ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

Books etc
Fiction
Storytelling is as old as time and, whether it’s an award-winning epic novel or a page-turning blockbuster, a great book can stay with you throughout your life
Contemporary & Classic Fiction Crime & Mystery Fantasy Graphic Novels & Comics Browse more Fiction categories
Non-fiction
Be it biography, history, nature writing or any other form of true story, non-fiction writing is often loaded with just as much suspense and character as the most exciting novel
Essays, Memoir & Biography Nature & Travel History & Archaeology Science & Technology Browse more Non-fiction categories
Children’s, Teenage & Educational
These stories for children and young adults will pique imaginations and inspire young readers
Children's Fiction Children's Non-Fiction Board Books, Picture Books & Activity Books Children's Poetry & Anthologies Browse more Children’s, Teenage & Educational categories
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History: specific events & topics

We Survived the Night cover

We Survived the Night

Julian Brave NoiseCat - Hardback

£20.00

Foretokens cover

Foretokens

Sarah Howe - Paperback

£12.99

The Big Payback cover

The Big Payback

2 authors - Hardback

£12.99

Daring to be Free cover

Daring to be Free

Sudhir Hazareesingh - Hardback

£30.00

Trip to the Moon cover

Trip to the Moon

John Yorke - Hardback

£25.00

The Finest Hotel in Kabul cover

The Finest Hotel in Kabul

Lyse Doucet - Hardback

£25.00

All Consuming cover

All Consuming

Ruby Tandoh - Hardback

£18.99

Putting Myself Together cover

Putting Myself Together

Jamaica Kincaid - Hardback

£20.00