Our Book Fairs,
Phoenix Book Corner
and The Book Team
In order to facilitate our activities supporting animals in need, the Phoenix Association undertakes several fund-raising activities.
Central to these are the Book Fairs now held at our permanent location in Prigonrieux.
Phoenix Book Corner, 42 Route des Sables, 24130 Prigonrieux.
We sell donated second hand books in English, French and Dutch; Fiction, Non-Fiction and Collectibles.
In addition to the books we also sell CDs, DVDs and vinyl plus a large bric-à-brac and clothing stall.
Come and visit our new cafe, relax in our outside seating area while you enjoy hot and cold refreshments .
We can offer a delicious selection of sandwiches, pastries and homemade cakes.
Phoenix Spring Book Fair
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026
9am to 4pm (09.00 - 16.00)
At our new, permanent premises
Phoenix Book Corner
42 Route de Sable, 24130 PRIGONRIEUX.
Thank you to everyone who has supported this move.
This is the beginning of a great adventure.
We hope to see you throughout the year.
If you would like to support us, please click the link:
The Phoenix Association needs your help.
Please read on and click the button for full info.
We are renovating a large commercial garage in Prigonrieux to serve as our permanent hub for sorting and selling. All our volunteers are working hard to create a welcoming space, complete with all modern amenities.
With your help our aim is to raise as much as possible to assist with renovations.
Every € you donate supports the Phoenix Association and Animal Rescue, ensuring each purchase or donation helps write a new chapter of hope and kindness for animals in need.
Click here for more infos and donations:
Click and Collect
We operate a Click and Collect service. This service applies only to English fiction books.
Click and Collect is designed
(a) To help you avoid the hassle of jostling with people at the Book Fair
(b) To give you the first chance of finding any books
(c) To let you purchase your books at leisure
(d) To give you more time to explore the other stalls
Books can be collected from the fiction stall (at the Phoenix Book corner, Prigonrieux) on Fair Day.
Alternatively, we can hold them at our book store depot in Prigonrieux for collection on a Friday by pre-arrangement.
The cost is 1.50€ per book plus a search fee of 1 euro per book, up to a maximum of 5 euros.
You only pay for the books we find – there is no fee if we search and can’t find a book.
For example:
16 books = 16 x 1.50 + 5 = 29.00 €
4 books = 4 x 1.50 + 4 = 11.00 €
Donate Items
If you wish to donate books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl records and small household items (not electrical), this can be done in one of three ways:
• Bring them with you to a book fair. At each fair there is an area where donations can be left for sorting. Please ensure books are
either boxed or in shopping bags, not in refuse sacs (bin bags).
• Take them to our depot in Prigonrieux on Fridays when we are open for sorting.
If you cannot take your donations to either a fair or our depot, please contact the Book Donations Team via the button below.
Consideration when donating items
Thank you for wishing to donate books to the Phoenix Association. Your support is invaluable, but please take the time to read and understand the following:
The aim of the Book Fairs is to raise money for Phoenix activities, and other animal welfare organisations, by selling books and other items that have been donated to us.
It takes considerable time and effort to sort the items we sell and to prepare for each Fair. Therefore any item we are given that is not in a saleable condition is a distraction, as we have to dispose of them as ethically as possible. This takes time and effort, which detracts from our main objective. We have developed the following guidelines in an effort to minimise the amount of donated books that have to be discarded:
Please assess your books and ask the basic question: would you buy them?
Any book that has the following faults will be discarded as unsaleable:
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Torn covers or missing/damaged pages
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Misshapen
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Ingrained dust, brown spots/patches or discolouration on the outside or edges
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Have patches of mould or a musty smell
We are currently disposing of several hundred books each week because they do not meet these criteria. You can help us reduce costs by inspecting your donations before giving them to us. Please also ensure the books are packed in boxes or shopping bags when passing them to us. Packing them in bin bags causes irreparable damage.
If you have books that do not meet our criteria, you can recycle them free of charge at SIRMET in Bergerac (note, not the déchetterie). SIRMET is situated at 11 Route d’Agen, 24100, Bergerac, close to Jardiland and is open Mon - Thu: 9h - 12h, 13h - 17h and Fri: 9 - 12h, 13h - 16h
The Book Team!
Our Book Fair activities are undertaken by the Book Team.
We have approximately 25,000 books plus other donated items available to sell at each fair, to raise funds for the association. The processing of these donations requires a year-round sorting process which never ceases. The sorting is done at our depot in Prigonrieux and requires a continual effort by a team of volunteers to ensure the books are quality controlled and prepared for sale, and those that cannot be sold are properly recycled.
In addition, there is another team of volunteers that provides a network to collect donations from a wide area and deliver them for sorting.
Join the team
So, behind the scenes, there is a large number of volunteers that enable our fundraising to continue.
If you wish to help us by becoming one of our volunteers there are three main areas in which you could help:
Book Sorters
This team meets every Friday at our Prigonrieux depot. As well as sorting, they are responsible for quality control and preparing items for sale in presentable condition, and those that cannot be sold are recycled.
Fair Volunteers
The Fairs only happen because volunteers give their time generously to set it up and man it. We need more volunteers to help us with this and thus to continue raising funds for animals in distress. We are looking for volunteers to help us prepare and run the book fairs: helpers to install, operate and clear away the stalls, catering staff and willing bakers. If you think you can help us in our endeavours, please contact David Tong at: bookcorner.bergerac@outlook.com
Donations Collectors
We receive donations of books over a wide area and have a network of local volunteers in place to receive them. Volunteers work from home, the hours they wish and are eligible for tax credits to subsidise any driving they do. This work is essential to ensure we have a ready supply of books for sale and thus raise money for animals in need. If you would like to join this group, please contact: bookcorner.bergerac@outlook.com
How to find us
The Book Team’s depot and centre of activities is at
Phoenix Book Corner
42, Route des Sables, 24130 Prigonrieux.
Located at the corner of route des sables and route des combes (D34 Bergerac to La force)
What 3 words: ///weird.perfectly.tasers
Co-ordinates:
Latitude 44.867568368399496
Longitude 0.3901513208885765
If you wish to donate books to us, and wish to know how best this can be done, please contact our donations coordinator via the button below.
