“A perfect treat must include a trip to a second-hand bookshop.” HandsPerfectHealingTreatsSecond HandBookshops Author:Virginia Woolf
“Quite often I can be in a bookshop, standing beneath a great big picture of myself and paying for a book with a credit card clearly marked John Grisham, yet no one recognises me. I often say I'm a famous author in a country where no one reads.” I CanBookCountryBigsStandingCreditCardsRecogniseCredit CardBig PictureBookshopsPictures Of Myself Author:John Grisham
“When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it.” IfsFirstsNovelRoundsLondonExcitementBookshops Author:Antony Beevor
“I'm addicted to email, but other than that, there are practical things - being able to buy a book on the internet that you can't find in your local bookshop. This could be a lifeline if you live further from the sources.” IfsBookAbleLiteratureSourceInternetPracticalsLocalsEmailBookshopsLifelinesPractical Things Author:Marilyn Hacker