Bibliotic

Opinionated Reviews for London Bookstores

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131 Bellenden Rd, London SE15 4QY

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TASCHEN

12 Duke of York Square, London SW3 4LY

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new books

"luxury art book publisher is the official category, insane size books, painters, and stuff"

— Theo K.

hmv

363 Oxford St, London W1C 2LA

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"bookstore in the 3rd floor! unexpectedly cute, artsy selection"

— Theo K.

South London Gallery

65 Peckham Rd, London SE5 8UH

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political books queer books

"Well curated range of genres from classics, to fiction, philosophical essays and biography. The shop is just outside the gallery exhibition room"

— Marti A.

Rye Books

47 N Cross Rd, London SE22 9ET

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rare books

"Vast options of books for all the genres, not easy to find around and selected by the owner. Check out the bookstore blog!"

— Marti A.

The Word Bookshop

314 New Cross Rd, London SE14 6AF

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indie books

"Many independent books spanning different themes; many signed copies also available on request"

— Marti A.

ZENNONI Book and Tea Room

Deptford Market Yard, London SE8 4BX

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"Nice stop for roaming through different books, with a taste of greek cuisine"

— Marti A.

The Bookshop On the Heath

74 Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, London SE3 0BW

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second hand indie books

"Collection of new and second hand books, with a touch of esoteric literature"

— Marti A.

Burley Fisher Books

400 Kingsland Rd, London E8 4AA

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new books second hand

"Cute little bookstore with a vibey basement of old books"

— Theo

John Sandoe Books

10 Blacklands Terrace, London SW3 2SR

new books

"awesome vibe, packed with books, three floors"

— Theo K.

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Waterstones Chelsea

158 King's Rd, London SW3 3NR

new books

"classic waterstones, quite chill, on the smaller side"

— Theo K.

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Waterstones Greenwich

51 Greenwich Church St, London SE10 9BL

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Peter Harrington

100 Fulham Rd, South Kensington, London SW3 6HS

rare books
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Sokol Books

239A Fulham Rd, London SW3 6HY

rare books
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Worlds End Bookshop

357 King's Rd, London SW3 5ES

second hand
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Nomad Books

781 Fulham Rd, London SW6 5HA

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The Notting Hill Bookshop

13 Blenheim Cres, London W11 2EE

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Queen's Park Books

87 Salusbury Rd, London NW6 6NH

"one of the best independent bookstores ever"

— Ifi G.

"nice editions, signed copies"

— Andy F.

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The Book Warehouse London

38 Golders Green Rd, London NW11 8LL

"very cheap, I think"

— Ili A.

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Amnesty International Bookshop

308 Kentish Town Rd, London NW5 2TH

"very weird"

— Ili A.

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Owl Bookshop

207-209 Kentish Town Rd, London NW5 2JU

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Daunt Books Notting Hill

21 Kensington Park Rd, London W11 2EU

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South Kensington Books

22 Thurloe St, South Kensington, London SW7 2LT

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"Very intimate atmosphere, many books ranging from contemporary to classic literature"

— Marti A.

Backstory

71 Balham High Rd, London SW12 9AP

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Hurlingham Books

Ranelagh Gardens, 91 Fulham High St, London SW6 3JS

second hand

"so many books you can't even walk, some given out for free"

— Ifi G.

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Children's Bookshop

29 Fortis Green Rd, Muswell Hill, London N10 3HP

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Skoob Books

66 The Brunswick off, Marchmont St, London WC1N 1AE

second hand
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Gay's The Word

66 Marchmont St, London WC1N 1AB

queer books

"Great books for children, teens and early adults as well."

— Chry S.

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Judd Books

82 Marchmont St, London WC1N 1AG

second hand
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London Review Bookshop

14-16 Bury Pl, London WC1A 2JL

new books

"great political titles, love the vibe, staff always depressed"

— Theo K.

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The Atlantis Bookshop

49A Museum St, London WC1A 1LY

occult bookshop

"lots of witchcraft, tarot, astrology"

— Theo K.

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Treadwell's Books

33 Store St, London WC1E 7BS

spiritual bookshop
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Waterstones Tottenham Court Road

19-21 Tottenham Ct Rd, London W1T 1BJ

new books

"It has a nice cosy cafe and a hidden outdoors one, accessible through the inside for the warm days. I also think it has board games to play with onsite (but not 100% sure). Hosts author conversations every now and then."

— Chry S.

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Waterstones Covent Garden

9-13 Garrick St, London WC2E 9BA

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Watkins Books

19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ

spiritual bookshop

"great selection of magick, buddhism, hindu, eastern religions, tarot, astrology, Jung"

— Theo K.

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Daunt Books Marylebone

84 Marylebone High St, London W1U 4QW

new books second hand

"Considered the flagship store of the Daunt book chain, it offers perspective on a country from different literary genres"

— Marti A.

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Daunt Books City

61 Cheapside, City of London, London EC2V 6AX

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The Riverside Bookshop

15, Hay's Galleria, Tooley St, London SE1 2QN

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Word On The Water

Regent's Canal Towpath, London N1C 4LW

"Bookstore on a canal boat, very often has music on as well, quite good selection of books, nicely combined with a walk by the canal."

— Chry S.

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Waterstones Liverpool Street

Unit LG03A, 100 Liverpool St, City of London, London EC2M 2RH

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Waterstones Leadenhall Market

1-3 Whittington Ave, City of London, London EC3V 1PJ

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Waterstones Piccadilly

203-206 Piccadilly, London W1J 9HD

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Goldsboro Books

23-27 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ

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Any Amount of Books

56 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0QA

second hand rare books

"great vibes, very wide variety, I didn't love the selection though"

— Theo K.

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Henry Pordes Books Ltd

72 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0BB

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Foyles

107 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0EB

new books

"huge bookstrore, great selection, great vibe"

— Theo K.

"There's a cute cafe on the top floor. Hosts author conversations every now and then"

— Chry S.

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Bookmarks

1 Bloomsbury St, London WC1B 3QE

new books political books

"highly political, very radical left vibes"

— Theo K.

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Hatchards

Unit 7, Euston Rd., London N1C 4QP

new books

"amazing building, huge selection, great vibe"

— Theo K.

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Maison Assouline

196A Piccadilly, London W1J 9EY

"Bookstore and fancy bar combined. The book selection is mainly expensive coffee table books, including their very famous namesake collection."

— Chry S.

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The Gilded Acorn

1 Portsmouth St, London WC2A 2ES

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Housmans

5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DY

new books second hand

"quite political, cute selection, not huge though"

— Theo K.

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Heywood Hill

10 Curzon St, London W1J 5HH

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The Quaker Bookshop

173-177 Euston Rd., London NW1 2BJ

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Waterstones Angel

11 Islington Grn, London N1 2XH

"cute waterstones, nice selection, like the philosophy/political selection on the upper floor"

— Theo K.

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Upper Street Bookshop

42 Upper St, London N1 0PN

"great fiction selection"

— Theo K.

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Bàrd Books

341-343 Roman Rd, Bow, London E3 5QR

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Common Press

118 Bethnal Grn Rd, London E2 6DG

"queer selection, quite small"

— Theo K.

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Brick Lane Bookshop

166 Brick Ln, London E1 6RU

"quite small, good political and societal selection"

— Theo K.

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Libreria Bookshop

65 Hanbury St, London E1 5JL

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Pages of Hackney

70 Lower Clapton Rd, Lower Clapton, London E5 0RN

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Freedom Press Bookshop

84b Whitechapel High St, London E1 7QX

"radical left political books, anarchist vibes"

— Theo K.

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