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

Fiction

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning

The Book of George

Voices of the Fallen Heroes

Under the Eye of the Big Bird

Strange Pictures

The List of Suspicious Things

Behind You is the Sea

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

A Ballet of Lepers

She's Always Hungry

The Proof of My Innocence

Family Politics

The Pole and Other Stories

Browse Fiction

Non-Fiction

The Non-Monogamy Playbook

Three Wild Dogs

Maurice and Maralyn

The Trading Game

The Light of Asia

The Destruction of Palestine is the Destruction of the Earth

Under the Hornbeams

The Book You Want Everyone You Love To Read

The Position of Spoons

The Serviceberry

A Year of Living Curiously

Browse Non-Fiction

Upcoming Events

ELLEN JONES: OUTRAGE | THURSDAY, 6 FEBRUARY

Join author, advocate and local icon Ellen Jones for the Margate launch of her new book Outrage, a bold treatise on the ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ equality, in conversation with writer and educator Milly Evans
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY

The Bookshop Bookclub meets every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar. This month we're reading Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon.

Art, Photography & Music

The Secret Painter

The Promised Party

Uncommon People

Bodies of Sound

The Position of Spoons

If Nick Drake Came to My House

The Vast Extent

I Thought I Heard You Speak

All of This Unreal Time

Every Man for Himself and God Against All

Goblinhood: Goblin as a Mode

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!