George Street Books - Blog

  • Curiosity Club - a space to share ideas, knowledge and inspiration in the bookshop

    Taking place in the bookshop, Curiosity Club is the space where we host experts and knowledgable people, to share their ideas, thoughts and passion...
  • Meet the bookworms - Jonathan Atkinson

    HOW YOU HELP AT THE BOOKSHOP I am one of the people who helped save the bookshop from closure back in 2018. A group of six of us helped establish ...
  • Meet the Bookworms! - Sophie Pattinson

    How you help at the bookshop As well as working on the till, I try and help customers with sometimes very specific requests- we even mange...
  • Meet the Bookworms! - Sarah Howes

    Our Bookworm for November is long term volunteer and committee member Sarah Howes!  How you help at the bookshop? I volunteer in the shop and am ...
  • Countdown to Christmas at The Bookshop!

    Christmas is right around the corner, and we thought we’d apply some of our spirit to  something particularly festive - a charity single! We part...
  • Meet the Bookworms! - Huw Bell

    Our Bookworm for November is Huw Bell, with some straight forward, no-nonsense recommendations…   How do you help at the Bookshop? I volunteer on ...
  • Bookworms - Jane Lancaster

    In our Bookworms series we profile the amazing volunteers, customers, members and staff at the bookshop. This month we profile Jane Lancaster...
  • Bookworms - Caroline Turner

    In a first of a new series, we profile the amazing volunteers, customers, members and staff at the bookshop. First up is long time volunteer and bo...
  • Glossop Science Club - call for scientists!

    Inspired by the Macclesfield SciBar, we are launching the Glossop Science Club, a monthly Thursday evening event at the bookshop where scientists ...
  • Co-ops Fortnight event and AGM 2023

    This year's annual general meeting coincides with Co-operatives Fortnight so our evening will begin with an introduction to co-operatives - what a...
  • Artist commissions 2022 announced

    We've had the task of reviewing a huge number of excellent proposals but we are delighted to now be able to announce our 'Bookshops For All' artist...
  • ‘Bookshops for all’ artists commissions call for expressions of interest

    George Street Bookshop artist residencies   We are looking for three artists/creative practitioners to run 1-3 month long ‘artist in residence’ pro...