Welcome to the newest bookshop in Hay - open to the public for the first time today, but open for drinks for other booksellers and friends last night. It's a specialist SF and Fantasy bookshop, and the name is rather cleverly taken from Ray Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451, which is the temperature at which books burn, hence the flames on the window. They're not sure if they're going to keep the flames - after all, they want to display their books in the window as well. They also have an early edition of Fahrenheit 451 in a case at the cash desk.
I had a great time at the party, and several fascinating discussions. For instance I found out that one chap I've known for years used to go to a bookshop in London that I also went to - one of the first specialist SF bookshops, Dark They Were And Golden Eyed, also a quotation from Ray Bradbury. It was a sad day when that bookshop closed down.
I was very impressed with the quality of their stock - and so was Derek Addyman, who left the shop with a pile of books in his arms. Later, Anne Brichto was also piling up the Gollancz yellow jacket SF.
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