Brick Lane Bookshop

Brick Lane Bookshop Brick Lane Bookshop is an independent bookshop on Brick Lane, London. Est. 1978. Visit us today!

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🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Get to Know... Y. M. Abdel-Magied and 'At Sea'📘 We're thrilled to be hosting a discussion between Y. M. Abdel-Magi...
11/09/2026

🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Get to Know... Y. M. Abdel-Magied and 'At Sea'

📘 We're thrilled to be hosting a discussion between Y. M. Abdel-Magied and about one of the most exciting debut novels of the year, 'At Sea', taking place next Thursday, 17 September.

🌊 A thrilling and emotionally complex novel of impossible choices, gender and power politics, and the machismo of Big Oil.

❓ We heard a little more from Yassmin about her book, inspirations, and writing routines.

🎟️ Tickets for next Thursday's event are available here: https://bricklanebookshop.org/product/book-launch-at-sea-by-y-m-abdel-magied-17-september/

🏆 Brick Lane Bookshop New Short Stories 2026 is out now! ✨ The anthology composed of the 12 shortlisted authors from our...
04/09/2026

🏆 Brick Lane Bookshop New Short Stories 2026 is out now!

✨ The anthology composed of the 12 shortlisted authors from our short story competition is available in-store and online, with a beautiful new design.

📚 Within this collection you will see characters stretched to their limits by urban living, financial precarity, blended families and the challenges of learning a new language. There are unexpected homecomings, grief and guilt, an upended daily routine and a writer's workshop disrupted by a violent demonstration. You will encounter a supernatural entity, get swept up in the world of jousting, spend time in the airport purgatory and discover the extreme lengths people go to feel loved.

Post-Carnival blues? We've got the book for you. Now Burns Blue the debut from Cenac Rollins is a South London love stor...
04/09/2026

Post-Carnival blues? We've got the book for you. Now Burns Blue the debut from Cenac Rollins is a South London love story dedicated to the city and the people that call it home. A joyous celebration of Caribbean culture captivating all the senses, I can't wait to talk about this one.

We are lucky enough to be joined by Cenac himself for a Q&A following the discussion, so you can ask all your burning questions. Reserve your spot now to avoid disappointment and get 15% off the title! 

Link in bio :)

When? 29th September @ 7pm

Snacks and chats provided 

With george

The store has a portable ramp for wheelchair access into the store, unfortunately there is no accessible toilet on site.

A few recommendations from Brick Lane Bookshop staff - our last, current, and next reads. OllyLast Read: Tom McCarthy - ...
26/08/2026

A few recommendations from Brick Lane Bookshop staff - our last, current, and next reads.

Olly
Last Read: Tom McCarthy - The Rhyl Poster

Current Read(s):
Ingeborg Bachmann - The Complete Short Stories
John Healy - The Glass Cage

Next read: Eric Rohmer - Elisabeth

A few recommendations from Brick Lane Bookshop staff - our last, current, and next reads.

Bret
Last Read: Gary Indiana - Horse Crazy

Current Read: Cenac Rollins - Now Burns Blue

Next Read: Tom McCarthy - The Rhyl Poster

A few recommendations from Brick Lane Bookshop staff - our last, current, and next reads.

Jo
Last Read: Guy de Maupassant - A Day in the Country and Other Stories

Current Read: Joanna Pocock - Greyhound

Next Read: Cesare Pavese - The House on the Hill

📚 Want to broaden your reading and discover exciting new titles from independent publishers from around the world? Or ma...
26/08/2026

📚 Want to broaden your reading and discover exciting new titles from independent publishers from around the world? Or maybe you want to give a gift that keeps on giving?

✨ Each month, our Indie Publishing Subscription provides a brand new title from innovative and iconoclastic presses.

📯 Have new and diverse voices, handpicked by the Brick Lane Bookshop team, arrive at your doorstep for 3, 6, or 12 months!

🔗 https://bricklanebookshop.org/subscriptions/

🚨New Event📖 Book Launch: The Sleep Thief by Ibtisam Azem📆 Oct 8 | 🕛 7pm | 🎟️ £6🪑 Chaired by Preti Taneja 🇵🇸 Join us for ...
21/08/2026

🚨New Event
📖 Book Launch: The Sleep Thief by Ibtisam Azem
📆 Oct 8 | 🕛 7pm | 🎟️ £6
🪑 Chaired by Preti Taneja

🇵🇸 Join us for the launch of Ibtisam Azem’s experimental novel about being a stranger in your own land. Azem is a prolific Palestinian writer whose last novel, The Book of Disappearance, was long-listed for the International Booker. She will be in conversation with award-winning author and novelist, Preti Taneja.

🎟️ Get your tickets here: https://bricklanebookshop.org/product/book-launch-the-sleep-thief-by-ibtisam-azem-oct-8/

Address

166 Brick Lane
London
E16RU

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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