Distributors
Below are some of distributors for the travel and philosophy book The Jolly Pilgrim, with a few notes on each. A link to the Amazon UK (including Kindle), Amazon US (including Kindle) and Apple iBookstore are in the top right-hand corner.
If you’re stocking the book but are not listed below, get in touch as I am happy to advertise your shop on The Jolly Pilgrim website.
GREATER LONDON
The Economist’s Bookshop, LSE, Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE
The campus bookstore for the London School of Economics stocks all course textbooks and a wide range of other literature. Surely the choice for the thinking London-based student.
Stoke Newington Bookshop, 159 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0NY
A gorgeous and long-established independent book shop, Stoke Newington Bookshop is located in the heart of one of London’s bohemian quarters. It won the LBC/Independent Newspaper Best Bookshop in London award in 2004 and was a finalist in the 2006 Nibbie Best Independent Bookshop in Britain award.
The Village Bookshop, 475 High Road, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 0XE
Set in a leafy north-London suburb, The Village Bookshop has been part of the Woodford Green community for over 25 years and has enjoys great support from the people and schools in the area. Alison, the manager is a wonderful source of information on established and upcoming British and international writing.
Foyles Books, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0EB
The famous flagship store of the company established by William and Gilbert Foyal in 1903 was once listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest bookshop in terms of shelf space. It stocks The Jolly Pilgrim in its extensive travel section. This shop was Time Out’s number 1 London Bookshop and appears at number 16 on the capital’s best stores.
Blackwells
Blackwell’s stocks a wide range of academic books, university textbooks, specialist books and books for the general reader. These include science, philosophy, history and travel books – and combines all three genres in stocking The Jolly Pilgrim.
Waterstones Bloomsbury, Gower Street, Bloomsbury WC1E 6EQ
The Waterstones on Gower Street in Bloomsbury, in the heart of London’s cultural quarter, is the main bookshop serving University College London. Have a look at the review of The Jolly Pilgrim posted on the university’s student newspaper.
EAST ANGLIA
Red Lion Books, 125 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1SZ
Red Lion Books is a long-established independent bookshop on the high street of Britain’s oldest recorded market town. It was the independent bookshop I frequented as a young man. Peter, the owner/manager is a great source of knowledge. (See Peter’s blog). The book shop plays a key role in Colchester’s literary community.
Waterstones, Colchester, 12-13 High Street, Town Centre, Colchester
The last remaining chain bookshop in Britain’s oldest recorded market town is based in a gorgeous multi-story building on the town’s high street. They have a huge collection of fiction and non-fiction titles. The travel section (including The Jolly Pilgrim) is upstairs.
Waterstones, Chelmsford, 76 High Street, CM1 1EJ
The main bookshop in the country town of Essex.
Waterstones, Basildon, Unit 45, Eastgate Centre Basildon SS14 1AE
Basildon’s bookshop stocks titles including true crime, D-list celebrity bios and East-End gangster material. The also stocks travel and philosophy, in the form of The Jolly Pilgrim.
Waterstones, Ipswich, 15-19 Buttermarket, IP1 1BQ
The main bookshop in the county town of Suffolk.
MIDLANDS
Waterstones, Birmingham High Street, 24-26 High Street, B4 7SL
One of three Waterstones in Britain’s second largest city. Have a look at the review of The Jolly Pilgrim in Birmingham University’s student magazine, Redbrick, and the subsequent interview they published.
Waterstones, Birmingham New Street, 128 New Street, B2 4DB
One of three Waterstones in Britain’s second largest city. Have a look at the review of The Jolly Pilgrim in Birmingham University’s student magazine, Redbrick, and the subsequent interview they published.
Waterstones, Birmingham University, Ring Road North, B15 2TP
One of three Waterstones in Britain’s second largest city. Have a look at the review of The Jolly Pilgrim in Birmingham University’s student magazine, Redbrick, and the subsequent interview they published.
Waterstones Lincoln, 2-6 Exchange Arcade, Lincoln, LN5 7HJ
This huge and elegant bookshop in the heart of this ancient medieval town is a superb place to browse books and gain informed advice from knowledgeable staff. It is conveniently located in the town’s centre, close to lots of coffee shops which make great reading spots.
SOUTH AND WEST
Waterstones, Guilford, 71-73 High Street, Surrey, GU1 3DY
The main bookshop in Guilford and the bookshop for Surrey University, stocks The Jolly Pilgrim. The book shop is a friendly and well run establishment. Have a look at the review and interview about the book in the university’s student newspaper.
Waterstones, Exeter, 48-49 High Street, EX4 3DJ
The main bookshop of the county town of Devon, on a site which has been occupied for at least 2,000 years. Its bookshop supplies Exeter University, one of the UK’s most prestigious institution of higher education. A review of The Jolly Pilgrim can be found in the university’s student magazine.
Waterstones, Staines, 77 High Street, Surrey, TW18 4PQ
This branch of Waterstones was formerly Ottakar’s and as such was the first major bookshop chain to set up in Staines in competition with the (much less interesting) WH Smith. The Staines branch covers two floors, with a massive range of books and approachable, knowledgeable staff. This branch runs evening book groups for adults each month, which meet for an hour to discuss a particular book. It is also the main bookshop serving the local campus of Royal Holloway University (who as part of the University of London, reviewed The Jolly Pilgrim).
OTHER
The Brights, the US organisation promoting a naturalistic/pantheistic worldview, list and stock The Jolly Pilgrim.
