{"product_id":"the-bookshop-by-andrew-pettegree-out-november-3-2026","title":"The Bookshop by Andrew Pettegree (out November 3 2026)","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs1EFB4FB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eA magisterial history of bookshops and booksellers by the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe Library \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe Book at war\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eBookshops are a comforting sight on our high streets, warm and welcoming spaces in which to browse, meet friends and occasionally buy books. They may feel timeless, yet their history is a restless and turbulent one, filled with as many entrepreneurial street hawkers and illicit trades as with beloved institutions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe Bookshop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e, from the celebrated author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe Book at War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e, explores the evolution of bookselling from the cramped collectors' shops frequented by Samuel Pepys to the radical feminist bookshops of the 70s, the rise of monolithic chains and the new world of online selling. Connecting stories and lives that span centuries, countries and continents, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe Bookshop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings us into beloved bookshops of today and looks forward to the possible experience of booksellers of tomorrow.Penguin Random House Distribution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Kangaroo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67588857856088,"sku":"9781805224372","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8343\/1000\/files\/9781805224372_1.jpg?v=1790748362","url":"https:\/\/redkangaroobooks.au\/products\/the-bookshop-by-andrew-pettegree-out-november-3-2026","provider":"Red Kangaroo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}