We have recently taken delivery of a great many second hand detective and thriller novels. Priced at prices from 50p to £2 they are well worth coming in and looking at. John Connolley, P D James, Ian Rankin et al. We have reorganised the detective/SF corner so it is now only detectives. The SF is elsewhere.

Saltaire Bookshop- always new books, always plenty to read.

Each month we shall feature a new title and try to describe it to you. This month’s book is Anna Chilvers’ “Falling Through Clouds”

The title comes from a scene in the film “Before Sunrise” and is a modern reworking of Sir Gawain and the Green Night”, set in a contemporary setting with Gavin returning from Iraq with post traumatic stress disorder. At the end of the first chapter the reader will want to know why Kat does what she does and we follow Kat as she tries to unearth the mystery that is Gavin (Gawain). Part mystery, part erotic thriller the story reads well. It is taughtly and clearly written and Anna Chilvers is a refreshing new voice. Published by the independent publisher Bluemoose Books it costs £7.99. If you are quick you can get a signed copy here . Anna could be an important voice so read her here first.

Please note the snow is over, it’s raining and the ice has more or less cleared. Now is the time to start buying from us. It has been very hard getting more or less no trade for three weeks. That means no income. For those on salaries that’s not a problem. For those of us dependent on customers for our income that is serious! So to celebrate the thaw we are offering books at even cheaper prices. Three for two on most new books, cheap deals on second hand. Now is the time to start reading again! We aren open 9-5 weekdays, 10-5 Saturdays or open by arrangement any time of day or night to suit your convenience. We are NEVER closed. Call in and see what we have in the shop. You wont regret it.

Please note we are NOT currently buying books. Unless we start to sell a few I am afraid we wont be buying in bulk at all. If you were to contact us to buy books I might look at 500 titles and buy two - so please dont waste your time with us. This is the only choice we have due to grinding poverty. When it is a choice between feeding the children and buying books I am afraid the former must be a priority. If the situation changes and people start to buy books again then I shall paste up a notice on the website. But I regularly come into the shop at 9am and am still waiting for my first customer at 1pm and it doesent get much better in the afternoon. You can perhaps understand why I cant buy, reluctant as I am to say that, as I do enjoy buying books and finding books. If however you are minded to come into the shop and BUY books you would be very very very welcome……..