Book Subscriptions
Unwrap a new book, carefully selected by us, every month
Our book subscription is a wonderful way to push the boundaries of your reading habits, and makes a wonderful gift.
Each month we’ll select a brilliant book – one we love, can’t stop thinking about, and believe deserves to be widely read. It will be wrapped and delivered to the lucky recipient’s door so they can have the joy of unwrapping a book each month for the duration of their subscription.
You can choose from 3, 6 or 12 months of amazing books. You can also purchase a subscription for yourself!
If you buy a subscription for someone as a gift we’ll email you a presentation certificate for you to print out (see the images below) for you to print out, or forward to the recipient, so you have something exciting to present to them.
Our book choice is usually ready to go in the post within the first week of each month. January will be later, as most suppliers (and us booksellers!) will be closed for a short seasonal break.
The deadline to purchase a subscription for someone in time for them to receive their first book in January is midnight on 23rd December. Subscriptions purchased after that date will begin with our selection for February.
What kind of books will be chosen?
We really want to introduce readers to new books & new writers, so expect titles from some of our favourite small presses, books in translation, & exciting debuts. We probably won’t be choosing the big prize winners, or books from authors already well known in this country. There are some examples below of the kinds of books we would have chosen over the last few years.
Which genre will the books be?
For the moment we are only offering fiction, but in the future we may well branch out and offer a non-fiction option too.
Is this subscription tailored to each recipient?
In short, no, we will choose one book every month that we absolutely love, for all our subscribers to receive. However, if you would ever like us to recommend a book (or three books, six books, twelve books etc…!) for you or as a gift for someone you are immensely welcome to get in touch, either in the shop or via our recommendation form here.
What happens if I already have, or have read, the book chosen?
We will happily swap it for you for a book up to the value of the one chosen.
When will my subscription start & when will I receive my books?
Our book choice is usually ready to go in the post within the first week of each month. January will be later, as most suppliers (and us booksellers!) will be closed for a short seasonal break.
The deadline to purchase a subscription for someone in time for them to receive their first book in January is midnight on 23rd December. Subscriptions purchased after that date will begin with our selection for February.
Example Subscription choices
Below is a small selection of our favourite books published since the shop opened. These are a good indication of the kinds of books we might be choosing for our subscribers.
