Have Time for Books
The Bookseller, 30 January 1960.
Tag: books
The Enchanted Capital of Scotland
In doing some research on Clan House, a shop in Grove Street in Edinburgh, where my mum used to take me and my two sisters to buy our school uniform, … Continue reading The Enchanted Capital of Scotland
‘Interesting new publications’
A newspaper advertisement from the end of 1966. In a time when Princes Street, Edinburgh, still had shops.
The Public Image
From ‘The Public Image‘ by Muriel Spark:
Helen Campbell Hughes
On Saturday 20th September 2025, with my friend Callum, we walked some of this path [I can no longer walk beyond 5 miles without the risk of having a seizure]: … Continue reading Helen Campbell Hughes
BUMPUS BOOKSHOP
I would have loved to have browsed this bookshop and to have chatted with John G Wilson! 7th November 1958, Bumpus Bookstore [Getty Image] The Times, 3rd July 1981: John … Continue reading BUMPUS BOOKSHOP
‘The difficult and beautiful questions we share’
On Friday, using our ‘Two Together Railcard’, Peter and Sian travelled through to Edinburgh: We were off to: To be in the audience to hear Madeleine Thien and Deepa Bhasthi … Continue reading ‘The difficult and beautiful questions we share’
Repair: Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025
I am hoping to get to this: I am also hoping to get to this: Alas, this is now fully booked: Dr Sami Timimi, a guiding light: I really do … Continue reading Repair: Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025