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Liber Bookshop, Sligo, Ireland

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Liber Bookshop, Sligo, Ireland

Liber Bookshop, Sligo, Ireland

Liber is more than a bookshop. It is a local and independent bookshop in the heart of Yeats’ country.

This is a place steeped in arts. We are dripping in arts … yes, rain too, but definitely arts. There are musicians, writers, filmmakers, actors, directors and artists on every street corner here in Sligo. At Liber we cherish them by selling and promoting their works. We stock a wide range of local interest titles – from cooking with surfers and foraging for seaweed to everything you want to know about Yeats. We also sell many general titles, including music.

Liber is an independent family business run by Ailbhe and Brian Caliendo.

Contact:

35 O’Connell St., Sligo, Ireland

Telephone: 071 9142219
Email: info@liber.ie
Website: liber.ie
Bluesky: @libersligo.bsky.social
Twitter: @libersligo
Facebook: facebook.com/libersligo

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The Book House, Thame, Oxfordshire, England

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The Book House, Thame

The Book House, Thame

We have been bookselling in Thame since 1972 and we consider ourselves a central part of this thriving cultural community, whose support ensures our continued presence on Thame’s High Street.

Our aim is to provide an unrivalled service to our customers – we are always happy to offer advice and can usually obtain a book that isn’t on our shelves within 24 hours.

We are happy to work with local book groups, schools and businesses. Please contact us for further details about discounts and how we can help. Our email for such enquiries is office@thebookhousethame.co.uk

Contact:

93 High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3HJ

01844 213032

Website: www.thebookhousethame.co.uk
Email: office@thebookhousethame.co.uk
Facebook: facebook.com/thebookhouse
Instagram: @the_book_house
Twitter: @the_book_house

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56a Infoshop, Walworth, London, England

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56a infoshop

56a infoshop

56a Infoshop is a long-term volunteer-run, 100% unfunded, DIY social centre in Walworth, South London since 1991. We share a collectively-run building with the brilliant Fareshares Food Co-op and the awesome 56a Bikespace.

COME AND CHECK US OUT:

  • we sell radical books, zines, magazines, pamphlets and other printed matter on a wide variety of topics from Anarchism to Zapatistas via everything in between.
  • we have a massive open-access archive so you can read and research about all sorts of radical politics (both local and international).
  • you can hang out and meet people in the space. Tea and coffee is free!
  • find out about what’s going on with other centres, squats, struggles and campaigns.
  • come and help us put on small events in our space. We can offer free meeting space for groups / study groups / book launches etc. We fit about 15 ok inside plus we have the outside large yard space good in Spring through early Autumn.
  • Use our SQUATTERS NOTICEBOARD to meet other squatters, post up info on empty buildings, read legal advice etc.

Contact:

56 Crampton St, Walworth, London SE17 3AE

Email: 56a (at) riseup.net
Website: www.56a.org.uk
Twitter: @56aInfoshop
Instagram: @56a_infoshop

56a infoshop

56a infoshop

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Lighthouse Radical Bookshop, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Lighthouse Radical Bookshop, Edinburgh

Lighthouse Radical Bookshop, Edinburgh

Another of my favourite Edinburgh bookshops, I do try to pop in as often as I can whenever I get up to visit.

I’ve always felt that Word Power Books and then Lighthouse Books carried on the important traditions of Lavender Menace and a large metropolitan city such as Edinburgh should have radical bookshops, to both educate and challenge.

You’re always sure of a couple of things, great service and a pile of interesting books, I especially love the changing collection of zines.

Now more than ever, with the rise of popularism and the right, shops such as Lighthouse Bookshop need our support to help keep up the fight.

Contact:

43-45 W Nicolson Street, Newington, Edinburgh, EH8 9DB

Telephone: 0131 662 9112
Email: books@lighthousebookshop.com
Website: https://lighthousebookshop.com/
Twitter: @lighthousebks
Instagram: @lighthousebks
Facebook: @LighthouseBks

Lighthouse Radical Bookshop, Edinburgh
Lighthouse Radical Bookshop, Edinburgh
Lighthouse Radical Bookshop, Edinburgh
Lighthouse Radical Bookshop, Edinburgh
Lighthouse Radical Bookshop, Edinburgh

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Topping and Company, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Topping and Company, Edinburgh

Topping and Company, Edinburgh

It was with great pleasure that I was able to visit Topping and Co in Edinburgh not long before the first lockdown as part of a little jaunt I had to look at some bookshops in my old home town.

Topping is set up in an old bank just up from where my Gran used to live (Typewronger is at the bottom of the block they actually lived in) and I remember that area with some fondness.

The ground floor of the building has a wonderful central display case of signed and valuable books and I spent quite a while just lusting over several editions and it took quite a bit of will power to leave these and venture upstairs.

It was well worth it, the first floor is full of little rooms (the old offices) crammed with books floor to ceiling and sitting places, coffee station and very attentive staff.

I spent a good hour just exploring these rooms and left with a couple of books of poetry and some cards.

Looking forward to visiting again, hopefully soon.

Contact:

2 Blenheim Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5JH

Telephone: 0131 546 4202
Email: edinburgh@toppingbooks.co.uk
Website: www.toppingbooks.co.uk
Twitter: @ToppingsEdin
Facebook: @ToppingsEdin

Topping and Company, Edinburgh
Topping and Company, Edinburgh
Topping and Company, Edinburgh
Topping and Company, Edinburgh
Topping and Company, Edinburgh

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Cogito Books, Hexham, England

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Cogito Books, Hexham, England

Cogito Books, Hexham, England

Cogito Books is at the heart of Hexham’s vibrant and independent community. We use our enthusiasm and expertise to make book buying in Cogito personal, pleasurable and interesting.

Since opening in 2001, we have dedicated our energies to the values we believe in: discovering reading gems, delivering the best customer service, and creating a place of inspiration. We know that when people shop for books they are not just paying for a commodity, they are buying something that touches their lives and that is what drives us. In an increasingly homogenous world, people know that Cogito will welcome them in, have exciting things going on, remember their tastes and recognise their faces; a haven of peace in a busy world.

5 St Mary’s Chare, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1NQ

Telephone: 01434 602555
Website: https://www.cogitobooks.com
Twitter: @CogitoBooks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CogitoBooks/

How did you come up with the name of your bookshop?

As people step over the threshold, we often get asked about where the name of our bookshop comes from. The name ‘Cogito’ is taken from Rene Descartes’ ‘Cogito ergo sum: I think therefore I am’. His philosophy seems to fit well alongside our idea of creating an Independent Bookshop for Independent Minds; a place where people can linger, browse and discover our unique selection of books.

General background – history of the shop

Claire’s dad, Alan, opened the bookshop in May 2001 in a small upstairs premise in Hexham. A change of location swiftly followed, when the chain Ottakar’s suddenly moved into the town 18 months later. From our new space we have not looked back. Helped by both Claire and also his wife, Julia, Alan turned the shop into a real landmark in the local community – a place where people could be sure of finding a warm welcome and the right book for them. Author events became a regular treat, with literary lunches and crime suppers, and the shop also became the official bookseller for the Hexham Book Festival, a major event each year for the town. Since Alan retired in 2012, Claire runs the shop with help from a great team of booksellers Hilary, Mandy and Alice (and several others over the years!). It continues to be a focal point for the community, a place of discovery and bookish chat for all.

What makes your bookshop special?

We’re very proud of the welcoming ambience that we’ve created at the bookshop, our careful curation of books and the personal connection that we forge with our customers. The bookshop is a very friendly space where both adults and children can (and do!) browse for hours, join in storytelling, book groups and activities. We stock a whole range of contemporary and classic fiction as well as an eclectic range of non-fiction for all ages. Personal attention for each and every customer is very important to us. It’s a great feeling when you find just the right book for someone, and that’s what drives us! We developed the Cogito Reading Treat as an extension of this – a bespoke consultation in which we personally recommend six new books for the lucky recipient that will hopefully become some of their favourites (and yes, tea and biscuits are involved too!).

What’s the best thing about being a bookseller?

There are so many! For us, one of the biggest highlights is talking to customers about books – the bookshop is a place where some wonderful conversations are sparked around books and reading, and recommendations are shared. Being an independent bookshop gives us the freedom to stock a huge variety of titles, and we’re always on the lookout for new and interesting reads that we think our customers will enjoy. It’s certainly inspiring being surrounded by books all day, and we, as well as our customers, are continuously inspired to try new things.

What little-known book do you think is underrated?

The Priory by Dorothy Whipple is a wonderful read. It was recommended to me by my colleague Hilary and between us we have introduced many customers to Dorothy Whipple’s brilliant novels. It’s published by Persephone Books, who reissue neglected writing, mainly by women, from the last century – there are some real gems! Here’s Hilary’s review:

The novel ostensibly tells the story of the Marwoods – an ancient country family fallen on hard times and prey to delicious eccentricity – initially in a similar vein to Nancy Mitford’s ‘The Pursuit of Love’. However, Dorothy Whipple is able to take a much more dispassionate view of the behaviour of this and other social classes. She cleverly interweaves the lives of the family with an interesting array of characters from the ‘outside’ world, revealing the backdrop of social change as the characters motives for their actions are examined. Servants, lovers, self-made men and women all appear as brilliantly complex characters as their relationships with the Marwoods are described in the author’s beautifully clear lucid prose. Dorothy Whipple is particularly good at describing life’s small disappointments, humiliations and frustrations which we all experience and must all overcome using the whatever means are allowed to us. Above all, the gently subversive tone and dryly humorous style make this novel a complete joy to read.

Name three books on your TBR

I have several tottering piles beside my bed but the top three on the nearest pile are, Austen At Home by Lucy Worsley, Lowborn by Kerry Hudson, and Island Song by Madeleine Bunting.

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DRAKE the Bookshop, Stockton-on-Tees, England

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DRAKE the Bookshop

DRAKE the Bookshop

In August 2014, the Drake family were en route to the Lake District on a lovely bank holiday weekend and stopped off in Penrith.

Obviously, the need for a cafe and a coffee was high priority, but better still that combo with books was stumbled upon. The Wordsworth Cafe and Bookshop was discovered (sadly no longer there). Upon leaving, having had a chat with the owners, Mel and Richard had a discussion about how “that could be the sort of thing we could do”. December 2014 and seemingly this discussion was a regular one as Matthew, our son, pointed out, so subconsciously it seemed that owning a bookshop was a thing.

In January 2015 Richard informed his head of department of the intention to leave teaching and he set about trying to work out “where do you buy lots of books from?” Fortunately, their soon to be fairy godmother, Adrienne, and Gardners Books provided the answer and after several crazy ideas such as “we could buy a bus” we found a place. A WHOLE 12 square metres in what used to be Blacketts on Stockton High Street.

And so on September 22nd 2015 DRAKE – The Bookshop opened its “doors” to the public and immediately had the books christened with champagne (thanks Lou). From that day forward we have never looked back. Stockton Council, B Supplied, Gardners Books, The Booksellers Association, Chicken and Frog Bookshop to name but a few were incredibly helpful in the early days (and still are) and since then so many people have helped to make us look professional and competent!

In October 2016 we moved to our current home on Silver Street where we have been happily at home ever since! And in 2021 we expanded into an empty unit at 26 Silver Street which now houses our children’s bookshop.

DRAKE the Bookshop

DRAKE the Bookshop

Contact:

26-27 Silver St, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1SX

Telephone: 01642 909970
Email: books@drakethebookshop.co.uk
Website: www.drakethebookshop.co.uk
Twitter: @drakebookshop
Instagram: @drakethebookshop
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DRAKEBookshop

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The Queerish Bookshop, Darlington, England

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The Queerish Bookshop, Darlington

The Queerish Bookshop, Darlington

The Queerish Bookshop is an LGBTQ+ bookshop based in the North East of England, in Darlington, County Durham.

We specialise in radical and LGBTQ+ literature, but we do stock the odd book that may not necessarily fall into either category (the ish in Queerish).

The Queerish Bookshop is about community, curiosity, and change.

We’re here for the Darlington queers, to give space for the community outside of Pride.

We’re here for those who are curious, questioning, who have so much to explore about themselves and the world.

We’re here for the allies, who want to learn and grow with us, to fight by our side.

But most importantly, we’re here for people who like reading damn good books.

Contact:

39a Bondgate, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 7JJ.

Email: thequeerishbookshop@gmail.com
Website: www.thequeerishbookshop.co.uk
Instagram: @thequeerishbookshop
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thequeerishbookshop

The Queerish Bookshop, Darlington

The Queerish Bookshop, Darlington

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2 Tone Comics, Hebden Bridge, England

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2 Tone Comics is a comic shop in Hebden Bridge, one of my favourite towns in West Yorkshire.

I’ve not had a chance to visit them yet but from exploring their Facebook page they look like an extremely energetic shop, visiting comic conventions and shows.

They have a massive back catalogue and if you want to visit them they are open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Contact:

40 Market Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 6AA

Telephone: 01422 845666
Email: amonkey21@aol.com
Website: http://www.2tonecomics.com/
Instagram: @2_tone_comics
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2-Tone-Comics-121609787880984/

2 Tone Comics, Hebden Bridge
2 Tone Comics, Hebden Bridge
2 Tone Comics, Hebden Bridge
2 Tone Comics, Hebden Bridge
2 Tone Comics, Hebden Bridge

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Quinn’s Bookshop, Market Harborough, England

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Quinns Bookshop is an award-winning independent bookshop situated in the heart of Market Harborough in Leicestershire. It’s is down one of the market town’s old lanes with an inviting entrance, looking forward to visiting.

Contact:
Three Crowns Yard, High St Market Harborough LE16 7AF

Telephone: 01858 432313
Email: info@quinnsbookshop.co.uk
Website: www.quinnsbookshop.co.uk
Twitter: @QuinnsBookshop
Instagra: @quinnsbookshop.mh
Facebook: @QuinnsBookshop
Linktree: QuinnsBookshop

Quinn’s Bookshop, Market Harborough
Quinn’s Bookshop, Market Harborough
Quinn’s Bookshop, Market Harborough
Quinn’s Bookshop, Market Harborough

In their own words

How did you come up with the name of your bookshop?

Our shop was originally owned by Kevin Quinn; father of GBBO winner Frances Quinn, which is where it got its name! Whilst they no longer own the business, the shop name has continued and the Quinn family are still customers./span>

Do you stock a variety of genres or do you specialise?

We stock a variety of genres across fiction, non-fiction, adult’s and children’s books. I think my favourite section is the children’s because the books are all so vibrant and exciting, and I’m a big kid at heart! Until very recently we didn’t have a manga or sci-fi section, but we sell Warhammer too and I felt these genres would appeal to our current customers, so I begged the owner nicely and now we do! And I’m pleased to say they’re selling well.

What makes your bookshop special?

We are tucked away down a little cobbled side alley into one of Market Harborough’s characteristic yards, which makes us a peaceful shop off the beaten track, and adds to our quirkiness. As my friend’s son beautifully put it, “It’s like you’re in Harry Potter!”

What’s the hardest thing about being a bookseller?

Having a customer come back and tell you they hated one of your favourite books!

What’s the best thing about being a bookseller?

Helping someone to find their new favourite book, or something that helps them through a difficult time, whether that’s with information to support them or good old fashioned escapism in a novel.

What’s the most surprising thing about being a bookseller?

The deep connection you make with some of your customers. I’ve worked in different types of retail and there’s nothing quite like ‘talking books’ to reveal someone’s personality and bare their soul to you rather rapidly.

Describe your store in three words.

Small but mighty

How do you choose the books you stock?

A lot of the time it’s simply a case of “ooh that looks interesting!” whilst flicking through the various buyers catalogues! I think you also get a feel for your customer base and will see books as you’re browsing and think “Mr xxx would love that!” or “Mrs xxx will be so thrilled that author has a new book coming out!” To summarise, it’s a mixture of what I’d like to read, and what I know our customers enjoy reading. With us being in such a rural area anything nature or farming related always goes down a storm!

Do you have a favourite publisher? Why?

You shouldn’t have favourites but YES! I LOVE Nosy Crow – their children’s chapter books are usually fantastic stories and full of substance with important themes and messages, and their younger children’s books are so colourful and exciting! It’s always an expensive publisher rep chat though because I end up buying half their catalogue for my daughters!

Name three books on your TBR.

Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (I bought this from Southwold books when I visited recently – lovely shop, would highly recommend) and Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (I’m rereading this because I read it over ten years ago and loved it, now it’s been chosen by the bookclub I attend so I need a refresher).

What’s the greatest lesson you’ve learned from selling books?

That you can never underestimate how much a story can impact someone’s life. They’re powerful things, books.

What is the weirdest thing a customer has ever asked for?

It was when I worked for a previous bookshop chain which has since closed down – we had a customer looking for travel plugs; the sort you take to Europe so that British plugs work in European plug sockets!

What do you get up to in a normal bookselling day?

Chatting to customers mainly! Ordering books, drinking tea, ordering some more books, eating my lunch too early because I have no restraint, replying to emails, drinking some more tea, alphabetising the books, drinking more tea, scanning deliveries in, debating for half an hour over which books make the cut for the new paperback table, drinking more tea, changing my mind about which books to put on the new paperback table and rearranging it, emptying the bins, locking up and going home to drink more tea!

What is the nicest thing a customer has ever said to you?

“Your shop is well curated”. They’ll never realise what a spirit-lifting, confidence boosting compliment that was. When I was a teenager I wanted to be an art gallery curator and for one reason or another that dream fell through. I went into retail (stacking shelves in a supermarket at the time), and it never occurred to me that it would lead onto me still being a curator of sorts in later life. Books suit me better than art anyway, so it’s all come good in the end!

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Criminally Good Books, York, England

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Criminally Good Books

Criminally Good Books

A new book shop has opened in York!

I visited Criminally Good Books on their first day and what a wonderful shop just along from Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma Gate and behind The Shambles.

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff and owner, a great selection of crime writing fiction and non-fiction, and are always on the lookout for suggestions of what to stock.

Well worth a visit for all crime lovers and here’s to their future!

Contact:

14 Colliergate, York, YO1 8BP

Website: criminallygoodbooks.co.uk
Email: hello@criminallygoodbooks.co.uk
Instagram: @criminallygoodbooksyork

Criminally Good Books
Criminally Good Books
Criminally Good Books
Criminally Good Books
Criminally Good Books
Criminally Good Books

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The Stripey Badger, Grassington, England

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Situated in the Yorkshire Dales village of Grassington, the beating heart of the Yorkshire Dales and home to Darrowby in the TV series of All Creatures Great and Small.

The Stripey Badger is an award winning independent Bookshop, Coffee Shop and Kitchen.

This is a lovely little bookshop in North Yorkshire, near Skipton. It also has a cafe attached which looks so comfortable and tasty. So if you’re ever near Harrogate or Skipton this would always be worth a visit.

Contact:

7 The Square, Grassington, Skipton BD23 5AQ

Telephone: 01756 753583
Email: info@thestripeybadger.co.uk
Website: www.thestripeybadger.co.uk
Twitter: @stripeybadgers
Instagram: @thestripeybadgers
Facebook: @thestripeybadger

The Stripey Badger, Grassington

The Stripey Badger, Grassington

In their own words

How did you come up with the name of your bookshop?

Wind in the Willows is one of our best loved books from childhood, with a fondness for Mr Badger. Originally, the name did not go down too well with other partners, so a suggested ‘working title’ was agreed. And, of course, the name stuck. But honestly we could see the fun we could have with the logo, especially with a great artist friend who got caught up with the idea. We now have Stripey Badger mugs, notelets, cards and tote bags!

Who are you? Owns the bookshop? Bit of a bio and pics, please

The bookshop is owned by mother and son Linda and James and the next door cafe by sister Jackie. Mum Linda has always wanted to work in a bookshop, and when the family moved back home to the Yorkshire Dales from Keswick, we searched for a bookshop to work in. But there weren’t any. The only option was to open one and with James home from university, the dream became a reality. With Jackie’s background in catering, the obvious bookshop/cafe combination took off. one year ago in August 2018.

Do you stock a variety of genres or do you specialise?

We stock a variety of genres but delight in specialising in Science (James’ subject) and customers are getting to know about this and with our range; natural history and travel writing and childrens. All new.

What makes your bookshop special?

I would say that we do not stock thousands of books but that each one has been thought about and personally curated. A review we received this month sums us up “The bookshop is not overly stocked with titles but what it might lack in quantity it makes up with quality. It is exceptionally well-stocked.

What’s the hardest thing about being a bookseller?

The hardest thing about being a bookseller is keeping up with publishers and their imprints. Finding out who publishes which books, POS, offers, discounts etc is a full-time job in itself.

What’s the best thing about being a bookseller?

The best thing is books! Choosing stock and displaying and selling. Seeing someone else loving your choice. Discovering new authors and new books that you would not have thought of and letting your customers know about them.

What’s the most surprising thing about being a bookseller?

The most surprising thing is that we are now part of an amazing community ! Friendly, supportive, funny, fellow booksellers, associations, wholesale, publishers.

What are the goals for your bookshop?

Our goals are to run a Science Club, Book Club in 2020; have more author events, increase our stock a little, improve our window dressing skills!

The Stripey Badger, Grassington

The Stripey Badger, Grassington

Do you think owning a bookshop has changed your life? How?

Our lives have totally changed. We are now part of the village community, each on an event committee; we talk books constantly; read exciting books we would never have dreamt of.

What book do you wish would sell better?

We are surprised that popular fiction books are not bought as regularly as others and it has made us review the books that we buy.

What well-known book do you think is overrated?

Not as much overrated as bought elsewhere with discounts, we find the David Walliams books are talked about by younger customers – but there are amazing children’s books out now.

What little-known book do you think is underrated?

The Snow Child by Ewyn Ivey is the most wonderful book and one that I recommend all the time.

What is your preferred reading genre?

We used to read historical fiction/science but now we don’t have a preferred genre and take delight in reading out of genre and discussing with each other. I didn’t really rate crime fiction as my genre but have read some superb ones now. James was all science but now enjoying fiction such as Washington Black and Whiskey When We’re Dry.

Describe your store in three words.

Welcoming. An Adventure. Ever-changing.

What book is your greatest treasure? Why?

Linda a very old Pears Encyclopedia. James a Planetarium book.

What was your favourite childhood book? Why?

Linda: The Lion the witch & the wardrobe. James:Paddington

If you could invite any author for a book signing at your shop, who would you choose?

Michael Palin – for his Monty Python history; his intelligence and warmth and his writing.

Where do you think the biggest change in book publishing will come from?

Audio books will rise in popularity. We would like to see a reduction in hardbacks which don’t sell hardly at all in our shop, unless there is a promotion behind them.

How do you reach potential readers/customers?

We haven’t got a website yet but do use social media and send an e-newsletter.

How do you choose the books you stock?

We read reviews from the press/ Gardners’ catalogues/emails from publishers and reps. Then we discuss between ourselves.

Do you have a favourite publisher? Why?

We love them all! But always look at Nosy Crow and Bodlean.

What are you reading at the moment?

James: Consider Phlebas by Ian Banks. Linda: a proof copy of After The Flood.

What’s the greatest lesson you’ve learned from selling books?

It’s so much more than selling books! That’s almost the easy part!

What music, if any, do you play in your shop? Why?

We don’t have a licence to play music. So, none.

What is the best book-related gift you’ve ever received?

Narnia tea!

What is the weirdest thing a customer has ever asked for?

A customer who came in for a gift but said she didn’t want a book.

What do you get up to in a normal bookselling day?

Our building is 400 years old so the first thing we do is dust! Then we re-curate. James re-sorts when he is in the shop and I do the same . Which is strangely not annoying! It keeps us on our toes, refreshes the shop and brings different books into the limelight. It’s an aspect of the shop our customers enjoy – they say the bookshop always looks different each time they come in – which it does!

What is the nicest thing a customer has ever said to you?

“the village is a much nicer place to live in now that you are here”

The Stripey Badger, Grassington

The Stripey Badger, Grassington

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The Lexicon, The Pollet, Guernsey

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The Lexicon

The Lexicon

Lexicon is a local store that has been trading in Guernsey for over thirty years. We pride ourselves on our customer service and our wide range of products; offering islanders books, stationery, pens, wrapping paper, photo and picture frames, art materials and much, much more.

We also stock a variety of unique gift ideas and of course we have our delicious range of Thorntons chocolates to tempt you.

Our friendly, experienced staff are always on hand to help you find what you are looking for, so why not drop in today and explore our 3 floors of books and more!

Contact:

23-25 The Pollet, Guernsey GY1 1WQ, Guernsey

Telephone: 01481 721120
Email: sales@thelexicon.co.uk
Website: www.thelexicon.co.uk
Twitter: @thelexicongsy
Facebook: facebook.com/thelexicongs

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10 of Those, Leland, England

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10ofthose is a Book Ministry that hand picks the best books from across the Publishers; ensures that they hold to the Bible; and then discounts them so that more can go out. We then use our profits to support missions around the world.

Our resources are carefully chosen to ensure that they point to the Lord Jesus. We are passionate about what we recommend because we know that as books point to Jesus, they can totally change a life. We have experienced that in our own lives, and we want you to discover that in yours too!

Contact:

Unit C, Tomlinson Road, Leland, Lancashire, PR25 2DY

Telephone: 03302 233423
Email: info@10ofthose.com
Website: www.10ofthose.com
Twitter: @10ofthose
Instagram: @10ofthose
Facebook: @10ofthose

10 of Those, Leland

10 of Those, Leland

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Bell, Book and Candle, Galway, Ireland

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Bell Book and Candle

Bell Book and Candle

Bell Book & Candle is one of the most unique shops in Galway and is a treasure trove of books, music, comics, vintage and retro cameras and accessories.

Bell Book & Candle is a book and music shop in Galway City (the red building beside the infamous trad pub The Crane).Huge selection of books,vinyl and CDs.

Contact:

The Small Crane, Sea Rd, The Claddagh, Galway, Ireland

Telephone: +353 91 589 060
Instagram: @bellbookcandlegalway
Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071414917516

Bell Book and Candle

Bell Book and Candle

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