October featured a little bit of a dip in sales, but by the end of the month we’d moved to five days opening and eager folk hunting out Christmas presents started to appear… Our Reading Jayne: Nadezhda In The Dark by Yelena Moskovich This is the story of the narrator and…
September was a busy one for us, not least because we had two author events (Kerri Andrews and Robin Ince) and our two day festival. Around all that, we also sold books! We’re starting to gear up for Christmas and get our 2023 recommendations together too. Our big selling book -…
August has been by far our busiest month, in terms of people through the door. It’s been great to see some many visitors from across the world come to Jedburgh, as well as keep in touch with our locals and see lots more kids in the shop too. Click on the…
Our Festival of Stories takes place over two days (September 16th & 17th) in Jedburgh. Here's a quick guide through the weekend for those looking to be inspired and entertained. All are free to attend (except the Soundbath) but you need to sign up to secure your place. Saturday: The festival…
Our Festival of Stories takes place over two days (September 16th & 17th) in Jedburgh. Here's a quick guide through the weekend for those wanting to get creative. All these events are free to attend but you need to sign up to secure your place. Saturday Writing Environment and History: Pear…
Our Festival of Stories takes place over two days (September 16th & 17th) in Jedburgh. Here's a quick guide through the weekend for those with young families (and note that everything here is free to attend / participate in but sign up is needed to secure your place) Saturday: Two Bookbug…
Summer has arrived. At least, according to the calendar. But it has been lovely to see lots more visitors to the town and we’ve been adding new sections to the shop. Bestsellers Books: Scotland - Take The Slow Road by Martin Dorey has proven popular this month, probably due to the…
We're very excited indeed to present the brand new Festival Of Stories will take place in Jedburgh on September 16th & 17th. It will feature a range of events and activities across the town based around the idea of celebrating, collecting and sharing our stories. Most of the event will be…
A month of pretty extreme weather! It was also Independent Bookshop Week and we hosted our first Author events. Here’s what has sold well and our own picks of the month. Bestsellers Books: Thanks to his appearance in the shop, Douglas Jackson has moved a lot of books for us this…
Our first independent bookshop week was an interesting and rewarding experience. The industry support was quite startling, given my only real comparison is Record Store Day. For that, record shops already operating on very thin margins have to pay to be part of the event. That gets them access to a…