Tiny Bookshop Book List and Finder

This original bucket list contains a wide variety of stunning places around the globe! A must-have in every globetrotter's library, even if it's purely aspirational.

A time-travelling splendour from the King. What would you do if you had the opportunity to change history for the better? A chilling political journey into the United States' past, with King's usual wit.

This thrilling first book in the Women's Murder Club series takes four crime-solving friends through a brutal murder mystery. Will they make it through the twists this case has in store for them?

An epistolary memoir about a friendship that develops over a shared love of books. A lighthearted, humorous collection of letters between a bookseller in London and a writer in New York City, desperate to fill gaps in her collection.

A tale of how Goulson transformed a derelict farm into a sanctuary for plants and pollinators. Filled with humorous anecdotes and fascinating science, this book is a heartfelt plea to cherish and protect life in all its forms—especially the tiniest of creatures.

A collection of sixty-six poems for imaginative children, accompanied by the gentle watercolour illustrations of Tasha Tudor.

The 2nd volume in the ASOIAF series continues to deliver the most heart-wrenching twists and tragedies of medieval fantasy: mysteries of parentage, magic, murder, war, and epic adventures all throughout the lands of Westeros.

A collection of Saint Bookston's greatest works of poetry, including Ashen Grey, Prometheus' Regrets, and Last Breaths.

Experience global culinary adventures with beloved chef Anthony Bourdain! A savoury travel memoir in search of the perfect meal.

Get ready for a sexy, epic and twisting book two in the fantasy series, where the immortal intrigue of the fae courts unfolds around haunted protagonist Feyre. What will she do with her new powers and her complicated bonds to two High Fae Lords?

Who would have thought that the ASOIAF series could have even more dragons, complex politics, and mysterious betrayals in store for us than ever before? Also, George, if you read this: Winds of Winter when?!

Set in multiple Londons (yes, you read that right!), with cross-dressing thieves, aspiring pirates, and sadistic kings, prepare yourself for a thrilling trilogy brimming with magic, lots of magic, more magic... and angst!

An interstellar trade conflict unfolds between two rivalling powers in this epic and thought-provoking sci-fi prequel. A dramatic modern classic of speculative sci-fi!

I've heard the 1740s were a good decade for the English language. Check out lots of words and their meanings in this slightly outdated collection.

This classic piece of theatre highlights the injustice of women who are financially dependent and infantilised by their husbands. This play shocked 19th century audiences by depicting a woman choose her independence over her husband and children.

In the final decade before war would sweep all he witnessed into history, Lewis travels through Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to see the curtain start to fall on an era of French colonial rule.

The war for the Iron Throne seems to have burned itself out to a truce... for now. But it wouldn't be A Song of Ice and Fire without some deceit, ambitious plotting, power struggles, and mysterious sorcery at work.

Buckle up for an epic space adventure that kicks off the Zones of Thought series and introduces a mind-bending future thousands of years from now.

There must be a reason why we've always been told to feed our pets just a little and not too much. This classic picture book shows us exactly the reason when a young boy disobeys this golden rule, and his goldfish starts to grow... and grow... and grow, and GROW!

A charming diary, chronicling Athill's fortnight in Italy, 1947. Illustrated with delightful black and white photos of Florence, this little book captures an era of travel that has been lost to time.

Stern lords, ambitious ladies, rising queens, and underestimated bastards. This book kicks off an epic fantasy saga full of tragedy, twists, and undead. Winter is coming, and so is the drama!

In this cosy baking mystery, Daisy doesn't expect the target for one of her deadly pies to be a judge of the baking show she's entered. When he dies before she can even deliver his pie, she has to find out who did it — and if they know about her secret side-business.

Everyone in her small town believes the case to be solved. But when young Pippa starts digging up the details of a murder from years past for her final school project, she discovers secrets yet untold.

Feast your way through thirteen Gothic stories, from The Bloody Chamber to The Woman in White. The illustrated cookbook that invites readers to devour the literary classics.

A collection of short stories about different intertwined characters in a small town. Each story is filled with heartbreak, grief and love as the characters battle with the past, try to manage the present and worry about their future.

Featuring Ove, the quintessential curmudgeon and a ragtag cast of characters, this is the tale of how healing can occur with the unlikeliest of people, in the unlikeliest of ways.

This biographical dramatisation follows the escalating conflict between Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas More and Henry VIII from 1529 to 1535. As Henry pushes political and religious buttons, More pushes back. A historical play that will leave you wanting more.

In an alternate 1920s steampunk world where djinn magic has redefined Cairo society, witty and stylish Agent Fatma must investigate a supernatural murder with the help of her mysterious girlfriend, Siti.

When memory-wiped Rafe applies for a job on a random patrol ship, a world-changing space opera unfolds: space battles, secret identities, queer romance, and VR tech only the 80s could imagine.

Simple love triangles are for beginners. In this classic play, romantic entanglements involve four young, love-sick Greeks, fae royalty, enchantment spells, and a donkey, resulting in a comedy for the ages.

Conor is haunted by monsters—his mother's illness, his father's absence, school bullies, and teachers' pity. Then, one night, a real monster visits. And it has come for one purpose: to tell Conor three stories in exchange for the truth.

A newspaper ad extends an open invitation to a murder mystery party at the home of Letitia Blacklock. But when the lights go out, a real murder takes place. Can Miss Marple find the killer? A classic whodunnit with a delicious plot twist that will make you RSVP 'Yes!'

Classic Victorian-era and folklore villains gather in the English countryside to partake in a strange game, each with their own animal familiar. Jack the Ripper's dog tells the story as he helps his master uncover the other players' mysterious machinations.

William, Edmund, and Anna need a guardian, so they slip into a crowd of evacuating London children, hoping to find a home. Nora, a friendly librarian, is the target of local gossip because of her German husband. But she has plenty of books, and makes a mean hot cocoa!

In a beautifully futuristic world running on solar power and mutual aid, our protagonist, Dex, lives a very fulfilling life as a monk. Still, something is missing in their life, and something calls them on a journey into the wilderness.

The Youngers, a Black family in 1950s Chicago, await an insurance payment that could radically improve their circumstances but can't agree on how to spend it. A play about the barriers of upward mobility, housing discrimination, and the pressures to assimilate.

This classic piece by Virginia Woolf is both a thought-provoking essay and a narrative exploration of the position of women as characters, as well as writers, in a literary tradition dominated by the patriarchy.

A timeless family drama by the brilliant Bookston. The three sons of a rich merchant family are vying for their powerful mother's approval. Will their quest for the matriarch's position be worth the destruction they sow on their ways to the top?

From atoms to galaxies, this popular science book takes readers on a wild journey through the past, uncovering the secrets of our fascinating universe. For all of those readers out there who are interested in nearly everything.

Did Terry Pratchett enjoy book signings? What was the weirdest fan mail he received? Why did he need an assistant to type? This collection of memories and essays by the Discworld author opens up his beliefs, illness, wishes, and love for mushrooms.

A collection of the best examples of graphic design wit. This book features the work of more than 300 designers who created wink-worthy logos, ads, and packaging that invite the viewer inside the joke, with explanations about the brain science that makes them tick.

War still wages in the Seven Kingdoms, the lands of the ASOIAF fantasy series. Alliances are made just as quickly as they are broken. And don't even get me started on the weddings.

STELLAAA! A classic piece of theatre about starry-eyed southern belle Blanche Dubois, who moves in with her sister and abusive brother-in-law. An interpersonal drama caught between fantasy and brutal reality, with deeply flawed characters colliding in a tragic ending.

Jamie Watson has admired the coldly intellectual Charlotte Holmes… from a distance. But when another boarding school student dies in a manner identical to a Sherlock Holmes story, the young adult descendants of Holmes and Watson must team up to find the killer.

In this first appearance of the eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr Watson, the pair take out the old magnifying glass to solve a murder case in Victorian London.

What if you could preserve the tiniest of moments before they are gone forever? The scent of a meal, the feel of a specific day. An essay collection of brief yet beautiful experiences from the author's travels, captured in prose like a leaf in amber.

In this tragic legal drama by John Grisham, set in a fictional county of 1980s Mississippi, the young attorney Jake Brigance attempts to let justice prevail even in a world full of racial injustice and violence.

Uncovering the histories of those lying in a place where time stands still, Peter Ross pays homage to the famous, the infamous, and the forgotten in graveyards across Britain and Ireland. A book for all the taphophiles out there!

An unserious, humorous, mix of real and fictional accounts of travel across Europe. Exaggerated events, his struggle with the German language, and other tales color his journey.

Nine men. One race to sail across the world. One to win the prestige, glamour and trophy; the rest to fall to madness, failure, and death. The thrilling accounts from the contestants of the Golden Globe race of 1968.

The tale of two men in their forties, with countless blisters and a questionable map, on the Appalachian Trail. Get to know the area's history, ecology, and people in this hilarious exploration of the great outdoors.

Sparrowhawk’s hunger for power unleashes a deadly shadow. To set things right, he must master true names, outwit a dragon, and walk beyond death itself. A legendary Earthsea journey of magic and balance.

This science fantasy adventure starts off the classic Time Quintet series where three young heroes travel through time and space and face matters of good and evil.

Australian content creator and author Christy Ann Jones shares how to appreciate the city of Ginko leaves in this beautifully illustrated guide. A sketchy internship, translation mishaps, and culture shock, balanced by the best chicken katsu and the cutest bookshops!

Crochet your favourite Bookstonian icons and create your own pocket-sized version of our beautiful town! 120 easy-to-follow and cosy patterns, such as: St Bookston, Raw Fish, Seagull, Mobile Bookshop, Dog, Plants, and many more!

Grammar is entirely made up! It can't hurt you! But, since most of us have to practise it anyway, why not make it fun with this early nineteenth-century American school guide?

What does it mean to be asexual? Reimagine human connection by exploring intersections of identity, sexuality and culture through a collection of critiques, reflections and conversations with community.

Join the escapades of a free-spirited wanderer as they navigate love, self-discovery, and countless adventures in this captivating memoir.

Usually, death precedes a funeral. But with this English family, things go awry quickly, and only Detective Poirot can help them find out who dun did it now.

Alanna disguises herself as a boy to become a knight — but keeping that secret in between combat training, dealing with her magical Gift, making friends (and enemies!), and growing up is a tall order in this foundational youth fantasy work.

In this narrativised version of a historical murder case, a young woman's crimes come into question when she is released from prison. Is Grace Marks really a killer? Find out in this lyrical Gothic novel.

Follow a curious girl as she tumbles down the rabbit hole, into a world filled with talking animals and puzzling adventures. A classic tale of nonsense and whimsy, illustrated by John Tenniel.

Set in the Midwest after WWII, this play is a fragmented family drama and tragedy. A father and son, a forbidden romance, unpunished crimes, and a dark secret that threatens to tear the characters apart.

An anthology of queer historical fiction, telling captivating and emotive stories which take you on a journey through history. Experience a diverse range of identities, stories, and cultures in this vibrant expression of queer history.

How desperate is a person who steals another's identity? Detective Honma searches for his nephew's missing fiancée, unravelling grim crimes to uncover the true Shoko since the dead leave traces in the living.

Meet Murderbot, a SecUnit who recently hacked their governor chip. Too bad it keeps getting sent on planetary bodyguard contracts for the shady Company! All this android wants is space to have an existential crisis and binge-watch their favourite program.

Six high school teenagers meet up under false pretenses and are locked in a room with only one direction: before the hour is up, they must choose one person to die. Amidst the chaos that ensues, a second question rises: who did this to them?

Sometimes, a happy ending can be a woman getting the man she wanted, even if he's generally quite unpleasant. Shakespearean drama and confusion as it should be.

As the Factionless seize power, a new civil war threatens to destroy what remains of the shattered faction society. Tris, Four, and a handful of allies must venture beyond the barriers to save their city from self-destruction. How is the war going to end? And when?

Get to know the Finnish design master Alvar Aalto, as this book takes us on a visual journey through almost sixty years of iconic creations, including photographs, plans, and sketches.

Salieri's dreams of becoming history's best composer are threatened when childish upstart Mozart wows Vienna with his musical genius. Can Salieri ruin Mozart's career in time? A play about ambition, treachery, and the lengths one will go for fame.

American Psycho details the increasingly dark and violent stream-of-consciousness of a young, rich, narcissistic yuppie working on Wall Street in 90s Manhattan. Contains graphic descriptions of gore and violence.

As the third child in his family, Luke’s very existence is forbidden. When he meets another forbidden child, can the pair execute a dangerous plan to escape the shadows? The first in the dystopian Shadow Children series.

This comic is many things: a charming travel memoir about a trip through Europe, a lighthearted advice book for anyone with travel anxieties, and a book full of beautiful illustrations of cute kittens and delicious food.

From vast regions like Catalonia to tiny islands claimed by a single person, this book tours 50 unrecognised and largely unnoticed 'countries'—by turns hilarious, heartbreaking, and fascinating. The perfect bunny-slipper read for the armchair traveler.

On the cusp of a new century, deep in the throes of scientific discovery, one house has concealed a secret for 200 years; a literal body in the basement! This play jumps between the past and present, examining scientific ethics and dramatics.

Discover the secrets of Georgetown in this fun and beautifully illustrated guide. Explore its history, indulge in local cuisine, and soak up the vibrant lifestyle.

On a deeply stratified spaceship, Aster uses her wit and courage to defy oppression. An afrofuturist, queer, and fiercely feminist journey.

What happens when all of the planet's intellectuals are shut off from the rest of the world, left to ponder existence without ever experiencing it? Find out in this epic and ambitious sci-fi page-turner.

What would you do if you were a giant spaceship controlling hundreds of soldiers, now betrayed and trapped in one fragile body? If you're like Breq, you'd take revenge on the colonial empire that made you.