Bookish Bucket List: London 2019

Hello Readers & Friends,

As well as resolutions, I wanted to make sure that I kept myself feeling busy and inspired in the new year.

I'm lucky to live in London (despite my frequent complaints about rude people, tourists, travel costs, rent prices, busyness, general stench etc etc) and as such feel it's my duty to explore the bookish world of London to it's fullest.

This is my bookish bucket list - I'll be doing blog posts to keep you updated on my adventures, and hope you will join in too! If you decide to jump in at any point, make sure you tag me on instagram or use #CKBookishBucketlist so I can see what you're up to. Let's spread the word!

I'm sorry it's all London-based, it's where I live so I had to make it easy for myself but if you want to create your own for your city of choice, please do so!

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January

• Brunch at the London Review Bookshop - Bloomsbury
• Cocktails in Soho and fashion book browsing at Claire De Rouen Books - Charing Cross

 

Far Rockaway

February

• Spend a whole Sunday afternoon exploring Foyles - Charing Cross
• Date night at Far Rockaway for cocktails and reads - Shoreditch

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March

• Head to Hatchards - St James' Sq and pop into Fortnum and Mason after
• Networking at London Book Fair - Olympia

 

Word on the Water

April

• Go to Word on the Water - Kings Cross, and stop by the Harry Potter shop in the station on my way home. Obviously a Platform 9 3/4 photo is essential.
• Shopping trip at Forbidden Planet - Picadilly

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May

• Lunch at Brixton Market, then head to Bookmongers
• Date night at Covent Garden and pop into the Noble Collection store

 

Daunt Books

June

• Stroll down Marylebone High Street and visit Daunt Books
• Visit Any Amount of Books - 56 Charing Cross Road 

 

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July

• Review Bookshop explore, then off to a picnic at Peckham Rye park, or sniff out a beer garden.
• YALC - Olympia

 

Southbank Book Market

August

• Summer stroll down Southbank and visit the outdoor book market

 

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September

• Set aside a day to peruse Waterstones Picadilly at a leisurely pace.
• Treat myself to a weekend stay at Gladstone Residential Library for a writing marathon and nanowrimo prep.

 

Gay's The Word

October

• Browse Gay's The Word - Marchmont Street
• London Literature Festival - South Bank

 

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November - NanoWriMo month!

• Christmas shop at Notting Hill Market and stop by Lutyens Rubenstein, and, of course, The Notting Hill Bookshop. (And wait for Hugh Grant to emerge.)
• Work on Nanowrimo at pay-per-stay reading cafe, Ziferblat - Old Street

 

The British Library

December

• Visit The British Library for a Christmassy writing session.
• Harry Potter Studio Tour

Will you get involved? What do you want to see in 2019?

C x