North Books

North Books Bookshop in Hay-on-Wye selling new books and beautiful things

Pop in and check out some of this year's shortlist including bookshop favourites; Jackie Morris's collaboration with T...
09/08/2026

Pop in and check out some of this year's shortlist including bookshop favourites; Jackie Morris's collaboration with Tamsin Abbott, Wild Folk: Tales from the Stones (Chelsea Green Publishing) and The Book of Birds by Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane, (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House).
Named after nature writer Alfred Wainwright, the Wainwright Prize spotlights writing and illustration that celebrates the natural world and inspires readers of all ages to protect it.

August is Women in Translation Month (WITM) and readers are encouraged to participate in the following challenge:1) Read...
02/08/2026

August is Women in Translation Month (WITM) and readers are encouraged to participate in the following challenge:
1) Read a translated work by a woman from a continent other than your own.
2) Read a translated genre novel by a woman author (e.g. horror, fantasy, sci-fi, romance).
3) Read a translated work by a woman that is not a novel (short stories, poetry, memoirs, essays, plays or non-fiction).
4. Read a backlist translated work by a woman (older or previously untranslated works.
And remember that we have a book-group in the shop that is dedicated to reading work in translation, Found in Translation https://www.northbooks.co.uk/events/foundintranslation-zgftc-bhpp8-g2cdw-6k6n6-3z7eh-mjm2l-dkp94
As well as a display table of work in translation in the bookshop.

When a local author stops by to sign their latest books and a customer (international) asks if we can recommend a Welsh ...
23/07/2026

When a local author stops by to sign their latest books and a customer (international) asks if we can recommend a Welsh title and the author does our job for us ☺️📚 rock

16/07/2026

Books can be enjoyed anywhere! At our Found in Translation bookgroup summer social we took stock of what we’ve read over the past year and looked forward to our next reads. Interested in joining this vibrant group? Email [email protected] or check our website events page for more information www.northbooks.co.uk.

15/07/2026

Exciting to meet author today as she tours Wales with her new paperback release The Eights, which we think makes a great summer read! Signed, sealed, delivered! Set in 1920s Oxford which has admitted female students for the first time, it’s a book about friendship, ambition and courage.

To coincide with Hay Markets Ltd we now open from 9am on a Thursday so you can do your book browsing/ordering/collection...
09/07/2026

To coincide with Hay Markets Ltd we now open from 9am on a Thursday so you can do your book browsing/ordering/collection on your way to the market 👍☀️

02/07/2026

Author Bill Laws popped in to sign his classy book on the story of the Herefordshire Pomona.

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4 Castle Street, Hay-on-Wye
Hereford
HR35DF

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm

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