A review by sminismoni
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell

4.0

Written over the course of 2014, this diary form memoir follows the irascible yet likeable owner of a second hand bookshop in Scotland. Shaun Bythell has owned The Book Shop in Wigtown since 2001 and writes about the trials and tribulations of running a bookstore with wry humour, personal observations and a sprinkling of sales figures. The idiosyncrasies of staff and customers are a common topic, as are rants against the behemoth Amazon and it's evil spawn, the Kindle. This book was witty and entertaining, and has increased my appreciation of bookstores worldwide. I'll now try to buy something every time I enter a bookstore, as this is the only way of keeping them alive.