Independent bookstores

A friend is looking for independent bookstores in London that would be interested in stocking his self-published book (already doing brisk trade in NYC) and I figured this is as good a reason as any to start a thread about independent bookstores. Gotta be enough people interested to list the bookstores they like going to.

I like Chener Books on Lordship Lane.

this place?

i like the second hand bookshop on stoke newington church street, mostly because the guy behind the counter is a dead ringer for uncle monty from withnail and I

Stoke Newington Books on stoke newington high street is pretty good. Lots of subjects covered. The shop sign is incredible too... a proper typographic motorway pile-up.

http://www.stokenewingtonbookshop.co.uk/

Here's on of my favourites.

Not London, but Robin Hoods Bay. Great little place for picking up ratty paperbacks.

Hatchard of Piccadilly or Daunt Books of Holland Park.

Excellent bookstores!

Brixton end of Coldharbour Lane, next to the Phoenix... All secondhand AFAIK... My mate Rob has worked in here for years... Great little shop...

^that looks great ts. bonus points if thats the shop mutt

No love for...

There used to be three in Islington and then along came Waterstones and Borders and now we only have Waterstones.

Slain, totally! I rode by there last week and was like, "WHoa! Never seen that before!"

Thanks for the ideas, peeps! He's going to need shops that sell new books though, too.

If he's already selling in NYC has he thought of getting in on Powells in Portland, OR?

Biggest and most awesome bookshop known to man

All about primrose books in primrose hill

Shop

Bookshop

A store is not a shop. What do you amaericans call a store? Where one stores things?
#jennebaiting

Daunt Books Excellent bookstores!

All Daunt Books are great for getting high off the glue!

Lion & Unicorn in RIchmond

Housmans, up Kings Cross. Shabby and shambolic. Specialises in leftist politics and social/cultural theory, been to a few talks there, plotting and scheming amongst my fellow lumpen proles, let me bring my own beer inside.

What do you amaericans call a store? Where one stores things?
#jennebaiting

Depository, except this makes it all weird and confusing like a Gordian Knot of transatlantic reading matter commerce/storage

Freedom Press Bookshop in Aldgate, if the subject matter is appropriate...

The indy shop on Brick Lane seems good. Brick Lane Books or some other imaginative name.

Queens Park Books is one of my favourite bookshops in London.

Always have great stock, and space for local / independent authors.

It helps that i only live 30 seconds away from the place, but it is particularly good, with very knowledgeable and approachable staff.

http://www.broadwaybookshophackney.com/

Nice people. Full of cunts on the street outside though.

Pages. Lower Clapton Road. Great little store.
http://www.pagesofhackney.co.uk/

Shop

Bookshop

A store is not a shop. What do you amaericans call a store? Where one stores things?
#jennebaiting

And if something is on offer does that mean I get to tell them the price I'd like to pay for the item? #skullybaiting

Also, we store things in storage units!

If he's already selling in NYC has he thought of getting in on Powells in Portland, OR?

Biggest and most awesome bookshop known to man

I'm going to link him to this whole thread, so thanks for the tip!