Though reading on electronic devices is the norm now, nothing beats a real book, says the writer. Pictured is a ’bench in London's Waterloo Station. ( John Lee - John Lee ) My geeky U.K. teenage years ...

A literary institution in London will close its doors at the end of the year. Al Saqi Books opened in 1978. It was the first Arabic language bookstore in the city and a hub for those who craved a ...

A Dallas man visiting London got more of a visit than he bargained for when he found himself locked inside a Trafalgar Square bookstore for over two hours. A Dallas man visiting London got more of a ...

Charles Dickens wrote “Oliver Twist” while living there. William Shakespeare penned some of his most famous plays in the city, including “Hamlet.” Virginia Woolf, who was born in the Kensington area ...

The battle to snag the precious attention of consumers swimming in a sea of ubiquitous Wi-Fi is being waged on a new front in London: bookstores. SEE ALSO: This book nerd's tweet to a bookstore's ...

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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Al Saqi Books co-founder Salwa Gaspard and her daughter, Lynn, about the significance of the Arabic-language bookstore... Al Saqi Books, London's first Arabic-language ...