The Farnham Literary Festival has secured two of television’s biggest stars for its 2025 line-up. Daytime TV host Lorraine ...

A "much-loved" charity shop in Huntingdon forced to close after more than a decade is set to reopen as an independent bookstore.

The shop became The Wool Centre and then Pennie’s Wool. It a brief time housing Oxfam’s bookshop before becoming part of Stares. It is now a section of Bradbeers’ shoe department. Many a child of the ...

A Co Louth bookshop owner has said the Government's introduction of free schoolbooks has been a "death knell" for independent bookshops across Ireland. Irene Gahan, owner of Academy Bookstore in ...

Britain’s independent bookshops are “bucking the trend of high street decline”, according to a trade group, with last year’s number of stores remaining near a recent 10-year high.

Sudanese refugee Shaima Ali and her baby in South Sudan: “When I came here the first support I got was from Oxfam.” Herison Philip/Oxfam The struggle to survive becomes a little easier with financial ...

Up to 10 bookshops have closed in Ireland over the last year, with the latest casualty being Academy Books in Drogheda, Co Louth. Many of the owners say the government’s introduction of free ...

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Asia (name changed) washing her hand at an Oxfam supported WASH facility at the transit center in Renk. Photo: Peter Caton/Oxfam Your support helped Oxfam make an impact on people’s lives around the ...

2024 Independent Bookshop Numbers Tell Story of Continued Resilience Against Mixed Picture Christmas Trading and Incoming Economic Headwinds. Bookselling Ireland and The Booksellers Association (BA) ...

It's the last chapter for Pages Bookshop in Detroit's historic North Rosedale Park. After a decade run, the independent bookstore is closing its doors. Owner Susan Murphy announced in an email ...

Second-hand online shops are also available, such as the Oxfam Online Shop or World of Books. “Almost every book lining the shelves of bookshops can also be found for cheaper or even free on the ...