We had a fabulous response to our most recent writing exercise. Thank you everyone for all the entries and congratulations to Raleen Bagg who wins the R200 book voucher which she has chosen to spend at the Hospice Book Shop in Johannesburg. Read the winning entry below as well as in no particular order some … Continue reading »
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Midland Book Shop, New Delhi
by Christine Pemberton in New Delhi Books are one of my passions, and are one of India’s great bargains. When you combine all that into a book-shop that is crammed with all the latest books and gives a great discount – what more could you ask? Midland Book Shop in New Delhi’s Aurobindo Place has … Continue reading »
Boekehuis
by Heather Mason – an extract from her blog 2Summers A Day in the Life of a Quirky Melville Tourist 11:30 a.m.: Book-hunting There are a couple of musty used book shops along 7th St., as well as a nice book store down the road at Bamboo. But the best book-shopping experience in the area is … Continue reading »
A writer’s favourite bookshops
Meghan Judge’s Favourite Bookshops There is a little shop on 7th avenue in Melville called Love and Revolution. It is more like a subversive culture store that often hosts interesting musicians making it independent as well as a variety of yummy snacks and good coffee. Their shop is laid out like a semi lounge, making … Continue reading »
Watkins Books, London
By Catherine Moye in London For five years I worked out of an office in Leicester Square and, whilst food for the body was never a problem, food for the soul was harder to find. Then I discovered Watkins bookstore in Cecil Court, just off St. Martins Lane. Established in 1879, Watkins specialises in books on mysticism, Eastern … Continue reading »
The secret to great writing and dates to diarise
The secret to great writing Ernest Hemingway insisted that there is no secret to writing. “There is nothing to writing,” he wrote. “All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” Google the question – What is the secret to good writing? – and you’ll get a million answers. They range from the … Continue reading »
Select Books
If you are in Long street in Cape Town you will be spoiled for choice if you are shopping for books, Select Books is another gem. Where are you situated? 232 Long Street, Cape Town, near the top of the street, just below the Lutheran Church. Select Books has been in Long Street since 1986 … Continue reading »
Clarke’s Bookshop
Q and A with Henrietta Dax of Clarke’s Bookshop Where are you situated? 211 Long Street, Cape Town 8001 What kind of readers do you attract, and cater for? Academics, people who work nearby, tourists, book lovers Why are independent books stores important? We provide better serivice, have a better and unusual selection of books … Continue reading »
Fogarty’s Bookshop
Q and A with Teresa Fogarty of Fogarty’s Bookshop in Port Elizabeth, a family run shop that has been in the family for over 65 years. Where are you situated? We are situated in Walmer Park [at Pick and Pay entrance] in Main Road, Walmer, Port Elizabeth, South Africa phone 041 3681425/54 fax 041 3681279 … Continue reading »
Book Lounge
We firmly believe that independent bookshops have an important place and a strong role to play in our society (and, as writers, in our hearts). Here is the first in a series of posts on our best-known and most loved independent shops. Please let us know if you have a favourite bookshop you would like … Continue reading »
