“The journey of a lifetime starts with the turning of a page”
And for us that book journey has recently turned a new page. Heading into retirement we are happy that the bookshop at the Bluecoat continues to flourish under new ownership as Aldous Books.
Since an extended gap year in the 1970s with an antiquarian book business in Belfast, we began in our own name in 1984, first sharing space with the gallery of artist A.R. (Tony) Klitz in Wayfarers Arcade, Southport. The bookshop grew over the years as did our knowledge, joy in and commitment to fine book selling. We spent 28 happy years on the balcony of Wayfarers Arcade.
A house move to Liverpool resulted in us relocating the business into the city centre in 2012 and we had twelve delightful years based in the courtyard of the Bluecoat in Liverpool 1.


We, Alwyn & Bryan Kernaghan, continue our bookselling interest in a smaller and more selective way.
Please feel free to contact if you think we can help you.
READ ~ BREATHE ~ GROW
BOOKS FALL OPEN ~ YOU FALL IN
Tel: 07960754716
email:kernaghanbooks@hotmail.com