Bookshop Blues

I’ve just found out that the Gays The Word bookshop in London’s Bloomsbury is struggling to survive in the face of rising rents and falling sales.

When I lived in London I would often visit it. It was a great place – and felt at times like a tiny community centre.

 

I see that Jeanette Winterson thinks that perhaps its work is done, but when I read that the bookshop’s owner says that they still get “a brick through the window once a year and twice a week people spit on the windows”, then I have to wonder…

 

If you live in London, or are visiting, please pop in. You can also sponsor a bookshelf – visit the web site for more information.