Remember in Books Incoming the other week, where I had a mad week with five books on the Tuesday and a sixth on the Wednesday? This is where the sixth book came from on my way to Rufus Wainwright. And apologies for the sign going right through the middle of the shop front – so inconsiderate of the council to put it there!
Here’s the front window – and as befits a bookshop smack bang in London’s Museum quarter, it’s a mix of fiction and books to appeal topeople coming fresh from the V&A.
Lets start just inside the door with the Bestsellers and New Fiction. Yesteryear is the top seller – which really isn’t a surprise because it’s ad so much buzz about it and there’s also the new Elizabeth Strout, which is everywhere too. In the new fiction shelves below there are a few that I’ve got on the pile too – like Births, Deaths and Marriages by Laura Barnett, The Wedding People, The Correspondent and some Christina Lauren too.
On the other side we’ve got Prisoners of Geography, which I’m sure I bought for some one at some point at the top but there’s quite a lot below that I’ve read – like Island Calling, Murder at World’s End and The Impossible Fortune – and stuff I’ve got on the pile like The Eights and Atmosphere.
As far as the rest of the shop goes, beyond the new books, they’ve got a huge selection of fiction and non fiction for £4.99. So if you’re not looking for something in particular and just want to browse for something to take a chance on without breaking the bank, this is a really good option – especially if you want non-fiction. My purchase was Constellation of Genius, as seen in last weekend’s Books Incoming, but I was very tempted by Tripped, having really enjoyed Blitzed nearly a decade (!) ago – however I have a lot of German history books already on the pile (Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany) and so I can’t really justify another one… yet.
Have a good weekend!
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