Welcome to The Bookshop - Welwyn Garden City
Welcome to The Bookshop, Welwyn Garden City, a general independent bookshop based within the Howard Centre in Welwyn Garden City. The shop is positioned on the first floor of the Centre very close to the entrance to the Town’s mainline rail station (which, uniquely, is housed within a shopping centre!). The shop stocks over 15,000 titles housed in a contemporary environment giving a bright & inviting shopping experience. Every single book that we stock is discounted by up to 50% off the RRP. The shop is independently owned by Tony Maher & Jon Barlow - and ably managed by Louise Hunter & her team. If you are in the vicinity - please come along and pay us a visit - we look forward to welcoming you!
Latest news and events...
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Maria Goodin Book Signing
05 May 2012 11:00 (14:00)
Come and meet local author MARIA GOODIN who will be talking about and signing copies of her beautifully written debut novel, NUTMEG. Nutmeg has been hotly-tipped for international success.
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Howard Linskey Book Signing
28 Apr 2012 15:00 (17:00)
We are delighted to host the launch of local author HOWARD LINSKEY's brand new novel THE DAMAGE. Come along and meet Howard Linskey and be one of the first to get your very own signed copy. THE DAMAGE is a follow up to Howard's bestselling first novel, THE DROP
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Storytime with Tiffany
(15:00)
Come along and join us for Storytime with Tiffany EVERY Tuesday at 2.00pm
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What I'm reading now..... Mick
I am reading Flow My Tears The Policeman Said by Philip K Dick.
A genetically modified celebrity gets attacked by an alien then loses his wallet!!Weird!!!
http://www.hive.co.uk/book/flow-my-tears-the-policeman-said/6215584/
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What I'm reading now.....Louise
31 Dec 2011 00:00
I am reading Tyger Tyger Burning Bright: Much Loved Poems You Half Remember by Ana Sampson.
This is a lovely collection of poems that I've read before - or at least should have!
http://www.hive.co.uk/book/tyger-tyger-burning-bright-much-loved-poems-you-half-remember/10857058/
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What I'm reading now....... Jon
31 Dec 2011 00:00
I am reading Empire by Jeremy Paxman
Not "what we did for the Empire" but the influence of Empire on the British psyche. Still deluded after all these years!
http://www.hive.co.uk/book/empire-what-ruling-the-world-did-to-the-british/10875339/
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What I'm reading now.... Tony
31 Dec 2011 00:00
I am reading the new biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
What an inspiration Steve Jobs was - a real genius - and what a sad loss he is to the world.http://www.hive.co.uk/book/steve-jobs-the-exclusive-biography/11199205/
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30 Dec 2011 00:00
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