Seven Types of People You Find in Bookshops

Everyone knows who you find in bookshops: people who want to buy books. But, as Shaun Bythell, author of the bestselling Diary of a Bookseller and Confessions of a Bookseller, reveals, that’s really only half the story.Join Shaun as he introduces us to seven bookshop characters, from the Person Who Doesn’t Know What They Want (But Thinks It Might Have a Blue Cover) to the harried Parents Secretly After Free Childcare and all the way over to the erotica section, where we’ll meet The Person Who Is Up to No Good.Affectionate, sardonic and laugh-out-loud funny, Seven Types of People You Find in Bookshops is your indispensable guide to the flora and fauna of your local bookshop.

Reviews of Seven Types of People You Find in Bookshops

'Bythell has a good ear for the absurd and a mundane telemarketing call becomes comedy gold … For all Bythell'sself-flagellation, he comes across as a generous, largely genial figure. It is hard to go for more than a few pages withoutfinding him cooking for staying guests or drinking with friends until the small hours.' – The Times'All the ingredients for a gentle human comedy are here, as soothing as a bag of boiled sweets and just as tempting to dip into.' – Literary Review'Written with caustic wit…a diverting and congenial read.' – Bookmunch