Getting Lost in Scarthin Books

Scarthin Books has been part of my life since I was a kid and in true Derbyshire fashion, the bookshop hasn’t changed much over the years. It’s still brilliantly quirky with a mixture of new and secondhand books, an excellent… View Post

A Visit to the Magical House of MinaLima – London

Note: The House of Minalima in London has now moved to 157 Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1F 8WQ, UK. This post explores the former premises at 26 Greek Street. Harry Potter fans have to visit The House of Minalima in… View Post

A Bookshop Tour of Addyman Books

A visit to Hay-on-Wye wouldn’t be complete without a trip to our favourite bookshop in the town – Addyman Books.  We visit every time we’re in the area and love the cosy, creative feel of the shop with it’s many… View Post

A Penguin Book Pilgrimage to the Ironbridge Bookshop

We’ve wanted to visit The Ironbridge Bookshop for ages after hearing about the legendary Penguin book wall (see photo) and chatting with Meg the owner via her Instagram account so last weekend we finally made the trip to this picturesque… View Post

A Tour of Scrivener’s Books & Bookbinding

One of the reasons we started our Instagram account was to shout out amazing independent bookshops.  When we go on our travels, we always try to visit a bookseller and buy a couple of titles so we’ll be posting about… View Post