Five of us, five specialisms, and a standing disagreement about Middlemarch.
Front counter and fiction. Runs the staff picks table and has been overruled on it exactly twice.
Reading circles and nineteenth-century novels. Reads more than the rest of us combined.
Philosophy, and the philosophy nights since 2018. Prefers the back of the shop, where it is quieter.
Greek literature and poetry. Keeps two editions of everything and will explain the difference at length.
The children’s room. Marks the ages honestly and flags the difficult books rather than hiding them.
Take turns writing the Journal, and take turns being wrong in it.
Any of us will order a book we do not stock, and tell you first whether it is worth the wait.
Ask a bookseller