The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century by Andrew Pettegree #foliosociety she sees her opportunity… and

she sees her opportunity… and takes it

Andrey Tarkovsky

From crispy chicken sandwiches with homemade baconnaise to hot honey halloumi with roasted vegetable couscous

We meet jobbing printer (and United States Founding Father) Benjamin Franklin

The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century by Andrew Pettegree #foliosociety she sees her opportunity… andDATE OF RELEASE: 17 SEPT 2026 Bookshops are a comforting sight on our high streets, warm and welcoming spaces in which to browse, meet friends and occasionally buy books. They may feel timeless, yet their history is a restless and turbulent one, filled with as many entrepreneurial street hawkers and illicit trades as with beloved institutions. The Bookshop, from the celebrated author of The Library and The Book at War, explores the evolution of