It’s my belief that anyone worth knowing enjoys spending time in a bookshop. I may be biased, but I can’t think of a more pleasant place to spend one’s time. The floor space and quiet make them suitable for all kinds of events and functions, even if they might not always be strictly book-related. Further, if you’re of the means to do so then it stands to reason that you would make good use of the highly atmospheric antiquarian bookshop that you happen to own for this very purpose. If I owned a bookshop, I imagine I would do exactly that (as often as I could force myself to socialize).
