Friday essay: do readers dream of running a bookshop? Books about booksellers are having a moment – the reality can be less romantic : vimarsana.com

From Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop, to The Door-to-Door Bookstore, a variety of new novels present bookselling as a source of solace, meaning and escape. What’s going on here?

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