Finders, Keepers: The Secret Life of Second-hand Books

Season Highlight, Spring/Summer 2026 - The Bookseller Finders, Keepers tells the stories that hide between the lines of the second-hand books that fill the shelves of charity shops and second-hand bookshops up and down the country.The author collects books. He collects books that contain bookmarks in the form of maps - he will read the book while walking the streets depicted on the map, provided he doesn't have to get on a plane to get there.He collects books given as Christmas presents. He collects books that have the same title as other books - he'll read both books and compare them.He might wonder - he might even ask - which one has the greater claim on the title.He collects books that he finds with business cards in them - instead of reading the book, he sends it to the individual named on the business card and asks them to read it instead.He collects ex-library books. He collects free books. Well, he looks at the books that people leave out on their garden wall in the rain and pho