“CUSTOMER: If I were to, say... meet the love of my life in this bookshop, what section do you think they would be standing in?” — Jen Campbell Copy Share Image
“From travelling booksellers and undercover bookshops, to pop-up stalls and community hubs, walking into a good bookshop is like walking into another zone. These places are time machines, spaceships, story-makers, secret-keepers. They are dragon-tamers, dream-catchers, fact-finders and safe places. They… — Jen Campbell Copy Share Image
“CUSTOMER: Do you have this children's book I've heard about? It's supposed to be very good. It's called "Lionel Richie and the Wardrobe.” — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“CUSTOMER: Hi. BOOKSELLER: Hi there, how can I help? CUSTOMER: Could you please explain Kindle to me. BOOKSELLER: Sure. It’s an e-reader, which means… — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“Sometimes bookselling is the best job in the world, and sometimes it isn’t (as you’ll soon find out). However, one thing is for sure:… — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“CUSTOMER: Is your mother around ? BOOKSELLER: ... I run this bookshop. CUSTOMER: Oh. Sorry.” — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“CUSTOMER: I’m looking for a biography to read that’s really interesting. Could you recommend one? BOOKSELLER: Sure. What books have you read and liked?… — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“CUSTOMER: OK, so you want this book? THEIR DAUGHTER: Yes! CUSTOMER: Peter Pan ? THEIR DAUGHTER: Yes, please. Because he can fly. CUSTOMER: Yes,… — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“There are many different types of beginnings. And who’s to say we haven’t imagined our lives up to this point? Who’s to say we… — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“CUSTOMER: I read a book in the sixties. I don’t remember the author, or the title. But it was green, and it made me… — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“It makes me sad that grown up books don’t have pictures in them. You’re brought up with them when you’re younger, and then suddenly… — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“CUSTOMER: I’d like to buy this audiobook. BOOKSELLER: Great. CUSTOMER: Only, I don’t really like this narrator. BOOKSELLER: Oh. CUSTOMER: Do you have a… — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“CUSTOMER: Oh, look, these books are all signed. (Pause) I wonder who signed them ?” — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“CUSTOMER: Which was the first Harry Potter book? BOOKSELLER: The Philosopher’s Stone. CUSTOMER: And the second? BOOKSELLER: The Chamber of Secrets. CUSTOMER: I’l take… — Jen Campbell Copy Share
“I also have to credit Bill Bilby, owner of Chelsea Books, with two other important lessons: first, his shop was always tidy and thoughtfully-organized… — Jen Campbell Copy Share
