The Beaufort Bookshop

16/03/2022

A full set of ‘Wainwrights’ in an early edition, all SIGNED by the man himself. Very rare as a signed full set. DM if interested.

24/12/2021

My kids reckon they can beat me at Scrabble: Christmas Eve dreaming. To all of the bookshop customers, my students and their families…have a wonderful Christmas, take care and see you all in 2022. James

24/07/2021

What a beauty! Edmund Spenser’s first major poetic work. The archaic spelling of the title was a deliberate nod to medieval literature. Interestingly, Spenser’s pastoral poem features the first recorded use of the word ‘sarcasm’ in English.

16/11/2020

The Beaufort Bookshop, through bookshop.org, are incredibly proud to be working with Penguin on a special campaign this Christmas. Whether it’s a boost of confidence, the perfect recipe or a bedtime story - it begins with a book. But not everyone has equal access to reading.

Every time you purchase one of 32 hand-selected titles from Bookshop.org this Christmas - including Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo and A Promised Land by Barack Obama - Penguin will donate one where it’s needed most. It's an opportunity to support disadvantaged communities AND independent bookshops.

Penguin are working closely with Neighbourly to get books into the hands of grassroots good causes across the country, including food banks, homeless shelters, and community centres. The campaign will run from now until Monday 21 December 2020.

'It Begins With A Book' is the first list on The Beaufort Bookshop page: uk.bookshop.org/shop/beaufortbookshop

Welcome to the online version of The Beaufort Bookshop - a beautiful little bookshop situated in Larkhall, Bath. The shop is pretty much a one man enterprise - owned and run by former Head of English, James Thomas - with a handful of volunteers helping to bring order to towering piles of mainly seco...

12/11/2020

Wild Swimming for Wild Women: a selection of our favourite books on the magic of diving with alacrity into the chilly deep. Find them at https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/wild-swimming-for-wild-women.

Our choices include "At the Pond", a classic selection of essays from renowned authors such as Esther Freud and Margaret Drabble, each sharing their personal experiences of the benefits and joys swimming has given them. Another favourite is Tristan Gooley's "How to Read Water", which informs and expands the simple ways we think about water - be it streams, oceans or puddles.

06/11/2020

Reasons to buy from The Beaufort Bookshop at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/beaufortbookshop

* It’s socially conscious: a great way to buy books AND support local and independent sellers.

* It’s convenient. Order through us online and your book will be posted through your door a couple of days later.

* It’s easy to use and aimed at our customers. The layout is user-friendly, giving you personal recommendations through carefully curated lists. No algorithms involved.

To show our HUGE appreciation, if you buy a book through our online shop, we are inviting you to come in with your proof of purchase and choose one of our selected second-hand books for free. We’ll discuss your reading tastes and recommend something suitable 😀

02/11/2020

We've officially opened on Bookshop org - the link is https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/beaufortbookshop! The books on our lists have been very carefully curated to appeal to you - our Beaufort Bookshop customers.

There are a number of amazing independent businesses and people in the Larkhall area. Where possible, we have sought help from this pool of talent to put together the lists. We want to make your life easier by picking the best titles in each category. If you're a local and would like to try your hand at list curation, let us know!

26/10/2020

Although Roshko enjoyed his Halloween story, Anna would like to read him something a little SPOOKIER. So it’s COMPETITION TIME. We need really scary stories to read to a doggy who thinks he’s brave. The top three tales that make his hair stand on end win a prize. Deadline Saturday 31st by 3pm. Winners announced that evening. Categories - 4 to 8 years old; 9 to 12 years old and 13-16 years old. A perfect activity for October half-term!

16/05/2020

06/05/2020

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New book ordering is back!

06/04/2020

Happy Easter holidays! I hope you’re all enjoying the sunshine.

I don’t know when this picture was taken but I’m liking the horticulture above the shop sign and the 12 panel window. Is it me or does everyone appear to be social distancing?

I’ve now planned my online English classes for students from 6 - 18 years old and these will begin next week and run until the end of lockdown. Teaching will take place via Zoom, which happens to be the perfect platform for teaching English. My principal focus is to provide and maintain challenge and engagement with this key subject, enabling students to return to school and/or transition to a new key stage with minimum anxiety. An added bonus is that, when they return, they can impress their teachers with newly learnt skills and knowledge too!

For many this is a difficult time financially, so I am reducing my normal rate.

If you’d like more information, and a timetable of classes, please email me at [email protected]

I’m a PhD qualified former Head of English with 25 years of teaching experience.

26/03/2020