Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 8 and Version 7 of Big Green Bookshop
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[[Kake]] has visited quite a few times now, most recently in September 2010. The owners are both very friendly, and willing to have a chat if they're not busy. |
[[Kake]] has visited a couple of times now, most recently in September 2009. The owners are both very friendly, and willing to have a chat if they're not busy. |
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They run quite a lot of events, including "meet the author" type things, reading groups, quizzes, writing workshops, etc. If you don't see what you want on the shelves, they can get most titles within 24 hours; and they also have an out-of-print book search service. You can also order books online via their website; postage is free, and payment is via PayPal. |
They seem to run quite a lot of events, including "meet the author" type things, reading groups, writing workshops, etc. If you don't see what you want on the shelves, they can get most titles within 24 hours; and they also have an out-of-print book search service. |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2010. Opening hours taken from the Big Green Bookshop website, February 2011.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], 21 September 2009. Opening hours taken from the Big Green Bookshop website, September 2009.</div> |
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Friendly independent bookshop in Wood Green, just off the main road. (Despite the "Unit 1" in the address, the frontage is directly on Brampton Park Road.)
Kake has visited a couple of times now, most recently in September 2009. The owners are both very friendly, and willing to have a chat if they're not busy.
They have a small but good SF section, and a somewhat larger fantasy section. There's also a separate London section, with local history books as well as general London books. They also have the usual fiction, children's books, etc.
They seem to run quite a lot of events, including "meet the author" type things, reading groups, writing workshops, etc. If you don't see what you want on the shelves, they can get most titles within 24 hours; and they also have an out-of-print book search service.
Accessibility: A rather high step up to get in.
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