Return of the Bookseller Diarist
$49.88
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
8 October 2026
Summary
‘I hope this diary doesn’t offend anyone, but it almost certainly will. Apologies in advance’ Shaun Bythell
After a four-year absence, the Sunday Times bestselling and original bookshop diarist is back.
The Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm’s paradise: the largest second-hand bookshop in Scotland, with over a mile of shelving, 100,000 books and a log fire. You’d think that after twenty-five years behind the counter, o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781917923989 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1917923988 |
| Author: | Shaun Bythell |
| Publisher: | Putman Publishing |
| Imprint: | New Modern Arcade |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 8 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 140mm x 215mm |
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Critics Review
‘More mordant humour and insight into the madness of book lovers’ * The Herald *
‘Laugh-out-loud funny’ – Stuart Kelly * The Scotsman *
‘Beneath the jokes about customers, the observations about bookselling and complaints about the modern world, there is a deep-rooted love in his work and diary writing’ * Dumfries & Galloway News *
Shaun Bythell
Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, the largest second-hand bookshop in Scotland. He is the bestselling author of four previous books: The Diary of a Bookseller, Confessions of a Bookseller, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops, and Remainders of the Day.
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