The Diary of a Bookseller

MONDAY, 22 DECEMBER

Online orders: 3

Books found: 2

All the books that were on the shelves we removed to insulate the wall were boxed and put in front of a section that NOBODY ever asks for – geology. They have been there since Callum began working on insulating the wall. Today’s first customer, a man with a crutch and a limp, appeared and asked, ‘Where’s the geology section?’

Sandy the tattooed pagan came in to wish me a happy winter solstice for yesterday.

I spent the evening building shelves and putting the boxed books back on them.

Colwyn Bay Bookshop has put its stock on eBay with a price of £20,000. There is no way it will sell for that much. They will be doing well if they can realise £5,000.

Till total £181.50

13 customers