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Get excited, booklovers! Sally Rooney’s new book, Intermezzo, is now in stock! Snap up your copy now!!

A vélo contre le cancer. Me and my daughter Emily are in this week's L'illustre as we prepare to cycle around Lake Geneva to support the childhood cancer charity, "Zoé4Life". In the article we talk about Emily's diagnosis, treatment and recovery. We really like the article and the accompanying photos, even though we were talking about an incredibly difficult period of our lives.

Like every year, I'd like to ask you to support the Ride4Zoé. Childhood cancer is considered a rare disease and research into cures is under-funded, even though it is one of the leading causes of death amongst children.

I'm going to ride 175 kilometers (110 miles) but I believe that Zoé4Life does the hard miles in raising money, helping families, funding research and lobbying politicians.

If you'd like to make a donation, please do so here: https://zoe4life.givingpage.org/donation-fr

You can read more about the ride here: https://ride4zoe.com/accueil/

Thank you!

Matthew

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Hello Booklovers! The bookshop will exceptionally be closed this Thursday, May 23rd. We'll be back open again as usual on Friday!

"In the dream, which he would not remember, he shot a bullet into a blank wall"

Saddies....

Paul Auster, American author of The New York Trilogy, dies aged 77 The writer of The New York Trilogy, Leviathan and 4 3 2 1 – known for his stylised postmodernist fiction – has died from complications of lung cancer

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At one point, Ann Arbor had the highest number of bookstores per capita of any city in America.

Wahr's. Ulrich's. David's. Shaman Drum. Borders.

Nothing lasts forever. So many bookstores have been protagonists in the long story of bookselling in this town. But over the years, the plots change, the characters disappear, the story changes.

Today is Independent Bookstore Day. So let this be a reminder:

Don't wait for an announcement of closure to tell a business you love them, you miss them, how sad you are they're disappearing. Don't wait for rents to rise so rapidly that a business moves locations to look around and say, "Man, I wish we had a bookstore downtown." And please don't wait for a once-a-year Independent Bookstore Day to visit your local indie bookshop.

We can't have a world owned by a few corporations governing the books we read; yet, that's what's happening. We can't have our downtowns dictated by a few landlords; yet, that's what's happening. We can't have our collective creativity owned by a few billionaires armed with private equity and algorithms; yet, that's what's happening.

Indie shops keep alive the books and authors that are actually important and vital to our species simply because we believe in them and love them. We keep the important books out of the recycling bin, demand they be reprinted, thrust them into the arms of our fellow humans and say, "Read this. You must read this."

But make no mistake, the game is on, the homogeneous march of corporate-think is here, and if we all don't put our money where our hearts are, then all those glorious signs around town that say "BOOKS" get painted over, boarded up, and demolished. Indie businesses are the ones who host events, who believe in their communities, who hire your neighbors, who donate to your causes, who make the world a little more fun and vibrant.

Visit one today.

And, more importantly, the day after, too.

Now in stock

Happy Saturday, booklovers! With this gorgeous sunny weather, it’s a good time to sit outside with a good book! Come to the bookshop to stock up your ‘book cellar’ for some good outdoor reading this summer!

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, a historical fiction novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Julianne DiNenna will be in the bookshop on Thursday, April 25th to read from her recently published book of poetry, Girl in Tulips and other Non-Communicable Family Diseases. Doors will open at 18:30, with the reading to commence at 19:00.
We're looking forward to hosting this event!

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Please sign up on our website if you plan to attend. Link : https://booksbooksbooks.ch/english-book-events/

Just so you know, we're closed Friday and Monday. But we'd love to see ya Saturday if you wanna buy some booooooks!

Bibliotopia is back with its 7th edition. Taking place at the from the 22 to the 24th of March, with a large array of writers.
Check out their website for details.
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Du 22 au 24 mars, 7e edition du festival Bibliotopia, week-end des littératures autour du monde en compagnie de multiples http://xn--crivain-9xa.es/ fabuleux.ses.
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Photo et caption tirées de leur site

Rupi Kaur, the sun and her flowers, edition Simon and Schlister, p.147

Diego Garcia, N. Soobramanien & L. Williams, p.79, Fitzcarraldo Editions

Do you read on the bus, on in public transport?

It's nearing the end of winter. Here are a couple of books that felt warm to us! What's yours?

Warm books bring you comfort or joy during colder months ♡♡

Drop a comment about your warm book of the winter !

If you're looking for a new good read, I highly recommend Appleseed! In stock at the bookshop now!

Rachel Recommends: Appleseed by Matt Bell - Books Books Books Genre: Science fiction/Climate fiction I devoured this book in a day. Okay, it was a travel day, so I had the time, but it was a captivating read, weaving together three storylines, the exploring and settlement of America to a near-future ravaged by climate change, to the future frozen planet this b...

Calling all P.G. Wodehouse fans! Our secondhand section is well-stocked, so if you’re looking to complete your collection (or start one!), now’s the time to come check it out! Only CHF 5 per book!

Good morning, we are open!

A field guide to getting lost, The blue of distance, p.41, canongate books 2017

Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë, p. 140, Penguin English Library

Diego Garcia, N. Soobramanien & L. Williams, p.83, Fitzcarraldo Editions

For those of you who subscribe to The Local, check out this article by the very talented Clare O'Dea, featuring Books Books Books, about the importance of bookshops!

How Switzerland's English-language bookshops have become a community haven Poetry clubs, writing groups, quiz nights, tea and scones – English-language bookshops in Switzerland offer customers a lot more than just reading tips. They have become a haven for people seeking community, Clare O’Dea writes.

Christmas is coming! Are you ready? The bookshop will be open until 6pm on Saturday, December 23rd for all your bookish and last-minute gift needs!

We will then be closed until January, and will reopen at 9am on January 3rd.