• Welcome to Pitshanger Books

    A warm welcome to our website. Please feel free to explore the site and let us know what you think of it.

  • Your local independent bookshop

    Located on lovely, leafy Pitshanger Lane. We stock over 3000 titles. As well as books, we sell cards, wrapping paper, stationery and games.

  • Serving our community

    Everybody that works here lives locally. We all love the area and we all love books so please feel free to ask if there's anything you need.
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What's new?

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The Pitshanger Bookshop is open again!

Our opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm.

In order to comply with safety guidelines we ask that only one customer or family group comes into the shop at a time. We are providing hand sanitiser and gloves so that you can safely pick up books and other products. 

If you are isolating and are unable to visit the shop, please contact us and we can arrange home delivery. 

For any enquiries, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thank you for your support

 

 

 

Book at Bedtime

Actress by Anne Enright

Image for Actress : LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2020

 From the Booker-winning Irish author, a brilliant and moving novel about fame, sexual power, and a daughter's search to understand her mother's hidden truths. This is the story of Irish theatre legend Katherine O'Dell, as told by her daughter Norah. It tells of early stardom in Hollywood, of highs and lows on the stages of Dublin and London's West End. Katherine's life is a grand performance, with young Norah watching from the wings. But this romance between mother and daughter cannot survive Katherine's past, or the world's damage. As Norah uncovers her mother's secrets, she acquires a few of her own. Then, fame turns to infamy when Katherine decides to commit a bizarre crime. Actress is about a daughter's search for the truth: the dark secret in the bright star, and what drove Katherine finally mad. Brilliantly capturing the glamour of post-war America and the shabbiness of 1970s Dublin, Actress is an intensely moving, disturbing novel about mothers and daughters and the men in their lives.

Pitshanger Bookshop has been a feature on Pitshanger Lane for nearly 20 years. My name is Fiona Kennedy and I've owned the shop since August 2011.

There are 4 of us working here at various times: myself, Hazel, Ruth and Vanda. We all live locally and love the neighbourhood. And of course we all love books too! You can see what we're reading at the moment on the right hand side of this home page. We love chatting about books, making recommendations, and hearing what our customers recommend too. We offer a friendly service so please feel free to approach any of us if you need help or advice when you're in the shop. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Coming up

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We have several events coming up over the next few months but we are just firming up details.

More to follow.....

What we are reading

  • Fiona is reading....

    The Motion of the Body Through Space

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    One of the things I admire about Lionel Shriver is the fact that each novel she writes tackles a completely fresh and different idea. This couldn't be more different from 'We Need to Talk about Kevin' dealing as it does, with a middle aged man who suddenly resolves to run a marathon, much to the unease of his wife. And as his training develops and fitness improves, his relationship with his wide takes a corresponding downturn.

  • Hazel is reading....

    Guest House for Young Widows by Azadeh Moaveni

    Image for Guest House for Young Widows : among the women of ISIS

    This is a very thought-provoking book. Azadeh Moaveni talks to women who left their homes and families to join ISIS. She is trying to find the motivation for doing this whilst also giving an historical account of those times. It can be difficult to read and I found my opinions changing all the time. I also kept thinking about the issues raised even when I had finished the book.

  • Ruth is reading....

    After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell

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