Lingham's - A Personal Service

Today I ventured up the Wirral to visit this local independent book shop with a big reputation.  I was not disappointed! One of my personal favourites was the classic books section in which I spotted some contenders for my shelves of bookporn!

            

I didn't get chance to try out the coffee shop within today but hope it will be part of my next visit in a couple of days time.  The leather seats dotted around will also require testing!

It was unfortunately more of a business trip today, preparing for my lessons over the coming months.  A found a couple of great guides and the staff were incredibly supportive when I ordered another, even pulling up the picture of the front cover so I could check it was the right one.

The bookshop also has a book club that I hope to be able to occasionally attend and seem to have regular author visits.  In fact there was one this evening which sadly I was unable to attend.  To add to the community hub feel within the shop there was a notice board letting shoppers know what is on in the area.  An excellent idea!

To top off the first class experience, I returned to find a reply to a tweet I had sent them a couple of days ago.  They hoped I had enjoyed my visit and they remember ordering my book today :-)  Yes Lingham's I have thoroughly enjoyed my visit and will now be a regular customer!

Lingham's Booksellers - Heaven Locally?

This year I have decided to move away from the giants such as Amazon, W H Smiths and Tescos and instead support my independent local book sellers, yes admittedly partly because I harbour a dream to own my own quirky, gorgeous little book heaven.


Trouble was, having only moved to the area recently, I have no clue who or where they are.  I have also been desperately searching for a book club that could fit in with mine and my partner's schedule.  So imagine my sheer delight when I stumbled on this article; an independent bookseller who takes on the Tesco's opposite and actually gains their support.  Not only that but they are only a few miles away from me.  I could hardly contain my excitement when upon further investigation, I discover it also runs a book club AND a coffee shop!  Okay so it's not the Nespresso I'm obsessed with but still, I can sit in a comfy chair and I can drink coffee whilst in a book shop!


Admittedly I may sound a little crazy at this point but I know other bibliophiles will understand this joy and the book club may not always fit with shifts but hey, it's got to be worth a look.  My only disappointment is that I am away for two days and will not be able to visit  until Thursday.


Linghams we are coming to get you on Thursday!  In the meantime, you can find them on Twitter.