alicedrinkwater Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Yes, I would call it whimsical. I'm a sucker for this type of novel, but maybe it wouldn't work for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Perhaps not, I can manage a little quirky, for example the Miss Peregrine books, but too quirky and my brain doesn't like it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Came across this list the other day ... I think we know most of them already, but there are a couple of new ones: 11 Delightful Tales Set in Our Favorite Place—Bookstores! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I'm not that sure about The Thirteenth Tale, it's only really the beginning which is set in the bookshop, although it does have a strong book connection, but the bookshop link is tenuous at best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I don't mind tenuous links if the book is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Not my thing, but for chick-lit overs there is a new book by Veronica Henry due out this year called How to Find Love in a Book Shop due out in June. I don't think it's been mentioned, but apologies if it already has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 That sounds good, Janet. I've read one novella by Veronica Henry, which I liked, might have to keep an eye on that one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Thanks for the link, chesilbeach! I hadn't heard of The Love Letter or The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap. I'm going to look into those and see if they might be worth reading.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Another bookshop book is The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) How about the marvellous Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop? or Craig McLay's Village Books? Parts of The Book of Air and Shadows - Michael Gruber - are set in a bookshop. Edited May 12, 2016 by willoyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirley Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler is set in a NY bookshop (the clue is in the title! ). I read it a while back, and although I didn't fall in love with it entirely, the sections in the bookshop itself are great. I have been reading this book on and off since last year. Maybe I would enjoy it more if I actually read it through. I think I keep putting the book down because it does not grab me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Has anyone read Little Paris Bookshop? I keep seeing it, but not reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Has anyone read Little Paris Bookshop? I keep seeing it, but not reading it. I have it on my shelf, my Mum has read and enjoyed it and we often enjoy the same books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirley Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I have bought it but not got round to reading it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I've almost finished Little Paris Bookshop, it's quite a nice read, very whimsical, and set mostly on a book barge, although it's more about books than an actual shop, in fact the way he trades I can't believe he would make enough money to keep going! But the setting is lovely, I can almost see the scenery drifting by.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I've almost finished Little Paris Bookshop, it's quite a nice read, very whimsical, and set mostly on a book barge, although it's more about books than an actual shop, in fact the way he trades I can't believe he would make enough money to keep going! But the setting is lovely, I can almost see the scenery drifting by.... Good to know! I even went as far as to check it out of the library once, but still haven't read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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