George Street Books - Blog

  • Meet the bookworms - Jonathan Atkinson

    by 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

    by Jonathan Atkinson
    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

    by Jonathan Atkinson
    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!

    by Jonathan Atkinson
    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

    by Jonathan Atkinson
    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

    by Jonathan Atkinson
    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

    by Jonathan Atkinson
    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...
    Posted in bookworms, volunteers

  • Glossop Science Club - call for scientists!

    by Jonathan Atkinson
    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

    by Jonathan Atkinson
    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

    by Jonathan Atkinson
    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

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

  • Local Writers

    by Stephen Bosett-Roberts
    We try to support authors and writers local to the area. This blog shines a spotlight on some of them.
    Posted in authors, books, children's books, fiction, local history, poetry, writing