The Women’s Prize Longlist is out! From Parini Shroff‘s feminist revenge thriller to Sophie Mackintosh‘s eerie fable; Jacqueline Crooks‘s portrait of black womanhood to Maggie O’Farrell‘s exploration of power in 16th-century Italy, there is something for everyone in this fantastic selection of reads. We are certainly excited to get stuck in!

Take a look at the longlist here

Love Vera? Pre-order the paperback of ‘The Rising Tide‘ from us to receive access to a special online event featuring Ann Cleeves in conversation with Vera stars Brenda Blethyn and and Jon Morrison. The link will be emailed to you on publication day, 16th March, and will be available to watch until 1st April 2023. Order your copy here

We have come up with a list of love-filled reads for Valentine’s Day – with beautiful poetry, escapist novels, love letters, romantic recipes and more, we have the perfect gift for you or for a loved one to curl up with on the 14th…

Get your Valentine’s Day Reads Here

By pre-ordering a copy of Jack Monroe’s newest book, Thrifty Kitchen, through our bookshop.org site, an extra copy will be donated to the wonderful Trussell Trust and their network of food banks across the UK – get your copy here

Thrifty Kitchen is Monroe’s bumper collection of over 120 brand-new, delicious, low-cost recipes, plus money-saving household tricks.

The Trussell Trust’s vision is to bring an end to the need for food banks in the UK. Their network includes more than 1,300 local food bank centres across the UK who are providing practical support for people facing hardship. But emergency food isn’t a long-term solution to hunger. The Trussell Trust believe we can change this by ensuring everyone has enough income to eat, stay warm and stay dry. That’s why they also work with communities across the UK to change the things that push people to need a food bank. The Trussell Trust believe that in coming together, and working together, we will build a future where none of us need a food bank, because none of us will allow it.
Take a look at the fantastic work Trussell Trust do here

Maggie will be discussing the inspiration behind her beautiful novel and what she discovered about the real Lucrezia de’ Medici during her research in a special live and online event.

Digital access is included with your copy of The Marriage Portrait, whether you buy it in Book Stop or from our online shop.

Get your copy here – the link to the event will be emailed to you on the day.

We are delighted to be participating in the Big Jubilee Read….

The Big Jubilee Read is a reading for pleasure campaign celebrating great reads from across the
Commonwealth to coincide with Her Majesty The Queen’s Jubilee. An expert panel of librarians,
booksellers and literature specialists has chosen seventy titles from a “readers’ choice” longlist with
ten books for each decade of Her Majesty The Queen’s reign. The list offers brilliant, beautiful and
thrilling writing produced by authors from a wide range of Commonwealth countries over the last
seventy years to engage all readers in the discovery and celebration of great books. 
The Big Jubilee Read campaign will be delivered in partnership with BBC Arts and The Reading
Agency. It received funding from Arts Council England and is supported by Libraries Connected and
the Booksellers Association.

From new novels to memoirs, history books to poetry, we have a list of fantastic reads to say thank you this Mother’s Day…

Shop Mother’s Day books here.

Today, 18th February, it is 20 years since the current ownership had the privilege of taking over  Book Stop in Tavistock.  

In celebration, we have curated a list of 20 favourite novels published in each of the last 20 years.
Profiles of each individual book to follow for the next 20 days on our Instagram  page.

Thank you to all our wonderful customers for your love and support, and here’s to the next 20 years 📚🍾!

Shop our 20 list here