Pages & Proofs

It was sad to hear of Peter Dickinson’s death at the age of 88. His writing is much loved in our household. The BBC’s 1970s adaptation of Dickinson’s Changes trilogy had a huge impact on me at the time. It was a genuinely disturbing piece of drama… for children. His three books about how Britain […]

We recently caught up with Brian Martin, prolific author and owner of Brian P. Martin Antiquarian Books in Surrey. From his most coveted book to the strangest thing he’s found between two pages, Brian tells us all about the world of rare book selling. AbeBooks: How did you become a bookseller? Brian Martin: I became […]

1. Beatlebone by Kevin Barry 2. Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson 3. Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham 4. Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving 5. M Train by Patti Smith 6. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 7. My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem 8. The Witches: Salem, 1692 by […]

Bookseller Sam Wenger’s spiritual home isn’t California, or upstate New York, or any of the other places that he has called home. He would like to settle and enjoy life in Camelot – the residence of King Arthur, still Britain’s greatest hero, and his famous knights of the round table. Sam specialises in books about […]