Bookshops worth the detour

Priya Chandran

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Running an events spreadsheet by day means I'm always hunting for the one bookshop that'll make a Saturday feel like an occasion. These are the ones I keep dragging mates to after a gallery opening — some are five minutes from my sofa in Walthamstow, some are a proper Victoria line mission. Backstory in Balham just scooped London's Independent Bookshop of the Year, so that's firmly on my list for the next wine-and-browse outing. Verdict column is my honest take, no PR fluff!

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Bookshops worth the detour — 5 items
Name	Address	City	Verdict
1Public Knowledge Books	90 Hoe Street, London E17 4QS	London	My actual local! Zines, small press, under-the-radar voices — I pop in weekly and always leave skint.
2Brick Lane Bookshop	166 Brick Lane, London E1 6RU	London	Go-to for a quick gift when I'm dragging someone to a Brick Lane opening. Queues out the door for a reason.
3Libreria	65 Hanbury Street, London E1 5JP	London	No signage, mirrors everywhere, books sorted by mood not genre. Peak aesthetic, bring your camera.
4Pages of Hackney	70 Lower Clapton Road, London E5 0RN	London	Basement secondhand stash is criminally underrated, plus the vinyl crate downstairs eats my budget every time.
5Daunt Books Marylebone	83-84 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 4QW	London	The interior alone is worth the Central line trek. Travel section arranged by country, be still my spreadsheet heart.

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