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Goodbye England’s Lane Books

July 15, 2012 by Helena Halme 1 Comment

On my return from holiday I got the sad news that the wonderful England's Lane Books will be no more.High rents and rates, other popular bookshops nearby and a low footfall, as well as the decline in sales of physical books all contributed to the decision to close down this locally loved independent … [Read more...]

E-books in bookshops – whatever next?

May 22, 2012 by Helena Halme 1 Comment

  There's much consternation in the press this morning following Waterstone's deal with Amazon to sell Kindle and e-books in their stores. Much 'Deal with the devil' kind of comments have been banded about, but I have to say that I don’t understand why there isn't more of … [Read more...]

The Best New Books of 2011

January 11, 2012 by Helena Halme 2 Comments

Last year was a very busy reading year for me. Not only did I start working in a bookshop, but I also ran three book groups and arranged and took part in various author events and readings.But out of all the fiction titles, children's books, non-fiction books or crime thrillers, a few books by … [Read more...]

David Nicholls at England’s Lane Books

June 22, 2011 by Helena Halme 4 Comments

David Nicholls' latest novel, One Day, has been a huge hit both in the UK and overseas. It's a story of two people who first meet on the last day at university and then have a 'will they, won't they' -relationship for the next twenty years. The book is now being turned into a film, adapted by … [Read more...]

Holiday packing: capsule wardrobe time

June 21, 2011 by Helena Halme 2 Comments

I'm hopeless at packing for a holiday. First of all I can't do it much ahead of time because the weather where we usually go (Åland Islands in Finland) is always unpredictable, and I have to wait until I have a proper reliable forecast. At least that's what I tell myself, because the real and … [Read more...]

Angry Birds in the book shop

June 20, 2011 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

First I must tell you I cannot abide birds. I don't know why, but I just can't cope with their sharp peaks, awful scaly feet and staring singular eyes. So you can imagine I had a shock today when, minding my own business at England's Lane Books, a pigeon flew past the counter. I immediately got … [Read more...]

A blog post about…?

June 13, 2011 by Helena Halme 2 Comments

There are so many posts I have planned for this blog but...Firstly there was the wonderful evening with Icelandic crime writer, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, at England's Lane Books. She was so approachable and I really want to do the evening justice by writing a good piece.Yrsa Sigurdardottir interviewed by … [Read more...]

Justin Cartwright giveaway

May 28, 2011 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

Justin Cartwright has written seven novels;  he's  a winner of the Whitbread Novel Award and  he's been shortlisted for the Booker Prize.  His latest novel, Other People's Money is a darkly comic tale of a private banking family in trouble. It's both a subtle thriller and an … [Read more...]

My list of summer reads, or books to take on holiday

May 26, 2011 by Helena Halme 7 Comments

It's that time of the year when we're all beginning to think about our summer holidays. (While the rain beats down the windows behind my desk...) I usually leave the book buying to the last minute, but this time, since I'm now a professional bookseller, I thought I'd get a head start.The first novel … [Read more...]

England’s Lane Books gets busy!

April 25, 2011 by Helena Halme 2 Comments

Tessa Hadley at England's Lane Books on 21st AprilWe have so many events lined up at the book shop in London in May that I thought I'd share some of the excitement with you as I can hardly believe the quality of the writers we are going to be hosting.Only last week we had one of my very … [Read more...]

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