Hatchards Hatchards Hatchards is a branch of Waterstones, and claims to be the oldest bookshop in the United Kingdom, founded on Piccadilly in 1797 by John Hatchard. After one move, it has been at the same location on Piccadilly next to Fortnum and Mason since 1801, and the two stores are also neighbours in St. Pancras railway station as of 2014. It has a reputation for attracting high-profile authors and holds three Royal Warrants. The oldest bookshop in the United Kingdom, Hatchards was founded at 173 Piccadilly, London, by John Hatchard in 1797. It moved within Piccadilly in 1801, to No.189–190;
The Bookshop (film) 18 December 2017 Variety announced a Berlinale Special Gala with "The Bookshop" in February 2018, during the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 57% based on 72 reviews, and an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A rare adaptation that sticks too closely to its source material, "The Bookshop"s meticulously crafted world building gets lost in its meandering pace." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Isabel Coixet's screenplay won