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The blog of one of the best independent bookshops in the UK, based in Crystal Palace south-east London.

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  • Freedom, Rhythm and Sound. on Nov 22, 2009 in 101 Things Authors Books Bookselling Music

    A week or so ago somebody from Soul Jazz Records 'phoned to tell me about the book Freedom,Rhythm and Sound - revolutionary Jazz Original Cover Art 1965-83 compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart baker. I said, yes we've got that,...

  • Freedom, Rhythm and Sound. on Nov 22, 2009 in 101 Things Authors Books Bookselling Music

    A week or so ago somebody from Soul Jazz Records 'phoned to tell me about the book Freedom,Rhythm and Sound - revolutionary Jazz Original Cover Art 1965-83 compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart baker. I said, yes we've got that,...

  • Poundland - not as cheap as you thought, then. on Nov 21, 2009 in Authors Books Bookselling Ceiling prices

    On the Today program this morning Evan Davis visited the Watford Poundland for a piece about the discount store, its attraction to the middle classes, and the opening of its 250 store. Oh look, he was heard to say, mid-way...

  • Poundland - not as cheap as you thought, then. on Nov 21, 2009 in Authors Books Bookselling Ceiling prices

    On the Today program this morning Evan Davis visited the Watford Poundland for a piece about the discount store, its attraction to the middle classes, and the opening of its 250 store. Oh look, he was heard to say, mid-way...

  • Running Dog. on Nov 20, 2009 in Authors Books

    ...in 1973, when my first novel was accepted for publication, I was in similar straits: young, endlessly drunk, trying to support a wife and two children, writing at night, hoping for a break. The break came, but until reading Sklenicka’s...

  • Running Dog. on Nov 20, 2009 in Authors Books

    ...in 1973, when my first novel was accepted for publication, I was in similar straits: young, endlessly drunk, trying to support a wife and two children, writing at night, hoping for a break. The break came, but until reading Sklenicka’s...

  • Hoovering The Roof. 7.00-9.00 pm Thursday 26th 2009 on Nov 18, 2009 in Authors Books

    Event Alert! On Thursday 26th November we will be hosting the launch event for Hoovering the Roof an anthology of stories and poems from the East Dulwich Writers Group. More about the group here.