The heart of bohemian Dublin
{ "b" : "Parsons Bookshop," , "cite" : "by Brendan Lynch, The Liffey Press, €16.95."}
{ "b" : "Parsons Bookshop," , "cite" : "by Brendan Lynch, The Liffey Press, €16.95."}
The year 1989 saw the end of one of the wondrous sights in the world of publishing.
I am not referring to the demise of Parsons Bookshop on Dublin’s Baggot Street Bridge itself, but to the daily ritual whereby hardened book reps for well-known publishers literally hid in their cars parked along the Grand Canal until they spied ...