£2.00 off Justin Thyme

I'm afraid we've done a silly billy thing. Somehow, despite the certain knowledge that one of the most sought-after books this Christmas will be the paperback edition of Justin Thyme, we have managed to run out of it completely.

Therefore, to reduce the disappointment, we have decided to cut the price of the hardback by £2.00 bringing it a little closer to the price of the paperback.

The hardback, from now till the New Year, will be £10.99 (the paperback is £7.99).

The hardback edition will make a super Christmas present (especially if combined with the amazing sequel, Thyme Running Out, at £12.99)!

Meanwhile, the secretive author, Panama Oxridge, is busy writing the third book in this amazing sequence. However, we are not quite sure what century he is in, right now, so he may have finished it or perhaps he's not started it yet. Time travel can be very confusing.

New Games Workshop Blog

I have just set up a Games Workshop blog for those interested in our new venture.

It goes under the name of
Mygamesworkshopmim.blogspot.com
and will develop over the coming months into a news sheet for GW at Cotswold Bookstore, a diary of what models I've been toying with and, perhaps, some photos of models belonging to some of our customers.

So, if you have a few models you'd like to see on our blog, drop in and talk to Tony.

News from local clubs would also be of interest.

Cotswolds_Best

We were pleased to receive a visit from Anne Cooper today.

She is the organisation behind Cotswolds_Best on Twitter and keeps everyone informed of what's happening in the area. Well worth following is Anne.

http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/north-cotswolds is worth a look too, if you want people to know about events or services.

Nice to meet you Anne. Here she is, looking pensive after something David has said. As you do.

White Dwarf Magazines

It's nearly December and the December issue of White Dwarf is with us.

Note that we still have a few copies of the October (Dreadfleet) and November (Necrons) issues but they will have to be returned next weeek.

If you've missed them, call in soon.

I will soon be setting up a separate blog for our Games Workshop section of the shop with news of how I'm getting on with my attempted mastery of the brush and paint pot, with pics of models that are shown us and news of anything new in the shop.

I'll link it from the shop blog so that you can find it easily and will let you know the blog name, soon.

The December issue has 'An exciting Dreadfleet Campaign booklet inside' plus some new Citadel Finecast VEMs (Very ugly monsters)

The Prize Winner

Recently the Bookseller's Association ran a prize draw and we were lucky enough to have one of our customers win.

I'll rephrase that. Not just one of our customers but one of our FAVOURITE customers. All three of us agreed that the £100 book token couldn't have gone to a nicer person.

Jean Barlow is one of our regulars and it is typical of her that she spent the whole hundred pounds on presents for some of her friends.


Here she is receiving the £100.00 book token from David. As you can see, she is a fan of The Fight for Fordhill Farm by Ben and Charlotte Hollins and Nicky Ross. The other book she wanted in great numbers was The Guernsey Literary and  Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

Lost Christmas - review

Lost Christmas by David Logan
Hardback at £8.99
When 11 year old Richard (or Goose, as he is known), hides his Dad’s car keys, a chain reaction of disasters occur.
Now jump forward one year. Goose is living with his Nan, who we first meet trying to cook the Christmas Turkey in the washing machine. She suffers from Alzheimer’s but Goose dare not tell people how bad she is for fear of ending up in a home as his parents are both dead. His father’s best friend, Frank, fences goods that Goose steals but tries to look out for him.
It is Frank who first comes across Anthony, a stranger who quotes facts like The Guinness Book of Records and seems to know an unusual amount about everyone he meets, more, indeed, than he knows about himself. A stolen bangle, a missing letter, Goose’s dog and a family drifting apart after the death of their daughter are all linked by the stranger’s knowledge and one by one, he brings them and Goose together in a moving story.
Described in one review as ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ meets ‘Shameless’ this is an uplifting and frequently funny tale of ‘What if’ with a Christmas theme.
Though billed as a book for youngsters, adults should not miss this one. (An ideal pressie for a youngster if you can borrow it later!)
(Now being filmed starring Eddie Izzard)

Trisha on Youtube

 For those of you who have enjoyed The Magic of Christmas by Trisha Ashley (and I did) here's a little Youtube interview with her.

http://www.youtube.com/user/AvonBooksUK?feature=mhsn#p/a/u/0/Taohm3fBRgg

There's already good feedback from some of our customers and it is selling well.

Hands up those who would like to see other Trisha Ashley novels in stock?

OK Perhaps we'll start with A Winter's Tale which sounds fun.

PS Talking of Christmas, The price of our Chocolate filled Advent Calendars has dropped to only £2.99. I think we paid more than that! We just bought too many and don't want to eat them all oursleves.