I think it’s not me.

The cover of Nicholas Royle's 'Finders, Keepers: the Secret Life of Second hand books' published by Salt: https://www.saltpublishing.com/products/finders-keepers-9781784633417

Author and publisher Nicholas Royle and part of his magnificent Picador collection.

On Thursday (16th April) join me and author @nicholasroyle.bsky.social for a live online conversation to mark the publication of 'FINDERS KEEPERS: The Secret life of Second-hand Books.' Free, and all welcome. If you haven't already been invited contact me via davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site

2012, and my copy is a 2014 paperback.

Somehow missed this when it came out. Found this copy today in Oxfam Bookshop Herne Hill. Already up to p85. Partly about how the narrator, a writer, struggles to find the money to write. Not a concern for Gwendoline Riley since she bagged the £130,000 Windham-Campbell Prize. Good for her.

What a lovely bit of bookshelf. I edited Burnt Island, which I loved. I also love Housekeeping. And then there’s my three books… ☺️

I did like the suggestion that the trilogy might turn into a tetralogy… 😉

Thank you, Kaggsy. That’s more than made my day. You are very generous.

I’m almost too modest to repost this.

See me.

Well, indeed.

How can I take University Challenge seriously if its makers think hyphens and en-dashes are interchangeable?

Now playing. The sound of snow falling forever. Beautiful album.

I’ll report back when back among my books.

What a splendid bookshelf ☺️

I feel, when I wear my dad’s glasses, which I do every day, that he’s not a million miles away. Even though he died in 1994.

Yes. I haven’t yet read any of the others.

I’d probably include it in my top ten novels (as long as I can have about 50 novels in my top ten).

I hope I didn’t get anything wrong, David.

It is, but I should have jumped on that.

Ah, a film wouldn’t have counted for that survey, but still clearly of interest. Come to think of it, didn’t another novel of yours have the same title as a film?

Thank you, Roland. Certainly there’s a sense that everything before p166 is kind of building towards it: p1, p2, p3 and so on.

That counts. Had I come across a copy I would have included it.

"Finders, Keepers: The Secret Life of Second-hand Books", the new book by @nicholasroyle.bsky.social , is very good. Especially page 166.
Also, NR likes BRIAN ( @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social ). As do we all.

I’m going to use that.

That’s great, that Wendy’s remarks make a difference, but I look at French publishing and they don’t do it.

We should get rid of cover quotes.

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Merci, Caroline. I’m delighted you’re enjoying the stories.

Thank you Gregory – and THANK YOU Caroline! That’s made my day.

Was Philip Roth ever photographed with a bunch of grapes? Missed caption opportunity if not.