People's Bookshop

People's Bookshop People's Bookshop Durham The People's Bookshop is an independent, radical bookshop in the heart of Durham City.

Dealing mainly in second-hand books, we aim to fill the gaps left behind by the headlong rush towards best-sellers, e-books and add-on sales. We believe that bookshops should reflect their communities and radical bookshops are an important part of the creation of a better world. If this were only about big ideas, it would be centred on the idea that 'another world is possible', but it is also abou

t those little ideas, local histories and forgotten stories that are only preserved in the pages of actual, real books

Published in 2019 by University of South Carolina Press, Understanding James Baldwin by Marc K. Dudley is a critical lit...
02/08/2026

Published in 2019 by University of South Carolina Press, Understanding James Baldwin by Marc K. Dudley is a critical literary study that examines James Baldwin’s life, sociopolitical themes, and core works like Go Tell It on the Mountain and The Fire Next Time in the context of American racism and sexual identity.

Born on August 2, 1924 in Harlem Hospital in New York City, James Baldwin grew up poor in the heart of the Great Depress...
02/08/2026

Born on August 2, 1924 in Harlem Hospital in New York City, James Baldwin grew up poor in the heart of the Great Depression, the oldest in a family of nine children – yet he would become one of America’s most significant and celebrated authors.

Baptised in this day in 1837-The most famous female labor activist of the nineteenth century, Mary Harris Jones—aka “Mot...
01/08/2026

Baptised in this day in 1837-The most famous female labor activist of the nineteenth century, Mary Harris Jones—aka “Mother Jones”—was a self-proclaimed “hell-raiser” in the cause of economic justice. She was so strident that a US attorney once labeled her “the most dangerous woman in America.”

Another lovely customer gift this morning! I wonder if he used this little book to grow the courgettes? 📚🌱
31/07/2026

Another lovely customer gift this morning! I wonder if he used this little book to grow the courgettes? 📚🌱

If you’re wondering how to act… this 1927 (2 volume) Book of Etiquette just might help!
30/07/2026

If you’re wondering how to act… this 1927 (2 volume) Book of Etiquette just might help!

Sometimes our wonderful customers spoil us! Thank you for the beautiful roses…you know who you are. 🌹📚🥰
29/07/2026

Sometimes our wonderful customers spoil us! Thank you for the beautiful roses…you know who you are. 🌹📚🥰

Hot off the press, and hand-delivered by the author! Trotsky in Mexico…Thank you Simon Webb for popping in… 📚
29/07/2026

Hot off the press, and hand-delivered by the author! Trotsky in Mexico…Thank you Simon Webb for popping in… 📚

1 August sees the release of Scott Peebles’ new book ‘HOW MANY ROADS a life of Bob Dylan’ charting Dylan’s journey from ...
29/07/2026

1 August sees the release of Scott Peebles’ new book ‘HOW MANY ROADS a life of Bob Dylan’ charting Dylan’s journey from modest midwestern beginnings to international icon. We’re looking forward to this new book as much as we’re looking forward to seeing him on his UK tour later in the year! 📚😉 Reaktion Books Scott Peeples Bob Dylan Triumph Motorcycles

Today marks the birthday of Beatrix Potter (1866–1943), whose tales have delighted generations of young readers.Although...
28/07/2026

Today marks the birthday of Beatrix Potter (1866–1943), whose tales have delighted generations of young readers.
Although best known for creating Peter Rabbit and his friends, Potter was also an illustrator, naturalist, farmer, and conservationist whose love of the countryside helped shape the landscape of the Lake District for future generations.
Whether you’re introducing a young reader to Beatrix Potter for the first time or revisiting an old favourite, these little books have lost none of their charm.

2 different donations, about an hour apart! What are the chances - 2 books on Mudlarking? Malcolm Russell ‘s beautiful M...
25/07/2026

2 different donations, about an hour apart! What are the chances - 2 books on Mudlarking? Malcolm Russell ‘s beautiful MUDLARK’D and ‘s lovely LONDON IN FRAGMENTS! 📚🪎

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Unit 19, Prince Bishops Place
Durham
DH13UJ

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm

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