Independent bookshop in the heart of the Old Town, a stone’s throw from the sea

Fiction

Borderline Fiction

The Midnight Train

I Want You to Be Happy

The Things We Never Say

The Impossible Fortune

Having Spent Life Seeking

The Oldest Bitch Alive

BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB PICK: Rejection

Lies and Sorcery

On the Calculation of Volume IV

Browse Fiction

Non-Fiction

The Book of Birds

The Serviceberry

Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal

The Fire in the Mountain

Talking Classics

Children of Radium

Lifeboat at the End of the World

Browse Non-Fiction

Upcoming Events

BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY

Our next Bookclub pick is Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar.
MY ONLY BOY WITH ROSA RANKIN-GEE | THURSDAY, 28 MAY

Dreamland author Rosa Rankin-Gee discusses her new novel My Only Boy, a searing, cinematic love story wrapped in a state-of-the-nation thriller
THE SILVER BOOK WITH OLIVIA LAING | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE

Olivia Laing discusses their latest novel The Silver Book, a stylish shadow play of secrets, lies and queer love set against the shimmering scenery of 1970s Italian cinema
STONE LANDS WITH FIONA ROBERTSON | THURSDAY, 11 JUNE

Author Fiona Robertson discusses her megalithic new memoir Stone Lands, a personal journey of grief, magic and memory through Britain's ancient places

Art, Photography & Music

No Time to Spare

It's Only Forever

The Power of Music

One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem

Even the Good Girls Will Cry

Light and Thread

Volcanic Tongue

William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love

Tracey Emin: A Second Life

Strange Things Are Happening

How to Live an Artful Life

Bread of Angels

A Complicated Woman

The Word for World

The Future of Truth

The Secret Painter

Browse Art, Photography & Music

Shop Gifts & Cards

Margate & Seaside

To the Sea by Train

All the Devils are Here

The Shell Spotter’s Guide

Lost to the Sea

What to Look For by the Shore

An Opinionated Guide to Margate

Illustrated Tales of Kent

The Draw of the Sea

The Seaweed Collector's Handbook

Shell Life on the Seashore

England's South Coast

The Book of Tides

Seaside-themed highlights

Free Books for Schools

Free Books for Schools

Thanks to our customers The Margate Bookshop has raised over £5000 to buy books for local primary schools!