S2 Ep 1: Golden Hare (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Today we step in to Golden Hare, a design-led bookshop taking its cues from design museums. The difference here is that you can touch the art, pick it up and discover what’s inside. Golden Hare Books in Edinburgh is one of the city’s most charming and thoughtfully curated independent bookshops. It boasts a wall of beautifully displayed face-out books, an inviting fireplace (with real fire) for those chilly Scottish winters and one of the prettiest, bluest shopfronts ever. The self-confessed reading addicts that form the team of booksellers have been advising readers since 2012, when Golden Hare opened its doors. The independent bookshop is in Edinburgh's Stockbridge, and they cover all genres from cookery to travel, kid's picture books to science fiction. They host all sorts of events, keeping the buzz going in one of Europe's most vibrant cultural spots. We chat today to Julia and David, two of the booksellers looking forward to welcoming you to Golden Hare. Books recommended by Julia & David: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson  Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland by Nan Shepherd Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll  The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL by Ronan Hession