Bookbag

12/05/2026

Tomorrow’s event with Ben Rawlence still has a few tickets - come along!

Ben, a parent & nature writer, writes to his daughters about climate guilt, the future, the joy of our planet, birds and walks and wonky vegetables, and extraordinary events of climate.

Ben will be signing books after the event.

09/05/2026

Happy Pride Exeter! Here’s to the books and the writers and the stories they share 🌈

Independent bookshop / Exeter / q***r books

06/05/2026

Thanks to Yale who have made us their bookshop of the month for May!

1. When you opened Bookbag in 2020, what was your vision, why a bookshop? We (Charlie and Malcolm) have always loved bookshops and visited so many over the years. We were also inspired by records shops, libraries, music venues, coffee shops and community spaces. Bookbag is housed in an arcade in Exe...

01/05/2026

Three children’s books from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Epic Welsh fairy tales from long ago tell of the spaces between the Real World and the Otherworld in The Mab, retold by authors like and , and each has a Welsh translation by its side, by

In The Twelve, Libby disappears on the stroke of midnight on Winter Solstice and only her sister & a mysterious boy remember she ever existed. Danger and secrets, by Liz Hyder

The Candleman is a classic from
Meurig’s soul is trapped in a small white candle, and if the candle burns out, they will die. Only river-goddess Hafren can help - but you do not want to mess with her. Eerie and terrifying.

29/04/2026

Culture round up

Things to read .shop

Markets to go to

Book events! .shop

Art to look at

Playlists to listen to .shop

28/04/2026

Book bundles are here...

26/04/2026

Read the Women’s Prize shortlist, the International Booker Prize, or the Jhalak Prose shortlist. Every year we offer a bundle price on book shortlists so you can shop all 6 books for less and choose your winner*

*they’re all winners. If you’ve written a book at all you are a winner 🏆

24/04/2026

Our creative neighbours have made flags to dress McCoys Arcade for pride

If you haven’t visited, McCoys Arcade is Exeter’s independent shopping destination for books, brunch, vintage, teas, hi fi, eco fashion, ceramics, artisan makers and beauty, while also being a space that celebrates sustainability and community

22/04/2026

Earth Day reading 🌱

When we opened Bookbag in Exeter, a city surrounded by countryside, sea and moor, we realised how much people here love the abundance of nature, and appreciate nature writing.

In the bookshop or available online: nature, climate writing, climate fiction and children’s books

22/04/2026

Can we recommend a classic book? Yes, we can. We were talking about book covers today and how the original artwork on Penguin Modern Classics, often dating back decades, is timeless.

Visit Bookbag indie bookshop in Exeter today knowing our curation is 50% love for the author and 50% covers