A reader of my previous post, Books and Sex, on the intriguing neon sign in the window of Lovejoys alerted me to a review of the book/sex shop that appeared on Spotted by Locals. The review entitled Lovejoys – Don’t let the “adult shop” sign fool you was written Vasco Rodriques.
Here’s part of his take on the place:
If there is a London shop that misses more visitors because of a neon sign, that has to be Lovejoy’s. Whether you like it or not, some people still shy from getting into a shop that advertises Licensed Sex Shop, even though their windows show zero adult material.
This is, in essence, a book shop with a sex shop in its basement. It has a decent range of rare golden oldies, musicals and film noir on DVD, as well as hundreds of discounted new and second hand books.
Their food and war sections are the most complete I have ever seen…