SOME WORDS ABOUT US

A Shop Run On Reading

We love what we do

We love putting the right book into the right hands, new or secondhand, every single day.

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Our working process

We read widely, keep an eye on new releases, and track down secondhand copies people ask for.

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SHELVES WORTH BROWSING

About our online store

New at the front, good secondhand at the back, advice throughout.

Leesnook started as a single shelf of secondhand paperbacks and grew from there. We still believe a good bookshop should hold both the newest releases and books that have already had one happy owner.

If we do not have what you are after on the shelf, tell us. We are always glad to track a title down and order it in.

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WORDS ABOUT US

Our Team

New at the front, good secondhand at the back, advice throughout.

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Thandiwe Nkosi

OWNER / BOOKSELLER
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Johan van der Merwe

SECONDHAND BOOK BUYER
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Priya Govender

STOCK AND ORDERS
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Fatima Adams

BOOKSHOP SALES ASSISTANT
NEW AND SECONDHAND BOOKS, EVERY DAY

We take care with every book we sell

WE READ SO WE CAN RECOMMEND WELL
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Our company history and facts

A good secondhand copy still has all its best lines. We just make sure it also still has all its pages.

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How we choose our books

Some books you read once. Others you keep close and read again every few years, like an old friend.