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Daunt Books – the perfect London travel bookstore
Daunt Books on Marylebone High Street forms a regular part of my travel planning. Daunt Books now has a few branches in London but the original store on Marylebone High Street is my clear favourite. It...
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The Oldest Bookshop in London
For a bookshop with history and atmosphere head to Hatchards at 187 Piccadilly, next to Fortnum and Mason and opposite the Royal Academy. It was established in 1797 and is the oldest surviving...
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A is for… Analphabetic
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines analphabetic as lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books, and as one of my favourite literary characters commented: “To the uneducated, an A...
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Treadwell’s, a Magical Bookshop
Treadwell’s Books, Store Street, London Store Street, in Bloomsbury, used to house offices of the British Library, and is now home to Treadwells book store, founded in 2003. The only word to describe...
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South Bank Book Market
I can never resist a peak at the books on display at this daily outdoor book market on London’s South Bank. You can imagine, given the British weather, that you don’t find many of these in the...
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Oh Yes
Deserted Foyles, London, April 2016 The top of Charing Cross Road is still undergoing a lot of building work, largely due to the forthcoming new railway line, and I did feel a little sad to see the...
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