Question of the week: Could you talk about one of your favourite bookshops in London? "Talking about just one favourite really is impossible here - a favourite *area* for bookshops in London? How about a favourite street for bookshops?
Tradition might say Charing Cross Road, but I am, instead, going to suggest Marchmont Street, running through the heart of Bloomsbury.
Starting at the Russell Square end, you have Skoob Books, offering a wealth of second-hand goodness tucked in behind the Bloomsbury Centre and open until eight of an evening for civilised browsing; then Gay's the Word, the UK's first(and, sadly, last surviving) gay and lesbian bookshop - well stocked and always welcoming; and then a little further down Judd Books, for more second-hand delights, this time with a more academic flavour, as befits the area.
I could list at least five more fantastic bookshops, all within a short walk of these three, but I shall restrain myself!"
- Miss Alice
* Photo by Highstone, used under Creative Commons.
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