‘Oh no, they’re just sleeping’
‘Oh no, they’re just sleeping’
Arthur Kay
Arthur Kay is owner of the Gilded Acorn, an independent bookshop in London.
Wednesday
The independent bookshops that aren’t what they seem
Independent bookshops remain some of Britain’s loveliest places. Quaint, charming, precarious, they are a bulwark against blandness and offer refuge in an age of doomscrolling. The bookseller stacking the shelves is likely to be local, almost certainly poorly paid and a bit moth-eaten. I should know – I own an independent bookshop. We are a