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Books-on-Sea We sell both second-hand and new books as well as unique bookish gifts such as book bundles, mugs, postcards and puzzles.

Pop in to see us and check out the new Book of The Month and ‘Date With A…’ surprise book range!

25/07/2026

Our Date With a Mystery Book range, Summer Book Duos & wrapped Book of the Month’s have all been restocked. It’s the perfect time to pop by as they don’t last long! Our opening hours are the same as usual over the Summer holidays:

Tuesday: 10am-2pm
Wednesday: 10am-2pm
Thursday: 10am-4pm
Friday: 10am-4pm
Saturday 11am-5pm
Sunday: 11am-3pm

Our Summer Book Duos are back! ☀️🌸 Alongside our new Book of the Month, which is perfect for a thrilling beach read. As ...
02/07/2026

Our Summer Book Duos are back! ☀️🌸 Alongside our new Book of the Month, which is perfect for a thrilling beach read. As usual, we have different themes to choose from or we can make a bespoke one for a unique gift 🎁

📚 New Releases! 📚We’re excited to welcome two highly anticipated new releases to the bookshop this week! These are perso...
04/06/2026

📚 New Releases! 📚

We’re excited to welcome two highly anticipated new releases to the bookshop this week! These are personal favourites of ours so we’re very happy to have some copies in stock.

- The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden:
“The Bear and The Nightingale trilogy is one of my favourite fantasy series, so I cannot wait to start Katherine Arden’s new historical fantasy. She’s an expert at blending the two genres together especially when mixing in folklore, fairytales & a brave young heroine.” - Faith

- Land by Maggie O’Farrell:
“I have no idea what it is about, but it’s only the 2nd hardback book I’ve bought for myself in the last 5 years, I’m excited! The cover is also beautiful!” - Philip

23/05/2026

We will be open on bank holiday Monday! ⛱️📚
An extra day for book shopping? We can help with that!

Our opening hours for this weekend:
- Saturday 23rd: 11am-5pm
- Sunday 24th: 11am-3pm
- Monday 25th: 11am-3pm

The bank holiday weekend is here ☀️ That means it’s the perfect time to start shopping for your Summer reads. We’ve had ...
22/05/2026

The bank holiday weekend is here ☀️ That means it’s the perfect time to start shopping for your Summer reads. We’ve had a lot of new stock in recently, including vintage sci-fi & fantasy and popular fiction and we’ll also be increasing our opening hours for this weekend… so keep an eye out!

02/04/2026

Our opening hours will be the same as usual this bank holiday weekend! Don’t forget we’re closed on Mondays 🌤️

Our Book of the Month for March is Broken Country by We’ve been patiently waiting for this release so we’re very excite...
13/03/2026

Our Book of the Month for March is Broken Country by We’ve been patiently waiting for this release so we’re very excited to start reading!

With Mother’s Day this weekend, this would be a perfect gift. Or check out some other gift options like our freshly restocked ‘Date With A Mystery Book’ range 🎁

27/02/2026

Pop in and check out some of our recommendations for this week!📚
We’ll be open as usual this weekend:
Friday: 10am-4pm
Saturday: 11am-5pm
Sunday: 11am-3pm

Which books were your favourites from last year? We’ve put together some suggestions from customers, our book club and a...
23/01/2026

Which books were your favourites from last year? We’ve put together some suggestions from customers, our book club and a few of our own personal favourites:

- Hagstone by
- Season by
- The Warm Hands of Ghosts by
- The Land In Winter by Andrew Miller
- Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
- The Wedding People by Alison Espatch
- My Friends by Hisham Matar
- Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Happy New Year Everyone! 🎊 We’ll be back open from Saturday 3rd January with our opening hours returning to normal: Tues...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year Everyone! 🎊 We’ll be back open from Saturday 3rd January with our opening hours returning to normal:

Tuesday: 10am-2pm
Wednesday: 10am-2pm
Thursday: 10am-4pm
Friday: 10am-4pm
Saturday: 11am-5pm
Sunday: 11am-3pm

Looking forward to seeing you all again from this weekend. Let us know of any favourite books you’ve read over Christmas as we’re always looking for new recommendations!

Address

23 Alexandra Street
Southend-on-Sea
SS11BX

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 12pm
Thursday 10am - 12pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm

Telephone

+441702826730

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