Vivian Archer was born in London, trained at Central School as an actor and worked on TV and stage before switching to bookselling. She has been a bookseller for over 35 years and the last 22 at Newham Bookshop in East London.
The shop reflects the diversity of the area, and she has been proud to host many literary events with established and emerging writers. She particularly welcomes new writers from the Asian sub-continent. Some of the authors the Newham Bookshop have hosted are Benazir Bhutto, Kieran Desai, Kamila Shamsie, Jamil Ahmad, Ali Sethi, Tariq Ali and forthcoming Imran Khan.
