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#throwbackthursday - bookish version 📚 📍Bücher und Blumen bei Hatchard's Piccadilly, der ältesten Buchhandlung Londons. 📅 Mai 2022 . . . . . . #bookishplaces #london #hatchards #hatchardsbookshop #londonbookshops #bookshopsoflondon #bookstoretourism #literarytravel #bookshopsofinstagram

Event announcement! Join us to discuss this electric debut novel, The Safekeep, with author Yael Van Der Wouden on Tuesday 25th June at 7pm at our bookshop, wine bar and social space. It's 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is well and truly over. Living alone in her late mother's country home, Isabel's life is as it should be: led by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabel's doorstep-as a guest, there to stay for the season... Eva is Isabel's antithesis: sleeps late, wakes late, walks loudly through the house and touches things she shouldn't. In response Isabel develops a fury-fuelled obsession, and when things start disappearing around the house-a spoon, a knife, a bowl-Isabel' suspicions spiral out of control. In the sweltering peak of summer, Isabel's paranoia gives way to desire - leading to a discovery that unravels all Isabel has ever known. The war might not be well and truly over after all, and neither Eva - nor the house in which they live - are what they seem. Tickets are on sale at our website now.

London bookshops part 10/52 💫 Skoob Books is just a few minutes away from Judd Books (scroll back to part 8/52!) and is tucked away down a side road you’d never think to walk down if you didn’t know the shop was there. The shop is located underground where you’ll find row upon row of bookshelves which are laden with books from every genre and every author you can think of. This must be the largest second hand bookshop in London and it has definitely got the widest selection of general fiction and classics here. If you’re a collector of certain editions, you can expand your collection from here as they’ve got a shelf for Everyman Classics, Oxford World Classics, Oxford Classics, those iconic orange Penguin editions and more. ✅ SAVE this post for your next trip to London and FOLLOW @whatshotblog for more beautiful bookshops and literary travel 💫 I post a new London bookshop every Wednesday evening - check back next week and discover a new bookshop 🥰 Have you ever visited this one? Do you like buying new or second hand books? 📍 Address 66 The Brunswick (off Marchmont St) WC1N 1AE ⏰ Opening Hours 10:30am – 8pm #londonbookshop #bookshoplover #independentbookshop #instabookshop #bookshopsoflondon #bookshops #londonbookshops #igbookshop #londonbylondoners #lovelondon #igerslondon

Waterstones flagship store on Gower st, Euston is 5 floors of gorgeous books,stationary and s cafe serving great. coffee too! #bookshopsoflondon

"There is a time in all our lives, usually in our late teens, early twenties, when we're trying to find our place in the world and make sense of who we really are. New Beacon Books (@newbeaconbooks) on Stroud Green Road in North London helped me in that quest as a wonderful resource for black writing. It's where I learned of C. L. R. James and Darcus Howe, Benjamin Zephaniah and Linton Kwesi Johnson, writers who helped me understand who I am as a black Briton. It was at New Beacon Books where I got my copy of Samuel Selvon's 'Lonely Londoners', which brilliantly captured a changing capital city becoming multicultural, and George Lamming's 'In the Castle of My Skin’ about the alienation of a black man in a white world. But further afield, I gained a deeper understanding of the Caribbean and Jamaica, the land of my Windrush Generation parents, from books like Roger Mais’ 'Brother Man' and Sylvia Wynter's 'The Hills of Hebron'. V. S. Naipaul was also a favourite writer. Could I have found all these titans of letters in one place elsewhere? Like the very best independent book shops, New Beacon's inventory served its community and reflected that community and so it was fitting that when the store was threatened with closure a few years ago, that same community stepped in to save it. That is testament to New Beacon's own place in the world, its importance in the hearts of so many." - @thereelclivemyrie Everything is Everything by Clive Myrie is shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards Non-Fiction Award. Discover the #IndieBookAwards at your local bookshop. The winners will be announced on Thursday 20 June, during Independent Bookshop Week (15 - 22 June).

Question: can you walk out of Tottenham Court Road tube station and NOT zip straight into @foylesforbooks Charing Cross Road? It just doesn't seem possible to us. 🫴❤️ image descriptions: photos of the shop floor and displays at Foyles bookshop, Charing Cross Road. Includes close-ups of Alice Vincent's 'Why Women Grow', Cixin Liu's 'The Three Body Problem', Tom de Freston's 'Strange Bodies' and lots more current releases. #booksaremybag #bookshopdisplay #bookshopsoflondon #bookshopsofinstagram #booksaremagic #foyles #foylesbookshop

"There are so many independent bookshops I adore: I love Primrose Hill Books (@primrosehillbooks), which is small and beautiful and immensely welcoming. I love Roundtable Books (@roundtablebooks) in Brixton, which champions Black writers and under-represented voices. I love Mostly Books (@mostlybooks_shop) in Oxford, where I have spent some of my happiest hours at events. But I think my favourite is The Children's Bookshop in Muswell Hill (@childrensbookshoplondon), which is run by the brilliant Sanchita Basu De Sarkar. It holds free story times - a riot of babies and toddlers and a real delight. They have a children's book club which is so hotly in-demand that the waiting list is a year long. The booksellers at the The Children's Bookshop work so hard to be part of the beating heart of their local community, and I admire them passionately for it. Nobody runs an independent bookshop for the glory or the money: there will always be easier ways to make a living. It's done for love: and you can feel that love vividly at work in The Children's Bookshop." - @katherine.rundell The Golden Mole: And Other Vanishing Treasure by Katherine Rundell, illustrated by Talya Baldwin is shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards Non-Fiction Award. Discover the #IndieBookAwards at your local bookshop. The winners will be announced on Thursday 20 June, during Independent Bookshop Week (15 - 22 June).

Näiden kirjojen takia jouduin laittamaan toisen käsimatkatavaran ruumaan kun oli liikaa painoa ja maksamaan £51, kalliit kirjat 😅 No oli siellä muutama tuliainen ja kirppisostokin, mm. pari painavaa vanhaa kaakelia. #books #booksbooksbooks #kewshop #kewbookshop #kesälukemista #bookshopsoflondon

"Stoke Newington Bookshop (@stokeybookshop) was my first local indie when I moved back to the UK after some time back home in Canada. I was nursing a broken heart (don’t know if you heard, but I got divorced rather young) and went in and bought Aftermath by Rachel Cusk in a way that was very emotionally intense for me and of course completely normal for everyone working there. I have come back for less heart wrenching reasons in the years since—birthday presents, cookbooks for dinner parties, lockdown puzzles—and often leave with something unexpected and wonderful suggested by the shop’s funny and thoughtful (and immensely knowledgeable) booksellers. I don’t live nearby anymore but it’s always worth the trip. Plus there is usually a dog or two in there." - @monicaheisey Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey is shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards Fiction Award. Discover the #IndieBookAwards at your local bookshop. The winners will be announced on Thursday 20 June, during Independent Bookshop Week (15 - 22 June).

Lontoon kirjakaupat 🥰 Niitä tuli bongailtua vinkkien kautta sekä sattumalta. Kaikki nämä kivijalka kirjakaupat olivat niin kauniita, sekä julkisivuiltaan että esillepanoiltaan. Ja niin kiinnostavia kirjoja, monta jäi hankittavaksi myöhemmin, mutta taisin ostaa 9 kirjaa (jep, painoa riittää, matkalaukut kiittää. Onneksi Olli vei jo pari kotiin) Kuvien kirjakaupat: 1-3: Daunt Books, se alkuperäinen, Marylebone. Kävin myös Holland Park Avenuen Daunt Booksissa, joka myös hyvä, mutta pienempi. 4-6: Hatchards, Fortnum & Masonin vieressä Piccadilly-kadulla. Suosittu ja Lontoon vanhin kirjakauppa, perustettu v.1797. Kuninkaallinen perhe on pysynyt asiakkaana Kuningas Henry III ajoilta. 5 kerrosta, laaja valikoima. Kirjailijat tulevat tänne signeeraamaan uusia teoksiaan. RHS eli The Royal Horticultural Society on perustettu täällä v. 1804. 7: Ihana Kew Bookshop heti Kew Gardensin overground-aseman ulkopuolella. Kivoja kirjoja myös liittyen lähikyliin Kewhin ja Richmondiin, sekä lapsille. 8: Tunnettu (ainakin insta suosikki 😅) Foster Books Chiswick High Roadilla (melko lähellä missä asuin täällä) vanhoja teoksia ja löytöjä. 9: Joe Sandoe Books Chelseassa (tein 2 retkeä tänne, oli niin kiva tutkia tarjontaa) 10: Notting Hill -leffasta tuttu kirjakauppa, jonka edessä turistit ottivat selfieitä. Olin siellä lauantaina, jolloin oli paljon ihmisiä Portobello Roadin markkinoiden takia. Kivat nekin, perjantain markkinoilla rauhallisempaa. Näiden kuvien kauppojen lisäksi kävin ainakin Richmondin The Open Book -kirjakaupassa ja tietysti Kew Gardensin myymälässä, josta hankin kaksi Kewhin liittyvää kirjaa, vinkkikirjan pieneen puutarhaan sekä oppaan lauhkean vyöhykkeen kasveista. Ostin myös yhden matkakirjan, jossa vinkkejä retkikohteista Lontoon ulkopuolelle, kyliin ja rannikolle. Tällä matkalla jäi lähikaupungit ja kylät väliin, joten uusi reissu mielessä lähivuosina. Englannin puutarhoja unohtamatta… Some of the best and most beautiful bookshops in London 🤩 #bookshops #bookshopsoflondon #kewbookshop #dauntbooks #dauntbooksmarylebone #hatchards #joesandoebooks #fosterbooks #nottinghillbookshop #shopfronts #prettylondon #visitlondon

London bookshops pt 9/52 💫 The London Review Bookshop is located in the heart of Bloomsbury, an area known for its literary connections to Virgina Woolf, E M Forster and more. They’ve got everything here from classics to contemporary fiction, including sections for poetry, history, politics, cookery, philosophy and even children’s books. This earns its place as one of the best bookstores in London because of the coffeeshop and outdoor seating area attached to it ☕️ Come here with friends to browse the shelves and then move to the coffeeshop to discuss your latest reads over tea and cake 🍰 Have you ever visited this one? ✅ SAVE this post for your next trip to London and FOLLOW @whatshotblog for more beautiful bookshops and literary travel 💫 I post a new London bookshop every Wednesday evening - check back next week and discover a new bookshop 🥰 📍 Address 14-16 Bury Place Bloomsbury, WC1A 2JL ⏰ Opening Hours 10am – 6:30pm #londonbookshop #bookshoplover #independentbookshop #instabookshop #bookshopsoflondon #bookshops #londonbookshops #igbookshop #londonbylondoners #lovelondon #igerslondon

"South London is spoilt for choice when it comes to independent bookshops, but my favourite has to be @backstory.london in Balham. Not only is it a bright and beautiful space with a dazzling array of books for every reader, it also has its own café and bar! Books, coffee and wine, what more could you want? Owner Tom Rowley and his staff are super friendly and eager to share recommendations: so much so that Backstory has a newsletter, a fiction book club and a non-fiction book club. The team is also brilliant at championing local authors, and I’ve been really touched by their support for Weyward at every stage of its publication journey. It’s been a thrill to see my book gracing its shelves, and I’ve popped in to sign copies and browse the latest offerings quite a few times! (I’m now the proud owner of several branded tote bags.) Backstory is a real jewel on Balham’s high street and I feel privileged indeed to live close by. Definitely take a look if you’re in the area!" - @emiliahartbooks Weyward by Emilia Hart is shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards Fiction Award. Discover the #IndieBookAwards at your local bookshop. The winners will be announced on Thursday 20 June, during Independent Bookshop Week (15 - 22 June).

Spring evenings at BookBar mean books, rosé, chilled granache, and great bookish conversation 📚🍷 Happy Friday from team BB 🥂 Here's to a sunny weekend with an absolutely incredible front table of new releases, our team of booksellers ready to recommend the perfect read for the weekend, plenty of delicious @extractcoffee and the very best bookish vibes. Come hang out with us until 9pm tonight, from 10am-9pm Saturday and 11am-6pm Sunday. Grab a coffee and a book to take to the park, or chill outside at our shop-front tables or our inside sharing table amongst the shelves.

“Books are like chocolate. It’s hard to stop at just one!” 🍂 Sharing some snaps from the stunning bookshop John Sandoe Books 📔🤎📚 QOTD: Which book character would make the worst roommate, and why? Have a great day bookworms🍂 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bookshop in London • Bookstores • London bookshops • Book Aesthetic • Pretty London • Cozy bookshops • Literary Life • Bookish Living #johnsandoebooks #bookshopsoflondon #bookshopsofinstagram #londonbookshops #booksbooksbooks #bookworms #bookstagram #indiebookstore #literarylifestyle

The beautiful bookshelves of @word.on.the.water. I am always happy to be welcomed aboard a boat stacked full of books. Basically if a place has books I am already sold. Books and reading make any location or situation better. #booklovers #bookshopsoflondon #bookshop #bookshelves #travel #holiday #bookstagram #london

London is bookshop heaven 📚 #bookshopping #bookshopsoflondon #booklovers #takemehome #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookshevles #bookcommunity #bookcover #loverofbooks #booklife #authorlife #novel #novelist #literature #literarylife #amwriting #favoriteauthors #fiction #fictionauthors #domesticfiction #tbr #travelingwriter #travelandwrite #london #londontravel #lucky #shoplocal #lovetoread #womenauthors

Hiding behind a Ladbrokes, this charming time warp of a bookshop has been selling rare and out-of-print publications for over 50 years. Outside the striking bottle-green 18th century shopfront are tables of second-hand wonders for as little as £2. Inside, you’ll find an old curiosity shop filled floor to ceiling with first editions, antiquarian allsorts and general miscellanea from which readers can unearth stern instructions on 1950s etiquette or dusty, jacketed collections of Christina Rossetti poems.⁠ ⁠ Foster Books @fostersbookshop, as featured in An Opinionated Guide to London Bookshops by Sonya Barber @sonya_barber and James Manning, available to pre-order on our website now. ⁠ ⁠ 📷️ Ellen Christina Hancock @ellen.christina.hancock⁠

It’s that time of year when all you want is a shady spot, a cool drink, and a good book. We can help with that last one! ☀️📚 Don’t know what to read? No worries! Our resident bookworms have been busy crafting reviews and recommendations across the shop. From fiction to non-fiction, there are suggestions aplenty. Do keep an eye out for our book bundles, especially in the kid’s section. Does your little dinosaur fan love books? Try The Bundlesaurus Rex! 🦖 Is your little lion roaring for new reads? Try The King of the Bundle! 🦁 We have collections for adventure, magic, and even confidence-building curations for those just starting chapter books. If all else fails, we always have Mystery Book Bags! ❔📖🔎 See you in the shop! 😎 Open 10-6. Please call to schedule your donation drop-offs. 020 8977 6475 📞📆🧡 🏷️ #farateddingtonbooks #faracharityshops #secondhandbookshop #bookstagram #teddingtonhighstreet #readingstagram #bookshopsofinstagram #bookshopsoflondon #choosebookshops #bookworm #booklover #bookaddict #instabooks #bookgram #bookloversunite #bookwormlife #booksaremagic #fortheloveofbooks #bookgeek #bookstack #booknookstagram #booknook #readersofinstagram #bookshopstagram

David was here! And you can get your hands (and hearts) on You Are Here, David Nicholls' latest novel, which is THE read of the moment. Michael and Marnie are forced to go on a group walking holiday by a persistent mutual friend in this generous, witty, warm and wonderful novel by the laureate of romantic fiction. As the weather takes a British turn, Michael and Marnie find the beginnings of a friendship form. Will the walk be enough to heal their broken hearts? Come pick up your copy and get your snap in our David Nicholls-approved window, and tag us here. There are still limited tickets left to our event with David in conversation with Natasha Lunn on 11th June at the Conway Hall, where you can hear from David in person! Congratulations David on number one bestsellerdom and thanks as always for your incredible support of our shop and indie bookshops the world over!

As soon as you enter Gosh! you’re hit by a riot of colour: eye-popping graphic covers proudly facing out, illustrated posters on the walls and⁠ inviting graphic book artwork celebrated on every surface. With one of the most extensive selections of comics in London, Gosh! will have familiar⁠ faces even for newcomers – say hello to the Marvel Universe, Moomins, Simpsons and Tintin, alongside an abundance of niche small-press publications to enthral the most seasoned readers.⁠ ⁠ Gosh! Comics @goshcomics as featured in An Opinionated Guide to London Bookshops by Sonya Barber @sonya_barber and James Manning, available to pre-order on our website now. ⁠ ⁠ 📷️ Ellen Christina Hancock @ellen.christina.hancock⁠

What goes into physically making a book from scratch? If you head to the LCBA, they’ll show you. There are tonnes of beginner’s courses in bookbinding, letterpress printing and publishing at their colourful Hackney Wick bookshop and studio, with a well-equipped workspace for more experienced makers. The bookshop itself is a treat for anyone who likes beautifully made books.⁠ ⁠ London Centre for Book Arts @londonbookarts as featured in An Opinionated Guide to London Bookshops by Sonya Barber @sonya_barber and James Manning, available to pre-order on our website now. ⁠ ⁠ 📷️ Ellen Christina Hancock @ellen.christina.hancock⁠

London vibes . . . . . . . . . #rakshithasinstaposts #bookish #bookaesthetic #bookshopsoflondon #booktoker #bookishlove #bookinstagrammer #bookishreel #bookishlife #photodumps #photoaesthetic #livinginlondon🇬🇧 #irishinlondon #irishinlondon🇮🇪

The inspiring Royal Institute of British Architecture is worth a visit for the Art Deco site alone, but their bookshop brings it to a whole other level. Pros come to Portland Place for shelves stacked with reference books, regulation manuals and specialist writing across sustainable materials, designing for disability and monographs delving into the work of every architect imaginable. Visualise your dream home over a chai latte in the little cafe.⁠ ⁠⁠ RIBA Bookshop, as featured in An Opinionated Guide to London Bookshops by Sonya Barber @sonya_barber and James Manning, available to pre-order on our website now. ⁠ ⁠ 📷️ Ellen Christina Hancock @ellen.christina.hancock⁠

Why buy a book on Amazon when you can buy it on a barge? London has every type of bookshop imaginable. Walk in and inhale the transportive smell of printed paper. Ahhhh. Whether you’re looking for a neighbourhood indie with perfect coffee or to get lost among antiquarian tomes, this unashamedly opinionated guide will tell you where to find your paper-filled peace.⁠ ⁠ An Opinionated Guide to Bookshops by Sonya Barber @sonya_barber and James Manning is available to pre-order on our website now. ⁠ ⁠ 📷️ Ellen Christina Hancock @ellen.christina.hancock⁠

📚 What this Week 📚 📖 What am I reading? Really enjoying The Cloisters so far. I’m just over halfway through. It has all the dark academia vibes I was after and I love the museum setting. The suspense is real. Also couldn’t resist the newly released King of Sloth ebook - Ana Huang has a hold on me 🙈 📺 What am I watching? Just went to see The Fall Guy last night and it was so much fun. Ryan Gosling can do no wrong and also loved the rest of the cast especially Winston Duke. I devoured The Flatshare adaptation. Such an endearing, lovely show so now I’m tempted to read all of Beth O’Leary’s books. 🎧 What am I listening to? The Tortured Poets Department. Mostly I have So Long London, Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?, and I Can Do It With A Broken Heart on repeat. Still obsessed with Stick Season especially The View between Villages, Northern Attitude, and You’re Gonna Go Far. 🎉 What am I looking forward to? Season 3 of Bridgerton is almost upon us!! The weather is finally warming up. I’m here for all the sunshine, iced lattes and lazy strolls through bookshops. Went to Daunt books in Marylebone this week and look how gorgeous it was! Love how they organise books by country too. How was your week? Hope you enjoy the bank holiday weekend! #dauntbooks #bookshop #bookshops #bookshopping #bookshopsofinstagram #bookshopsoflondon #books #bookstagram #booksofig #booksofinsta #whatthisweek #bookstacks #bookshelves #bookishaesthetic #booksbooksbooks

Step inside our cabinet of curiosities. There’s a gem around every corner! 💎📚 Open 10-6. Please call to schedule your donation drop-offs. 020 8977 6475 📞📆🧡 🏷️ #farateddingtonbooks #faracharityshops #secondhandbookshop #bookstagram #teddingtonhighstreet #readingstagram #bookshopsofinstagram #bookshopsoflondon #choosebookshops #bookworm #booklover #bookaddict #instabooks #bookgram #bookloversunite #bookwormlife #booksaremagic #fortheloveofbooks #bookgeek #bookstack #booknookstagram #booknook #readersofinstagram #bookshopstagram

Our May Book of the Month is the wonderful YOU ARE HERE by David Nicholls. You'll be swept up in David's characteristic warmth, charm and wit as you follow Marnie and Michael as they venture across the Peak District, finding friendship and new found confidence along the way. If you love a heartfelt, romantic story that will make you laugh out loud, You Are Here is the book for you. Following Marnie, a woman stuck in a rut, often feeling like life is passing her by, and Michael, reeling from his wife's departure and taking himself on long solitary walks across the moors. When a persistent mutual friend and some very English weather conspire to bring them together, Marnie and Michael suddenly find themselves alone on the most epic of walks and on the precipice of a new friendship. A new love story by beloved bestseller David Nicholls, You Are Here is a novel of first encounters, second chances and finding the way home. Signed copies are available in store and at our website now - alongside our EXCLUSIVE BookBar X You Are Here bumbags!

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BOOKSHOP SPOTLIGHT Join me on a gorgeous bookshop tour of this stunning bookshop in Nottinghill, London 🤩 @landragency A bookshop (and literary agency) founded in 2009, you can find this indie gem close to Portobello market road on a nice and much quieter Kensington Park Road and neighbourhood. They display shelves and tables of fiction, non-fiction as well as special sections on children’s books (downstairs), poetry and art books (upstairs balcony section). They also have other stationery accessories like gift cards and own branded totes. On their website they state that: The emphasis is on excellence in writing and narrative across a broad range of genres. The core stock was put together by canvassing hundreds of readers – writers, publishing contacts, friends (both adults and children) about which books they would most like to find in a bookshop. Every book stocked has its place because somebody loves it and has recommended it. Highly recommend a visit to browse the books and enjoy the beautiful interior of this bookshop. When I went yesterday it was a lot quieter than expected as I think many people visiting Nottinghill pop to see the famous Nottinghill bookshop (from the film). I much preferred this one!! Other was packed and overrated 🙊 Swipe to see all the photos I took. I loved the book decorations adorning the ceiling 😻 The shelves of new hardback fiction definitely caught my eye! Let me know if you’ll be adding this to your bookshop bucket list 🥰 Save for later and follow for weekly bookshop recommendations 🫶 #nottinghilllondon #bookshoptraveller #bookshoptour #indiebookshop #indiebookstore #bookshops #bookshopsoflondon #londonbookshopcrawl #londonbookshops #booksaremybag #booksaremylife #sundayshelfie #beautifulbookshops #bookshopping

Browsing 📚 | Judd Books Bloomsbury, Dec 2023. #juddbooks #londonbookshops #bookshopsoflondon #shopfrontsoflondon

Little appreciation moment of the @foylesforbooks at @southbankcentre 💛 AWW team member Grace popped in there last weekend before attending an event with a couple of her favourite authors, @davidnichollswriter & @dollyalderton, talking about the former's latest novel, 'You Are Here'. Have any of you book lovers visited this particular shop? Ooh, and were any of you at the event on Sunday!? Let us know! 🤙 image descriptions: Book displays in Foyles bookshop, Southbank Centre. Colourful stacks on tables, pretty view of the embankment - and also a photo of the stage before the authors came out to converse. #foyles #davidnicholls #foylesbookshop #southbanklondon #southbankcentre #reallygoodactually #bookshopsoflondon #bookshopday #bookshopdisplay

Last day in London, goodbye to all the beautiful bookshops ❤️📓📘📙📕📗📚 #londoncitytrip #bookshopsoflondon📚 #bookshopsoflondon

Have you been to pick up your signed independent bookshop edition of YOU ARE HERE from BookBar yet? Take a seat in our gorgeous YOU ARE HERE window and look a little closer at the map... Come pick up your copy and snap your pic in the window and tag us @BookBarUK here. Don't miss out on our exciting event with David Nicholls, in conversation with Natasha Lunn at the Conway Hall on 11th June. Tickets are on sale now, so grab yours while they last!

a good park and good book is all I need. . . . . . . #rakshithasinstaposts #bookish #bookaesthetic #bookshopsoflondon #booktoker #bookishlove #bookinstagrammer #bookishreel #bookishlife

Good morning, Teddington! ☀️🌷 🏷️ #farateddingtonbooks #faracharityshops #secondhandbookshop #bookstagram #teddingtonhighstreet #readingstagram #bookshopsofinstagram #bookshopsoflondon #choosebookshops #bookworm #booklover #bookaddict #instabooks #bookgram #bookloversunite #bookwormlife #booksaremagic #fortheloveofbooks #bookgeek #bookstack #booknookstagram #booknook #readersofinstagram #bookshopstagram

I will always love this bookshop. . . . . . . #rakshithasinstaposts #bookish #bookaesthetic #bookshopsoflondon #booktoker #bookishlove #bookinstagrammer #bookishreel #bookishlife

it’s never to late to post old photos . . . . . . . #rakshithasinstaposts #bookish #bookaesthetic #bookshopsoflondon #booktoker #bookishlove #bookinstagrammer #bookishreel #bookishlife

✨The one place I love the most in London has to be @hatchardspiccadilly opened in 1797 by John Hatchard it's one of the oldest bookshops in London. Can't wait to return there soon✨ 📚📖📚 . . . . . #bookshopping #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booksmakemehappy #bookshopsoflondon #booklover #bookinsta #bookinstagram #books #booknerd #bookshopofinsta #lovetoread #alwaysreading #readingmakesmehappy #booksarelife #bookish #bookloversday #londoncitybreak #londonbookshops #hatchardsstpancras #londonbookshops #london #goodreads #visitlondon #hatchardspiccadilly

Postcard from my trip to London 💌 I am just back from a few days in London and man, I say it every time but I love this city so much, my favourite place on Earth. This time, I was staying in East London so I was very much looking forward to exploring the bookshop scene in the area. On the first day, I stumbled upon this wonderful vegan cafe (The Gallery Cafe) where I had some delicious waffles for breakfast (I’m seriously still thinking about them) which fuelled a day of hopping from bookshop to bookshop: Jambala, Common Press, The Brick Lane Bookshop and Libreria. Then it was off to Kings Cross where I boarded the magical Word on Water. The rest of the day was spent in Angel. On the Day 2, I met with book blogger extraordinaire @jacquiwine at the gorgeous Daunt Books Marylebone where we had a good browse and natter. Then it was off to Kentish Town which is a great area for second-hand book-shopping. I also finally checked out Walden Books and it did not disappoint, such a dreamy location. Finally, a little bit of culture with a visit to the Garden Museum. Day 3, which was the last full day, was spent thrifting in Kilburn, then a walk around in the always inspiring V&A and the trip ended with a thorough browse in John Sandoe, another mighty good-looking bookshop. Books were of course bought, tomorrow I will show you the titles that came home with me! 💌

Thanks to @andrewohaganauthor for coming in to sign our copies of book of the month Caledonian Road at the weekend! #caledonianroad #signedbytheauthor #batterseabookshop #batterseapowerstation #bookshopsoflondon #bookofthemonth

Sunday coffee & bookshop browsing ☕️💭📚⁣ ⁣ I finally visited my local coffee and bookshop spot, the aptly named Paperback Coffee & Books! ⁣ ⁣ This lovely little cafe is the perfect spot to spend an afternoon reading whilst enjoying a hot drink and sweet treat! They have a strict no-laptop policy, meaning that the comfy seats and cosy corners are reserved solely for readers ☺️⁣ ⁣ They had lots of great secondhand books and merch (swipe to see the adorable mugs) plus, £1 of all book sales goes to charity! ⁣ ⁣ Highly recommend a visit if you’re in the area 🫶

what a wonderful sunday! 🍵🥑📖🌞 i met @readingwithpoll_ for the first time today & honestly she is such a beautiful person inside & out. i’m so grateful for connections like these & it’s so nice to spend quality time with like-minded people. here’s a recap of our day: 🍵we had a delicious brunch @grangerandco , matcha lattes were excellent! 📖a visit to @dauntbooks & we gifted a book to each other! i’m so excited to read ‘Butter’ a novel about food & murder? sign me up! ( @4thestatebooks ) 💐we had a stroll around Marylebone farmers’ market 👜i added the blue daunt tote bag to my collection! #bookishdate #bookstagramcommunity #sundayinlondon #bookshopsoflondon #dauntbooks #weekendinmylife

BOOKSHOP SPOTLIGHT 📚 Closer to home today and spotlighting the beautiful @bookshopontheheath in Blackheath which is a secondhand bookshop with everyday reading copies to collectable modern first editions, fine bindings and antiquarian books. It also has original and high-quality reproduction maps and prints with original art by local artists. When the weather is nice as it is in these pics, the bookshop puts out boxes of secondhand books that you can pick up for £2 or 3 for £5 so a real bargain as I’ve found some new releases (even arcs as there seems to be a book blogger in the area… besides me..) Swipe right to see the beautiful shelves stocked with lots of vintage and rare books. In pic 3, you can find at the back of the bookstore to the right signed first editions of contemporary books in great condition 🤩 Perfect for collectors. Do you have a secondhand bookshop near you that you pick up bargains? #sundayshelfie #blackheathlondon #blackheathvillage #bookshopspotlight #secondhandbooks #secondhandbookshop #vintagebookstore #londonbookshops #bookshoptour #bookshelfie #booksellers

Don’t you just love visiting quaint old bookstores and shops lined up on a cute street? Swipe to see my sketches of two of them - Barn Owl Books and Octavia’s Bookshop. ☺️ I took this wonderful free class by Lucia @wildinksketch recently, in which she showed us how to sketch a couple of lovely bookshops in Cotswolds area, UK. She shared some interesting techniques to simplify our sketches, following the beautiful shopfront examples by UK artist Eleanor Crow (she has a book called Shopfronts of London). I was so fascinated by Eleanor’s sketches - they are so inspiring. I learnt how to simplify the curated window scene inside these shops, which is always the hardest part for me. Thank you very Lucia for your lovely class! ☺️❤️🙏 #wildinkartclass @wildink_artclass #jayashreeusk2024 - all my urban sketches #bookshopsoftheworld #bookshopsoflondon @barnowlbooks_uk @octavias_bookshop #cotswoldsliving #cutebookstore #lovebookshops #marylandartists #artistsoninstagram #drawing #lineandwash #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorart #penandwash #watercolorpainting #watercolour #aquarelle #drawthisinyourstyle #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #dtiyschallenges #virtualtravelsketch #dailysketch #uskathome #watercolorartist #artchallenge #inkandwatercolor #aquarelle #sketchbookdrawing #handmadesketchbook

“A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference” - David Almond. 📍Lutyens & Rubinstein, London. ~ #books #bookshop #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookshopsoftheworld #bookshopsofinstagram #bookstores #bookstoresoftheworld #independentbookstores #bookshopsoflondon #bibliophile

And so a new week begins here at Waterstones Holborn, and we have some pretty exciting new hardback fiction for you. 🔥 Come say hi (and buy a book or two). THE GENTLEMAN FROM PERU - André Aciman MY FAVOURITE MISTAKE - Marian Keyes ENGLAND IS MINE - Nicolas Padamsee HAGSTONE - Sinéad Gleeson THE AMENDMENTS - Niamh Mulvey CLOSE TO DEATH - Anthony Horowitz THE FAMILIAR - Leigh Bardugo #monday #mondaymotivation #bookstagram #Igreads #igbooks #booksbooksbooks #hardbacks #newbooks #bookstack #mondaybookstack #bookshops #bookshopsofinstagram #bookshopsoflondon #londonbookshops #holborn #holbornlondon #bookselling #bookcommunity

SUNDAY SHELFIE and latest new fiction and crime releases displayed by a bookshop fave of mine @foylesforbooks 🤩 Had a simply lovely and wholesome Sunday with @savidgereads chatting all things bookish from the @womensprize longlist (faves so far and possible shortlist predictions) to insta reality check and reminding ourselves that it’s not just about numbers (the algorithm is against us all!) over lots of delicious dim sum 🥟 (every meet up will involve food pls!) A meet up with book friends has to include a bookshop trip (hence this shelfie pic) and we did a good browse of book table displays (such good ones at Foyles!) to shelves. Simon and I heavily influenced each other on reads we loved (and maybe ones we didn’t love.. 👀) to ones we are guilty of owning but not read yet to ones that are on our wish list (spoiler: LOTS we both want to buy!) In this pic, I am spotting lots of reads I loved: Greta & Valdin, The List of Suspicious Things, The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne, Small Hours, One of the Good Guys. Ones I’m keen to read are The Night Alphabet and How to Bury Your Husband. Zoom into pic and let me know what books you spy that you’ve read and loved or ones on your wish list! #sundayshelfie #foylesbookshop #bookishfriends #bookshopping #bookshelvesofinstagram #bookshelfie

We’re having a joyous weekend recommending our favourite reads, records and refreshments to so many of you! Our baristas have had fun pairing some of our new summer drinks with some excellent vinyl choices, all available from Waterstones Gower Street. First up is the refreshing Dragonfruit Lemonade, made all the better by a sunny afternoon listening to Nina Simone’s Wild is the Wind, or Kraftwerk’s Computer World 🎵 Or why not sip on a Watermelon Matcha whilst Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left or Autechre’s Amber plays in the background? 🎶 Do make sure to visit us to start off your summer celebrations in London! We have an excellent selection of records, drinks, books, art supplies, events and more. London’s local bookshop is ready to welcome you with something for everyone, in the heart of Bloomsbury 📚 #bookshop #bookshopsoflondon #bookshopsofinstagram #bookstagram #booklover #booknerd #beautifulbookshops #bookseller #booksellerlife #shelfie #coffee #coffeeshop #londoncoffeeshops #dillons #barista #baristalife☕️ #booksandcoffee #vinyl #records #recordshop #waterstones #gowerstreet #bloomsbury #london #londonlife

Bloomsbury gilt als literarisches und intellektuelles Zentrum Londons: Hier lebte Charles Dickens, der bekannte Verlag Bloomsbury Publishing ist hier zu Hause und Virginia Woolf traf sich hier mit anderen Künstler*innen und Wissenschaftler*innen der Bloomsbury Gruppe. Grund genug, bei einem London-Besuch einen Streifzug durch das Viertel einzuplanen - und die vielen interessanten Buchläden zu entdecken. Einer davon ist der London Review Bookshop. Der vom Literaturmagazin London Review of Books gegründete Laden ganz in der Nähe vom British Museum hat nicht nur eine abwechslungsreiche Auswahl an Romanen und Sachbüchern, sondern auch ein kleines Café. Dort lassen sich neben anderen süßen und herzhaften Leckereien zum Beispiel Scones schlemmen. Ein perfekter Ort für eine buchige Pause! . . . . . . #bookishplaces #londonbookshops #london #londonreviewbookshop #bloomsbury #bookshopsoflondon #bookstoretourism #buchladenliebe #bookshopsofinstagram #literarytravel

It’s INDEPENDENT PRESS SATURDAY here at Waterstones High Holborn, our weekly focus on new publishing from the indies. Today we’re celebrating the release of Will Firth’s translation of ANOMALY by Andrej Nikolaidis. A future classic, Nikolaidis’ provocative and hyperactive dark comedy takes us to the very last New Year’s Eve ever. Yes, ever. If you like Bulgakov and Bernhard, this is for you. —— New Year’s Eve. The last day of the last year of human existence. A high-ranking minister criss-crosses the city with blood on his hands, a dying necrophile attempts to go clean before God, and a traumatized nurse is pressured into keeping a powerful secret. With undisguised glee, a nameless narrator unravels these twisted tales of moral turmoil, all of which are brought to an abrupt close by a cataclysmic collision of time and space. What will remain on New Year’s Day? In a cabin in the Alps, the last people on earth – a musicologist and her young daughter – search for a five-hundred-year-old musical score that might explain the catastrophe. Outside the cabin, hidden in shadow, a sinister figure waits for them to accept their fate. —— #bookstagram #igreads #bookshops #indiepublishing #highholborn #indiepresses #intranslation #translatedfiction #weekendreads #bookshopsoflondon #booksellers #lovebooks

I love seeing other shops horror sections. My tbr however does not. . . . #waterstones #bookshop #horror #instahorror #horrorbooks #bookish #bookshopping #bookshopsoflondon #bookshops #london #horrorreads #horrorreader

April is going to be 🪩🕺🪩 We are turning THREE this Friday (12th April) 🎂🎈 which means we will be celebrating! Watch this space for some exciting event news which we'll be announcing very soon alongside some extra perks for BookClub members. There are also so many incredible new books that have arrived in store to add to your piles: Death of A Bookseller - This 'horrible little book' about the obsession two polar opposite booksellers is as punchy as it's hot pink cover. The Husbands - When Lauren comes home from a hen party to the flat she lives in alone to find a man claiming to be her husband, she discovers that her attic can exchange one husband for another at will. Will one of them turn out to be the one? A funny, intelligent take on dating app culture. James - The new novel from Percival Everett, whose novel Erasure inspired the recent film American Fiction, is a take on Huckleberry Finn and is garnering incredible reviews. Hagstone - The debut novel from essayist Sinead Gleeson is one of the most anticipated novels of the season, about an artist who is invited to produce a piece of art for a mysterious commune of women on remote island. Caledonian Road - The brilliant new novel by Andrew O'Hagan combines a local Islington setting with brilliant writing and superb storytelling (check out our post last week for a full rec from our Manager Lucy). Our red indie bookshop editions are now in stock! By The River - Daunt Publishing's stunning series of essays collections (see By The Pond, In The Garden and In The Kitchen) continues with this gorgeous collection of essays about riversides. Contributors include Tessa Hadley, Amy Key and Caleb Azumah Nelson and we've totally fallen for the stunning cover. A Flat Place - The Women's Prize for Non-Fiction shortlisted memoir from Noreen Masud is a breathtaking love-letter to flatlands and the way that these British landscapes represent both inheritance and dispossession.

This is an all too rare First Edition, Hogarth Press 1923 printing on Duncan Grant, from the Living painters series. “Duncan Grant may almost be called a popular artist. He has not of course, a big popularity, nor is he ever likely to obtain it” If this is a rather bold introduction to the book, how pleased we are to report that they were categorically wrong ! After the most recent exhibition @charlestontrust it comes as no surprise that he remains a fascinating figure to re-appraise continuously through the years!! #bloomsbury #lgbtqia #duncangrant #bookshopcrawl #hogarthpress #charingcrossroad #vanessabell #henrypordesbooks #firsteditionbooks #firstedition @charlestontrust #booksbooksbooks #independentbookstore #bookshopsoflondon

. ロンドンの美しい書店には 持って帰りたいと思う書物がたくさん。。 働いている人の立ち振る舞いも、暖かくて心地良い。 1-5. @dauntbooks 6-7. @landrbookshop 8. @booksforcookslondon

#Daunts #bookshop #Marylebone is one of my favorite #bookshopsoftheworld #bnwphoto #bnwphotographie #blackandwhitephotography #bookshopsoflondon #bookshopsaroundtheworld #leicaphotography #q3 #dauntsbooksmarylebone #londonlife

I've been a tease with sharing this haul, but here we are now. I've done it. I've purchased it, I've hauled it across country lines, and I'm now sharing them with you. Am I embarrassed by this haul? No way, but I was embarrassed trying to move them around to balance the baggage allowances we had on the airport floor yesterday. Taylor was dismayed, looking at all 13 books (well, 14, including the book I already had on me from Melbourne). Here's the breakdown: First haul came from Waterstones on Gower Street, a purchase made with @lavelle.reads consisting of OURS, TREMOR and THIS IS SALVAGED. Second haul is from Daunt Marylebone and I picked up KAIROS for the International Booker longlist read and BLESSINGS because it's been on my list (but look at this cover, it is striking). Third haul exciting came from Oxfam Bookshop, they're secondhand but in mint condition and there, I picked up MY FRIENDS (I almost bought the hardcover version full priced at Waterstones), TASTE (because I was listening and loving the audiobook plus it has recipes that I wanna try), THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US (say no more, it's a Charco Press publication) and CALL AND RESPONSE. Final haul came from DAUNT on Cheapside and includes TAKE WHAT YOU NEED (can't find this at a reasonable price online in Aust nor in bookshops), BOOK OF ALL LOVES, FRESH DIRT FROM THE GRAVE and THE DOLPHIN HOUSE (haven't seen this in Aust too, plus the premise sunk its teeth into me). So, how did I go? Did the Leo in me go a little overboard? Mind you, this is the only haul you'll be getting for a long time as I'll be on my best behaviour again. London served me well! Currently reading KAIROS and THIS IS SALVAGED. Finished TASTE. #booksolacereads #bookhaul #bookpile #bookshopsoflondon #readingpile #bookworm

The best thing about Paula's visiting Cecil Court in my opinion is the clearly visible excitement in snapping as many of the bookstore fronts as possible, like trading cards 🤩📚 #cecilcourt #storefront #storefronts #bookishtravel #london #londonbookshops #bookshopsoflondon #paulastagram

Happy Easter Weekend! We’re looking pretty nice today, if we do say so ourselves, and our doors are open for all your bookish needs! Why not visit London’s local bookshop for some thoughtful recommendations from our knowledgable booksellers, or pop in for a delicious coffee from our fabulous baristas? 📚 ☕️ (Please note that we will be closed on Easter Sunday and reopen on Monday morning). We look forward to seeing you soon! #bookshop #books #bookshopsofinstagram #bookshopsoflondon #bookstagram #booknerd #booklover #booksellerlife #london #londonlife #bankholiday #shelfie #tbr #architecture #londonarchitecture #beautifulbuildings

A few 'TBR pile pick-ups' in various bookshops recently. 👀 Some exquisite titles and brilliant authors. Have you read any of these? Let us know! 👇 image descriptions: 10 photos of a mysterious hand holding various interesting-looking books, against book displays/shelves in shops. Books include: • The Book You Want Everyone You Love To Read, by Philippa Perry • The Things We Do To Our Friends, by Heather Derwent • You Could Be So Pretty, by Holly Bourne • Funny You Should Ask, by Elissa Sussnan • The Bandit Queens, by Parini Shroff • This is Where We Live, by Kate Hardie • Briefly, a Delicious Life, by Nell Stevens • Weirdo, by Sara Pascoe • Piglet, by Lottie Hazel and finally, Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Europe (charity shop find!) #amreading #myTBR #tobereadlist #shouldhavebought #supportindependentbookstores #bookshopsofinstagram #bookshopsoflondon #booksaremybag #booksaremagic #welovebookstores

📍Libreria, London. #bookshopsoftheworld #books #bookshopsoflondon #booksbooksbooks #bookstore #bookstores #bibliophile #london

📍The Notting Hill Bookshop, London. #bookshops #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #bookshopsoftheworld #bookstoresoftheworld #bookshopsoflondon #london #bibliophile

📍London Review Bookshop #books #bookshop #bookstore #bookstoresoftheworld #bookstores #bookshops #bookshopsoftheworld #bookshopsofinstagram #bookshopsoflondon #london

went to @gaysthewordbookshop, bought some books, what else is new? have you read any of these?📚🏳️‍🌈 // #bookstagram #books #gayonwye #londonbookshops #bookshopsoflondon #independentbookstore #lgbtqiabooks #readqueer #queerbooks #queerfiction #london #UK #bookstore #bookshop #bookhaul

The hardback of The Orwell Tour was launched in North London (Hampstead), so inevitably the launch of the paperback must be in South London! This time at the enchanting ‘Books on the Rise’ in Richmond on the evening of Thursday 7 May. I will be interviewed and there will be talk and discussion, plus some champagne fresh from Reims following my return from France. Please PM me for an invitation if you are keen or around! I feel like my thoughts about George Orwell and travel writing seem to improve with each event, so it is set to be an interesting and stimulating evening #booklaunch #paperback #booksontherise #bookshop #bookshopsoflondon #richmond

Spring sunshine in the bookshop window 📚🪻📚⚘️📚🌱 #springvibes #Booklover #bookshopwindow #bookshopsoflondon #bookshelves #rarebooksofinstagram #kewgardens #kew #bookshelvesofinstagram #bookshop #booksworthreading

In case you missed it... We are excited to welcome Megan Nolan to the BookBar BookClub for April to discuss her latest novel Ordinary Human Failings. Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, it follows a community left in turmoil in the aftermath of a child's death. As fingers are pointed, a tabloid journalist senses an opportunity, and a family faces scandal. We'll be chatting to Megan via a virtual webinar on 17th April and our BookClub members will also be able to sign up to discuss the book together on Wed 8th May (sign ups are limited and on a first come first served basis!). Members get other brilliant perks, like 3 months free @mubi membership and extra discounts in store and online (keep an eye out for our upcoming 3rd birthday celebrations!). Just head to our website to join the BookClub!

What is your favourite bookstore? In London, mind is Hatchards 😍 📍 Hatchards, Piccadilly

What a fantastic launch we had yesterday evening at @dauntbooks for Barbara Comyns: A savage innocence by Avril Horner. 🎉 Thanks to everyone who came along to celebrate with us, and who picked up a copy of the book. Huge thanks to the Daunt Marylebone team for their love for and championing of this book, and all their efforts last night. 👏🏼 The book is out now and available worldwide. Signed copies at @dauntbooks while they last! 🖊️ 🏷️ #booklaunch #launchevent #booksigning #signedbooks #barbaracomyns #biography #author #writing #newbook #outnow #daunt #dauntbooks #londonbookshops #bookshopsoflondon #bookshopsofinstagram #nonfiction