The bookstore was established in November 1995 as a part-time "hobby business". jn stands for the initials of my name, Julie Novotna.

I started to import Czech books to fill a gap in Toronto and the vicinity, where a previous Czech bookstore ceased to exist at that time. As a graduated librarian (Charles University in Prague) with an everlasting love for books I feel quite comfortable in this field.

I have two ways of acquiring books. First, by learning clients' literary needs I order books to satisfy their tastes and secondly, people place their own specific orders and I get the books for them.

In the store you will always find 200 - 300 titles , which change monthly according to new arrivals and sales: a rich array of current Czech book production: fiction, non- fiction, children's books, reference books and dictionaries, crosswords, calendars, cookbooks, music..

DON'T FORGET - If we do not carry a specific book you wish to have and the book is available on the Czech market, we can order it for you!

New books arrive each month, but not all make it onto the New Arrivals pages. You can arrange an appointment to look around the available stock in person, or you can visit my stand at local community events - details of upcoming events can be found on the News page. If you live further away, contact me by phone or e-mail to discuss alternative arrangements.

If you are interested in receiving new printed book listings several times a year, email us your details and we will add you to our mailing list.

Znacka jn je zkratka meho jmena, Julie Novotna. Rozhodnuti zalozit si vlastni obchod s ceskymi knihami se rychle a neplanovane zrodilo na podzim roku 1995.

Tehdy ukoncil svou cinnost dosavadni obchod - jako profesionalni knihovnici (Phd. na Karlove universite v Praze) s mi vadilo pomysleni, ze v Toronte nebude moznost koupit si ceske knihy.

Knihy objednavame s ohledem na okruh zajmu svych zakazniku nebo vyrizuji osobni zakazky podle jejich specifickych pozadavku: je-li pozadovana kniha na ceskem trhu, zakaznik ji dostane.

Nabidka knih se meni mesic od mesice, ale kdykoliv si muzete vybrat mezi 200-300 tituly. Najdete zde ceskou klasiku i novinky ceske prozy, historii, zivotopisy, slovniky, detske knihy, kucharky, krizovky...dokonce i omalovanky, knizni zalozky a koncem roku i kalendare.

NEZAPOMENTE, ze chcete-li konkretni knihu a nenajdete ji v nasi nabidce, staci nam napsat ci zavolat a knihu pro vas objedname!

Nove knihy nam prichazeji kazdy mesic, a ne vsechny se dostanou na ctyri stranky Novinek. Muzete-li, prijdte si knihy vybrat osobne nebo navstivte nas stolni prodej - kdy a kde je nejblizsi prodejni akce najdete na strane News - Nove Zpravy. Kdo bydlite prilis daleko, zavolejte mi nebo zaslete e-mail.

Mate-li zajem o zasilani tistenych nabidek nekolikrat do roka - poslete nam pres e-mail svou adresu.