Pre-order a signed copy of Driving Jarvis Ham the brilliant new novel by Jim Bob. Published May 10th. Book a (free) ticket to the launch party at the shop May 10th at 7.30
This is being boosted in some quarters as the ‘new’ Beach. It’s not. It’s much better than that. Imagine, if you will, a cross between The Long Good Friday and Point Break. A physical novel closer to Tim Winton or Kem Nunn worth the price of admission for the diving scenes alone and a must for anyone who has ever dipped a toe in the water. Signed copies.
Now in stock, the brilliant new collection of stories by Dan Chaon. Published 7th February.
The latest McSweeney's with a poem from Bolano and a piece of Elmore Leonard.
A new collection of short stories from Tessa Hadley. The often unexpected, calmly told. Lovely cover too. Now watch them bork the paperback.
Lovely weed-fueled ramble across Britain in the dark. Fireworks, football, a bit of shagging, It could have been the worst thing I've ever read (not that not fond of all of the above). But it's not, it's good. Buy it for your boyfriend
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Buy a signed copy of Mark's very funny book.
One way or another the end of the world is coming. Beautifully, individually signed by Steven Appleby and Art Lester.
“In his own danceless life he couldn’t imagine anyone laughing on a November dawn but here it was. He tried to dismiss the image of three nude girls in the same bed but it was like trying not to think of a white horse.” Pete Dexter quoting Jim Harrison in his glorious review for the
Geoff Dyer's book of the year (The Guardian 26th Nov) It has a ramshackle loquacity, a down-home hyper-eloquence and an off-the-wallishness that is almost lapidary... And now James Wood reviews it in the
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'Happy is a strong word.' The new, brilliantly written, novel from Dan Chaon.
Back then it was always sandals, bottom half of a flower-print bikini, faded Country Joe and the Fish Tshirt.
Wonderfully playful picture book featuring Tiny, Moonpie and Andre. Signed copies available.
Well aware that no animal has ever been sued for libel, Cheeta, star of Tarzan and Doctor Doolittle, tells it as it really was. Naughty boy.
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If you haven't already visited the website for this book, go there 
I woke up in a foreign armpit. Buy a signed copy 
The London boozer fully explained. Now smoke free. The funniest fucking book you will read all year. So funny in fact, that Steven Hunt is not allowed to carry a copy on public transport. Buy 
Here is a picture of the book Shaggy Blog Stories, quite at home in an actual real live bookshop, cheek by cheeky cheek with Alexander McCall Smith, Dan Rhodes and Ian McEwan and not looking overawed in the slightest, despite such august company.
So why not boost its self esteem even more by calling in and buying a copy, that way it will feel even more like a proper grown up book, and you will feel even more like a proper grown up, though with a misty eye, because you will have made a contribution to comic relief and bought a book the old-fashioned way.
Of course, it may be that you are chained to a radiator in a darkened room with only internet explorer for company (or perhaps you just, like, don't live in Crystal Palace) in which case you can still go here. They ain't sold out yet and they won't until the world runs out of ink.
Ryu!
Posted by: lo_fi | March 29, 2007 at 07:41 PM
I was in Foyles yesterday (I know, I know, it's a big shop, not a little one, but I needed a specific book on archaelogy quickly that wasn't stocked in any of the small places on Charing X Rd).
The realisation that I am not going to read all the books in the world before I die, almost made me cry. I mean their section on ancient Pompeii, never mind ancient Rome is several hundred strong.
How can one deal with all the knowledge that there are so many books that I won't even open!
Posted by: ResoluteReader | March 30, 2007 at 09:23 AM
lo-fi - that's a technical term, right?
Resolute - I once knew someone in their thirties who calculated how many books they had left to read in their lifetime based on assumed lifespan, and amount of books already read; they got so depressed it was a month or so before they picked up a book again.
Posted by: JonthanM | March 30, 2007 at 11:12 AM
Wasn't Macaulay the last person who had supposedly read "everything"? As somebody once said: there ain't half been some clever bastards...
Posted by: roland | March 30, 2007 at 11:36 AM
Speaking of technical terms, do you have any Kobo Abe?
Posted by: lo_fi | March 30, 2007 at 08:27 PM
lo-fi - oooops. No, we have no Abe. I shall rectify.
With you on the Japanese film though, 100%.
(crawl).
Posted by: Jonathan | March 31, 2007 at 10:11 AM
AhhhhhhhH! A little bit of me is sitting next to a part of Ian McEwan! *does a crazy dance*
Posted by: Kiwiqueen | April 01, 2007 at 12:09 PM
Hello Kiwiqueen, I see you have been watching Black Books, that should give you a clue...
Posted by: Jonathan | April 01, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Can I have a copy of Shaggy Blog please? Been waiting to get it from you. Poss to deliver next wk via Jus-mail?
Posted by: Debi | April 07, 2007 at 12:12 PM
Debi - on its way to you, via Jusmail (tm).
Posted by: Jonathan | April 07, 2007 at 12:22 PM