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| The Big Green Bookshop was a friendly independent bookshop in [[Locale Wood Green|Wood Green]]. It closed its physical premises at the end of January 2019 and moved to [http://www.biggreenbookshop.com/ online only]. |
Friendly independent bookshop in [[Locale Wood Green|Wood Green]], just off the main road. (Despite the "Unit 1" in the address, the frontage is directly on Brampton Park Road.) |
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The information below is retained for historical purposes. |
They have a decent SF section (although it has fantasy and horror mixed in), plus crime, general fiction, cookery, gardening, etc. Small London section (general London - didn't see anything particularly local). They also have a "multicultural" section, which appears to mean "books not by or about white people". |
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<div class="old_info"> Friendly independent bookshop in [[Locale Wood Green|Wood Green]], just off the main road. (Despite the "Unit 1" in the address, the frontage is directly on Brampton Park Road.) |
There is a sofa, and the owners are friendly. 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 say they can get most titles within 24 hours; and they also have an out-of-print book search service. |
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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. |
Simon, one of the owners, comments: "Hurrah, thanks for coming to our shop, and saying lovely things too. We have a suggestion box, which we actually look at, so the horror thing I will try and sort out. It's probably a good idea. We do actually have a good selection of local history books, but I guess we should make them easier to find. Something else to do v soon. Come and visit us soon, there's a comfy sofa and usually coffee on the go!" |
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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, and in mid-2011 they added a second-hand section too. 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. Accessibility: A rather high step up to get in. |
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* [http://londonist.com/2009/07/biblio-text_big_green_bookshop.php Londonist article] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2010.</div> </div> address='Unit 1, Brampton Park Road, N22 6BG' category='Featured Article,Now Closed' edit_type='Normal edit' |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], 10 June 2008. Opening hours taken from flyer acquired on that visit.</div> address='Unit 1, Brampton Park Road' category='Bookshops,Featured Article' edit_type='Minor tidying' |
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formatted_website_text='[biggreenbookshop.com]
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opening_hours_text='' phone='' postcode='' summary='Now closed; was a friendly independent bookshop in Wood Green.' website='' website='[http://www.biggreenbookshop.com/ biggreenbookshop.com]' |
opening_hours_text='9:30am-6pm Mon-Tue; 10:30am-6pm Sat; noon-5pm Sun' os_x='531275' os_y='189866' phone='020 8881 6767' postcode='N22 6BG' website='' summary='Friendly independent bookshop in Wood Green.' website='[http://www.biggreenbookshop.com/ biggreenbookshop.com]' |
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.)
They have a decent SF section (although it has fantasy and horror mixed in), plus crime, general fiction, cookery, gardening, etc. Small London section (general London - didn't see anything particularly local). They also have a "multicultural" section, which appears to mean "books not by or about white people".
There is a sofa, and the owners are friendly. 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 say they can get most titles within 24 hours; and they also have an out-of-print book search service.
Simon, one of the owners, comments: "Hurrah, thanks for coming to our shop, and saying lovely things too. We have a suggestion box, which we actually look at, so the horror thing I will try and sort out. It's probably a good idea. We do actually have a good selection of local history books, but I guess we should make them easier to find. Something else to do v soon. Come and visit us soon, there's a comfy sofa and usually coffee on the go!"
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