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See inside London's spectacular floating bookshop
Star is the resident book barge dog (Image: Darren Pepe)1 of 12 
Jon Privett hand picks the books sold at the barge (Image: Darren Pepe)2 of 12 
The book barge as its own outdoor sound system (Image: Darren Pepe)3 of 12 ![]()
A rusty skeleton of piano strings sits atop the barge like a witchy mast (Image: Darren Pepe)4 of 12 ![]()
Word on the Water, the floating bookshop, draws in Londoners looking for a bit of peace and quiet (Image: Darren Pepe)5 of 12 ![]()
Paddy Screech decided to co-found the book barge having previously worked as a counsellor (Image: Darren Pepe)6 of 12 ![]()
Long-time boat dweller James Bentley helps at the book barge twice a week (Image: Darren Pepe)7 of 12 ![]()
Word on the Water has been featured in several books about extraordinary houseboats (Image: Darren Pepe)8 of 12 ![]()
The book barge was saved from closure after 6,000 people signed a petition to get it a permanent mooring. (Image: Darren Pepe)9 of 12 ![]()
The barge plays out soulful music along Regents Canal (Image: Darren Pepe)10 of 12 ![]()
The book barge's comfy sofas and toasty wood-burning stove make it the perfect London hideaway (Image: Darren Pepe)11 of 12 ![]()
The bookshop barge came about thanks to "a lucky coincidence" (Image: Darren Pepe)12 of 12
