ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

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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
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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
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These stories for children and young adults will pique imaginations and inspire young readers
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Political control & freedoms

The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World cover

The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World

David Graeber - Paperback

£10.99

Fly, Wild Swans cover

Fly, Wild Swans

Jung Chang - Hardback

£25.00

Mother State cover

Mother State

Helen Charman - Paperback

£14.99

Begin Again cover

Begin Again

Eddie S Glaude Jr - Paperback

£10.99

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows cover

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

Ai Weiwei - Hardback

£25.00

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows cover

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

Ai Weiwei - Paperback

£10.99

Out of The Sun cover

Out of The Sun

Esi Edugyan - Hardback

£16.99

The Story of Propaganda in 50 Images cover

The Story of Propaganda in 50 Images

David Welch - Hardback

£16.99