Photo: Paolo Márgari
London is a most literary of cities, and this is reflected by the diverse range of bookshops that stud the city. While the dominant chain, Waterstones, tends to have the most comprehensive selection (and carry lots of copies of my book, which is reason enough to go) I always find that it’s the smaller, independent shops that are the most fun in which to lose an afternoon to browsing for additions to my library. Every bookish Londoner has his or her favourite bookshops: here are five of mine.