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For those who like their reading a little darker in the sunny days of summer, we have the perfect collection of thrillin...
05/08/2026

For those who like their reading a little darker in the sunny days of summer, we have the perfect collection of thrilling reads for you! The Cruel Summer bundle contains tales of a family vacation in a haunted holiday house, a theme park with a sinister history, the school holidays from hell spent on an Iron Age archaeology site and a cruise trip gone catastrophically wrong. These books are sure to chill you to the marrow, even in the midst of a summer heatwave.

04/08/2026

Looking for the perfect book to accompany you on your voyages? We have just the memoir for you!

Our booksellers have plenty more Summer picks to share, stay tuned!

13/07/2026

M. John Harrison returns to the Shakespeare and Company Podcast to talk with Adam Biles about his new novel, The End of Everything, a disaster story set in a "wrong UK" where societal collapse coincides with the arrival of an alien presence, and the strange shape-shifting "artefacts" it leaves behind.

LINK IN BIO 🎧

Harrison discusses writing an "epistemological" catastrophe rather than a physical one, the decades of discipline it took to trust readers without over-explaining, and how the book's permacrisis mirrors post-2008 Britain and Brexit. He talks character-building from "bits and pieces" of real people, why he refuses to fully reveal his monsters, and how AI anxieties seeped into a book largely conceived before ChatGPT.

School's out for summer! ☀️With the summer holidays underway here in Paris, we've got the perfect collection of books to...
10/07/2026

School's out for summer! ☀️

With the summer holidays underway here in Paris, we've got the perfect collection of books to keep kids entertained over the coming weeks.
Whether you're staying home or travelling, our Fun Things To Do In The Summer bundle has all kinds of ideas and activities for children: there's a book you can transform by interacting with it outside, mind-boggling mazes, and a great array of summer stickers. You can even create your own travel journal without leaving the house.
With this bundle, however you spend this summer, we promise your kids won't be bored this summer!

See the link in our bio for more details of the books included in this bundle.📚

⚠️PLEASE NOTE, THE ANNOUNCED TIME HAS CHANGED. SIGNING WILL NOW TAKE PLACE FROM 1:30 - 2:30. QUEUE STARTS AT 12:30⚠️📖✨ P...
09/07/2026

⚠️PLEASE NOTE, THE ANNOUNCED TIME HAS CHANGED. SIGNING WILL NOW TAKE PLACE FROM 1:30 - 2:30. QUEUE STARTS AT 12:30⚠️

📖✨ PATTI SMITH AT SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY ✨📖

We are honoured to welcome the legendary singer, poet, author, and punk icon Patti Smith for a very special signing session celebrating her new memoir, Bread of Angels.

📅 Sunday, 12 July 2026

🕝 1:30pm – 2:30pm

🚶 Queue starts at 12:30pm (outside, and it's set to be hot, so come prepared! ☀️)

A few important notes:

🔸 Books only: no dedications, no vinyl, no memorabilia

🔸 2 books max per person

🔸 No selfies, please

🔸 Web orders can't be taken for this signing

Find out more at the link in our bio.

France is experiencing one of the hottest summers on record, so we're thankful our beautiful new handheld fans have arri...
08/07/2026

France is experiencing one of the hottest summers on record, so we're thankful our beautiful new handheld fans have arrived to help us stay cool! ☀️

Handmade in a traditional fan atelier in Aldaia, Spain, from cotton and wood, each fan features an exclusive pattern created especially for the bookshop by celebrated artist Cressida Bell.

Practical, elegant, it's the perfect companion for summer reading, literary festivals and sunny days out. A thoughtful gift for book lovers, art enthusiasts, or anyone in need of a reviving breeze in this heat. 📚🌿

Purchase yours through the link in our bio.

In 1973 Tennessee Williams returned to Tangier in Morocco. It had been 9 years since his last visit and the Moroccan wri...
03/07/2026

In 1973 Tennessee Williams returned to Tangier in Morocco. It had been 9 years since his last visit and the Moroccan writer Mohamed Choukri was excited to have the chance to meet him.

Choukri's family came to the city when he was a boy, fleeing the famine in the Rif Mountains. Of ten or eleven children only he and a sister survived. He learnt to read and write at the age of 20, and by the time of Williams' visit he was a budding author. The first part of his autobiography, For Bread Alone, had been translated into English by his friend Paul Bowles. It wouldn't be published in Arabic until 1982, when it caused a scandal for its frank descriptions of s*x and drugs.

Choukri and Williams became friends and spent many long afternoons in the city's cafés over the course of Williams' visit. Choukri's record of their conversations was published in English, again translated by Paul Bowles, in 1979. This copy is one of 200 numbered copies signed by the author and the translator. Unusually (perhaps uniquely), it is also inscribed by Tennessee Williams

🏖️ Struggling for inspiration for your Holiday TBR List? Our booksellers have selected some of their favourite Summer Re...
30/06/2026

🏖️ Struggling for inspiration for your Holiday TBR List? Our booksellers have selected some of their favourite Summer Reads to inspire you, from classic detective fiction to the most talked about books of the summer. Stay tuned to hear our booksellers talk about why they think their choices will be your book of the summer.

🌻 For our younger readers, we have a selection of picture books, puzzles and activity books sure to keep the busiest minds occupied. Take your pick from seasonal sticker books, outdoor activity books like Rewild This Book and summer classics such as Hot Dog, as well as much more besides.

See the link in our bio for the full selection of Summer Reads. 🌞

In May, we opened our doors to Alphabet Magazine for the Paris launch of its fourth issue. Joined by editor Donatien Gra...
26/06/2026

In May, we opened our doors to Alphabet Magazine for the Paris launch of its fourth issue. Joined by editor Donatien Grau and what felt like the entire contemporary art scene, the evening was exactly what Alphabet sets out to be: a space where writers, musicians, designers, painters, sculptors and poets come together across generations and fields. A creative community gathered in one place. It certainly felt that way in the bookshop!

In February, we had the great pleasure of spending a full day with Arundhati Roy. She read for us, signed for us, and ev...
23/06/2026

In February, we had the great pleasure of spending a full day with Arundhati Roy. She read for us, signed for us, and even sat down with La Grande Librairie upstairs in our library. We think we've made a friend for life.

That day, Adam Biles spoke to Roy about her memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me, covering her unconventional childhood in Kerala, her years studying architecture, life after The God of Small Things, her relationship with literary celebrity, and the chosen families that have sustained her. Their conversation is candid, funny, and moving.

You can listen on the podcast, or read the conversation in full on the Yale Review. Links in bio.

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