The Gray and White Bookshop

13/08/2026

Hela is the fur baby of our bookshop goblin Kelly. If you can donate or share with your network it would be greatly appreciated 🫶🏻

🐾 Please Help Hela Run Again 🖤
Our beautiful Hela has torn the cruciate ligament in her only remaining back leg and desperately needs specialist surgery to give her the chance to run, play and enjoy life again.

After everything this incredible girl has already overcome, we’re determined to keep fighting for her - but we need some help as her insurance only covers part of the costs. So we have set up a GoFundMe page to hopefully cover the remaining costs of the surgery.

Donate to Hela’s GoFundMe here:
https://gofund.me/ba770001d

Every donation, no matter how small, will bring Hela one step closer to the surgery she needs. If you can’t donate, please share her story - it could make all the difference.

🐾 Please help us get our beautiful girl back on her paws. 🖤

13/08/2026

There's probably an anthology for that....

We love a beautifully illustrated anthology at the Gray and White Bookshop. They make wonderful gifts, coffee table decoration, learning aids, they are just wonderful. They cover a range of subjects from beetles to myths to the universe to history.

We have lots of beautiful editions in stock at the moment or you can purchase them online through our affiliate link on our home page. We can also order in specific titles if there is a particular one you would like.

We are open today 10am - 5pm, why not pop in and check out our anthologies ☺️
47 Main Street, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester

12/08/2026

Some of our beautiful makes from our kintsugi session 💛

Thank you so much to everyone who attends our craft clubs, we love being able to give you the opportunity to try different crafts in a no pressure environment.

Is there a craft you tried with us that you really enjoyed? Maybe there's a craft you would like to try? Let us know and we will see what we can do 😊

10/08/2026

Monday Craft Club - Kintsugi.

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with special tree sap mixed with gold. Instead of hiding the cracks, they become a feature. It encourages us to value our history and find beauty in imperfection.

You all seem very excited for this session as it is sold out 🎉

We look forward to seeing you later and seeing your beautiful makes!
If you would like to book onto a future craft club you can do so by using the link in comments or vi searching Monday Craft Club on Eventbrite.

09/08/2026

Happy Sunday everyone ☀️

It's always a good day to read.
In a comfy chair, on the shade of a tree, in your bed, on a train, wherever.

What are you reading at the moment?

If you're in need of a new book (or 3) we are open today 10am - 4pm, 47 Main Street, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester.

07/08/2026

✨Bookseller recommendations - Feet Of Clay by Terry Pratchett✨

"The story itself is excellent, murder, poisoning and Victorian style police work in city of Ank Morpork. It has trolls, golems and whatever Nobby Nobs is. However the reason I love this book is because of one character, Cheery Littlebottom a dwarf who challenges the gender norms of their species. The way she is written is beautiful and really speaks to the transgender community on our round world. The acceptance of everyone around her is how our world should be."

If you would like to give Feet Of Clay a read you can order it online, link in comments.

06/08/2026

Our doors are open and we are ready to welcome you at the bookshop today ☺️

We are open 10am - 5pm, 47 Main Street, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester

04/08/2026

Some beautiful painted candles from our craft club this week!

Our Monday Craft Clubs are a friendly, no pressure way to try out different crafts and art mediums. Sessions are different each week, come to them all or come to one it is entirely up to you. All materials are provided so you don't need to worry about budgeting for supplies you might not use again.
You are encouraged to go at your own pace and explore themes you are interested in. If you're feeling stuck we can help with inspiration.

If you would like to book on to a class you can do so by clicking the link on our craft club pinned post on our page. Alternatively, you can search 'Monday Craft Club' on Eventbrite.

02/08/2026

Last chance to win a £250 gift card 🤩

✨Buy ANY book between 30th July - 2nd Aug, and you could win a £250 Bookshop . org digital gift card! ✨
Every sale supports independent bookshops, not billionaires.

Use the affiliate link in the comments to purchase any book for a chance to win £250 gift card.

01/08/2026

Happy Saturday readers!
Our new stock shelves are full with wonderful titles ready to be discovered.
We have beautifully illustrated volumes on nature, folklore and the universe, fantasy, romantasy, indie authors, cosy fiction, all sorts of reads for all sorts of readers.

We are open 10am - 5pm today.
📍47 Main Street, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester.