In The Bookshop George Street Community Books

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Welcome to the George Street Community Bookshop Salon.

In a break from our usual format, the Salon is our response to the latest lockdown and a way of staying in touch with our members and customers. It’s a chance to discuss books with fellow booklovers, and also a little reminder that we’re still here, and that you can still buy books from us online.

Our first episode is about spy fiction and shop manager Steve talks to journalist Sean Hannam, a big fan of that particular genre. There's also an update from Lucy who runs our virtual bookclub. So grab your drink of choice, pull up a chair make yourself at home in our salon...

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/xIlTdH9gOwU

Recorded and presented by Steve Roberts
Audio editing by Simon Galloway

‘In The Bookshop’ is a podcast about books, usually recorded in an actual bookshop - George Street Community Bookshop - in Glossop, Derbyshire, UK. However, at the moment we are recording remotely (and safely) but the premise remains the same - we invite guests onto the podcast to talk about some of their favourite books with shop manager Steve Roberts.

Joining us 'In The Bookshop' for this episode is Sunday Times bestselling author Milly Johnson. One of the Top 10 Female Fiction authors in the UK with millions of copies of her books sold across the world, Milly was born, raised and still lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. A writer who champions women and highlights the importance of friendship and community, Milly’s characters are celebrations of the strength of the human spirit. Her eighteenth novel 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day' is out now.

The books discussed are: 

Persuasion - Jane Austen

Pet Sematary - Stephen King

The Tent the Bucket and Me - Emma Kennedy

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

Heatstroke - Hazel Barkworth

About the bookshop: 

Based in George Street, Glossop, we are an independent, second-hand bookshop, owned and run by the community, showcasing a huge range of genre fiction, collectibles, local interest books and children’s literature. Established in July 2018, we are breathing new life into this local treasure. Please check website or our social media accounts for current opening times.

Browse our brand new online store here.

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Produced by Simon Galloway.
Music by Steve Roberts.

‘In The Bookshop’ is a podcast about books, usually recorded in an actual bookshop - George Street Community Bookshop - in Glossop, Derbyshire, UK. However, at the moment we are recording remotely (and safely) but the premise remains the same - we invite guests onto the podcast to talk about some of their favourite books with shop manager Steve Roberts.

Joining us 'In The Bookshop' for this episode is author and broadcaster David Hepworth, who been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music and media since the 1970s. He was involved in the launch and editing of magazines such as Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word, among many others. As a broadcaster, he was one of the presenters of The Old Grey Whistle Test in the 1980s and one of the anchors of the BBC’s coverage of Live Aid in 1985.

These days, he’s the author of a string of best-selling music books, the latest of which is Overpaid, Oversexed And Over There. He’s also a prolific podcaster, co-hosting the ‘Word In Your Ear’ podcast and YouTube spin-off ‘Word In Your Attic’ with his friend and former colleague Mark Ellen.

The books discussed are:
Weekend Wodehouse - a collection of P.G. Wodehouse
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom - Nik Cohn
The Day of The Jackal - Frederick Forsyth
The Custom of the Country  - Edith Wharton
The Warmth of Other Suns  - Isabel Wilkerson

About the bookshop:
Based in George Street, Glossop, we are an independent, second-hand bookshop, owned and run by the community, showcasing a huge range of genre fiction, collectibles, local interest books and children’s literature. Established in July 2018, we are breathing new life into this local treasure. Please check website or our social media accounts for current opening times.

Browse our online webshop here.

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Produced by Simon Galloway.
Music by Steve Roberts.

‘In The Bookshop’ is a podcast about books, usually recorded in an actual bookshop - George Street Community Bookshop - in Glossop, Derbyshire, UK. However, at the moment we are recording remotely and observing very safe social distancing, but the premise remains the same - we invite guests onto the podcast to talk about some of their favourite books with shop manager Steve Roberts.

In this episode, our guest is singer-songwriter Vinny Peculiar (aka Alan Wilkes). Vinny has released twelve albums of literate autobiographical pop music over a twenty-year career and has played in our hometown of Glossop many times. His latest album, While You Still Can, was released earlier in 2020. Find out more about Vinny here: https://vinnypeculiar.com/

The books discussed are:
Billy Liar - Keith Waterhouse
The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster - Richard Brautigan
Revolt Into Style - George Melly
Great Apes - Will Self
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
The Roominghouse Madrigals - Charles Bukowski

About the bookshop
Based in George Street, Glossop, we are an independent, second-hand bookshop, owned and run by the community, showcasing a huge range of genre fiction, collectibles, local interest books and children’s literature. Established in July 2018, we are breathing new life into this local treasure. Please check website or our social media accounts for current opening times.

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Produced by Simon Galloway.
Music by Steve Roberts.

‘In The Bookshop’ is a podcast about books, usually recorded in an actual bookshop - George Street Community Bookshop - in Glossop, Derbyshire, UK. However, at the moment we are recording remotely and observing very safe social distancing, but the premise remains the same - we invite guests onto the podcast to talk about some of their favourite books with shop manager Steve Roberts. 

In this episode, our guest is actor and presenter Simon O'Brien, who began his acting career as Damon in legendary British soap Brookside in 1982 and has gone on to present travel shows, property shows, sport shows and his own radio show.  Alongside this, he is also the cycling and walking commissioner for Liverpool. As well as sharing his favourite books, Simon also tells us the brilliant story of a project he undertook to build a unique library for his daughter's primary school in Liverpool.

The books discussed are:
Henry IV, Part One by William Shakespeare
One Hundred Years Of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Taduno's Song by Odafe Atogun
The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen by Alan Garner 

About the bookshop
Based in George Street, Glossop, we are an independent, second-hand bookshop, owned and run by the community, showcasing a huge range of genre fiction, collectibles, local interest books and children’s literature. Established in July 2018, we are breathing new life into this local treasure. Please check website or our social media accounts for current opening times. 

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Produced by Simon Galloway.
Music by Steve Roberts. 

‘In The Bookshop’ is a podcast about books, recorded in an actual bookshop - George Street Community Bookshop - in Glossop, Derbyshire, UK. We invite guests in to the bookshop with their favourite books to talk about them.



In this episode, our guest is singer-songwriter Matt Hill, also known as Quiet Loner. He picks out and discusses five of his favourite books with host and bookshop manager, Steve Roberts. We also hear excerpts of Matt’s songs which have been directly inspired by some of theses books.



The books discussed are:
The Hard Way Up: Autobiography of Hannah Mitchell, Suffragette and Rebel by Hannah Mitchell
The Executioner's Song by Normam Mailer
Earthlights Revelation : UFOs and Mystery Lightform Phenomena - The Earth's Secret Energy Force by Paul Devereux
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
Careless Love: the Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick



The featured songs are:
Hannah from The Battle For The Ballot
Even Elvis Presley Cried Himself To Sleep At Night (live performance)
Used with permission.



About the bookshop
Based in George Street, Glossop, we are an independent, second-hand bookshop, owned and run by the community, showcasing a huge range of genre fiction, collectibles, local interest books and children’s literature. Established in July 2018, we are breathing new life into this local treasure.



Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.