Books about Bookshops

[Flip Martian]

I don't know how many there are but I just picked up a brand new one - Shaun Bythell's "The Diary of a Bookseller". He runs a used bookshop in Scotland and his acid humour and detailed observations go some way to explaining why many bookshop owners appear grumpy. Very funny and quite wicked at times.

If anyone knows of anymore first hand accounts of working in the book trade, please do tell.

[droopsnoot]

Not remotely what you were asking, but your post reminded me how much I enjoyed the Bernie Rhodenbarr series from Lawrence Block, and how long it is since I read one.

[SGirl]

I enjoyed these two:

Weird things customers say in bookshops:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005RZB8AO/ref=dp-kind...

More weird things customers say in bookshops:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CATDS3K/ref=dp-kind...

Thanks for the tip, I'll have a look at the one you mentioned.

[Flip Martian]

droopsnoot said:

Not remotely what you were asking, but your post reminded me how much I enjoyed the Bernie Rhodenbarr series from Lawrence Block, and how long it is since I read one.

Hey, it's all books...

[Flip Martian]

SGirl said:

I enjoyed these two:

Weird things customers say in bookshops:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005RZB8AO/ref=dp-kind...

More weird things customers say in bookshops:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CATDS3K/ref=dp-kind...

Thanks for the tip, I'll have a look at the one you mentioned.

The author (of the book I'm reading) did namecheck the first of those in his intro. I'll have a look, ta

[footnote]

If you're interested in bookshop based thrillers (sounds unlikely, I know!) I haven't found one better than You - Caroline Kepnes

https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Caroline-Kepnes/dp/14...

Joe Goldberg will stay with you.

[p1doc]

after reading diary of a bookseller bought intimate thoughts of a bookseller-john baxter pretty good so far

[Flip Martian]

Not heard of that; will have a google, ta.

EDIT: That was one of the ones mentioned in Diary of a Bookseller - I made a note to look them up. Doh... Fiction though, I don't really read much fiction. I'll see if I can pick it up though.

Edited by Flip Martian on Wednesday 25th October 08:41

[jet_noise]

The un-named anti-hero of the Mystery Man series owns one - No Alibis.
Colin Bateman's comic thriller series. Read 'em all

And the Dan Starkey series too.

[footnote]Edited by jet_noise on Friday 27th October 17:01
Doh, confused the two![/footnote]

Edited by jet_noise on Friday 27th October 17:02