The Diary of a Bookseller

WEDNESDAY, 16 APRIL

Online orders: 5

Books found: 5

Two very sweet ginger-haired girls came in this morning and asked if this was Captain’s shop. They must be locals, or perhaps they follow the shop on Facebook. Captain’s fame has clearly spread wider than I had thought. While we were chatting about how fat Captain has become recently, a man in an extremely tight pair of shorts came to the counter and bought a book called The Book of Successful Fireplaces.

In the early afternoon a man who was probably about my age came in and kicked off his shoes, and left them by the door. I suppose I am not really in a position to criticise; quite often I wander about the place barefoot during the summer, but I am not sure if I would do it in anyone else’s shop.

Till total £340.35

35 customers