“Our stock changes a lot, so you never visit the same bookshop twice,” says manager Julie Danskin. “Golden Hare was established by Mark Jones, who was director of the V&A, in 2012. It’s a celebration of the book as a physical object: we love book design so the books we stock are beautiful inside and out.”

Top five sellers

• The Dark Blue Winter Overcoat Edited by Sjón and Ted Hodgkinson

• Waiting for the Last Bus Richard Holloway

• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Muriel Spark

• Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo

• Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Vashti Harrison

Five recommendations

• Conversations With Friends Sally Rooney
“This book made me desperate for more from this author.”

• Die, My Love Ariana Harwicz
“An intense glimpse into the psyche from Argentina via local publisher Charco Press.”

• People Who Eat Darkness Richard Lloyd Parry
“Brilliant investigative journalism exploring Japanese underground culture.”

• Lullaby Leila Slimani
“Surface tension in literary form.”

• A Change Is Gonna Come Various
“I absorbed these brilliant stories by BAME authors. Short stories are great for reluctant readers.”

Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh, EH3 5AQ; goldenharebooks.com