Gesa Stedman rounds up the most recent news from the literary field in the UK and in Germany, from Corona-affected bookshops Read more
indie bookshops
The WUB in Germany and a Fantastic Bookshop in Berlin
When I wrote about the indie bookshop week in the UK this year (link to blog), I thought it would be great to have something similar in Germany. Two minutes after my post on Twitter, a fellow blogger and disseminator told me that it already existed! It’s called WUB: Woche […] Read more
Passion and commerce – an interview with an independent bookseller in Paris
During my last stay in Paris, I had the great pleasure to meet Marie-Claire Pleros, bookseller at the bookshop “l’arbre à lettres”, the book tree, in my quartier in Paris. The bookshop is situated in 62 rue du Faubourg St. Antoine, just a couple of minutes from the Bastille. I […] Read more
Indie Bookshop Week 2016!
Countless bookshops on in the UK and Ireland are celebrating the Independent Bookshop Week! The Indie Bookshop Week is part of the Books Are My Bag campaign and celebrates independent bookshops from 18th to 25th June 2016. Events range from readings, celebrations, reading groups, storytelling, author signings, literary lunches and […] Read more
