Mortens Booksellers

12/02/2024

If you are around the Didsbury area on Thursday, February 29th and would like to hear about Manchester and its music then this might be for you.

23/08/2023

Updated poster for Saturday on the cobbles! Can’t wait to meet these amazing guys!

23/08/2023

18/08/2023

Delighted to say that former Manchester City goalkeeper Alex Williams will be joining us “on the cobbles” from 12:30 on Saturday, August 26th signing copies of his new autobiography.

12/08/2023

If you are in Didsbury on Saturday, August 26th, then why not pop along to meet three of Manchester’s finest ‘on the cobbles’.

25/06/2023

Although we already have a few signed copies of Mike Brearley’s new memoir in stock, we are delighted to be the official bookseller at for a Legends Lunch with the former England cricket captain on Sunday, September 10th.
For full details please contact the Lancashire Cricket Foundation at the ground on 0161 868 6844.

19/05/2023

From the bestselling author of Nightwalking comes a new book from La Vie -A Year in Rural France.
And we are delighted to be able to offer signed copies at the publisher’s rrp of £16.99.

13/05/2023

Whether you were born in Manchester or not, we feel sure readers will love these two new titles from
And we have signed copies too.

10/05/2023

Published May 9th and we have a few signed copies available so why not get in touch soon as they won’t last too long.

27/04/2023

Customer Notice -
We shall be closed on Monday, May 1st
and Monday, May 8th.

05/04/2023

We shall be closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
Saturday 8th April open as usual.

31/03/2023

March 30th and publication day for Caroline England’s (C.E.Rose’s) latest book The Attic at Wilton Place. As always it’s a great pleasure to welcome Didsbury’s own who is now so prolific she has her own dumpbin in in our shop. Caroline England Didsbury uk Didsburyfm Didsbury Life

16/02/2023

Another addition to our selection of books signed by the author. Today Andy Spinoza paid us a visit to sign copies of his fabulous new book Manchester Unspun. And before copies are in the large chain that starts with a W apparently.

10/02/2023

Back in 1976, local artist Albin Trowski was on hand to capture a street full of books in Didsbury.

30/01/2023

At the with the star of the Netflix tv show as part of his UK book tour. A great night out with a really nice guy.