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Eccentric customers, global domination, and pandemics: the bookseller diarist returns.

Return of the Bookseller Diarist

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  • Hardcover

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    8 October 2026

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Summary

‘I hope this diary doesn’t offend anyone, but it almost certainly will. Apologies in advance’ Shaun Bythell

After a four-year absence, the Sunday Times bestselling and original bookshop diarist is back.

The Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm’s paradise: the largest second-hand bookshop in Scotland, with over a mile of shelving, 100,000 books and a log fire. You’d think that after twenty-five years behind the counter, o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781917923989
ISBN-10:1917923988
Author:Shaun Bythell
Publisher:Putman Publishing
Imprint:New Modern Arcade
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:8 October 2026
Weight:340g
Dimensions:20mm x 140mm x 215mm
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Return of the Bookseller Diarist by Shaun Bythell - ISBN: 9781917923989
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘More mordant humour and insight into the madness of book lovers’ * The Herald *
‘Laugh-out-loud funny’ – Stuart Kelly * The Scotsman *
‘Beneath the jokes about customers, the observations about bookselling and complaints about the modern world, there is a deep-rooted love in his work and diary writing’ * Dumfries & Galloway News *

About The Author

Shaun Bythell

Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, the largest second-hand bookshop in Scotland. He is the bestselling author of four previous books: The Diary of a Bookseller, Confessions of a Bookseller, Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops, and Remainders of the Day.

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