Bookshops

Sadly, only the frontage is left

The frontage of what used to be la Librairie Tacussel on La Canebière, Marseille, August 2023 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday […]

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Oh Yes

The top of Charing Cross Road is still undergoing a lot of building work, largely due to the forthcoming new railway line, and I did feel a little sad to […]

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South Bank Book Market

I can never resist a peak at the books on display at this daily outdoor book market on London’s South Bank. You can imagine, given the British weather, that you […]

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Treadwell’s, a Magical Bookshop

Store Street, in Bloomsbury, used to house offices of the British Library, and is now home to Treadwells book store, founded in 2003. The only word to describe this shop […]

Alphabet Challenges

The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines analphabetic as lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books, and as one of my favourite literary characters commented: “To the uneducated, an A […]

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The Oldest Bookshop in London

For a bookshop with history and atmosphere head to Hatchards at 187 Piccadilly, next to Fortnum and Mason and opposite the Royal Academy. It was established in 1797 and is […]

Bookshops

Daunt Books – the perfect London travel bookstore

Daunt Books on Marylebone High Street forms a regular part […]

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Bookshops

Sadly, only the frontage is left

Oh Yes

South Bank Book Market

Treadwell’s, a Magical Bookshop

A is for… Analphabetic

The Oldest Bookshop in London

Daunt Books – the perfect London travel bookstore