Another month, another set of newly-published book picks from the Broadhursts' booksellers! If you shop through us on bookshop-dot-org we get a big chunk of the takings, so its a great way to support the shop from afar! (And other indie bookshops as well) uk.bookshop.org/shop/Broadhurs…

"For a person who grew up in the '30s and '40s in the segregated South, with so many doors closed without explanation to me, libraries and books said, 'Here I am, read me.' Over time I have learned I am at my best around books." Maya Angelou #Books #ThursdayThoughts

Someone rang asking to speak to the head of our IT department, as if our 'IT department' is anything more than the person who reboots the modem when it crashes & occasionally gives the printer a kick.

The wonderful thing about reading is that you can grow up in some rural backwater, far away from the cultural centers, and still acquire a world-class education from your public library. You don’t need to travel; reading opens the world to us.

"Writing is finally about one thing: going into a room alone and doing it. Putting words on paper that have never been there in quite that way before." Author & screenwriter William Goldman, born #OTD 1931. We thank him especially for The Princess Bride!

Never ask volunteers to ‘do something with the crime section’.

"There is nothing more magic and beautiful than lines forming across paper. It's all there is. It's all there ever was." Charles Bukowski, born #OTD 1920 #Writing #BookTwitter

Child's charming pronunciation of 'bookshop' as though it were a place where books could go shopping has filled my mind with images of a magical place where books come to get their ink refreshed, tidy of their shelf-worn edges, maybe splash out on a re-jacketing as a treat...

"All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they really happened & after you are finished reading one you feel that it all happened to you & after which it all belongs to you." Ernest Hemingway #Books #Reading #BookTwitter #MondayMotivation

Dream holiday destination!

#WindowsonWednesday Light through a window. Jo & Jo @ Broadhursts Bookshop in Southport. So perfectly lit, it could be a painting!

"If you're going to write, don't pretend to write down. It's going to be the best you can do, and it's the fact that it's the best you can do that kills you." Dorothy Parker, born #OTD 1893.

"A Child. A book. A read. A chat. This is the way the mind grows. Not with a test but a tale." Michael Rosen #Books #Reading #BookTwitter

Our bookshop is next to a Chinese restaurant, & right now there is a maddeningly delicious chilli-garlic-sticky smell wafting from their direction. Suddenly my ham & cheese sandwich no longer seems like a satisfying lunch choice!

I feel seen... 👀📚📚📚📚📚

Just started The Ferryman by Justin Cronin and I have to say what a great prologue to get me started, feeling hopeful. Never read any of his books.

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments about what the shop has meant to you. Us booksellers are devastated by the situation. We can't go into the details of the closure at the moment, but sadly it isn't something we can crowdfund our way out of.

I know a lot of people have been wondering why the bookshop has closed so suddenly, so here is some more information from the new owner's wife, originally posted on Facebook, which will hopefully clarify the situation somewhat.