Brick Lane Bookshop is an independent bookshop in Tower Hamlets, London, established in 1978.
We are open 10am – 6pm every day.
You can shop online or in person. If you can’t find the book you’re looking for, please get in touch โ we can order most books published in the UK by the following working day.
As a thank you to our loyal local customers, weโre offering free delivery to Tower Hamlets residents for orders over ยฃ15.
We hope to see you soon!
We are Hiring!
We are hiring! We are currently looking for an experienced bookseller to join the Brick Lane Bookshop team on a part-time basis.
Hours: Part-time, minimum 16 hours a week. This will include weekends and some evening events.
Pay: ยฃ13.50 per hour + staff discount on books
Candidates must have bookselling experience, have a good knowledge of books and current publications, and a passion for promoting literature. You will have excellent communication skills; a good working knowledge of computer systems; experience with professional use of social media.
Applications close at midnight on Friday 29th September. Interviews will be held in the week beginning October 9th.
If you are interested, please send an up-to-date CV and a covering letter telling us what makes you ideal for this role to [email protected] with the subject line โBookseller Vacancyโ.
For more information, click here
September Bestsellers
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I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki – Baek Sehee£9.99 - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin£9.99
- A Waiter in Paris – Edward Chisholm£10.99
- Cleopatra and Frankenstein – Coco Mellors£9.99
- The Creative Act – Rick Rubin£25.00
- Send Nudes – Saba Sams£9.99
- All about Love – Bell Hooks£10.99
- Before The Coffee Gets Cold – Toshikazu Kawaguchi£9.99
- Everything I Know About Love – Dolly Alderton£10.99
- Just Kids – Patti Smith£12.99
Independent Publishing Subscription
Discover the world of independent presses with our brand new book subscription!
Here at Brick Lane Bookshop, weโre passionate about connecting readers to books โ itโs our whole thing – so weโre proud to unveil our new subscription service celebrating the best in independent publishing!
Over the year weโll spotlight twelve independent and small presses who are making waves in literary fiction and non-fiction. Each month youโll receive a new release, hand-picked by our booksellers, with a note explaining why we selected it and what we find unique and inspiring about its publisher.
Click here to find out more!
Events
- Reading East London with Alan Dein£10.00
- Sunday Strolls – A Cache of Diamonds: East London’s Queer History with Dan Glass (24/09/2023)£10.00
- Sunday Strolls: From the Nichol to the Boundary (01/10/2023)£10.00
- Sunday Strolls: The Banglatown Walk£10.00
- Sunday Strolls: The Radical Jewish East End (22/10/2023)£10.00
- Sunday Strolls: Activists, Militants, Pioneers: Women of the Radical Jewish East End (19/11/2023)£10.00
- The East End Stories at the History Cafรฉ Series: The Second Instalment (27/09/2023)£15.00
- East End Writers’ Workshop£24.00 – £40.00
The Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize
Our Short Story Prize was launched in 2019. Our aim is to celebrate short stories, to give new writers the chance to be published, and to offer some financial assistance to write. Each year we publish an anthology of the twelve longlisted stories. We’re on the lookout for new, exciting, and diverse voices.
You can find out more about the 2023 Prize here, and pre-order this year’s anthology here.
Brick Lane Bookshop New Short Stories 2022 was published on November 14th – purchase a copy here!
โExceptional stories, each so startlingly different, yet all stay with you. A true celebration of the short-story formโ – Huma Qureshi
You can also buy a copy of the 2021 edition here.
The BLB Podcast
The BLB Podcast is a new project from Brick Lane Bookshop where we interrogate the short story form. We talk about why we love short stories, the writing process and how to get published.
Guests so far: Isha Karki, Aoife Inman, Jarred McGinnis, Jem Calder, Wendy Erskine, Leon Craig, Niamh Mulvey, Huma Qureshi, Ben Pester, Vanessa Onwuemezi, Keith Ridgway, Irenosen Okojie and Manuel Muรฑoz.
Latest episode: Episode 16: The Angel of Rome with Jess Walter
Listen here, or on your preferred podcast app:
Apple, Spotify, Anchor, Pocketcasts
Gift Cards
Gift cards for our shop can now be bought online – load up any amount you want and have it emailed directly to the recipient.
Can be used to buy books online, and in-store too!
- Gift Card£5.00 – £1,000.00
Join our Mailing List
We’ll send you regular emails featuring new stock, special offers, upcoming events and everything else Brick Lane Bookshop!
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Poet For Hire
Richard Knight is a poet-for-hire, and can be found on certain weekends set up outside our shop with his typewriter. Pay what you want and have a poem written for you while you browse!
Scheduled appearances in July – 9th, 16th (12-4pm on all dates)
Our History
Publishing, theatre, visual arts, writing, film, bookselling, events – our shop grew out of a vibrant local network of innovative activities. Ideas often sparked each other – pushing us into new, unexpected directions…
Explore our rich history, from the 70s all the way to the present, here.
