NICOLA Sturgeon has made "a wee bookshop very happy" after she paid a surprise visit to the store.
The Gallery Bookshop, a new independent bookshop and gallery in Merchant City, revealed yesterday that the First Minister had stopped by.
Bosses at the Glassford Street store tweeted: "We can not confirm or deny that we just received a visit from the First Minister of Scotland until we have knocked back three shots of whiskey to stop our knees shaking."
We can not confirm nor deny that we just received a visit from the first minister of Scotland until we have knocked back 3 shots of whisky to stop our knees shaking.
— The Gallery Bookshop (@GalleryBook22) September 30, 2022
And Nicola Sturgeon, who is a renowned bookworm, appeared to give the shop her stamp of approval.
She responded: "Obviously I can't confirm or deny it either... but you do have a beautiful bookshop, with a very fine selection of books."
The shop owners replied: "Thank you. You have made a wee bookshop very happy."
The First Minister also revealed that she purchased three books from the shop: Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, Nevada by Imogen Binnie, and Violeta by Isabel Allende.
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