The Bookshop Book

By: Jen Campbell

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Synopsis: 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. --"A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference." David Almond (The Bookshop Book includes interviews and quotes from David Almond, Ian Rankin, Tracy Chevalier, Audrey Niffenegger, Jacqueline Wilson, Jeanette Winterson and many, many others.)

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 300 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781472116703
Related ISBNs:: 9781472116666
Publisher:: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Date of Addition:: 08/17/21
Copyrighted By:: Jen Campbell
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Teens, Art and Architecture, Language Arts, Humor, Communication
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.