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About Our Bookshop
Welcome to Our Bookshop in Tring. We love books and we love book-lovers.
Our shop is welcoming safe space to talk, browse, meet and debate either on the subject of your day or whatever topic is on the mind of our customers when they visit.
We’re open 9am to 5pm on Monday to Saturday. And closed on Sunday.
Naturally we can order any book that is in print and have in-store within 24 hours. Please give us a call or get in touch via the form at the bottom of this page.
Regional Finalist INDIE BOOKSHOP OF THE YEAR
We’re very proud to have been awarded Regional Finalist in the Indie Bookshop of the Year awards. This is as a result of the amazing efforts of everyone connected to the shop including the staff, our customers, our schools and all the lovely authors and publishers who have joined us in celebrating the written word.
FEBRUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Boy from the Sea
Garrett Carr
Order now and join the author at the bookclub meeting at the start of March.
An Observer Best Debut of 2025
An ordinary town. An extraordinary boy. The heart-warming, life-affirming debut story of a baby found on a beach and the fisherman who adopts him.
‘Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment’ – Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses1973. In a close-knit community on Ireland’s west coast, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Named Brendan by Ambrose Bonnar, the fisherman who adopts him, the boy will become a source of fascination and hope for a town caught in the storm of a rapidly changing world.
Ambrose, a man more comfortable at sea than on land, brings Brendan into his home out of love. But it is a decision that will fracture his family and force this man – more comfortable at sea than on land – to try to understand himself and those he cares for. Set over twenty years, Garrett Carr’s The Boy From the Sea is a novel about a restless boy trying to find his place in the world.
It is an exploration of the ties that make us and bind us, as a family and community move irresistibly into the future.
‘Beautifully written – gorgeous modern folklore’ – Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater
’A novel of heart-bumping power … breathtaking’ – Joseph O’Connor, author of Star of the Sea
’I was gripped’ – Emma Donoghue, author of Room
CHILDREN'S BOOK
Hannah Gold
HANNAH GOLD WILL BE SIGNING BOOKS ON TUESDAY 15th OCTOBER AT 4.30pm IN OUR BOOKSHOP.
Journey to the heart of the jungle in this unforgettable adventure from the author of bestselling and prize-winning The Last Bear. Beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold, this is perfect for readers 8+. Silver Trevelon’s parents aren’t happy.
They haven’t been happy since the nursery they decorated started gathering cobwebs, waiting for the baby brother or sister that never came. So when Silver’s dad is invited to paint at a turtle rescue centre in Costa Rica, she hopes it’ll be just the adventure the family needs. Under the hot tropical sun, Silver settles into life at the animal centre.
She even witnesses a rare sighting of a leatherback turtle nesting on the beach. But when the turtle’s eggs are stolen, events take a dark and dangerous turn. Can Silver and her new friends track them down before it’s too late? It’ll mean journeying into the heart of the jungle and uncovering long-buried secrets.
As well as the Tring Book Festival in November, we also host all kinds of literary events all year round including author interviews, book launches, children’s Storytelling and many other kinds of events.
Click here to visit our Events section.
OUR YouTube Channel
We host dozens of events every year and most of those are ‘hybrid’ events in the 300 seat venue next door to Our Bookshop.
The virtual streams of the event are recorded and posted to Our YouTube Channel.
CLICK HERE to visit the YouTube Channel