. It appeared in the Times on Monday as their Children’s Book of the Week but unlike many of the recent amnesty picture books this is not […]
The Bits in Books
A rare Titanic postcard turned up in the shop recently and raised £238.61 for Amnesty. Searching through the donations that come into the bookshop is often a delight. We get all sorts of books from brand new paperback fiction to antique tomes with gilded spines. There is also a glimpse into people’s lives. Bookmarks, […]