Bookshop visit number 10: Books for Amnesty, Kentish Town.

Hello all, I am back with another bookshop visit. For bookshop visit number 10, I took a trip to Kentish Town where I looked around the Books for Amnesty there. I love the one in Brighton, which I visited earlier this (check my review), and I thought it seemed too good an opportunity to miss it!

As soon as I walked in, I book caught my eye. It was a Zadie Smith book which I failed to acknowledge that it was signed. I mean, I know it was hardback but I thought it was odd that it was differently priced to most of the other hardbacks. I did not purchase it as I had that book already and my shelves are choking with books as it is. Besides, I have been on a mission for certain books and what with having to travel, I did not want to have too much to carry.

I did also see two Margaret Atwood books there that interested me. One was a novel in hardback and the other was a little poetry book. I knew for definite that I had the novel though I was unsure on the poetry book. For this reason I did not get either of them. Though the one thing that surprised me was how both books were the same price. I do not think I have ever seen hardback novels from an author being priced equally to another book from the same author that was not a hardback novel.

I will point out that the book is organised well and has clear different sections with friendly staff. I just found some of the prices a little confusing and unclear. This is a nice bookshop not too far from Kentish Town on the London underground's Northern line and national rail. If you want a nice London bookshop to snoop around and you are anywhere near here then it could be one to visit...


Until next time,


Thomas.

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