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In Mostly Books Meets this week, we're talking to author and bookseller, Martin Latham.

The episode is available on the 'Mostly Books Meet's page of our website (link in bio).

What Martin doesn’t know about books isn’t worth knowing. Having worked as a bookseller for 35 years, he’s seen it all. Starting out in an independent bookshop on the King’s Road in Chelsea, he worked in second hand bookshops and a couple of branches of Waterstones before opening Waterstones Canterbury in 1990. In that role, he’s seen and done a lot with my favourite anecdote being the fact that he was responsible for putting the cost of an archaeological dig through the petty cash.

Martin’s experiences as a bookseller and his clear love of literature are captured in his book, The Bookseller’s Tale, which was published in September.

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The right book has a neverendingness, and so does the right bookshop.

This is the story of our love affair with books, whether we arrange them on our shelves, inhale their smell, scrawl in their margins or just curl up with them in bed. Taking us on a journey through comfort reads, street book stalls, mythical libraries, itinerant pedlars, radical pamphleteers, extraordinary bookshop customers and fanatical collectors, Canterbury bookseller Martin Latham uncovers the curious history of our book obsession - and his own.

#podcast #MostlyBooksMeets #Books #BooksofIG #BooksOfInsta #BooksOfInstagram #bookstagram #shop #ShopLocal #Indie #Bookbloggers #booklove #Abingdon #Oxfordshire #Oxford @penguinukbooks

In Mostly Books Meets this week, we're talking to author and bookseller, Martin Latham. The episode is available on the 'Mostly Books Meet's page of our website (link in bio). What Martin doesn’t know about books isn’t worth knowing. Having worked as a bookseller for 35 years, he’s seen it all. Starting out in an independent bookshop on the King’s Road in Chelsea, he worked in second hand bookshops and a couple of branches of Waterstones before opening Waterstones Canterbury in 1990. In that role, he’s seen and done a lot with my favourite anecdote being the fact that he was responsible for putting the cost of an archaeological dig through the petty cash. Martin’s experiences as a bookseller and his clear love of literature are captured in his book, The Bookseller’s Tale, which was published in September. ---- The right book has a neverendingness, and so does the right bookshop. This is the story of our love affair with books, whether we arrange them on our shelves, inhale their smell, scrawl in their margins or just curl up with them in bed. Taking us on a journey through comfort reads, street book stalls, mythical libraries, itinerant pedlars, radical pamphleteers, extraordinary bookshop customers and fanatical collectors, Canterbury bookseller Martin Latham uncovers the curious history of our book obsession - and his own. #podcast #MostlyBooksMeets #Books #BooksofIG #BooksOfInsta #BooksOfInstagram #bookstagram #shop #ShopLocal #Indie #Bookbloggers #booklove #Abingdon #Oxfordshire #Oxford @penguinukbooks

Closing up for the night and just admiring how many GORGEOUS books we have in stock at the moment - makes me happy!!

All available via our website and in the shop. Free delivery within five miles and postal delivery further afield.
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#ShopLocal #Bookstagram #BooksOfIG #BooksOfInsta #books #bookshop #bookshopheroes #Abingdon #Indie #Oxfordshire

Closing up for the night and just admiring how many GORGEOUS books we have in stock at the moment - makes me happy!! All available via our website and in the shop. Free delivery within five miles and postal delivery further afield. . . #ShopLocal #Bookstagram #BooksOfIG #BooksOfInsta #books #bookshop #bookshopheroes #Abingdon #Indie #Oxfordshire

In Mostly Books Meets this week we're talking to one of the UK's top illustrators and cartoonists, @chris_riddell

The episode is available on the 'Mostly Books Meet's page of our website (link in bio).

Chris has written and illustrated an exceptional range of books and is the winner of many awards, including the UNESCO Prize and the Greenaway Medal, which he won on no less than three occasions. In addition to his books, Chris is also a renowned political cartoonist for the Observer. He was the Children’s laureate from 2015-17 and was awarded an OBE for services to illustration and charity in 2019.

Chris's own books include the highly-acclaimed Ottoline titles and the Award-winning Goth Girl series. He has had six books published in the last six weeks, the latest of which, a stunning edition of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.

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Chris Riddell's brilliant new full-colour illustrated Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this much-loved favourite classic. First published by Macmillan more than 150 years ago, Lewis Carroll's iconic story has been loved and enjoyed by generations of children.
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#podcast #MostlyBooksMeets #Books #BooksofIG #BooksOfInsta #bookstagram #BooksoOfInstagram #shop #shoplocal #indie #bookbloggers #booklove #Abingdon #Oxfordshire #Oxford @panmacmillan @macmillankidsuk

In Mostly Books Meets this week we're talking to one of the UK's top illustrators and cartoonists, @chris_riddell The episode is available on the 'Mostly Books Meet's page of our website (link in bio). Chris has written and illustrated an exceptional range of books and is the winner of many awards, including the UNESCO Prize and the Greenaway Medal, which he won on no less than three occasions. In addition to his books, Chris is also a renowned political cartoonist for the Observer. He was the Children’s laureate from 2015-17 and was awarded an OBE for services to illustration and charity in 2019. Chris's own books include the highly-acclaimed Ottoline titles and the Award-winning Goth Girl series. He has had six books published in the last six weeks, the latest of which, a stunning edition of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. ----- Chris Riddell's brilliant new full-colour illustrated Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this much-loved favourite classic. First published by Macmillan more than 150 years ago, Lewis Carroll's iconic story has been loved and enjoyed by generations of children. . . #podcast #MostlyBooksMeets #Books #BooksofIG #BooksOfInsta #bookstagram #BooksoOfInstagram #shop #shoplocal #indie #bookbloggers #booklove #Abingdon #Oxfordshire #Oxford @panmacmillan @macmillankidsuk

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