Author: Clive Upton

ORDERING BOOKS FOR HOME DELIVERY Customers may enquire about books by telephone : 01686 412959 We will take orders and arrange delivery to your home address, direct from our main wholesaler. If you wish to order direct from Books Council Wales www.gwales.com, if you indicate that you are a supporter of the Great Oak Bookshop…

Tir na n-Og Children’s Book Awards 2020 shortlists announced: English • The Secret Dragon by Ed Clarke (Puffin 2019). • Max Kowalski Didn’t Mean It by Susie Day (Puffin 2019). • Storm Hound by Claire Fayers (Macmillan Children’s Books 2019). • Where Magic Hides by Cat Weatherill (Gomer 2019). Cymraeg gynradd • Y Ddinas Uchel…

As most people will now know, all non-essential shops now have to close, and this includes ourselves. You can help us in the meantime – use Hive to order your new books by post.

With regret we have decided to close the bookshop owing to the current situation. This is to safeguard both the staff and our customers.We can still offer a service to purchase books and have them delivered direct to your home. This can be done by using the contact form on our website or by phoning…

We have had to suspend our normal evening events, but we will remain open as normal presently. This website has a contact form, and anyone wanting to order books ,etc ,can use that if they want to, we’ll respond by email. Our wholesalers have obviously addressed the COVID-19 issue, but they are advising business as…

This may puzzle researchers in the far future! Closer to the shop : Bethel Chapel   or “The Fold”.

Don’t miss the 3rd Llanidloes Food Festival starting May 9th 2020.

We have the latest 2020 World Book Day items in stock, and anyone taking one of those with a token (or buying ) can choose from previous year’s WBD books for free!