Our latest interview is with Tyona Campbell, owner of Barnabees, a very special secondhand bookshop tucked away in the small Suffolk village of Westleton.
Tyona tells us how her shop is in a small way a protest against the data-gathering online giants, why in her shop the books they find you, and why books benefit from being coddled and canoodled. She also has a couple of great recommendations for your next book club book.
Book recommendations
- The Diary of a Bookseller and Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
- Vurt and Pollen by Jeff Noon
- We by Yevgeni Zemyatin
Notes
You can shop at Barnabees on Etsy, or find Ty on Instagram @barnabeesbooks, and if you want to visit in person the shop is located on the Yoxford Road in Westleton, IP17 2AF. It’s open Thursday–Sunday 11am–5pm.
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2 Comments
Hi Tyona,
I’ve another approximately half a dozen good quality history books for your shop. I can drop them off on Sunday when I will be Rambling at Leiston if its convenient.
Best wishes
Dear Stephen,
Trusting you’ve made it to the shop now. Perhaps I’ll find your books there when I visit in the summer. Counting down the days ’till our August trip.
All the best,
Kate