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Shaun Bythell
Shaun Bythell has run The Bookshop in Wigtown since November 1, 2001. His internationally bestselling books The Diary of a Bookseller, Confessions of a Bookseller, and Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops have been translated into over twenty languages. His latest book is Remainders of the Day. His passion for bookselling is matched only by his sense of despair for its future.


Intimacy Exposed: A Reading List of Diary-Themed Fiction

Shaun Bythell Recommends Sue Townsend, Mark Twain, and More
March 27, 2023  By Shaun Bythell
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Napoleonic Conspiracy Theories, Unsociable Shabbiness, and More Occupational Hazards of the Second-Hand Book Trade

Shaun Bythell Chronicles His Days as a Bookseller
December 7, 2022  By Shaun Bythell
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Diary of a Scottish Bookseller

Shaun Bythell Recounts Life in Scotland's Largest Used Bookstore
June 22, 2020  By Shaun Bythell
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How to Open a Bookstore in Rural Scotland

Learning the Hard Way Why George Orwell Disliked Being a Bookseller
September 6, 2018  By Shaun Bythell
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