Open a Bookshop, what could possibly go wrong?

I need to stress a couple of things before we get to the main body of this blog. 1) I am in favour of the ManBooker prize. 2) We will be hos...

On the first Wednesday of every month at about 11:00 one of our book groups gathers in Caffe Latino to do two things: drink coffee and discu...

Imagine being stared at by a teddy-bear with buttons for eyes. Got it? Now imagine that it's an evil teddy. Really, really evil...... Wh...

Means best, really. Doesn’t it? We issued our first loyalty cards a couple of weeks ago. And it was brilliant..... But someone has to be fir...

Since the start of the World Cup a couple of weeks ago it’s been hard to walk down any street without seeing a flag or two flying. A bit ...

So true, funny how it seems. Always in time, but never in line for dreams. Head over..... Ahem, sorry got distracted there. We have bee...

We're doing something rather exciting. There's a lovely toy and gift shop in Crouch End, called Goody Gumdrops. This is what it look...

Hello, it's been a while hasn't it. I decided to take a month off from the blog, as it was beginning to feel more like a chore than ...

Hello, may I introduce you to Ollie. He's now 2 days old and Katie and I are rather fond of him. He was a bit of a whopper, weighing in ...

It's the 8th Annual Wood Green International Film Festival between the 25th-28th March. Yes indeed, Wood Green has a film festival. Not...