The Bookshop on the Square

The Bookshop on the Square Also selling gorgeous greetings cards and stationery.

The Bookshop on the Square is an Independent bookshop in the heart of Otley, a picturesque, historic market town in Wharfedale, selling a fabulous range of titles across all genres.

Yay it’s Bookshop Day 🥳 📚 Come down and enjoy all things bookish at your local independent bookshop this weekend. 📖 don’...
10/10/2026

Yay it’s Bookshop Day 🥳

📚 Come down and enjoy all things bookish at your local independent bookshop this weekend.

📖 don’t forget it’s Storytime @ 11am with Chloe!!

Oh and we have chocolates…

Hope to see you soon 👋🏻

Join us at the bookshop on Thursday for an evening with award-winning food writer and novelist Shahnaz Ahsan. Shahnaz wi...
04/10/2026

Join us at the bookshop on Thursday for an evening
with award-winning food writer and novelist Shahnaz Ahsan.
Shahnaz will be here to talk all about her heartfelt memoir ‘The Jackfruit Chronicles’ - a moving exploration of family, food and what it means to belong.

Tickets available now on Ticketsource or the shop for more info.

Well what a wonderful way to kick off the new month 💥 A packed upstairs room for the fascinating Bronte talk with Michae...
02/10/2026

Well what a wonderful way to kick off the new month 💥
A packed upstairs room for the fascinating Bronte talk with Michael Stewart and Dr Claire O’Callaghan
Simply superb 👌🏼

📖 Signed copies available in the shop NOW.

So much newness to see on this last day of September…Chloe and Sheila are manning the shop today. Head on in for a brows...
30/09/2026

So much newness to see on this last day of September…

Chloe and Sheila are manning the shop today. Head on in for a browse 🙋🏼‍♀️

Morning!👋🏻 ☀️ 📚 September has been crazy so far and we’ve had SO MUCH newness I’ve not known quite where to start…Tons o...
24/09/2026

Morning!👋🏻 ☀️

📚 September has been crazy so far and we’ve had SO MUCH newness I’ve not known quite where to start…
Tons of signed copies, indie editions and beautiful sprayed edges and just some truly cracking reads!

🎁 For those of you looking for something different, we’ve got some super cool lifestyle/gifts/stationery for you to check out too.

✨Have a zoom in, call in for a browse and don’t forget you can DM if there’s anything you spot that you’d like to reserve/order.

See you soon,

Sara and the team x

Ahh this was a bit special ✨So lucky to have a private gig with David Broughton. He dropped by mid-UK tour as a treat fo...
18/09/2026

Ahh this was a bit special ✨
So lucky to have a private gig with David Broughton. He dropped by mid-UK tour as a treat for friends and family.
Try and catch him in Bradford tomorrow night if you can…

Coming very soon to The Bookshop on the Square...Best-selling authors and academics Dr Michael Stewart and Dr Claire O'C...
17/09/2026

Coming very soon to The Bookshop on the Square...

Best-selling authors and academics Dr Michael Stewart and Dr Claire O'Callaghan will be here in conversation as they discuss and dismantle the lives, writings and myths of the Bronte sisters. Expect intriguing discussions, new insights and a celebration of the passionate and bold writings and lives of these literary sisters.

We cannot wait to welcome them both to the bookshop. Don't miss out on what will be a wonderful evening with two brilliant writers!

Thursday 1st Oct | 6:30pm

Booking essential. Call into the shop or book online via www.ticketsource.com/bookshoponthesquare or link in bio.

Happy Saturday ✨SO much amazing newness this week I might just explode 💥 You really need to call in for a browse and see...
12/09/2026

Happy Saturday ✨
SO much amazing newness this week I might just explode 💥
You really need to call in for a browse and see all the gorgeousness!!

We’re here ALL weekend, ready to chat books…

Sara x

Ps. Don’t forget Storytime with Chloe @ 11am today 📖

Ooh we have lots of lovely events coming up this Autumn! Author talks, book launches and afternoon readings - we have so...
09/09/2026

Ooh we have lots of lovely events coming up this Autumn!
Author talks, book launches and afternoon readings - we have so much going on over the next couple of months, take a look...

📕 Saturday 19th September - Tony Fletcher in conversation with Boff Whalley

📗 Thursday 1st October - Michael Stewart & Claire O'Callaghan in conversation all about the Brontës

📘 Thursday 8th October - Shahnaz Ahsan in conversation 'The Jackfruit Chronicles'

📙 Thursday 22nd October - J. R. Ellis 'The Secret Garden Murders' book launch

📔 Sunday 1st November - Haunting Tales with The Otley Players

Booking essential for each event and for more info, head on over to www.ticketsource.com/bookshoponthesquare or click link in bio.

We hope to see you there!

We had a wonderful Friday evening social with thriller author Maria Frankland A fab chat all about her writing and how ...
05/09/2026

We had a wonderful Friday evening social with thriller author Maria Frankland
A fab chat all about her writing and how she comes up with such twisty and complex reads! It was a delight!

Maria also signed a huge pile of her books which are now available in the shop 📚

We also got to hear about her latest novel 'The Troll' which sounds fantastic! You can pre-order your copy with us through the shop.

A huge thank you to Maria and to all who came along last night ✨📖

Address

28 Market Place
Otley
LS213AQ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+441943466734

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