ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

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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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Narrative themes

Signed Bookplate Edition

Flesh

David Szalay - Hardback

£18.99

Signed & Dedicated Edition

Glyph

Ali Smith - Hardback

£20.00

Signed & Dedicated Edition

Palaver

Bryan Washington - Paperback

£14.99

Significant Others cover

Significant Others

frank r jagoe - Paperback

£15.00

My Friends cover

My Friends

Hisham Matar - Paperback

£10.99

The Road to the Country cover

The Road to the Country

Chigozie Obioma - Paperback

£9.99

The Silver Book cover

The Silver Book

Olivia Laing - Hardback

£20.00

The Emperor of Gladness cover

Signed Independent Bookshop Edition

The Emperor of Gladness

Ocean Vuong - Hardback

£20.00