{"id":5,"date":"2026-10-15T03:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T03:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-margina\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T03:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T03:45:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-margina\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide margina-intro is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5295db9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the shop<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Who we are, who chooses the books, and what we would put in your hands next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"about\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ac28dce6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:52%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-margina-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/10\/demo-shop.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the bookshop: tall wooden shelves, a front table of new books and the counter\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:48%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A small shop with a long memory for what you like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We opened with a few hundred second-hand books and a borrowed till. Today the shelves hold new books at the front and second-hand ones at the back, and we still remember that you liked the one with the lighthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-margina-check\">\n<li>Booksellers who read what they recommend<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any book in print ordered for collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second-hand books bought and sold, checked page by page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free gift wrapping at the counter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#team\">Meet the booksellers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"team\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide margina-intro is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5295db9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The booksellers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Tell any of us the last book you loved and we will find you the next one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide margina-grid-4 is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bf0a65c0 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-margina-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/10\/demo-team-1.jpg\" alt=\"Priya Natarajan\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Priya Natarajan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-label wp-block-paragraph\">Owner. Reads fiction and poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Opened the shop and still does the Tuesday unpacking, because that is when the new books arrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-margina-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/10\/demo-team-2.jpg\" alt=\"Theo Brandt\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Theo Brandt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-label wp-block-paragraph\">Crime and history<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Runs the book club and can find a second-hand copy of almost anything, eventually.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-margina-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/10\/demo-team-3.jpg\" alt=\"Hana Kowalski\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Hana Kowalski<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-label wp-block-paragraph\">Children\u2019s books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Chooses every book in the kids\u2019 corner and reads at Saturday story time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-margina-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/10\/demo-team-4.jpg\" alt=\"Ines Ferreira\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Ines Ferreira<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-label wp-block-paragraph\">Events and orders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Books the authors, keeps the order list and knows when yours will arrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sample booksellers and bios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"picks\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide margina-intro is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5295db9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we are pressing into people\u2019s hands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Every card on our shelves is written by someone who works here and has read the book. Ask any of us for something like it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide margina-talkers margina-grid-4 is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bf0a65c0 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group margina-talker is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"margina-talker__opinion wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA quiet, funny novel about a lighthouse keeper who starts answering letters meant for someone else. I read it in one sitting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-talker__book wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Small Hours at Larkspur Lane<\/em> by Imogen Vale (sample)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">For anyone who wants a kind book for a long train ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-label wp-block-paragraph\">Picked by Priya<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group margina-talker is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"margina-talker__opinion wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProper fog, a missing ferry ticket and a detective who is wrong twice before she is right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-talker__book wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fog over Quillon Bay<\/em> by R. T. Hallam (sample)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">For readers who like to guess along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-label wp-block-paragraph\">Picked by Theo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group margina-talker is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"margina-talker__opinion wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOtto\u2019s hat keeps growing, and so does the list of things living in it. Story time asks for it every week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-talker__book wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Otto and the Very Tall Hat<\/em> by Bea Marchetti (sample)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">For reading aloud, ages 3 to 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-label wp-block-paragraph\">Picked by Hana<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group margina-talker is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"margina-talker__opinion wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShort poems about kitchens, buses and rain on the allotment. Read one before work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-talker__book wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Weather for Small Gardens<\/em> by Sefi Arun (sample)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">For people who think poetry is not for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margina-label wp-block-paragraph\">Picked by Ines<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sample picks: the titles and authors are invented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"reviews\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide margina-intro is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What readers say<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ddee3603 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group margina-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI asked for something like a book I could only half describe. Theo found it in two days, and it was the right one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Sample reader<\/strong><br><span class=\"has-ink-soft-color\">Ordered a book for collection<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group margina-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStory time is the best hour of our Saturday. My son now chooses his own books, slowly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Sample parent<\/strong><br><span class=\"has-ink-soft-color\">Kids\u2019 corner<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group margina-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI came for one author evening and stayed for the book club. Nobody minds if you have not finished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Sample reader<\/strong><br><span class=\"has-ink-soft-color\">Book club member<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"ask\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-primary-deep-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide margina-intro is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5295db9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\">Looking for a particular book?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Send us the title, the author or the half you remember. We order it in and tell you when it is ready to collect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-deep-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:hello@example.com\">Email your order<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:+15550170110\">Call (555) 017-0110<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the shop Who we are, who chooses the books, and what we would put in your hands next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-margina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-margina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-margina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-margina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-margina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-margina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}