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The shop is open till 4.30pm today for all your weekend reading needs so why not pop in and pick up a paperback or two t...
30/05/2026

The shop is open till 4.30pm today for all your weekend reading needs so why not pop in and pick up a paperback or two to read in the sun (or a shady spot)?

Some exciting new titles have hit the shelves this week:I have signed copies with sprayed edges of Matt Haig’s new novel...
22/05/2026

Some exciting new titles have hit the shelves this week:

I have signed copies with sprayed edges of Matt Haig’s new novel, The Midnight Train

The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer is now in paperback and I have an independent bookshop edition with sprayed edges

Signed copies of Blitz by John Nichol are available

Douglas Stuart’s new novel, John of John has had fantastic reviews

And Paul Warner’s terrific debut espionage novel, A Spy in the Blood, is now in paperback

Do let me know if you would like to reserve any of these

The shop is closing at 3pm today (Thursday 21st May). Apologies for any inconvenience caused
21/05/2026

The shop is closing at 3pm today (Thursday 21st May). Apologies for any inconvenience caused

Thank you to everyone for being patient while the shop was closedMilan was amazingI just about managed not to shed tears...
12/05/2026

Thank you to everyone for being patient while the shop was closed

Milan was amazing

I just about managed not to shed tears while reading the brilliant Heart The Lover on the plane

And the shop is now back open!

The shop is now closed for a few days: back open on Tuesday 12th May
07/05/2026

The shop is now closed for a few days: back open on Tuesday 12th May

The shop is open till 4.30pm today for all your weekend reading needs.On Tuesday 5th May the shop will be opening a bit ...
02/05/2026

The shop is open till 4.30pm today for all your weekend reading needs.
On Tuesday 5th May the shop will be opening a bit later than usual (car going into garage!)
And, the shop will be closed on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th May. Apologies for any inconvenience caused

These were the 10 bestselling books in the shop in April
01/05/2026

These were the 10 bestselling books in the shop in April

A selection of recent new arrivals. Signed copies are available of the new hardbacks from Mary Beard and Anthony Horowit...
23/04/2026

A selection of recent new arrivals. Signed copies are available of the new hardbacks from Mary Beard and Anthony Horowitz and the paperback edition of Alan Judd’s No. Whitehall Court (while stocks last).

Lots of new books have arrived in the last week or so. Of particular note:Signed copies of Sarah Hall’s Helm which is no...
09/04/2026

Lots of new books have arrived in the last week or so. Of particular note:

Signed copies of Sarah Hall’s Helm which is now out in paperback and Yann Martel’s latest novel in hardback, Son of Nobody

Sara Wheeler’s biography of Jan Morris which has had outstanding reviews

Seascraper by Benjamin Wood is now out in paperback (it was criminal that it did make the Booker shortlist last year)

And The Tattooed Hills by Jon Woolcott, an old friend of mine.

As always, please let me know if you would like to reserve any of these

The shop’s opening hours over the Easter weekend will be exactly the same as usual: open 9am - 4.30pm on Friday and Satu...
02/04/2026

The shop’s opening hours over the Easter weekend will be exactly the same as usual: open 9am - 4.30pm on Friday and Saturday and closed on Sunday and Monday

Address

59-60 High Street
Battle
TN330EN

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441424834756

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