Located right on historic downtown main street, sweetwater bookshop is central kentuckys coziest bookshop, offering used books, gifts, prints and posters, work by local artisans, candles, toys and games, greeting cards, and more. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell 9781781258620. The record bythell writes with biting humor bythell is a man on a mission, and a year seen through his eyes convinces the reader that it is a mission worthy of undertaking. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell bookish beck. It is a peek inside scotlands second largest secondhand bookshop. Oct 21, 2016 shaun bythell owner of the bookshop in wigtown, scotlands largest secondhand bookshop is to publish his wry and hilarious diaries about bookselling with profile books. Oct 11, 2017 the diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell book. What is harder to imagine is how bythell makes a living.
I just about had the money and the shop was ticking along nicely thanks to the hard work put in by its owners. Sep 20, 2017 shaun bythell runs the bookshop, wigtown, scotlands largest secondhand bookshop. Every day, shaun wrote down how many online orders he got and books he found in his labyrinthine shop, how many paying customers he had and how much he earned. Shaun bythells the diary of bookseller passed through my hands on its way to another reader at work one day a few months back, out of curiosity i had flipped the book over to discover this absolute gem of a quote as a blurb, an elderly customer told me that her book clubs next book was dracula, but she couldnt remember what hed written. Nov 09, 2017 it too has numerous book shops and hosts book festivals that might be smaller than hayonwye, but sound just as vibrant and interesting. Sep 29, 2017 so you think youd like to run a bookshop. Mail on sunday utterly compelling and bythell has a bennett. Most days people bring books to the shop at a rate of about 100 a day on all subjects, but we also. Heres a book to tempt and deter you in equal measure. The bookshop, wigtown scotlands largest secondhand. Fantasy world in london, ky get driving directions to 764 e laurel rd london, ky 40741. Apr 30, 2018 shaun bythells the diary of bookseller passed through my hands on its way to another reader at work one day a few months back, out of curiosity i had flipped the book over to discover this absolute gem of a quote as a blurb, an elderly customer told me that her book clubs next book was dracula. Editions of the diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell. Best bookstores in kentucky independent bookstores.
Youre a fly on the wall to all the goings on and the people that come and go often emptyhanded shaun is so dry humoured and has the best often unexpected responses to his customers and their. Best bookstores in kentucky independent bookstores is news, information, and guides to literary magazines, independent publishers, creative writing programs, alternative periodicals, indie. Shaun bythells diary is an autobiographical look at his life running a bookshop in the scottish market town. In these wry diaries, he provides an inside look at the trials and tribulations of life in the book trade and evokes the rhythms and charms of smalltown life. May 26, 2018 the thrill of the chase, the knowing and not knowing what you will find in the next book haul which bythell experiences. Jan 01, 2017 shaun bythell owns the bookshop, wigtown scotlands largest secondhand bookshop. A readers corner bookstore 8 breckenridge lane get info. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell i didnt actually read this book, i listened to it on audible, which is deeply ironic, but i didnt realise that at the time. Oct 06, 2017 now, i happen not to want to work in a bookshop though did enjoy the brief period i was employed by a small secondhand one but, whether or not you do, bythells look behind the curtain at the daytoday running of his premises in wigtown, scotland is extremely likely to appeal. Shaun bythell is the owner of scotlands largest secondhand bookstore.
In 2001 shaun bythell acquired the book shop, the flagship bookstore in wigtown, the book town in galloway in the southwest of scotland. It contains over 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving along twisting corridors. The diary of a bookseller is shaun bythells funny and fascinating memoir of a year in the life at the helm of the bookshop, in the small village of wigtown, scotlandand of the delightfully odd locals, unusual staff, eccentric customers, and surreal buying trips that make up his life there as he struggles to build his business. Thoughts on the diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell. Diary of a bookseller shaun bythell its good to read. She knew him because she interviewed him way back when she wrote the bookshop book. The diary of a bookseller kindle edition by bythell. In 2001, after having difficulty settling on a career he enjoyed, shaun bought the book shop in his home town of wigtown, in the galloway region of scotland. The literary edit was named the london book fairs inaugural book blog of the year, and is a stylish online space for readers, writers and literary travellers. Shaun bythell owner of the bookshop in wigtown, scotlands largest secondhand bookshop is to publish his wry and hilarious diaries about bookselling with profile books.
Book reporter often hilarious the diary of a bookseller is a charming mix of wacky characters and caustic diatribe, an ode to that perilous trade. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover shauns connections and jobs at similar companies. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving. I discovered shaun bythell s book on jen campbells youtube channel.
Sep, 2017 shaun bythell lives in wigtown, scotland, where he runs the bookshop the largest secondhand bookshop in scotland. Diary of a bookseller shaun bythell may 10, 2018 april, 2018 itsgoodtoread with over 100,000 books on the shelves, scotlands largest secondhand bookshop comes to life in this funny and honest diary, where the shop owner wryly gives us his wartsandall story. Diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell the rock n roll. Shaun bythell owns the bookshop, wigtown scotlands largest secondhand bookshop. The bookshop, wigtown, is scotlands largest secondhand bookshop. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell waterstones. People had often said, you should write a book when he told stories of odd customers. When not working amongst the bookshops mile of shelving, shauns hobbies include eavesdropping on customers, uploading book themed reworkings of sugarhill gang songs to youtube and shooting amazon kindles in the wild. The shop the oldest bookshop in wigtown, scotlands national booktown and our range of stock includes all subjects. This book is going straight onto my shelf of all time favourites. Shaun bythells book, diary of a bookseller, chronicles a year in the life of the bookshop the largest second hand bookshop in scotland. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell youtube. Shaun bythell the diary of a bookseller slightly foxed shop. Simon is editor at large for shiny new books, and once spent a happy summer working in a secondhand bookshop, where all his wages went on books.
A rummage on its crooked shelves can produce anything from a sixteenthcentury leatherbound bible to a first edition agatha christie. The record bythell writes with biting humor bythell is a man on a mission, and a year seen through his eyes convinces the reader that it is a. Here he gives a oneyear snapshot of life at the shop, from february 2014 to february 2015. Shaun bythell s book, diary of a bookseller, chronicles a year in the life of the bookshop the largest second hand bookshop in scotland.
The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell 2017 beauty is. Many book lovers have fantasies about what it would be like to work in a bookshop perhaps particularly a secondhand bookshop. Shaun bythells diary is an autobiographical look at his life running a bookshop in the scottish market town of wigtown which is scotlands national book town and. Its a booklovers paradise, a georgian townhouse full of twisting corridors and roaring fires, set in a beautiful town by the edge of the sea. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell, paperback. Shaun bythell is the owner of the bookshop in wigtown, and also one of the organisers of the wigtown festival.
There is an aura of nostalgia, romance, and indulgence put together by the picture. Shaun bythell is the owner of the bookshop in wigtown, scotlands national book town, and also one of the organisers of the wigtown festival. It contains over 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving along twisting corridors and roaring fires, set in a beautiful rural town by the edge of the sea. Railway books on bookshop day, the owner of scotlands largest secondhand bookshop on dealing with tricky customers and how deaths are his. Dec 24, 2017 in shaun bythell s secondhand bookshop in wigtown, scotland, there is a mounted trophy. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell church times. The diary of a bookseller kindle edition by bythell, shaun. Oct 08, 2017 shaun bythell runs a secondhand bookshop in wigtown in the southwest of scotland and im not surprised that he admits to being a bit of a curmudgeon. I never thought i would love the diary of a bookseller so much.
Right now, lets have a look at shaun bythells the diary of a booksller, which hits shelves september 4th. Oct 22, 2017 the diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell is published by profile books. We are taken on a journey of smalltown life, and introduced to a world populated. Shaun bythell the diary of a bookseller slightly foxed. Possibly he was also a contributor to her weird things customers say in bookshops.
In shaun bythells secondhand bookshop in wigtown, scotland, there is a mounted trophy. When not working amongst the bookshops mile of shelving, shauns hobbies include eavesdropping on customers, uploading bookthemed reworkings of sugarhill gang songs to youtube and shooting amazon kindles in the wild. Thoughts on the diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell beth. The thrill of the chase, the knowing and not knowing what you will find in the next book haul which bythell experiences. When bythell, proud owner of scotlands largest secondhand bookshop, set up a facebook page in 2010, he took a calculated risk and decided to focus on customer behaviour. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell archives let. I really enjoyed reading shaun bythell s diary of the trials, tribulations and occasional triumphs of being a bookseller. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving, with twisting corridors and roaring fires, and all set. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving, with twisting corridors and roaring fires, and all set in a beautiful, rural town by the edge of the sea. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving, with twisting corridors and roaring fires, and all set in a beautiful, rural. The diary of a bookseller is just what it sounds like.
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