Question of the week: Could you talk about one of your favourite bookshops in London? "No collection of posts about London's bookshops could be complete without mention of Foyles - when Waterstone's moved into Piccadilly and took the title of London' largest bookshop (in terms of square feet, not titles stocked) Foyles answered by opening four branches to supplement their flagship Charing Cross Road shop, and took the title of Britain's overall UK Bookseller of the Year - not bad for an indie!
The original Charring Cross Road branch is well worth a visit, for it's expansive stock and expert staff, as well as the cafe. For a study in contrasts sit in the window of the cafe looking out across the road to Borders with its matching second-floor Starbucks."
- Miss Alice
* Photo by Bahi_P, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.
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