The bookshop is the largest secondhand bookshop in scotland, with over a mile of shelving supporting roughly 100,000 books. These are the experiences of shaun bythell, a bookseller in wigtown in beautiful scotland, in diary format. On the cover, the blurb says it is funny and fascinating in equal measure and i quote that because i couldnt put it better myself. Confessions of a bookseller by shaun bythell waterstones. The diary of a bookseller diary of a bookseller, shaun. I arrived there and the secondhand book dealer went through the books, offered me some money enough to buy my lunch. The shop the oldest bookshop in wigtown, scotlands national booktown and our range of stock includes all subjects. Amazon has given waterstones access to new technologies kindle and licences that have improved online and instore capabilities. The diary of a bookseller doesnt seem like it should work. The owner of the bookshop in wigtown, scotlands largest second.
Shaun bythell is the owner of scotlands largest secondhand bookstore. Waterstones, formerly waterstone s, is a british book retailer that operates 283 shops, mainly in the uk and also other nearby countries. Discover these popular fiction titles and much more. An averagesized waterstones shop sells a range of approximately 30,000 individual books, as well as stationery and other related products. Scotlands largest secondhand book shop, imaginatively named the book shop, sits in the little town of wigtown, and is owned by shaun bythell, who demonstrated not much of a head for. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell goodreads. The diary of a bookseller soon to be a major tv series introduced us to the joys and frustrations of life lived in books. Sep 28, 2017 the diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell, 9781781258620, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Its written in usual palahniuk fashion, a little confusing at first, and a big unveiling towards the 34 mark. The diary of a bookseller is warm unlike bythells freezingcold shop and funny, and deserves to become one of those bestsellers that irritate him so much. Much wry humour the owner of the bookshop in wigtown, scotlands largest secondhand bookshop, publishes his insightful diaries about bookselling. Buy books online, new and used online bookstore from alibris. Waterstones mission is to be the leading bookseller on the high street and online providing customers the widest choice, great value and expert advice from a team passionate about bookselling.
Most days people bring books to the shop at a rate of about 100 a day on all subjects, but we also. Nov 09, 2017 i never thought i would love the diary of a bookseller so much. Jun 28, 2016 waterstones commercial manager has urged staff to be there for readers, to put service first and truly engage with customers in response to the eu referendum result because what. Oct 22, 2017 the diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell is published by profile books. The diary of a bookseller i have a new appreciation for booksellers after reading this book. Shaun bythells the diary of a bookseller is laugh out loud funny. Dec 24, 2017 the diary of a bookseller gives an account of the social, cultural, and financial consequences, but it is in bythells portraiture of the shops clientele that the memoir finds its heart. Rowley jeffersons journal is a spinoff of the diary of a wimpy kid series by jeff kinney. I never thought i would love the diary of a bookseller so much. Anthony mcgowan the diary of a bookseller is warm unlike bythells freezingcold shop and funny, and deserves to become one of those bestsellers that irritate him so much.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The bookshop, wigtown scotlands largest secondhand. She knew him because she interviewed him way back when she wrote the bookshop book. But he also spins sticky webs, scales walls, and takes windcatching lessons. Waterstones locked down, but not out last week i wrote, in respect of the coronavirus, that decisions taken in good faith one day, may go bad the next. Over the course of the year 2014, bythell keeps a diary of daily encounters from the shop. Browse a wide selection of stationery available online at.
The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell most independent booksellers are, in my experience, and its not hard to see why. I was delightedly reading and i thoroughly recommend to you a book i was given. In 2009, jeff was named one of time magazines 100 most influential people in the world. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell never before has a diary ostensibly about such mundanity been quite so engaging and laugh out loud hilarious. I really enjoyed reading shaun bythells 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 in a beautiful, rural town by the edge of the sea. Shaun bythell, author of diary of a bookseller, reads an extract.
Shaun bythell owns the bookshop, wigtown scotlands largest secondhand bookshop. Waterstones will hire you as a bookseller, rather than as a sales assistant, because you. Journals such as the diary of anne frank is also a journal, but it is a nonfiction journal. Parents share their childrens hilarious attempts at short. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell librarything. Dec 06, 2017 shaun bythell, author of diary of a bookseller, reads an extract. When not writing new diary of a wimpy kid books, jeff kinney has been a computer programmer and a computer games designer.
The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell waterstones. The working days, the interesting customers problematic or not, the coworkers, the struggle to support a secondhand bookshop the second largest in the country in the era of technology, everything that makes bookselling such a fascinating and exhausting profession is included in. At alibris, every type of reader can satisfy oneofakind book cravings. Several weeks ago i travelled to a secondhand bookstore out of town to sell several pretty much brand new books they had offered to buy.
Market and company analysis of waterstones uk essays. I worked at waterstones for the majority of my degree the only time they are ever snobby is when looking at your cv. 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. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell this was an absolute delight to read and such an enjoyable and almost nostalgic book for me. Anthony mcgowan the diary of a bookseller is warm unlike bythells freezingcold shop and funny, and deserves. Buy books, stationery and gifts, online and in store.
The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell, paperback. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell 2017 beauty. The mail on sunday peopled with fascinating characters a sarcastic reminder of the struggles of small business ownership, the importance of community and the frustration. Waterstones bookseller found trolling selfpublished author this article is more than 7 years old after leaving cards in the chainstore promoting his novel, novelist finds staff member leaving. Abandoned by infrequent callers and even his cat it is a constant battle for the bookseller to keep his shop going especially during a perpetual gloomy season.
Popular waterstones top 100 books showing 6 of 36 the unbearable lightness of being paperback by. 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. Waterstones, formerly waterstones, is a british book retailer that operates 283 shops, mainly in the uk and also other nearby countries. The diary of a bookseller gives an account of the social, cultural, and financial consequences, but it is in bythells portraiture of the shops clientele that the memoir finds its heart. Sep, 2018 the diary of a bookseller is warm unlike bythells freezingcold shop and funny, and deserves to become one of those bestsellers that irritate him so much. The diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell 9781781258620.
Buy the diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell from waterstones today. I was a bookseller in waterstones for a short time over christmas in university, and despite that experience being very different to that of an independent secondhand book shop, there were similarities that. This is a book for readers who love to hide themselves away in the shelves, for the reader questing for more than the tesco or waterstones bestsellers lists, it is for the cantankerous and the. But there is a soothing monotony to the rhythm of his days. Waterstones just trolled amazon in the most delightful way. Waterstones commercial manager has urged staff to be there for readers, to put service first and truly engage with customers in response to the eu referendum result because what. These collaborative advantages have enhanced the longterm value to the customer. Dr jekyll and mr seek is a historical mystery that follows the events of robert louis stevensons classic dr jekyll and mr hyde.
Alan taylor times literary supplement so sardonically funny it could be designed to deromance the book trade the times i was delightedly reading and i thoroughly recommend to you a book i was given. In his booksellers diary, childrens literature specialist michael earp reveals how a combination of experience, new ideas. Sep 12, 2012 waterstones bookseller found trolling selfpublished author this article is more than 7 years old after leaving cards in the chainstore promoting his novel, novelist finds staff member leaving. Sep, 2017 shaun bythell lives in wigtown, scotland, where he runs the bookshop the largest secondhand bookshop in scotland. We say most biographies, because a biography of a fictional character is really a fictional book.
The mail on sunday peopled with fascinating characters. Sardonic and sympathetic in equal measure, confessions of a bookseller will reunite readers with the characters theyve come to know and love. The diary of a bookseller shaun bythell 9781781258620. Waterstones aims to interest and excite its customers and continually inspire people to read and engage in books.
Shaun bythell lives in wigtown, scotland, where he runs the bookshop the largest secondhand bookshop in scotland. This is run by the booksellers association and is part of their books are my bag campaign. Sep 28, 2017 the diary of a bookseller by shaun bythell never before has a diary ostensibly about such mundanity been quite so engaging and laugh out loud hilarious. I discovered shaun bythell s book on jen campbells youtube channel. The book is a daily account about the books that he buys, how he goes about acquiring these books, keeping his secondhand bookselling business afloat in this modern. Oct 09, 2018 single mother of three jo boyles, a bookseller at waterstones in salisbury, shared a hilarious extract from her little girls short story in a viral tweet which prompted other parents to do the same. As soon as i reached the end of shauns previous book diary of a bookseller i was hoping he would be writing a sequel he has and its just. The author is the owner of a secondhand bookshop called the book shop, in the rural town of wigtown, scotland. The bookshop, wigtown scotlands largest secondhand book shop. Daily mail funny and fascinating in equal measure a must for all those of us who haunt the sepulchres where old books are laid to rest. His internationallybestselling books the diary of a bookseller and confessions of a bookseller have been translated into over twenty languages, including russian, korean and french.
As of february 2014, it employs around 3,500 staff in the uk and europe. The diary of a bookseller is the first person account of shaun bythell, owner of the bookshop, a large second hand bookstore in scotland. Synonyms for book at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Alibris has award winning fiction titles and bona fide page turners on sale now for your reading enjoyment.
Yet shaun bythells sad anecdotes from his diary of a year not so long ago has a certain charm and cosiness which transports the reader to a hidden world of peace and humour. Nick rennison is a bookseller, editor and freelance writer. With a huge global fanbase, dork diaries is the perfect series for fans of diary of a wimpy kid, tom gates and jacqueline wilson. But diarys unveiling was a little bland, the characters were missing personality, and there was next to no humor. 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. Most biographies are nonfiction, but not all nonfiction works are biographies by any means. Draw your own wimpykidstyle cartoons, fill in facts and lists, check out the fullcolour comics inside and even write your own wimpy kid journal, just like greg. Explore books by anne frank with our selection at waterstones. I loved this book for a few reasons 1 i love books written in diary format 2 its about books 3 its funny. Milan kundera shelved 1 time as waterstonestop100 avg rating 4. The book store is trialling an owl delivery system just like in harry potter.
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