The Diary of a Bookseller

FRIDAY, 28 NOVEMBER

Online orders: 1

Books found: 1

Nicky arrived at 9.15 a.m., as usual. Straight away she offered me a plastic tray of what might have passed for food were it a few days fresher, asking, ‘Would you like a cinnamon roll?’ (Tesco ‘Reduced to 27p’ sticker clearly visible). I replied, ‘I’d love one, thanks, Nicky.’ And as I reached for one, she swatted my hand aside and said, ‘I wouldn’t go for that one. I licked the icing off it on the way into work this morning.’

The only order this morning was for a book called A Toast-Fag.

While I was pricing up books from the many boxes from various book deals piled up in the shop, I found a copy of a book called The Restraint of Beasts, by Magnus Mills. Finn had recommended this to me, so I put it aside and will start on it when I have time.

Nicky decided to stay the night so that we could drink beer and gossip. Predictably we both drank too much. I offered her a bottle of Corncrake Ale and she told me that she doesn’t like any beer that has a bird’s name in it. This is the kind of logic that she applies to all of her decision-making.

Till total £62.50

5 customers