And I especially like coffee shops in book stores, it's the perfect combination for me. Having just stated that I'm not actually in one right now (couldn't find one in Winchester) but was still inspired to write...
Book stores are a dying breed aren't they, which is a shame. I guess I'm contributing to this trend as I do buy rather a lot on the Internet (well it's so dangerously easy what with Amazon Wish Lists and One-Click). However I can honestly say that I do make an effort to buy a book from my local Waterstones even though I know it's cheaper online, sometimes you just have to get it there and then and why not feel a little less guilty in the process!
But there's nothing better than browsing shelves of books, collecting a few you'd like to peruse and then grab a coffee, sit and immerse yourself for a while.
I've flicked through books on the Titanic; biographies of people I wouldn't really buy a book on but am strangely drawn to their baby pictures; popped into some strange destinations; learnt my sailing knots and decided on my next crime novel after the Steig Larsson trilogy, all while enjoying my regular extra hot skinny decaf cappuccino. I do remember scanning a rather small unsuspecting book on palm reading, a rather alarming read since my future seemed doomed and left me wondering whether it was even worth buying a coffee? Or I might as well and have the full fat muffin...I mean what the heck?
Note to mothers (if you don't already use this strategy), this books with coffee also works brilliantly with children, namely 8 year olds who can't make up their mind on which book to choose and she's only having one. Somehow sipping a nice hot drink on a comfy chair (well any chair to be honest) makes the whole lengthy selection process much less painful. The coffee, by the way is for the mums, I'm not advocating feeding caffeine to children as the means of hurrying them up...just in case that wasn't clear.
So right now, no 8 year olds, no shopping, no more cold, it's Cafe Nero that has (or had) my attention and I bought my own book (and laptop).
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