Joe’s Bookshelf

Hi, I’m Joe and I’ve been working as a bookseller at Books on the Hill since the start of 2025. When I’m not at work you can probably find me reading (surprise, surprise), cooking, walking my dog Merlin or watching football. I studied History at university, and have been a big reader for my whole life, tending to split my reading time between classics, translated fiction, non-fiction (particularly social/cultural history), and perhaps my favourite ‘genre’: weird stuff!

Discussing literature is one of my favourite pastimes, and I love having the opportunity to talk books with people on a daily basis. Listed below are some of my favourite reads.