Hermes House, is an imprint of Anness Publishing Ltd. for craft making books. I enjoy "The…read morePractical Handbook of Card-Making" amid many of the projects' materials and resources are rather difficult to obtain in order to concoct lavish handmade greeting cards. Various occassion are suggested for holidays, birthdays, and general designs as a paper card is worth the time to reach out to one with cheerful thoughts. Their book are accompanied with limited templates. Hermes House is headquartered in London. Personally, I prefer to handmade my own greeting cards for any occassion as opposed to a generic mass produced, store-bought card for personalization straight from the heart!

I've bought several of this company's small notebooks (of various sizes) with cover art by the…read morewonderful artist Aimee Stewart, and all of those covers are *gorgeous*. Also, the notebooks are very well-made.

From Wikipedia: "Flame Tree Publishing is an independent publisher of books, calendars and other…read morestationery items, based in Fulham, London, United Kingdom." I had no idea about this company until a friend purchased me a Gustav Klimt Poppy Fields puzzle from the Flame Tree Studio amazon store. Shipping from the UK to the USA was fast. Quality product with thick cardboard, clean cuts, and fantastic color. I will certainly be purchasing more puzzles from them.

Continuum publishes useful and high quality books (both in print and now as an electronic catalog)…read morein immensely varied subject areas, from education primers to general and specialized studies in fields such as philosophy, film, literary studies, media studies, and many many more areas. I have mostly read titles that focus on philosophy and comparative literature or on various "national" literatures (Russian, Iberian and Latin American, British and Irish) etc. While the methodologies and theoretical approaches of the authors vary a great deal, I feel that the editorial boards (in New York and London) apply high standards and give young scholars an opportunity to publish interesting studies at a time when academic publishing (university presses) is under great financial strains. A look at new and older titles will reveal the breadth of subject matters these studies explore. I always find some new and worthwhile titles. http://www.continuumbooks.com/subject/details.aspx?SubjectId=997&Subject2Id=927&ShowTitles=true

The London Review of Books is a fortnightly publication which, surprisingly enough, examines new…read morebook releases in academic and literary fields. Key areas include literature, history, philosophy, art and drama. In addition it also features opinion pieces, political and social discussion, economic activity as well as various poems dotted throughout the magazine. A favourite amongst academics and the public, the London Review of Books provides some incredibly refreshing insights coupled with an excellent writing standard. Alan Bennett has called it, 'the liveliest, the most serious and also the most radical literary magazine we have.' I have been a subscriber to the London Review of Books for a couple of months and I am constantly amazed by the depth of research and the quality of writing that is poured into each publication. Each reslease provides you with provocative pieces that really make you sit up and pay attention. The best part of the London Review of Books is its ruthless analysis and criticism, there is no safe ground, no view that cannot be challenged and this is an important quality in a world that has almost given up caring.

Located right opposite the British Museum, the Souvenir Press bookshop, is only dedicated in…read moreselling and specializing in books that are only published by Souvenir Press themselves, hence why the bookshop is titled "Souveniur Press Limited" The books you would find in here are either in-print and/or out-of-print, mint+ brand new, like new and even in second-hand used and old condition. Souvenir Press cover a wide variety of various subjects, from fiction to psychology, humour to current affairs and science. Whenever I visit the Souvenir Press bookshop, I always feel like I am going back in time. Feels very nostalgic for me whenever I go in here, but in a good way that is.

Like Jarndyce Antiquarian Bookshop's tatty friend, which I rather prefer. It's def a bit of a…read moreshambles inside. I found this info from a blog - In 1951, Ernest Hecht set up an independent UK publishing company called the Souvenir Press. Today, he's still running it, in its 56th year of operation (http://grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.com/2007/09/ernest-hecht-and-souvenir-press.html). Basically the guy sells and publishes weird and electic books - what is not to like?!?! And they are truly weird and eclectic. So if you're fed up of celeb autobiographies or Jamie's latest cook book, come here and find something interesting!

This store is the best in London. Its even better than my…read morelocal library. Any book that you need, you'l find here. The staff are quite friendly and helpfull.There is also a coffee/jazz bar in the store just to sit back and relax with a good company.

In the heart of Bloomsbury and just around the corner from the British Museum, The Swedenborg…read moreSociety bookshop and publishing house is still going strong - since 1810! Do something different. Drop in to find out about Emanuel Swedenborg; his radical ideas and influence on William Blake and countless other artists, philosophers, scientists and theologians.

Enitharmon is such a very upscale looking poetry and art bookshop located in the immediate vicinity…read moreof the British Museum in the Bloomsbury. Enitharmon is basically next door to the London Review Bookshop and the Blade Rubber Stamps store. It's always worth having a browse inside this nice-looking establishment.