The shop will also be hosting seminars, gigs and workshops, making it more of an interactive community space than just a one-stop shop.

The use of mobile phones will be prohibited when inside the shop, so that visitors can be present and immersed in the sanctuary of the bookshop.

“We’ve reached a cultural tipping point,” says Sally Davies, director of Libreria. “People are becoming aware of the costs of being constantly digitally connected - and instead crave experiences that are tangible, human, immersive.”

Shops curators have rejected digital algorithms that are applied to book selection, instead organising the shelves in a thematic manner, which will encourage shoppers to discover new works.

Themes will include areas such as ‘terror’, ‘enlightenment’, ‘refugees’ and ‘the sea and the sky,’ as opposed to more conventional divisions, and the shop will offer a diverse range of titles, from the popular, to the lesser-known. The aim is, that readers looking for a history book on one topic might be surprised and enlightened to discover a poetry book that relates to their interests.

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