Alison’s Bookshop

08/10/2026

My banned book week cardi is on as a) I’m chilly and b) it’s banned book week! Scroll through for some books that have been banned or challenged in various countries over the years. What banned books have you read? 📚

07/10/2026

But of an admin update today but will be back to lovely books and silly videos soon enough! We have FINALLY set up a mailing list to keep you lovely folks up to date with our news, events, and new stock! You can sign up in the shop or on our website. We promise we won’t spam you and you can unsubscribe at any time!

We were very excited to see our first sign-up last night - thanks mum! 😂

06/10/2026

We are so excited to host Rachel Sargeant on Saturday so book your tickets now - we have copies of all the Gloucestershire Crime series PLUS Rachel’s new book under her pen name Rae Starling! Celebrate bookshop day with us by coming to see an amazing local author, plus we will have a golden ticket competition with Libro.fm Audiobooks !

Ticket holders to see Rachel will also be entered into a competition to win a limited edition bookshop day tote bag with some fun prizes inside 👀



Books Are My Bag Rachel Sargeant Libro.fm Audiobooks

05/10/2026

A little spooky selection for you lovely boys and ghouls, complete with beautiful gourds grown by our lovely friend Claire Morris 🎃. More ghostly stories and horror shelved at the back of the shop PLUS check our website for some Halloween events - three halloweenies story times for children plus some ghost stories for grown ups in the evening 👻! Embrace October, and join us for some Halloween fun !

04/10/2026

As well as crosswords (cryptic and regular) and all levels of sudoku we also have other puzzle books! Perfect gifts, or a little treat for yourself to enjoy with a coffee and cake at our neighbours Cafe au Chocolat 🐈 🍰

03/10/2026

We are very excited by the shortlist! BUT how do you decide what to read first or next? Well, we’ve got you covered with our Booker Prize Die 🎲! Which will you read next? Let the die tell you :)

02/10/2026

Last night we had the privilege of being invited to sell books for last night and it was wonderful! The audience was glowing and laughing as they came out and everyone agreed it was an amazing show at The Roses Theatre and raised lots of money for Cheltenham Animal Shelter 🐈. Richard is quite starstruck and keeps mentioning how lovely and kind Pam is (yes Richard, but you do have a wife you know!) but he is absolutely correct 🥰.

We have some signed copies of Pam’s books in the shop if you missed out or just want to stock up on some beautiful early Christmas gifts ❤️. Thank you to all involved in the show, we had a wonderful time

Ebury Publishing Penguin Books Pan Macmillan

01/10/2026

01/10/2026

It’s BOOKSHOP DAY on 10th October and to celebrate we have local author Rachel Sargeant coming to talk to us! Rachel is the author is three books in the Gloucestershire Crime Series, set in and around Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, and Painswick (local landmarks are on the front covers - can you identify them? :))

Tickets are available via the Events link on our website so book now. We will have a competition or two to celebrate too so make sure you come in :)

Rachel Sargeant Books Are My Bag Hera Books

30/09/2026

Thank you so much to the wonderful Jess Blatchley for coming to Alison’s to talk about her book Roofboy. The event sold out and Jess’s talk was fascinating. She has a slot at Cheltenham Festivals too so catch her then if you missed out last night. We have some signed copies of Roofboy available in the shop too 🥰