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

Fiction

Taiwan Travelogue

Death and the Gardener

Show Don't Tell

The Barbecue at No.9

Three Days in June

When the Cranes Fly South

This, My Second Life

Browse Fiction

Non-Fiction

We Are Not Numbers

Is a River Alive?

Half-Bads in White Regalia

Careless People

There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness

Things in Nature Merely Grow

A World Appears

The Eyes of Gaza

Escape From Capitalism

The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity

Four Questions About Violence

Browse Non-Fiction

Upcoming Events

THE LOG BOOKS WITH TASH WALKER AND ADAM ZMITH | THURSDAY, 26 FEBRUARY

Authors and broadcasters Tash Walker and Adam Zmith discuss The Log Books, an intimate history of queer British voices and the helpline that listened
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 25 FEBRUARY

Our next Bookclub pick is The Employees by Olga Ravn! We meet every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar.
A WOMAN'S WORK WITH ELINOR CLEGHORN | THURSDAY, 12 MARCH

Author Elinor Cleghorn discusses her new book A Woman's Work, a radical and intersectional history of motherhood - from the ancient world to the ongoing fight for reproductive justice
THANK YOU FOR CALLING THE LESBIAN LINE WITH ELIZABETH LOVATT | THURSDAY, 12 MARCH

Ring-ring! Elizabeth Lovatt discusses her new book Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line, a celebration of a 1990s queer women's helpline and a personal story of identity

Art, Photography & Music

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

Life in Progress

Feeding the Monster

Utterly Lazy and Inattentive

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!