Today’s Friday Photos is brought to you by Ironbird Books in Port Fairy, not that they’re paying me for this as they’re not but that every photo today was taken there. I probably should have mentioned to them my predilection for taking photos in bookshops and why but I didn’t. ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
We did our normal and went away for a few days, and as normal I didn’t tell you and just kept the writing rolling…the wonders of wifi internet. If you follow me on Facebook you might have noticed a drop off of sharing but only if you weren’t totally involved ...
Getting my mojo in gear and scheduling these in advance so you don’t miss out. This Book Grocer is in Hall Street, Moonee Ponds despite Google thinking it’s in Puckle Street. It’s a couple of doors down from the best bar, The Valley Cellardoor. Don’t ask me about their alcoholic beverages ...
Bookshelf, aptly named shop in Jerusalem Wish I’d had time to actually go inside this bookshop with its lovely name but we were on tour at that point and I didn’t want to hold people up. It looked very lovely. I was taken by this coffee cup We saw a ...
In Jerusalem we stayed near a shopping mall called Cinema City. Our first trip there was an explosion of light and sound as they have cinemas there along with all the light, colour and advertisements they feel they need. We spent quite a bit of time there what with one meal ...
Loved the entrepreneurship of this sign. We found it in Petra among the many places to buy food, drink, souvenirs and even books. Ok, so you’re going to be on a long flight and you’re buying your next book but your hands are tired. Why not also buy a book ...
I happened to stop in Fairfield shopping centre the other day. It looked like a good place for a bookshop and I wasn’t disappointed. Yes, I stopped deliberately so I can find a bookshop. I’ve heard of Fairfield Books but it’s about a 40 minute drive from my place so ...
Oz Co Op Shop in Dandenong. I loved this note from the staff at CAE. If you’re a Visual Art Student you might want to consider getting your artwork by next Friday or have it lost in the ether forever. I know I showed you The Avenue Bookshop but here’s ...
Maybe someone should tell Spotlight there’s a really good reason their lift is out of order…I mean, it can hardly be in order when it’s not even installed yet. Lovely looking bookshop in Whitehorse Road, Balwyn. The Merchant of Fairness lives up to it’s name and was even open on a ...
Reflections From A Bookshop Window by Clive Linklater This book is hysterical, easy to read and troublesome to put down. I found it in an op shop and it happily joined my To Be Read Pile until a few days ago. Clive Linklater is a bookseller in St Leonard’s-on-Sea, England. This book is ...
Ignore the purple underneath as that’s another book but look at the ‘Five Parts…’. Yes, it was returned to the publisher. I’m guessing English is not their first language. According to Wikitionary this an old and defunct spelling of ‘hour’ and comes from the French so why is it at ...
Why do you think I’m obsessed with Terry Pratchett? I don’t understand that thought you’re having… The book guy at Elwood Primary School Market was thrilled to the back teeth when I took photos of his stock while he was setting up. He happily told the next person who came ...
Currently bookshops generally have to do something else besides just sell books, internet sales go hand-in-hand with this and there are always other goods available at the checkout to entice you to spend a little more. Sometimes people combine a coffee lounge with the books although this brings all sorts ...
One of the continuing problems for secondhand book sellers is when people want to sell you books. There’s the people who bring loads of books in any kind of condition; good, bad or just awful, and expect you to pay retail prices for them. They just miss seeing that you ...