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Turning the Page: Reflections from the October Books Team on 2024

Turning the Page: Reflections from the October ...

Dear 2024,  You have been a year of contrasts—moments of inspiration interwoven with challenges that tested our resilience and attitudes. This has been a year of contrasts for me, with...

Turning the Page: Reflections from the October ...

Dear 2024,  You have been a year of contrasts—moments of inspiration interwoven with challenges that tested our resilience and attitudes. This has been a year of contrasts for me, with...

25 Reasons to shop with October Books in 2025

25 Reasons to shop with October Books in 2025

No awkward algorithm suggestions like “Because you bought a cookbook, here’s a guide to fixing your marriage." Shopping in person means fewer cardboard fortresses at home. If online shopping is more...

25 Reasons to shop with October Books in 2025

No awkward algorithm suggestions like “Because you bought a cookbook, here’s a guide to fixing your marriage." Shopping in person means fewer cardboard fortresses at home. If online shopping is more...

A Year in Books - Jack's Top 12 of 2024

A Year in Books - Jack's Top 12 of 2024

The year is over. These are the best books from each month of 2024, a year where I read and I read, and nothing changed.    January - Inland by...

A Year in Books - Jack's Top 12 of 2024

The year is over. These are the best books from each month of 2024, a year where I read and I read, and nothing changed.    January - Inland by...

Staff Pick of the Week - Septology by Jon Fosse

Staff Pick of the Week - Septology by Jon Fosse

Jon Fosse's 'Septology' is a giant among contemporary literature, at once haunted and meditative in its considerations of faith, identity, and the passage of time. Divided into seven interconnected volumes,...

Staff Pick of the Week - Septology by Jon Fosse

Jon Fosse's 'Septology' is a giant among contemporary literature, at once haunted and meditative in its considerations of faith, identity, and the passage of time. Divided into seven interconnected volumes,...

A Festive Trio: Killing Time, The Book of Red, and Little Women

A Festive Trio: Killing Time, The Book of Red, ...

A Festive Trio: Killing Time, The Book of Red, and Little Women We love red at October Books for many reasons. Today, I’m excited to dive into three very different...

A Festive Trio: Killing Time, The Book of Red, ...

A Festive Trio: Killing Time, The Book of Red, and Little Women We love red at October Books for many reasons. Today, I’m excited to dive into three very different...

Christmas & New Year Opening Hours

Christmas & New Year Opening Hours

Monday 23rd December : 10am - 5.30pm Tuesday 24th December: 10am - 2pm (please make sure you don't need to shop after 2pm on Christmas Eve, as we will be...

Christmas & New Year Opening Hours

Monday 23rd December : 10am - 5.30pm Tuesday 24th December: 10am - 2pm (please make sure you don't need to shop after 2pm on Christmas Eve, as we will be...