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

Fiction

My Sister and Other Lovers

The Benefactors

Tell Me Everything

I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness

Vanishing World

The Heart in Winter

The Book of Guilt

Friends and Lovers

Browse Fiction

Non-Fiction

The Position of Spoons

England: A Natural History

Didion & Babitz

Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs

The City and the World

Meditations for Mortals

Saltwater Mansions

The Secret Public

I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki

No Straight Road Takes You There

Browse Non-Fiction

Upcoming Events

MIGRAINE WITH SAMUEL FISHER | THURSDAY, 10 JULY

Author Samuel Fisher discusses his new novel Migraine, a post-apocalyptic story of chronic pain and doomed love

Art, Photography & Music

The Creative Act

Uncommon People

Annah, Infinite

It Used to be Witches

A Thousand Threads

Where We Come From

The Secret Painter

Volcanic Tongue

The Promised Party

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!