

Barnsley Bookshop
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@BarnsleyBooks
A small independent bookshop in the market town of Barnsley. Find us in the Barnsley Chronicle shop, 47 Church Street, Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10am-3pm.









ICYMI this morning, here's the incredible 2022 #WomensPrize longlist in all of its glory! Which ones are you most excited to read? Tell us in the comments 👇 Discover them here: womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/features/featu…


This is the last day of our seven threads about the life of #LadyMaryWortleyMontagu. We’ve loved sharing some of her amazing life this week. Then as now, “dialogue is very important, even if we have different ethnicities or religion, it’s important to sit together and talk.”

#BrewMonday is all the excuse we need to share this clip of a man walking towards @BarnsleyMarkets whilst casually carrying a cuppa. You can see more of our film archive on YouTube youtube.com/c/BarnsleyMuse…





This week we’re tweeting all about #LadyMaryWortleyMontagu, the woman of letters and science who 300 years ago introduced inoculation to the UK. There’s a monument to Mary’s life at Wentworth Castle Gardens which you can visit all year round.

This week we’re tweeting 7 threads about pioneering scientist and feminist Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) who we think the world should know more about. We’ve been working with artist Lorna Rees @thegobbledegook to explore Mary’s life and legacy. #LadyMaryWortleyMontagu



