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Aug 31, 20221 min read
New Take Note books now in
We now have the latest Take Note promotion books in stock – do come and see what is on offer. Our Manager’s recommendation is The Air We...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
Take Note has now ended
This book promotion was very popular — we're glad so many people enjoyed it. Look out for a new promotion coming in late July.
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Jun 11, 20211 min read
Take Note Offers This Month
All of the Take Note books are at least £1 off and some are as much as £5 off. Some would make great Father's Day gifts too. There are...
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Feb 13, 20201 min read
Take Note
We are really pleased to be taking part in the Take Note promotion from Kingsway CLC — an excellent selection of Christian books, CDs,...
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Feb 13, 20201 min read
Lent 2020
If you are looking for a book for private or group study during Lent this year, then call in to browse our selection. Lent begins with...
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Jan 16, 20201 min read
Who are we to judge?
Who are we to Judge? Empathy and Discernment in a critical age by Fraser Dyer (Published by SPCK Publishing) This book is about how we as...
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Jan 3, 20201 min read
Bible Reading Notes for the New Year
Happy New Year! If you are looking for some inspiration and encouragement in your Bible reading during 2020, then do call in to look at...
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Nov 21, 20191 min read
Books for Advent
Are you looking for a study or inspirational book for this Advent? We have a wide selection of titles, including Wake up to Advent by...
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Jul 25, 20191 min read
The Badly Behaved Bible
Now available in stock: The Badly Behaved Bible by Nick Page. In his own easy-to-read style, Nick Page looks at how the Bible refuses to...
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Jul 25, 20191 min read
That's a Good Question!
We all have lots of questions about God, faith, and the Bible, and some of the best come from our children… "Who made God?", "Does God...
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Apr 25, 20191 min read
Book Sale!
Don't miss our April and May book sale: a wide range of titles past and present all reduced by up to 50%!
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Mar 7, 20191 min read
World Book Day
Celebrate World Book Day with us! Here is a taste of the range of books we have available…
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Feb 28, 20191 min read
Books for Lent
We have a wide range of devotional and group studies to read during Lent, with titles including the 2019 Archbishop's Lent Book:...
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Jan 5, 20191 min read
Devotional studies for the New Year
The start of the New Year is an excellent time to start a new series of devotional reading. Titles published by CWR are available at £2...
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Nov 24, 20182 min read
Books to make you think
One of the joys of reading is meeting new viewpoints, and being challenged to think. I have been reading a few books recently that have...
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Oct 11, 20181 min read
Books are my bag
We are joining the Books are my Bag event this year, as promoted by the Bookseller's Association. Come in and browse our wide selection...
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Aug 10, 20181 min read
Faitheism by Krish Kandiah
Now in stock: Faitheism by Krish Kandiah. If you have read any of Kandiah's other books (like Paradoxology or God is Stranger), you will...
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Jul 19, 20185 min read
Undivided by Vicky Beeching
“Don’t give us any spoilers,” one of my friends warned me when I told her I was intending to review Undivided by Vicky Beeching. So I...
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Jul 12, 20181 min read
Fiction for Summer 2018
We have lots of Christian fiction now in stock. Don't miss African Heartbeat by Jim Harries: the story of a British missionary in Africa....
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Jul 5, 20181 min read
New books for Summer 2018
If you're looking for some Summer reading to entertain you, or broaden your faith, then have a look at some of these new books. Amazing...
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Jun 21, 20181 min read
The Way of the White Horse
Now in stock: The Way of the White Horse by local author Peter Challis. This is the second volume in Peter's science fiction Alien...
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Jun 7, 20181 min read
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
I have recently been very moved by reading Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi. This is a very personal account of the...
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Apr 5, 20181 min read
Paradoxology
I have recently been reading Paradoxology by Krish Kandiah. Like, I suspect, most Christians, I have often been puzzled when reading the...
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Jan 11, 20181 min read
Book Sale
Book Sale now on! Some books half price or less, some 2017 release, some classic, some fiction, some non-fiction and lots of NIV bibles....
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Nov 3, 20172 min read
I Married a Soldier
John Durant, Vicar of the Vale Benefice, writes… I have been reading the book I Married a Soldier by Brenda Hale, which was published...
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Oct 10, 20172 min read
A Christmas present for a young reader?
Claire Wong, The Runaway (Lion Fiction, 2017, ISBN 1782642420) We wanted to give our 13-year old granddaughter something for her baptism....
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Oct 5, 20171 min read
New books for Autumn 2017
Call in to get your copies of these recent titles. Paul Kerensa was recently at Shush in Wantage, making people’s sides ache. His new...
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Sep 21, 20171 min read
The Lost World of Genesis One
The first chapter of Genesis too often causes controversy among Christians. Some of us read it as allegory, some of us hold to a strict...
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Sep 4, 20171 min read
Just Where You Stand: book signing
Just Where You Stand by Sandra Marie Lewis follows the ladies of three generations of her family starting just down the road from...
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Jun 22, 20171 min read
Unpopular Culture
"Money is the key to happiness… Work hard, play hard… Look out for number one… But what if there was another way to live?" "Can I...
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Mar 9, 20171 min read
Big Questions
Do you have any big questions? We probably have a good book that can help you answer them! Titles include "Why read the Bible?", "Why go...
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Mar 9, 20173 min read
Behind the Smiles
What a refreshing book! I don’t know what I was expecting. I suppose it was some improbable tales of missionaries bringing light to the...
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Mar 2, 20171 min read
Children's Easter Books
Our range of children's books for Easter 2017 is now in stock . Most of our Easter titles are on a 3 for 2 special offer, so call in now...
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Jan 26, 20171 min read
Dethroning Mammon
We now have copies in stock of The Archbishop of Canterbury's lent book for 2017: Dethroning Mammon: making money serce grace by Justin...
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Jan 26, 20171 min read
Blind date with a book
Fancy a blind date with a book this Valentine's Day? You can't lose with our special offer! Just pick one of our mystery wrapped books,...
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Jan 9, 20171 min read
Behind the Smiles
Behind the Smiles, Tales from life in Thailand by Jane Fucella Jane Fucella and her family spent 22 years living and working in Thailand...
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Nov 2, 20161 min read
Dementia: Pathways to Hope
Louise Morse, Dementia – Pathways to Hope (Monarch 2015, £7.99) Passionate and compassionate, Louise Morse writes with authority about...
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Nov 2, 20161 min read
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
Nabeel Quereshi, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus (Zondervan 2014) I’ve discovered a remarkable book. In fact I was given it for Christmas...
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Oct 20, 20161 min read
Lion Children's Christmas Books
The highlights of our Lion Children's Christmas Books. All 3 for 2. Some beautifully illustrated gift books, board books and activity...
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Oct 13, 20162 min read
Taking my God for a Walk
Tony Collins, Taking My God for a Walk (Monarch 2016, £8.99) Although we all do it. walking’s not everyone’s bag – especially on Tony...
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Sep 27, 20161 min read
Right to die?
Right to die? Euthanasia, assisted suicide and end-of-life care by John Wyatt Why not help the terminally ill end their miserable lives?...
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Jun 9, 20161 min read
Caracal Books: free books!
We have some books from Caracal Books which we are giving away! Caracal Books is a private Christian publishing house, and we are...
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Jun 9, 20161 min read
The Servant Queen
Bible Society, HOPE and LICC, have produced a very special 64-page book The Servant Queen and the King She Serves in commemoration of the...
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Mar 11, 20161 min read
Children's Easter books
We have in stock a wide range of colourful children's books on Easter themes this year, published by Lion and Candle Books: an excellent...
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Jan 29, 20161 min read
Books for Lent
If you are looking for a book for personal reflection or group study for Lent this year, do come in and see our selection. Titles in...
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Dec 3, 20151 min read
The Return of the Nephilim
We are really pleased to be selling copies of Peter Challis's new book The Return of the Nephilim, which is Book 1 of his forthcoming...
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Oct 15, 20151 min read
I Will Not Kill by HJG Townesend
We now have in stock copies of local author Hazel Townesend's novel I Will Not Kill, set during the Great War of 1914 to 1918. This is...
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Oct 10, 20151 min read
A Christian Guide to Environmental Issues by Martin and Margot Hodson
The timing of this book couldn’t be better, with environmental issues coming to the fore ahead of the UN Climate change conference this...
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Mar 31, 20151 min read
The Prodigal Evangelical by Gerard Kelly
I picked up this book purely because I was intrigued by the title, and think I have found a gem! In reading it I have been both...
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Feb 12, 20151 min read
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo
Does heaven exist? Will you meet your nearest and dearest there? If you cannot give a definite “yes” to these questions, then you should...
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