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Welcome to Bookstoker!

We’re here to help you find that book that you can’t put down, the book you’ll push on all your friends, the book that’ll change your life.

We read literary fiction, non-fiction, classics and children’s books, all genres and styles embraced in our aim to share the love. You’ll also find fabulous Bookstagrams and literary news.

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Good Morning, Mr Mandela by Zelda La Grange

Endearing memoir that falls short of full potential

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Blood River – A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart by Tim Butcher

Gripping tale about a journalist's trip down the Congo river

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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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‘I’ve read over 5,000 books so I’ve lived 5, ‘I’ve read over 5,000 books so I’ve lived 5,000 lives. Everyone should have that chance.’ - Meet Mohammed Aziz, Morocco’s oldest bookseller. Aziz’s commitment to raising literacy levels has made him a beloved local legend. His books are left unattended outside his shop, as Mohammed believes that ‘those who can’t read don’t steal books, and those who can, aren’t thieves’. | Thanks, Giac! | Reposting @pubity | 📷 @khadija_douhri | #Bookstoker #bibliophile #bookishlife #bookseller #booksellerlife #bookselling #moroccanvibes #rabat #sharethebooklove
‘Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great p ‘Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle’. We’re celebrating 160 years of Alice in Wonderland with a trip to this beautiful London shop ✨ Situated in Cecil Court, just off Charing Cross Road, Alice Through the Looking Glass is a treasure trove of Alice iconography, including books, gifts and artworks | 📷 @shopfrontspoetry | #Bookstoker #aliceinwonderland #alicethroughthelookingglass #cecilcourt #independentbookshop #londonbookshop #prettybookplaces #prettylondon #shopfronts
A fortress, a palace, and now one of the world’s A fortress, a palace, and now one of the world’s most marvellous museums, the Louvre has undergone several transformations in its centuries of existence on the banks of the river Seine. Enticingly subtitled ‘How to Fall in Love with the World’s Greatest Museum’, Adventures in the Louvre by Elaine Sciolino invites us to a place that’s very close to the author’s heart. A gallery companion comprised of history, appraisal and personal vignettes along with some illuminating insider interviews, Sciolino’s labour of love is an oracle for Louvre virgins and veterans alike. See link in bio for review | 📷 @w.w.norton | #Bookstoker #adventuresinthelouvre #artbooks #bookrecs #elainesciolino #louvre #readthis #whattoread #wwnorton
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