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

Browse our Christmas Edit

Fiction

The Silver Book

Borderline Fiction

Jesus Christ Kinski

Under the Eye of the Big Bird

The Four Spent the Day Together

Big Kiss, Bye-Bye

The Midnight Timetable

Super-Frog Saves Tokyo

Shy Trans Banshee

The Proof of My Innocence

Cursed Daughters

Will There Ever Be Another You

What We Can Know

Browse Fiction

Non-Fiction

The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity

Four Questions About Violence

The Big Payback

Death of an Ordinary Man

Always Remember

A Short History of Queer Parenting

Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave

The Hidden Seasons

Browse Non-Fiction

Upcoming Events

BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY

Our next Bookclub pick is Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar.

Art, Photography & Music

How to Live an Artful Life

Bread of Angels

A Complicated Woman

The Word for World

The Future of Truth

The Secret Painter

Life in Progress

Feeding the Monster

Utterly Lazy and Inattentive

The Haunted Wood

Browse Art, Photography & Music

Shop Gifts & Cards

Margate & Seaside

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

What a Shell Can Tell

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!