The Christian Bookshops Blog

A MIGHTY ROAR is, perhaps, something of an exaggeration, but nonetheless I was delighted to discover that the new bookselling venture from Richard Greatrex, Windflower Books, and David Wavre, A Great Read — bringing the two worlds of online bookselling and local shopping together by providing bespoke bookstall services to churches — now has a name: Aslan Books.

I asked Richard to provide a brief description to help in compiling a UKCBD entry. Here it is:

Aslan Books at St Michael’s is the beginning of a new chapter for Christian bookselling in the Bath and Bristol region as we seek to find partner churches to host micro-site bookstalls offering a wide-range of Christian material with friendly staff in welcoming and prayerful buildings.

On display is a key selection of books at competitive prices, typically 10% off the retail price, and we are able to order a great variety of Christian books and resources – from prayer cards to church candles.

St Michael’s central position in Bath means that it will be easy to reach for Christians in the city – there is plenty of parking close by – and the shop offers a very pleasant place to for shoppers to peruse at their leisure and, of course, seek advice.

And here’s Aslan Books’ brand new bright-&-shiny UKCBD entry:

The latest UKCBD entry: Aslan Books, Bath

Like every UKCBD entry, the standalone page shown above is mirrored in the Shop Name and Town & City listings:

• christianbookshops.org.uk/shopname.htm#aslanbooksbath
• christianbookshops.org.uk/town_b.htm#bath

If you’re in the Bath/Bristol area — or have friends who are — please do spread the word, call in, buy something and help cheer Richard on; and if you’ve got time on your hands or simply want to gain some bookselling experience, why not volunteer to give him a hand?

There are several other microshop possibilities in the pipeline: keep an eye on Springboard Bath, the local Christian news network, for details…

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