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Chapter Two

Your community

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Chapter Two

Find us on Chesham High Street, near the clock tower!

Chapter Two is a community bookshop selling pre-loved books, gifts, vinyl and stationery with all profits to The Hospice of St Francis.

Our Book Subscription Service!

Our Book Subscription Service!

A wonderful gift for any book lover. Give us a few details and we will do the rest! Choose from 3, 6 and 12 month subscriptions - these 'Books for Good' will be supporting our local hospice care!

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Chapter Two community bookshop is turning 5!

Join us to celebrate!

It is 5 years since we opened the doors at Chapter Two, following an opening delay due to a Covid! In that time, the bookshop has gone from strength to strength, becoming a part of the local community and a champion of all things book-related.

What a lot has happened in the past 5 years!

Did you know...

Our highest value book was a first edition of Gray's Anatomy, kindly donated by a supporter... Our bestselling adult author is Agatha Christie... And our best selling category of books is crime and thrillers?

Please join us to celebrate our 5th birthday, we will have daily author events instore from Monday 7th July culminating in a Saturday 12th July celebration with a local author, tombola, raffle, children's story time, papercraft demonstrations and hospice cake!sday 7th May 5pm – The Culture of Dying Matters


Events take place at Chapter Two and are FREE unless otherwise stated.
Donations welcome with all profits going to the Hospice of St Francis.

For more information on any of our events please ask a member of staff who will be happy to help

A few of the five star reviews from Google

Fantastic bookshop, serving a great cause but unlike many jumble-sale style charity shops it creates a wonderful cosy space, with themed sections, and well thought out initiatives beyond the books.

I was given Books for Good for a whole year - and what a truly wonderful present it has been. Mark made the most imaginative choices and introduced me to a range of authors I had never read.

A very welcome addition to the Chesham High Street. They organise events like poetry evenings and book launches to support local authors. It is no exaggeration to say this is Britain's Best Bookshop.

It is an absolutely unique and quirky bookshop, and all proceeds go to charity. Imagination has been put into the design of this shop and I loved it! Not just books but gifts and interesting items.

Great shop with very attentive and knowledgeable staff. Great ideas for gifts and good quality presents. Definitely one of the best bookshops I’ve been to.

Amazing atmosphere for a charity shop. Makes me wish the Chesham library has as cosy a vibe. Best selection of books in town.

Location

10 High St, Chesham, HP5 1EP

Tel: 01494 791260

Email: chaptertwo@stfrancis.org.uk

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday: 9.30am to 4.30pm

Saturday: 9.30am to 5.00pm

Sunday: 10.00am to 4.00pm

Want to get in touch? Drop us an email on chaptertwo@stfrancis.org.uk or 
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Blog: The Next Chapter...

Meet Mark Jackson-Hancock, our Books & Reading for Wellbeing Manager

Alongside guest blogs, he'll be sharing his thoughts about reading and all things book-related in this new blog: The Next Chapter...!

Mark has worked in bookshops all his life including Ottakar's, Waterstones, the House of Commons bookshop and the Chorleywood Bookshop. He spent five years operating a library service to ships at sea and recently worked for the Book Trade Charity in Kings Langley managing their book sales.

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Diversity Book Club

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Reading and Wellbeing: Ben Batten’s ‘A Bussa of Blessings’

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Reading and Wellbeing: Ben Batten’s ‘A Bussa of Blessings’

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Why Read Orwell?

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Why Read Orwell?

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Charlottes Blog

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Childhood Reading!

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Our Local Community...

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Lockdown Reading Recommendations

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Lockdown Reading Recommendations

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LGBT+ Books

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LGBT+ Books

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Don't judge a book by its cover...judge it by the first sentence!

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Don't judge a book by its cover...judge it by the first sentence!

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Pick Up A Penguin

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Pick Up A Penguin

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The countdown begins!

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The countdown begins!

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Reading versus Television

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Reading for Wellbeing

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Reading for Wellbeing

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New Spring/Summer programme of workshops now available to book

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