Going to London so much, especially for buying books means I’ve been to a TON of bookstores! So here are some recs that are not Waterstones!
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Indie bookstores
Indie bookstore recs to visit, support and love!
Great for travel books!
Daunt Books Marylebone
Has great prices, pins, tote bag and mystery books!
Camden Town Bookshop
Not accessible(only way down is stairs) but can easily find some gems in here (has some scholarly books, vintage books and more!)
Skoob Books
Tis gay
The Common Press
A must go for queer book lovers! Has merch, second hand books and lovely staff!
Gay's The Word
A great places when you can find some great deals and a variety of genres
Judd Books | 82 Marchmont Street, London
I could genuinely spend over an hour just browsing
Owl Bookshop
A hidden gem that I wasn’t aware of until my last visits to London! Has activist books and more!
Bookmarks Bookshop
Another place you could spend the day just browsing to find the next book to buy!
Crofton Books in Brockley (@croftonbooks)
Very cute store!
Round Table Books
Found some surprises in this store, especially in their secondhand section downstairs! (Sadly store is quite small and inaccessible for wheelchairs/only steps to downstairs area)
Any Amount of Books
For any and all Black British, African American, Caribbean African and Asian Literature!
New Beacon Books
Genuinely one of my favourite graphic novel/comic book stores in London
Gosh! Comics
A unique experience for any book lover!
Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge
If you’re looking for rare or first edition books then this is the store for you!
Goldsboro Books
Small and quaint!
Boom Cat Books
Chain bookstores
Bookstores with multiple locations that may be of interest to you!
I honestly just love me an Oxfam 😅
Oxfam Bookshop
Multiple floors of bookish goodness
Bookshop in London - Piccadilly
Great for a day of browsing (and possibly buying)
Foyles
Nice atmosphere and surrounded by multiple floors of books
