Ready for an early Christmas present?
View this email in your browser
Six months to go. Be like Santa. Shop early, save money and look forward to a smug December
A very special June beckons, and not just with the World Cup. We are marking six months till Christmas with an unbelievable book sale -
Buy two books, get another absolutely free.
Or,
Three for Two, on all books in the shop
Normally associated with an offer from a supermarket or a chain bookshop, you can get this deal in The Blue House Bookshop in the run up to and beyond June 25th leaving us over halfway to Christmas. It’s midsummer madness, but we love it. Our “Christmas Sale” starts Saturday June 13th at 9.30 am, the beginning of Independent Bookshop Week, and runs through till the end of the month.
Shop now for a Mariah Christmas!
Hopefully, we are still ‘topping’ your list of York bookshops to visit ;)
It would be Rudolf us not to include a few more out of season quotes that yule love too…
“I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.” ― Charles Dickens Visit The Blue House Bookshop JUNE Christmas sale, we’re a Dickensian store.
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” ― “It’s a Wonderful Life” Come, visit The Blue House Bookshop, and make our doorbell ring, you angel. It’s a great time to call into the shop.
Dear Santa, I have been nice all year. Most of the time. Once in a while.
Never mind, I’ll buy my own stuff – there’s a great sale on at The Blue House Bookshop.
Gift a subscription from Blue House Bookshop
These are going down a storm, personally hand delivered in the York area once a month or posted out beyond that, books are chosen from newly published works within the last three months so little chance they’ve already read it. We send out a questionnaire to gauge favourite authors, interests and genres of books - and age if not an adult.
BUY a SIX MONTHS subscription and get an extra Christmas delivery FREE
A six-month subscription will start July 1st for six deliveries PLUS an extra Christmas one free. Find out more about our subscriptions via our website here. Bring The Blue House Bookshop home to you and/or someone you love.
Creative writing and games courses this summer
Sarah and Jack will be running courses again in August. Jack writes, “We are looking ahead to the summer and are keen to get dates in the diary for our creative courses at the Blue House Bookshop!
We would be really grateful if you could take 5 minutes to complete this form so we can gauge interest and availability for the summer.”
Summer Courses @ Blue House Bookshop
Pause, reflect, and reset
Blossom Tree Social and Sarah Hartley meet again in the shop this month and next. Here are the dates for the next meet-ups, do go to the link for more details and to sign up.
Vision Board Workshop York.
Tuesday June 30th 6.30pm
Halfway through the year is the perfect time to pause, reflect, and gently reset.
This workshop is your chance to slow down, check in with yourself, and create space for what matters most for the rest of the year. We’ll spend the session getting creative by designing your own vision board using magazines, scissors and glue. A simple but powerful way to bring your goals, intentions and feelings to life visually.
This isn’t about perfection or pressure, it’s about enjoying the process, having some time for yourself, and letting your mind switch off while your creativity flows. There’ll also be time for a cuppa and a relaxed chat with like-minded women in a warm, welcoming space.
You don’t need to bring anything, just come as you are. You’ll leave feeling clearer, calmer, and reconnected to what you want from the months ahead.
Sign up here
Fantastic schools discount
Finally, we are embracing the National Year of Reading and the idea of reading for pleasure and taking that impetus into our continuing work with primary and secondary schools. We are going to focus on encouraging reading, creative writing, story-telling as vital parts of every child’s education. Actually the same for grown-ups too!
We can offer pop up shops for parents’ evenings or school events, and the school gets part of the sales to spend with us on new books. We offer a competitive 20% discount on school book orders over £100. We also offer board book discounts for pre-school providers.
If you are a teacher, school governor or parent do get in touch for details of how we can help and the big discounts we offer schools on book sales.
Copyright (C) 2026 The Blue House Bookshop. All rights reserved.