At Persephone Books, women run the world.
It’s said that you aren’t a true literary great until you’ve been forgotten and subsequently rediscovered. By that logic, Persephone Books is producing literary greatness at a fearsome rate. Their modus operandi is to find hidden gems written by previously neglected women writers, and restore them to their rightful place in the literary canon. It’s a noble mission, and one which is happening right in the heart of London.
The Persephone Books store, a stone’s throw from Russell Square, is filled with nondescript grey books. It’s a muted, though still eminently Instagrammable display, but you know by now that you should never judge a book by its cover. Far more important is the content, and here a theme emerges. Persephone’s mission, since being founded by Nicola Beauman above a Clerkenwell pub in 1998, has been championing the female authors whom history has forgotten, reprinting their literature and bringing their work to a new generation of readers.
The store’s name is a deliberate nod to this: Persephone was the daughter of Zeus, and associated with both female creativity and spring (literally, a time of new beginnings). The authors featured are mostly female, and mostly wrote in the early to mid-twentieth century. There’s only one thing that binds Persephone’s collection together; as they say, “we only publish books that we completely, utterly love.”
They find stunning new reads in so many different ways – through word of mouth, through forgotten manuscripts, and by diligent research. Uniquely amongst London bookshops, the vast majority of their stock is works they’ve printed themselves, often given a foreword by prominent contemporary writers. Should you head down for a wander, you’re pretty much guaranteed to come across a stellar new read.
Persephone has, at current count, published 130 previously out-of-print works, but perhaps their most notable success came early on. Book number 21 was Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, which became a bestseller nearly 70 years after its first appearance, and spawned a Hollywood adaptation in 2008.
Fate, publishing whims, and the patriarchy may have held many of Persephone’s authors back, but one thing’s for sure. Nowadays, nothing is holding Persephone back.
Location: 59 Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1N 3NB. Nearest station is Russell Square
Opening hours: 10am-6pm (Mon to Fri), 11am-5pm (Sat), 12-4pm (Sun).
Price: books cost £13.
More information: from their website.
(Source: Secret London)
It’s said that you aren’t a true literary great until you’ve been forgotten and subsequently rediscovered. By that logic, Persephone Books is producing literary greatness at a fearsome rate. Their modus operandi is to find hidden gems written by previously neglected women writers, and restore them to their rightful place in the literary canon. It’s a noble mission, and one which is happening right in the heart of London.
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| Photo: @kaylalkiteley |
The Persephone Books store, a stone’s throw from Russell Square, is filled with nondescript grey books. It’s a muted, though still eminently Instagrammable display, but you know by now that you should never judge a book by its cover. Far more important is the content, and here a theme emerges. Persephone’s mission, since being founded by Nicola Beauman above a Clerkenwell pub in 1998, has been championing the female authors whom history has forgotten, reprinting their literature and bringing their work to a new generation of readers.
The store’s name is a deliberate nod to this: Persephone was the daughter of Zeus, and associated with both female creativity and spring (literally, a time of new beginnings). The authors featured are mostly female, and mostly wrote in the early to mid-twentieth century. There’s only one thing that binds Persephone’s collection together; as they say, “we only publish books that we completely, utterly love.”
They find stunning new reads in so many different ways – through word of mouth, through forgotten manuscripts, and by diligent research. Uniquely amongst London bookshops, the vast majority of their stock is works they’ve printed themselves, often given a foreword by prominent contemporary writers. Should you head down for a wander, you’re pretty much guaranteed to come across a stellar new read.
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| Photo: @kristinamcclend |
Persephone has, at current count, published 130 previously out-of-print works, but perhaps their most notable success came early on. Book number 21 was Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, which became a bestseller nearly 70 years after its first appearance, and spawned a Hollywood adaptation in 2008.
Fate, publishing whims, and the patriarchy may have held many of Persephone’s authors back, but one thing’s for sure. Nowadays, nothing is holding Persephone back.
Location: 59 Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1N 3NB. Nearest station is Russell Square
Opening hours: 10am-6pm (Mon to Fri), 11am-5pm (Sat), 12-4pm (Sun).
Price: books cost £13.
More information: from their website.
(Source: Secret London)
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