Martin Latham
Praise for The Bookseller's Tale
The Bookseller's Tale is a joy. I read the first chapters in a single binge-read, and each chapter instantly became my favourite ... Individually, the paragraphs are threads of the very best tr ...
David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS, Twitter
Martin Latham, who has sold [books] for more than 30 years, has done the tradition proud. His exploration of the history of books, and why we love them so much, is packed with touching stories and fascinating fac ...
Mark Mason, Daily Mail
Latham thinks bookshops should have an "Aladdin's cave feeling" and the same is true of this book, which combines
Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express
anecdotes about his career (guest author Spike Milligan was a liability) with a cultural history ...
The Bookseller's Tale is a joy. I read the first chapters in a single binge-read, and each chapter instantly became my favourite ... Individually, the paragraphs are threads of the very best tr ...
David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS, Twitter
Martin Latham, who has sold [books] for more than 30 years, has done the tradition proud. His exploration of the history of books, and why we love them so much, is packed with touching stories and fascinating fac ...
Mark Mason, Daily Mail
Latham thinks bookshops should have an "Aladdin's cave feeling" and the same is true of this book, which combines
Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express
anecdotes about his career (guest author Spike Milligan was a liability) with a cultural history ...
The Bookseller's Tale is a joy. I read the first chapters in a single binge-read, and each chapter instantly became my favourite ... Individually, the paragraphs are threads of the very best tr ...
David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS, Twitter
Martin Latham, who has sold [books] for more than 30 years, has done the tradition proud. His exploration of the history of books, and why we love them so much, is packed with touching stories and fascinating fac ...
Mark Mason, Daily Mail
Latham thinks bookshops should have an "Aladdin's cave feeling" and the same is true of this book, which combines
Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express
anecdotes about his career (guest author Spike Milligan was a liability) with a cultural history ...
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