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I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider
$30.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia
A look at the culture and fanaticism of book lovers, from beloved New York Times illustrator Grant Snider It's no secret, but we are judged by our bookshelves. We learn to read at an early age, and as we grow older we shed our beloved books for new ones. But some of us surround ourselves with books. We ...Show more
Flights of Fancy Anthology by Quentin Blake, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo
$20.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia
Quentin Blake – Anne Fine – Michael Morpurgo – Jacqueline Wilson – Michael Rosen – Anthony Browne – Julia Donaldson – Malorie Blackman – Chris Riddell – Lauren ChildThe exceptional talents behind some of the nation's best-loved books – from The Gruffalo to The BFG, We're Going on a Bear Hunt to the Char ...Show more
The Book Lover's Quiz Book by Gary Wigglesworth
$35.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia
'Brilliantly inventive and entertaining questions from the bookworm's bookworm' Mark Mason, author of Walk the Lines, Question Time and many more This is a literary quiz book with a difference. Rather than basic sets of questions, The Book Lover's Quiz Book mirrors the format of Gary's live quizzes, at ...Show more
Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books by Cathy Rentzenbrink
$38.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love.'Reading has saved my life, again and again, and has held my hand through every difficult time' For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in ...Show more
Gifts of Reading by Jennie Orchard (Curated by); Robert Macfarlane; Jackie Morris; William Boyd; Candice Carty-Williams; Chigozie Obioma; Philip Pullman; Imtiaz Dharker; Roddy Doyle; Pico Iyer; Andy Miller
$38.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia
'This story, like so many stories, begins with a gift. The gift, like so many gifts, was a book...' So begins the essay by Robert Macfarlane that inspired this collection.In this cornucopia of an anthology, you will find essays by some of the world's most beloved novelists, nonfiction writers, essayists ...Show more
The Bookseller's Tale by Martin Latham
$40.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia
'The right book has a neverendingness, and so does the right bookshop.' This is the story of our love affair with books, whether we arrange them on our shelves, inhale their smell, scrawl in their margins or just curl up with them in bed. Taking us on a journey through comfort reads, street book stalls ...Show more
Customer Service Wolf by Anne Barnetson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia
Join Customer Service Wolf and colleagues as they navigate the most awkward customer interactions imaginable, plus a few that are beyond imagination. From bookseller and artist Anne Barnetson comes this charming, hilarious and perfectly observed snapshot of life behind the counter.
Do You Read Me? - Bookstores Around the World by Marianne Julia Strauss
$120.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia
Lose yourself in the pages of this showcase of some of the most beautiful, innovative, and successful bookshops around the world. Bookshops are powerful places with the -freedom to deep-dive into their niche, from -cooking to cartoons, architecture to anarchy. - Do you read me? reconsiders the bookshop ...Show more
Bird by Bird - Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
$25.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia | Series: Canons Ser.
Bird by Bird is the bible of writing guides - a wry, honest, down-to-earth book that has never stopped selling since it was first published in the United States in the 1990s. Bestselling novelist and memoirist Anne Lamott distils what she's learned over years of trial and error. Beautifully written, wis ...Show more
Bowie's Books - The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life by John O'Connell
$39.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia
David Bowie once said that his idea of perfect happiness was reading. Three years before he died, he made a list of the one hundred books that had transformed his life - a list that formed something akin to an autobiography. From Lolita to Madame Bovary, the Beano to The Iliad, these were the books that ...Show more
Bibliophile Ceramic Bookends by Jane Mount (Illustrator)
$100.00 NZD
Category: Bibliophilia | Series: Bibliophile Ser.
An essential addition to the bibliophile's library! These charming, colorful bookends feature hand-painted book covers, featuring the timeless novels Pride and Prejudice, Alice in Wonderland, Moby Dick, Frankenstein, A Tale of Two Cities, Jane Eyre, and Little Women. The artwork is printed on durable, w ...Show more