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Every bookshop has a story We re not talking about rooms that are just full of books We re talking about bookshops in barns disused factories converted churches and underground car parks Bookshops on boats on buses and in old run down train stations Fold out bookshops undercover bookshops this is the best place I ve ever been to bookshops Meet Sarah and her Book Barge sailing across the sea to France meet Sebastien in Mongolia who sells books to herders of the Altai mountains meet the bookshop in Canada that s invented the world s first antiquarian book vending machine And that s just the beginning From the oldest bookshop in the world to the smallest you could imagine The Bookshop Book examines the history of books talks to authors about their favourite places and looks at over three hundred weirdly wonderful bookshops across six continents sadly we ve yet to build a bookshop down in the South Pole The Bookshop Book is a love letter to bookshops all around the world The Bookshop Book Jen Campbell is a bestselling author and award winning poet Her short story collection The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night is published by Two Roads her childrens picture books Franklins Flying Bookshop Franklin and Luna go to the Moon and Franklin and Luna and the Book of Fairy Tales are published by Thames Hudson Her poetry collection The Girl Aquarium is published by Bloodaxe. The Bookshop Book pdf Jen is also the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops series and The Bookshop Book Her poetry pamphlet The Hungry Ghost Festival is published by The Rialto Shes a recipient of an Eric Gregory Award and won the Jane Martin Poetry Prize Jen worked as a bookseller for ten years and now has a You Jen Campbell is a bestselling author and award winning poet Her short story collection The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night is published by Two Roads her children s picture books Franklin s Flying Bookshop Franklin and Luna go to the Moon and Franklin and Luna and the Book of Fairy Tales are published by Thames Hudson Her poetry collection The Girl Aquarium is published by Bloodaxe. The Bookshop Book pdf download Jen is also the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops series and The Bookshop Book Her poetry pamphlet The Hungry Ghost Festival is published by The Rialto She s a recipient of an Eric Gregory Award and won the Jane Martin Poetry Prize Jen worked as a bookseller for ten years and now has a Youtube channel where she talks about all things books She also runs a podcast called BOOKS WITH JEN is Vlogger in Residence for the Poetry Book Society offers writing workshops and editorial services and runs a book club for TOAST She grew up in the north east of England and now lives in London She is represented by Charlie Campbell at Kingsford Campbell site_link I love bookshops. Book The Bookshop book club To while away part of an afternoon in an bookshop looking at the shelves seeing the shiny new books and finding a new one by a favourite author is just perfect And these unassuming shops offer a whole series of worlds to explore and discover all just from the printed page. EBook The Bookshop booking Jen Campbell is a complete book addict and in this delightful little book she takes you from bookshop to bookshop across the UK Europe and the world Almost of them are independent Their owners an eclectic bunch are as enthusiastic about reading and books and authors as Jen is There are tales of tiny bookshops that people have on bikes books that are in old red telephone boxes one in a narrowboat one that has its own band and even an outdoor bookshop in the States Each of these bookshops offers a unique experience when it come to buying books either because of the location or the staff but mainly because they find those books that won t necessarily be on the shelf of a chain store. Book The Bookshop book series All through the book there are interviews with authors talking about their reading experiences and favourite bookshops and the book is peppered with bookish anecdotes and facts if you love books and bookshops then this is a must read 9781472116666 A bit uneventoo much Europetoo little of the rest the latter not well researched either but charming 9781472116666 The Bookshop Book is a tour of bookstores around the world The author chats with authors and bookstore owners and includes pages of interesting facts about various bookstores There are also some color photos of very cool bookstores. The Bookshop Book epub.pub I loved this book for the first 100 pages or so but the I read the less I enjoyed As she leaves England and Europe the author is less personally involved with the shops she details The bookstore descriptions read in some cases as if they came from the store s website 9781472116666 A great wonderful book about bookstores around the world I especially loved the ones in London United Kingdom 9781472116666 This book is literally packed with anecdotes interviews and stories about readers love affair with bookshops Although much of the book approximately half deals with the UK this is also a worldwide tour from Africa South America Australasia Asia there are countless examples of how the books hop is flourishing There are Camel Library Services for nomadic communities bookshops in barns stations piers and on board boats There are even books about bookshops such as The Bookshop that Floated Away plus countless stories of people who followed their dream and it is a brave dream in these uncertain times of opening a bookshop Many have pets including my favourite the rabbit Napoleon Bunnyparte and others even have book bands As there are countless examples of people falling in love with various bookshops and of those who own them having love stories of their own this is very much a book about the people involved in the selling and reading as much as the books themselves You have to say though that obviously reading is very much a human story and without people the books cannot come alive There would be nobody to write them for nobody to read them or to dream up lovely names for bookshops such as Elvis Shakespeare a music and bookstore to organise events and book festivals and reading groups If you are a reader then you will be intrigued fascinated and delighted by this volume It is packed with interviews with booksellers as well as authors such as Emma Donaghue Joanne Harris Bill Bryson and Jacqueline Wilson contributing as well as wonderful bookish facts Did you know that Shakespeare wrote a curse for his headstone should anyone move his body Or that for the last thirteen years of his life Casanova was a librarian Don t worry whether you did or didn t there are countless facts to discover in this book. Book The Bookshop book review Of course the author has to ask about the future of bookshops in this digital age She seems to conclude that bookshops will become independent catering for specialist genres giving personal knowledge offering a refuge with personal recommendations coffee shops and company as well as signed copies and the ability to browse What is certain is that bookshops still have a place in our heart and hopefully in our High Streets Lastly I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley for review 9781472116666 
Ahh that was satisfying My love for books and bookstores grew at least tenfold and now I want to explore them all I think this book will now become my bookstore bucket list I will work on it 9781472116666 Bookshops are time machinesspaceshipsstory makerssecret keepersdragon tamersdream catchersfact finders safe places this book is for those who know this to be true The bookshop book is absolute love A book about books about bookshops about facts on books and cherry on the top authors talk about books This one is for all the bibliophiles bibliomaniacs Because whether we re in the middle of the desert or in the heart of a city or the top of a mountain or on an underground train having good stories to keep us company means the whole world. Book The Bookshop book list Lignin an organic polymer found in trees is chemically similar to vanillin the primary extract of the vanilla bean So when trees are made into books and kept for long periods of time the lignin in the paper breaks down and starts to smell like vanilla. Book The Bookshop booker This is why antiquarian books and secondhand bookshops smell so damn good 9781472116666 Squee A book about books and bookshops and bookshop owners and books and bookshops and bookshops and bookshops Freaking fantabulous Yes I made up a new word. The Bookshop Book pdf editor And written by Jen Campbell she who wrote Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops which is hilarious I absolutely had a blast reading this book my dear husband was worried as I talked of packing a small bag and starting my tour of the six continents covered in this book on a pilgrimage to visit every single one mentioned and buy a book from each one Much to his relief I am still here and writing this review instead I was super excited reading this book For the book lover and the bookshop addict this is THE book to get to fill up on the wonders of bookshops of all shapes and sizes What was really exciting is some of the bookshops featured I have been to One of them is one of my favourite places to go now Barter Books in Alnwick in the North East of England is a huge second hand bookshop with scrummy cafe food and coffee housed in an old Victorian Railway station the history of it was fascinating in this book With background stories from bookshop owners descriptions of unusual and wacky bookshop themes Bookish quotes and facts about books and tales about their favourite bookshops from well known authors this book is a gem for the bibliophile who still gets excited at walking into an independent book store It was a lot of fun reading it I had an advance copy ebook version but the beautiful hardback version also has photographs of some of the bookshops That s a keeper of a book huh I m getting that too to keep forever to drool over. PDF The Bookshop book club AND it s a book that shows that good independent bookstores are thriving even in the midst of the gloom and doom that the digital age will be the end of bookshops and their lovely smells and personal service offered It seems that the bookshops in this book are not only surviving but thriving and customers are loving it Can somebody get excited about THAT It was interesting and exciting and educational reading this book about bookshops what could a true bookstore addict want really Some of the bookshops in this book sound amazing just amazing Now where is my toothbrush I need to pack a bag to get on the road to start my worldwide bookshop tour Taxi to the airport please If you love books if you love bookshops if you want to know where in the world the most amazing bookshops are this is the book to get it s like the Lonely Planet guide to bookshops And it s freaking awesome. Book The Bookshop book review Check out of my reviews book talk and giveaways at received an advance readers copy of this book thanks to the publishers via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review 9781472116666 An essential bibliophile s handbook Wherever you plan to travel pack your Rough Guide for info your DK guide for photos and this book to direct you to the nearest bookshops and entertain you on your journey with author and bookseller interviews plus plenty of bookish trivia The book is definitely Eurocentric and especially UK focused this section is nearly half the text but Campbell is still careful to spend time on all six continuously inhabited continents So whether you re headed to Montana or Mongolia there s a bookshop for you Beware though it s not always clear whether these shops will have many English language offerings. Book The Bookshop book club You ll enjoy learning about bookshops that are also Ice cream parlors Bars The Bookstore Bar in Seattle Book Bar in Porstmouth NH A train carriage in Auvers sur Oise France A barber shop Coney Island in 2008 A boat The Book Barge Lichfield A Thai restaurant Boulevard Bookshop Hastings A hat shop The Madhatter Bookshop Burford Oxfordshire Single best piece of trivia a Biblioburro a mobile library on a donkey s back in La Gloria Colombia And the award for best bookshop name goes to The Spitting Llama Bookshop on the banks of Lake Titicaca in Copacabana Bolivia In April 2012 the Blackwell s flagship store in Oxford invited Campbell to stay in their bookshop flat across the street and wander around the shop for a day writing a poem for each room This anecdote plus the interviews with Bill Bryson Tracy Chevalier and Audrey Niffenegger were among my favorite bits. EPub The Bookshop book series I might have liked to see my beloved Hay on Wye get a bit press and the splendid London Review Bookshop gets barely a mention but one of my new favorites Bookbarn International in Somerset does make an appearance Alas my NetGalley download didn t have any of the images or cross references so I ll just have to buy myself a print copy. Book The Bookshop book club As one Cambodian bookseller enthused to Campbell Books are one of the greatest gifts mankind has given itself They are knowledge understanding comfort imagination printed books are magical and real bookshops keep that magic alive Now on my bucket list Shakespeare and Company Paris Larry s Corner Stockholm the owner s from Detroit Fjaerland Book Town Norway The American Book Center Amsterdam Arkadia Bookshop Helsinki Slothrop s Tallinn Estonia Re Reading and The Monkey s Paw Toronto the latter has a Biblio Mat vending machine that sells an antiquarian book at random when you insert 2 Munro s Victoria started in 1963 by Jim Munro and his first wife Alice Munro Powell s Portland OR Bart s Books Ojai CA best outdoor bookshop in the world Parnassus Books Nashville TN co owned by Ann Patchett Book People Austin TX John K King Used Rare Books Detroit Happy Tales Bookshop Markesan WI Whitlock s Book Barn Bethany CT also has a petting zoo Baldwin s Book Barn West Chester PA Gertrude Alice Caf Bookshop Bondi Beach Australia 9781472116666 This book is a love letter to all bookshops around the world Jen Campbell is living the dream She has essentially travelled the world for the sole purpose of visiting bookshops Now doesn t that sound like fun What a wonderful trip that must have been All bookshops are full of stories and stories want to be heard Indeed they most certainly do In the process of her travels she has met quirky writers and wacky bookshop owners She recounts some of the exciting and sometimes bizarre conversations she s had Some of the bookshops have real history some that were rather remarkable and quite shocking A few of the owners have gone to extreme lengths to ensure that they remain is business I m not sure how they do it I couldn t part with a single book Not now Not ever I will still have the books I have now along with many when I m an old man I d make a crappy bookshop owner but that s beside the point You can quite literally feel the author s enthusiasm oozing of the page this isn t some dry detached overview of a few bookshops it was written by a fellow bookworm someone who clearly loves what she does She depicts such a large volume of bookshops that I didn t even know existed She has gone as clich d as it sounds far and wide to catalogue the most obscure and unique places that sell books Here are a few images of the shops in this book these images are also in the book el ateneo grand splendid Argentina The Book Barge UK Numabookcat Japan This one just looks so cool Libreria Acqua Alta Italy I d be seriously worried about water damage This is a most interesting read That much so I used an explanation mark And look here s another one I ve been reading this over a large period of time I ve been savouring it I ve been reading one entry at a time I d truly love to visit some of these places but it d be quite hard to be separated from my own books Is that sad Well I don t really care This is a book I most definitely recommend to real bookworms those that never ever stop thinking about books 9781472116666.