New in for June
Books for Brighter Days
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England : A Natural History
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Raising Hare : The heart-warming true story of an unlikely friendship
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Lone Wolf : Walking the Faultlines of Europe
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I Belong Here : A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain: WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTION
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Beastly Britain : An Animal History
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October Books is Southampton’s only independent bookshop
Inspired and led by staff, members and customers, you can find us in the heart of Portswood’s independent high street.

From here, we supply local residents, schools and students with the latest releases and classics, ethical, fair trade and organic foods, green cleaning products and toiletries, and our popular range of quirky, beautiful and thought provoking greetings cards.
Books for 'let's get out of here' moments
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Stone Circles : A Field Guide
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Paris Revealed : The Secret Life of a City
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London Underground Architecture & Design Map : 1
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An Historical Account of Winchester, With Descriptive Walks
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The Living Stones : Cornwall
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Calling all Schools
October Books have wonderful partnerships with local Southampton schools. These connections are important to us. We wish to help inspire children in the wonder of reading. Click below to find out what we can offer you and your students.
Staff Picks
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Any Human Power
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Braiding Sweetgrass : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
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Happy-Go-Lucky : 'Unquestionably the king of comic writing' Guardian
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In The Heart Of The Heart Of The...
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Lessons in Chemistry
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Celebrating our Community Book Buying Group
We pride ourselves in having a wide and varied selection of good quality fiction and non fiction. Did you know that a lot of our books are selected and curated...
Celebrating our Community Book Buying Group
We pride ourselves in having a wide and varied selection of good quality fiction and non fiction. Did you know that a lot of our books are selected and curated...
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Celebrating our Indie Publishers in Indie Books...
One of the greatest joys of being an independent bookshop is the wonderful range of titles from independent publishers we get to celebrate — books you might not find on...
Celebrating our Indie Publishers in Indie Books...
One of the greatest joys of being an independent bookshop is the wonderful range of titles from independent publishers we get to celebrate — books you might not find on...
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Top 5 Trans titles by Marika
This is our second in a monthly series of top five recommended titles by a member of our Book Buying Group, which includes classics as well as new titles. Here...
Top 5 Trans titles by Marika
This is our second in a monthly series of top five recommended titles by a member of our Book Buying Group, which includes classics as well as new titles. Here...