Books about booksellers are having a moment, but reality can be less romantic
Given the community that bookstores create and the connection between people, it’s not surprising that books about bookshops are so popular.
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Given the community that bookstores create and the connection between people, it’s not surprising that books about bookshops are so popular.
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?
Most novels set in bookshops are heartwarming paeans to bonds forged among readers. The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa are no exception.
Daniel Hahn introduces WWB's April 2020 issue of international children's literature.
Meet a girl called Mouse with the heart of a lion, celebrate the simple joys of the great outdoors, enjoy a hilariously hot and flamingly funny adventure, share puppy love in the first book of a magical animal series, and dive into a dizzying and delightful graphic novel series with a super new selection of children’s books.