Radish

I was looking for part of a series of books for my daughter and stumbled across Radish by chance. So far, it is the only place I have found any of the missing books from the series. Good going for any bookstore and in my opinion a very good reason to go back again.
I was also pleased to be able to get some parcel paper from there. Stuff generally seems a bargain in comparison with city centre prices, as well as providing things not found in Leeds.

Great little find, lovely vibe and staff

I had a browse in Radish today looking for my next book for my book club, Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde, and came up trumps. This is a lovely independent bookshop and I would urge everyone to support it. I also bought some cards and some incense, Shanti Nagchampa, as the shop sells other stuff as well as books including a small selection of music and jewellery and also kids clothes and upstairs womens clothes.
Meg who owns the shop is very knowledgeable about the book trade and I will order all my books through her in future, usually available within 1 or 2 days if not in the shop. The shop also runs a book club at Seven Arts centre details on the shops website
All in all a gem of a shop, I will take my Mum there when she comes up, she will love it!

This is a grand little shop full of character and fair trade stuff. Most of the stuff happens to be books, but that isn’t the sole trade here. But first, the books. As much as is possible within the confined defined space of the shop, (as opposed to the infinite space of the internet) the range of books spans where it can — childrens’, new age, crafts, pop culture and more.
Beyond the books though is where I became more excited — all kinds of little jewellery items (which were cheaper here than other gift shops in Chapel A), candles, incense, oils, rainbow coloured hooded ponchos for £15, mini ponchos for kids, gems, and the most exciting dress I have ever seen! It had some crazy hippy flower print and such, and it was all very lovely.
There are even a selection of CDs on sale, although I happened to notice that one ‘Mik Artistic’ had managed to, guerilla style, sneak one of his CDs onto the display — very near to a poster advertising one of his ‘Ego trips’. And for anyone local enough to know who I mean, I think they’ll share my amusement at that, and the fact the shop owner simply left it on the display!

the staff in this shop are lovely and they manage to give you so much information on any books that you may ask about. if they don’t have them in stock or can’t get hold of them, they’re happy to tell you where to grab a copy.
With a wide range of fiction, non-​fiction and self help guides, this bookshop is small but packed to the brim in golden numbers.
You can also pick up the odd CD.

It’s probably a mark of how fashionable ‘alternative’ thinking has become that this bookshop, which advertises itself as selling ‘radical and mystical’ books, is located in the trendy young professional area of Chapel Allerton and not, as you might expect, in some studenty back alley in Hyde Park. You don’t even get knocked out by an overpowering blast of incense when you enter the shop. Instead, this is a bright, friendly bookshop that stocks a range of titles covering everything from new age philosophies to conspiracy theories and just about everything in between, plus a selection of crafts, CDs and, of course, the obligatory incense. When I visited the staff were helpful and knowledgeable, if a little overkeen, and there were a couple of young teenagers enthusiastically browsing the teen fiction area, which is always a positive sign. Sadly, as an independent bookshop they can’t compete with supermarkets and Amazon for the best prices on new titles, but with a good selection of classics and some rarer titles on offer, there’s plenty more to recommend this bookshop.