About us
Curation is the whole difference
Who we are, how we work and why this bookshop is set up the way it is.
Curation is the whole difference
An algorithm shows you more of what you clicked; a bookseller hands you the thing you did not know you wanted. Every shelf here is chosen and every staff pick is signed by the human who loved it, which makes disagreement possible and discovery constant.
What we lack in warehouse we make up in speed and welcome: nearly anything in print arrives within days, and the chairs are for sitting in.
At a glance
- 12000 titles in the room
- 3day typical order arrival
- 3 house book clubs
- 52 story hours a year
WHAT WE HOLD TO
How we work
Read what we sell
Recommendations come from readers, not reps.
Disagree welcome
Argue with a staff pick and make a bookseller's day.
Children get the good stuff
The kids' corner is curated hardest of all.
The room matters
Chairs, light and quiet: browsing is the product too.
How we got here
Browse
Shelves arranged to cause accidents of discovery.
Ask
Tell us the last book you loved; leave with a risk.
Order
Anything in print, called or clicked, in within days.
Return often
The shelves change because our reading does.
THE TEAM
The people you will deal with
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Owner
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Head bookseller
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Children's buyer
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Events coordinator
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Send us a message
Use the details below, or send a message and someone will come back to you. Tell us a little about what you need so the reply is useful.
- Your phone number
- Your email address
- Your street address
What happens next
- We read every message ourselves
- You get a reply within one working day
- If we are not the right fit, we will say so