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We list our current recommendations here but there are thousands of books in stock so if you don’t find the book you’re looking for fill in the 'order a book' form and we will get back to you with the availability details. Books can be delivered by post if you can’t make it into the shop - add your address to the order notes.

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New Hardback Fiction

Violeta by Isabel Allende | 9781526648341

Violeta

Isabel Allende

£16.99

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich | 9781472156990

The Sentence

Louise Erdrich

£20.00

Young Mungo – PREORDER by Douglas Stuart | 9781529068764

Young Mungo – PREORDER

Douglas Stuart

£16.99

The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett | 9781788165310

The Twyford Code

Janice Hallett

£14.99

Free Love by Tessa Hadley | 9781787333673

Free Love

Tessa Hadley

£16.99

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara | 9781529077476

To Paradise

Hanya Yanagihara

£20.00

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New Paperback Fiction

Verity by Colleen Hoover | 9781408726600

Verity

Colleen Hoover

£8.99

Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden | 9781838851224

Mrs Death Misses Death

Salena Godden

£8.99

Common Ground by Naomi Ishiguro | 9781472273338

Common Ground

Naomi Ishiguro

£8.99

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller | 9780241457467

Unsettled Ground

Claire Fuller

£8.99

Keeping the House by Tice Cin | 9781913505080

Keeping the House

Tice Cin

£11.99

The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz | 9781782275404

The Passenger

Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz

£8.99

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New Hardback Non-Fiction

The BBC – A People’s History by David Hendy | 9781781255254

The BBC – A People’s History

David Hendy

£25.00

Drawn To Nature – Gilbert White and the Artists by | 9781869827755

Drawn To Nature – Gilbert White and the Artists

£25.00

This is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You) by Ed Winters | 9781785043765

This is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)

Ed Winters

£14.99

Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit | 9781783785452

Orwell’s Roses

Rebecca Solnit

£16.99

The Heath – My Year on Hampstead Heath by Hunter Davies | 9781838934798

The Heath – My Year on Hampstead Heath

Hunter Davies

£25.00

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Ai Weiwei | 9781847923509

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

Ai Weiwei

£25.00

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New Paperback Non-Fiction

The Lost Cafe Schindler by Meriel Schindler | 9781529332087

The Lost Cafe Schindler

Meriel Schindler

£10.99

The House of Fragile Things by James McAuley | 9780300264692

The House of Fragile Things

James McAuley

£11.99

Survivors by Rebecca Clifford | 9780300264708

Survivors

Rebecca Clifford

£11.99

What Artists Wear by Charlie Porter | 9780141991252

What Artists Wear

Charlie Porter

£14.99

100 Great Black Britons by Patrick Vernon & Angelina Osborne | 9781472147042

100 Great Black Britons

Patrick Vernon & Angelina Osborne

£9.99

Kindred – Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes | 9781472937476

Kindred – Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art

Rebecca Wragg Sykes

£10.99

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Children’s Books

Lore of the Wild: Folklore and Wisdom from Nature by Claire Cock-Starkey | 9780711260696

Lore of the Wild: Folklore and Wisdom from Nature

Claire Cock-Starkey

£14.99

The History of the World in 100 Animals by Simon Barnes & Frann Preston-Gannon | 9781471194719

The History of the World in 100 Animals

Simon Barnes & Frann Preston-Gannon

£20.00

My Own Way by Joana Estrela & Jay Hulme | 9780711265844

My Own Way

Joana Estrela & Jay Hulme

£10.99

Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson | 9781908745651

Comet in Moominland

Tove Jansson

£10.99

Storm Horse by Jane Elson | 9781444955699

Storm Horse

Jane Elson

£6.99

The Great Dream Robbery – SIGNED COPY by Greg James & Chris Smith | 9780241470510

The Great Dream Robbery – SIGNED COPY

Greg James & Chris Smith

£12.99

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Local Interest

Ghost Signs : A London Story by Sam Roberts, Roy Reed | 9780995488694

Ghost Signs : A London Story

Sam Roberts, Roy Reed

£25.00

The Heath – My Year on Hampstead Heath by Hunter Davies | 9781838934798

The Heath – My Year on Hampstead Heath

Hunter Davies

£25.00

What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch | 9781473224353

What Abigail Did That Summer

Ben Aaronovitch

£7.99

33 Walks in London the You Must Not Miss by Nicola H. Perry | 9783954518869

33 Walks in London the You Must Not Miss

Nicola H. Perry

£17.99

London Parks by Hunter Davies | 9781471190520

London Parks

Hunter Davies

£16.99

Wild Swimming Walks : 28 River, Lake and Seaside Days Out by Train from London by Margaret Dickinson | 9781910636015

Wild Swimming Walks : 28 River, Lake and Seaside Days Out by Train from London

Margaret Dickinson

£14.99

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£5 - £300

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Owl Small Pink or Blue Canvas Bag

£8.00

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Owl Cotton Bag

£7.00

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Owl Canvas Bag

£12.00

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#Owlrecommends An exquisite edition of The Histor

#Owlrecommends

An exquisite edition of The History of the World in 100 Animals by author and journalist Simon Barnes, adapted and abridged for younger readers, with superb illustrations by award-winning artist, Frann Preston-Gannon.

About the Owl…

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Books make perfect gifts - we have giftwrap and cards in abundance.

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#Owlrecommends Ghost signs are fascinating pieces

#Owlrecommends

Ghost signs are fascinating pieces of urban archaeology. Imposing yet hidden in plain sight, these faded advertisements are London's history written onto the contemporary cityscape.

About the Owl…

We can order in any available book, most for next day collection from the shop. Contact us for details and availability or visit our website to place your order.

Follow the link here @owl.bookshop to sign up to receive our weekly emailed newsletter.

Join the Owl’s loyalty scheme and get £5 off for every £100 you spend.

Books make perfect gifts - we have giftwrap and cards in abundance.

Shop hours-
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Sunday 11am-6pm

#shoplocalNW5
#kentishtown
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#Owlrecommends Lots of great new kids titles to b

#Owlrecommends

Lots of great new kids titles to browse…

About the Owl…

We can order in any available book, most for next day collection from the shop. Contact us for details and availability or visit our website to place your order.

Follow the link here @owl.bookshop to sign up to receive our weekly emailed newsletter.

Join the Owl’s loyalty scheme and get £5 off for every £100 you spend.

Books make perfect gifts - we have giftwrap and cards in abundance.

Shop hours-
Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 11am-6pm

#shoplocalNW5
#kentishtown
#owlsofinstagram
#owlbookshop

#Owlrecommends This fascinating account takes us

#Owlrecommends

This fascinating account takes us from some of the earliest published depictions of birds and animals, to pioneering nature photography, the revival of wood-engraving in the 1920s and 30s, and responses to White's message about the natural world by contemporary illustrators such as Angie Lewin and Emily Sutton. The book also includes an introduction to the life of Gilbert White by Sir David Attenborough, an essay by Virginia Woolf, poems by modern and contemporary poets, and a jacket design by Mark Hearld.

About the Owl…

We can order in any available book, most for next day collection from the shop. Contact us for details and availability or visit our website to place your order.

Follow the link here @owl.bookshop to sign up to receive our weekly emailed newsletter.

Join the Owl’s loyalty scheme and get £5 off for every £100 you spend.

Books make perfect gifts - we have giftwrap and cards in abundance.

Shop hours-
Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 11am-6pm

#shoplocalNW5
#kentishtown
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#owlbookshop
#beautifulbooks

#Owlrecommends Every time we eat, we have the pow

#Owlrecommends

Every time we eat, we have the power to radically transform the world we live in. Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated.

About the Owl…

We can order in any available book, most for next day collection from the shop. Contact us for details and availability or visit our website to place your order.

Follow the link here @owl.bookshop to sign up to receive our weekly emailed newsletter.

Join the Owl’s loyalty scheme and get £5 off for every £100 you spend.

Books make perfect gifts - we have giftwrap and cards in abundance.

Shop hours-
Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 11am-6pm

#shoplocalNW5
#kentishtown
#owlsofinstagram
#owlbookshop

#Owlrecommends It's time to solve the murder of t

#Owlrecommends

It's time to solve the murder of the century... Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of a famous children's book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. Wanting to know more, he took it to his English teacher Miss Iles, not realising the chain of events that he was setting in motion.

About the Owl…

We can order in any available book, most for next day collection from the shop. Contact us for details and availability or visit our website to place your order.

Follow the link here @owl.bookshop to sign up to receive our weekly emailed newsletter.

Join the Owl’s loyalty scheme and get £5 off for every £100 you spend.

Books make perfect gifts - we have giftwrap and cards in abundance.

Shop hours-
Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 11am-6pm

#shoplocalNW5
#kentishtown
#owlsofinstagram
#owlbookshop

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Owl Bookshop

207-209 Kentish Town Road
London
NW5 2JU

Opening times

Monday – Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday – 09:00 - 18:00
Sunday 11:00 - 18:00
Bank holidays – 11:00 - 18:00