It’s been a rough few weeks with a gigantic Jon sized hole in it but we have been fuelled by your kindness and stayed open. Our bestseller so far by miles has been the choice we made with him in mind for next month’s bookgroup.

Onwards.

Hi all! We are going to be CLOSED tomorrow (Monday 1st) to regroup. Thanks for a gratifying weekend and all the good vibes for Jon. Don’t forget us — back on Tuesday!

The bookshop is opening at noon today while we sort ourselves out y’all

ANNOUNCEMENT

Bit tired today, but I did one anyway. mailchi.mp/booksellercr...

Sachin Tendulkar just sent me an email. Asking If I need new clients.

What a terrific game of cricket! #thehundred

On Saturday someone complained to me that Len Deighton hadn't written anything new for ages. He's quite old now I think, I said. Even so, they said. Len Deighton is 96.

Sold a copy of The Salt Path.

And a good time was had by all

Done it again. Biting fish and Jeff’s cock and the rest. mailchi.mp/booksellercr...

Delivered by Amaz*n (sigh).

Always nice to see someone taking a photograph of a barcode, on a book that can only be bought new from us.

There is no doubt in my mind that the character which comes the closest to DT is Alfred Jarry's Père Ubu.

Herman Melville got a train from London Bridge to Sydenham in April 1857 so as to visit the Crystal Palace. Discovered this today in Hershel Parker's bewildering biography

mailchi.mp/booksellercr... Authors! I have character names for a pound a pop.

You’re all on holiday, but I’ve done another one anyway. mailchi.mp/booksellercr...

Four year olds are not too old for picture books. A beautiful book was turned down by someone in the shop yesterday due to the child being about to start school, and therefore "too old" for picture books. Please don't force children to give up picture books too quickly. #kidlituk

"This has been brutal. For a working-class man with a direct manner, modern broadcasting has become a dangerous place. I was the headline this time. But I won't be the last."

mailchi.mp/booksellercr... I know, it’s too hot to read emails, but I did one anyway.

mailchi.mp/booksellercr... Newsletter time, mainly written by one of my cats.

Being God bothered.

All set for my next TED Talk.

Next level fly tipping by the shop loading bay today. Work of art.

Newsletter time. mailchi.mp/booksellercr...

Fine people of London! Do join me, @ladydolby.bsky.social and @clarewhitauthor.bsky.social for a brilliantly bookish conversation at the mighty @booksellercrow.bsky.social in Crystal Palace next week! Tickets below… booksellercrow.co.uk/event/histor...

Anerley Intelligence. mailchi.mp/booksellercr...

IT’S COOLER IN OUR SHOP THAN IT IS OUTSIDE. And that includes Hoxton.

Fairly lukewarm response to the idea of rewilding wolves from Guy Stagg in the FT.

I keep getting emails from Angela Carter mailchi.mp/booksellercr...

Out of office.

Who fancies seeing @alexhaybooks.bsky.social chatting historical crime with #Clarewhitfield and @ladydolby.bsky.social ? Come along @booksellercrow.bsky.social to celebrate their paperbacks! TIX: booksellercrow.co.uk/event/histor...

On Saturday morning I was cross with myself because we only had three copies of Long Island and I had forgotten to order more for the weekend. We still only have three copies of Long Island.

Long Island time. mailchi.mp/booksellercr...

Bums. Did I just say that out loud?

Happy Birthday to us.

As long as you can figure out to do it from Amaz*n and not a bookshop.

Got a newsletter for you here about Sally Rooney, Chess and Ebereche Eze. mailchi.mp/booksellercr...

Book people of South London! booksellercrow.co.uk/event/debut-...

Newsletter. mailchi.mp/booksellercr...

An hour and fifteen minutes in. One customer and a question about narrow boats.

"It takes an admirable level of single-mindedness to write a sequel nobody was clamouring for, to a novel that was almost universally panned." Me on Edward St Aubyn's Parallel Lines, which is actually... pretty good? It's certainly his best novel since At Last - which admittedly isn't saying much.

Fuck me that I’ve lived so long, I’m watching a football match in which Lou Macari’s grandson is playing.

Greetings from the boondocks! mailchi.mp/booksellercr...

The actual what? Ian Thomson in the FT reviewing Graham Swift.