Independent bookshop in the heart of the Old Town, a stone’s throw from the sea

Fiction

The Night Alphabet

The Ministry of Time

The Gentleman From Peru

Nova Scotia House

Manny and the Baby

Wandering Stars

Inspector Imanishi Investigates

The Premonition

We Pretty Pieces of Flesh

May You Have Delicious Meals

Three Days in June

Caledonian Road

Show Don't Tell

The City Changes Its Face

Browse Fiction

Non-Fiction

Dysphoria Mundi

What the Wild Sea Can Be

Story of a Murder

Hidden Portraits

The Rising Down

A Body Made of Glass

How to Win an Information War

The Garden Against Time

Men Explain Things To Me

A History of Women In 101 Objects

A Training School for Elephants

Revolutionary Acts

The City of Today is a Dying Thing

The Trading Game

Browse Non-Fiction

Upcoming Events

DEREK JARMAN: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY WITH TONY PEAKE | THURSDAY, 27 MARCH

Writer Tony Peake discusses his biography of late artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman, an unparalleled insight into Jarman's kaleidoscopic life, career and legacy, in conversation with Robert Diament
THE SECRET PAINTER WITH JOE TUCKER | THURSDAY, 3 APRIL

Joe Tucker introduces his new book The Secret Painter, a portrait of his Uncle Eric, an 'ordinary' man who quietly made extraordinary art
SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE WITH ANNA WHITWHAM | THURSDAY, 17 APRIL

Author Anna Whitwham discusses her new memoir Soft Tissue Damage, a book about boxing, love and death, in conversation with Ryan J. Smith
BOOKSHOP BOOKCLUB | WEDNESDAY, 30 APRIL

Our next book is Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa. The Bookshop Bookclub meets every last Wednesday of the month at Fort Road Bar

Art, Photography & Music

Where We Come From

The Secret Painter

Volcanic Tongue

The Promised Party

Uncommon People

Bodies of Sound

The Position of Spoons

If Nick Drake Came to My House

The Vast Extent

I Thought I Heard You Speak

All of This Unreal Time

Every Man for Himself and God Against All

Browse Art, Photography & Music

Shop Gifts & Cards

Margate & Seaside

All the Devils are Here

The Shell Spotter’s Guide

Lost to the Sea

What to Look For by the Shore

An Opinionated Guide to Margate

Illustrated Tales of Kent

The Draw of the Sea

The Seaweed Collector's Handbook

Shell Life on the Seashore

England's South Coast

The Book of Tides

What a Shell Can Tell

Seaside-themed highlights

Free Books for Schools

Free Books for Schools

Thanks to our customers The Margate Bookshop has raised over £5000 to buy books for local primary schools!