Film choice — 19/8/11
Sylvia’s Shakespeare & Co.
Sylvia Whitman, who runs landmark literary gem Shakespeare & Co, chats about the inspiration fuelled by bookshops, the humble beginnings of Shakespeare & Co. and the future of the shop
Shakespeare and Company, the iconic Parisian bookshop which lies a stone’s throw away from Notre Dame, is a landmark in the French capital. Glimpse inside the literary haven as Sylvia Whitman – daughter of eccentric expatriate George – talks about the inspiration fuelled by bookshops, the humble beginnings of Shakespeare & Co. and the future of the shop (hint – it includes coffee and cinemas)
Read our profile on Sylvia and Shakespeare & Co. here http://port-magazine.com/2011/06/sylvia/
My dream job..working here.
Shakespeare and Co proves that bookshops still have a very important place in our world. They just have to be done right. Very exciting that an underground cinema is on the cards!