I had a very bad feeling even before I entered Blackwells. The reason – I was met by this charming window. That is NOT one book. I have a strict one-book-rule, since I’m visiting over 40 bookshops and have to get the books back to Sweden somehow. The rule has not been incredibly successful so far, since, well, it’s very, very difficult to buy just one book.

And Blackwells did not make it easier for me.

They also took the time to recommend some other great bookshops in Edinburgh, as if theirs wasn’t bad enough for my bagage allowance limitations.

Their recommendation: Patrick Ness The Knife of Never Letting Go (“It is brilliant, and absolutely heartbreaking”)