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About This Event
Andrew Pettegree, FBA, is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews. He is the author ofThe Book at War,the prize-winningThe Book in the Renaissanceand co-author ofThe Library: A Fragile History. He is a former Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society and founding director of the Universal Short Title Catalogue.
Andrew joins us for his magisterial new history of bookshops and booksellers,The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century.
The Bookshop, from the celebrated author ofThe LibraryandThe Book at War, 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,The Bookshopbrings us into beloved bookshops of today and looks forward to the possible experience of booksellers of tomorrow.
Monday - Saturday:9am - 9pm
Dates: 25th Sept 26, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Categories: Festivals, Tours & Guides, Entertainment, Family Friendly, Great Outdoors
Book tickets at the event website.
Contact: Phone: 01904 313626