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Saving The Book Shop On A Barge, With Mike Carey, Mark Buckingham, Corey Doctorow And Andy Weir

Published Sat, 25 Jul 2015 13:00:20 -0500

Wherever you go in the world the same old story seems to be happening. Independent book and comic stores are closing their doors due to rising rents and competition from the Interwebs.

In London, Word on the Water – The London Bookbarge is a small independent bookshop situated on a 1920s Dutch Barge which, for the last four years, has been moving along the canals of London, offering curated, affordable books, live jazz on their roof stage, poetry slams, book launches, friendly cats, a kindly dog called Star and a wood burning stove.

Despite being run by three confused and slightly chaotic middle-aged bargees, they have somehow managed to be listed in the Guardian and Buzzfeed as one of the ten best independent bookshops in the world.

Earlier this year they lost their home in Paddington to much public outcry and thanks to a campaign have been given a new permanent home in Kings Cross (just behind Platform 9 and 3/4s.)

But the guys need £4000 to get set up (for stuff like insurance, a structural engineer and new mooring rings.)

So they've gone to Indiegogo to raise the funds. They've had some amazing donations from people like Mike Carey, Mark Buckingham, Corey Doctorow and Andy Weir.