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The Mysterious Bookcase

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The Mysterious Bookcase

📚 Independent Bookshop
👋🏼 Ally and Matt
📍 6 Westbourne Arcade, Bournemouth, BH4 9AY
📧 For all enquiries please email
[email protected]

28/05/2026

Happy paperback publication day to The Devils by 💀🕯️👑

The Devils was shortlisted for Sci Fi & Fantasy book of the year at 2026! We have a huge stack of copies in the bookshop that come with bookmarks while stocks last 📚

25/05/2026

We now interrupt your doomscrolling to bring you… our beautiful indie bookshop, The Mysterious Bookcase 📚✨

📍Bournemouth, UK

22/05/2026

I’d say they’re pretty well balanced 🤷🏼

21/05/2026

Romance is easier read than done! 📚❤️

Join Louella Twig, the only witch with an affinity for books, as she embarks on a magical quest across the four kingdoms with a handsome rogue, a former professor and a gnome in search of a stolen grimoire.

✨ Found family
✨ Cosy magic
✨ Grumpy x sunshine-ish
✨ A magical traveling bookshop

Twig’s magical travelling bookshop is coming to The Mysterious Bookcase on 8th September 2026. You can pre-order a copy now!

With your pre-ordered edition you will get:
📚 A signed bookplate
📚 An exclusive Louella character art card
📚 An exclusive Everett character art card
📚 ‘There is always time for reading’ sticker

12/05/2026

Had the absolute best night at 📚🖊️

So much talent in one room! It was such a privilege to meet so many incredible people, and celebrate everything about the book industry.

Big thank you to for the invitation! 💙

30/04/2026

Three hearts. One consuming fire.

Julian Kade hates everyone. But when a power outage traps him in a Paris elevator with sharp-tongued chef Freya Kapoor and charming street fighter Archer Wilde, an unexpected spark ignites between them. By the end of the twelve hours that follow, they’ve shared their darkest desires…and formed a bond none of them could have expected.

You can now pre-order The Rule of Three, book 2 in the Salacious Legacy series by , on our website. Pre-orders come with a signed bookplate and exclusive character art cards 💚

24/04/2026

bezos could never

17/04/2026

BLOOD BOUND - EXCLUSIVE PROOF GIVEAWAY

The countdown is on… Blood Bound hits shelves in less than a month, but this is your chance to win an advanced reader copy!

You duel, or you die! Blood Bound is set against a once-in-a-generation duel to the death between rival witches and dragon riders, as they battle to control the source of all magic in their kingdoms ✨

HOW TO ENTER:
❤️ Like and save this post ❤️ Follow and
❤️ Tag two friends (multiple entries allowed!) ❤️ Bonus entry: Share to your stories and tag us

DETAILS:
💙 Open internationally
💙 Closes Tuesday 21st April at midnight (GMT)
💙 Winner will be tagged in a story post on Wednesday 22nd April and contacted via DM from this account only
💙 We’ll cover shipping, but any import fees/taxes (if outside the UK) will be the winner’s responsibility

Blood Bound is out 7th May — pre-order with us now!

09/04/2026

Happy publication day to ( & ) and The Ending Writes Itself 📝

We were lucky enough to read an early copy of this last year (thank you ), and have not stopped talking about it since!

The Mysterious Bookcase has a stack of signed indie editions, which have a stunning sprayed edge, special endpapers and foiling under the jacket. Grab a copy in store or online before they go! 📕

08/04/2026

Alchemised — Deluxe Three-Volume Slip Case Edition is available for pre-order now with The Mysterious Bookcase!

This absolutely gorgeous deluxe edition of Alchemised divides the iconic dark fantasy novel into three hardcover volumes, in a stunning slipcase, featuring:

🖤 Illustrated slipcase with brand new art
🥀 Three unjacketed hardcovers with foil stamps
🖤 Metallic silver edges
🥀 Bookmark ribbons
🖤 Full-colour illustrated endpaper maps
🥀 24 black-and-white interior illustrations by acclaimed artist

As you can imagine, we are incredibly excited about this edition of Alchemised. Alchemised by was our bestselling book last year, and a personal favourite for Ally. We can’t wait to have this three-volume edition in the bookshop.

Out 13th October 2026. Pre-order now with The Mysterious Bookcase.

07/04/2026

A year ago, we announced that we were opening an indie bookshop!

We took a photo outside the front of our perfect shop and shared that we were chasing our dream. Let me tell you, we thought we were being subtle by not sharing the exact location… but it wasn’t long until a local Facebook groups found out, and next thing we knew, we’re all over national news!

It’s nothing short of incredible to see how far we’ve come since then.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported us, who has taken the time to visit our bookshop in Bournemouth, or continues to shop with us online. Thank you, thank you!

— Ally & Matt

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Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

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http://mysteriousbookcase.etsy.com/, http://www.themysteriousbookcase.com/

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