It was gratifying to learn that - as commentators gleefully vie with one another to paint the gloomiest scenarios for physical books and bookshops - a new bookshop has opened in Bermondsey.Woolfson & Tay (see picture above) had, by all accounts, a splendid opening day last weekend, and combines a bookshop function with those of a café and art gallery. Interestingly, the owners have chosen to focus on biography and autobiography, using the exhibition space to run events which will encourage people to tell their own life stories.
In a statement which is admirable on all levels, one of the owners explained:
We are aware that we are putting ourselves on the line, but there is no compelling alternative to purposeful living.
I hope to visit next time I venture south of the river.
David
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