Instead it's a random collection of themes that I'll update according to whim, meaning it won't always be as up to date as other indexes and may accidentally leave out a bookshop from a particular heading (feel free to give me a nudge if that's the case). For a full list of bookshops see the Alphabetical index.
Specialist
20th century classics - Books Iconica, Camden, London
Comics and graphic novels - Gosh! Comics, Soho, London
Comics and graphic novels - Orbital Comics, Charing Cross, London
Dr Who - Who One, Ryde, Isle of Wight
Egyptian - Alef Bookstores, Baker Street, London
Comics and graphic novels - Gosh! Comics, Soho, London
Comics and graphic novels - Orbital Comics, Charing Cross, London
Dr Who - Who One, Ryde, Isle of Wight
Egyptian - Alef Bookstores, Baker Street, London
First editions - Goldsboro Books, Charing Cross, London
Harry Potter (sort of) - Watermark Books, Kings Cross, London (RIP)
Hats - Madhatter Bookshop, Burford, Oxfordshire
Hats - Top Hat & Tales, Faversham, Kent (Bookshop Day 2018)
Law - Wildy & Sons, Lincoln's Inn, London (Your bookshops)
Lesbian and gay - Gay's The Word, Bloomsbury, London
Planes, etc - The Aviation Bookshop, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Terry Pratchett - Discworld Emporium, Wincanton, Somerset
Radical bookseller - Housmans, Kings Cross, London
Religion - Unicorn Tree Books, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Hats - Madhatter Bookshop, Burford, Oxfordshire
Hats - Top Hat & Tales, Faversham, Kent (Bookshop Day 2018)
Law - Wildy & Sons, Lincoln's Inn, London (Your bookshops)
Lesbian and gay - Gay's The Word, Bloomsbury, London
Planes, etc - The Aviation Bookshop, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Terry Pratchett - Discworld Emporium, Wincanton, Somerset
Radical bookseller - Housmans, Kings Cross, London
Religion - Unicorn Tree Books, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Social awareness - Bookmarks, The Socialist Bookshop, Bloomsbury, London
Travel - Daunt Books, Chelsea, London
Visual culture - Artwords Bookshop, London Fields, London
Children's bookshops
The Book Nut, Billericay, Essex (RIP)
A Bundle of Books, Herne Bay, Kent
Chicken and Frog Bookshop, Brentwood, Essex
Children's Bookshop, Muswell Hill, Kent
Little Mouse Books, Maidstone, Kent
Nickel Books, Sittingbourne, Kent (RIP)
Octavia's Bookshop, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Also mentioned: IBW2018 Bookshop Crawl
Tales on Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London
Bookshops with a cafe
Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan, Shropshire
The Big Comfy Bookshop, Fargo Village, Coventry
Blackwell's High Holborn, Holborn, London
Booka Bookshop, Oswestry, Shropshire
Books 2 Love, Newport, Isle of Wight
Bookbarn International, Bristol, Avon
The Bookshop, East Grinstead, West Sussex. Also mentioned: IBW2017 bookshop crawl, Bookshop Day 2018
Book Stop Cafe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Boulevard books & Thai cafe, Hastings, East Sussex
Chapter One Books, Manchester
David's Bookshop, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
Didsbury Village Bookshop, Manchester
Foyles, Charing Cross, London
The Hours Cafe & Bookshop, Brecon, Powys, Wales (Your bookshops)
Jade Mountain, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Shares the same entrance as a cafe)
Jaffé & Neale, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire Also mentioned: IBW2018 Bookshop Crawl
Jaffé & Neale, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Also mentioned: IBW2018 bookshop crawl, and first visit
London Review Bookshop, Holborn, London
Nantwich Bookshop, Nantwich, Cheshire
One Tree Books, Petersfield, Hampshire. Also mentioned: IBW2017 bookshop crawl
Salt's Mill Bookshop, Saltaire, West Yorkshire
Scarthin Books, Cromford, Derbyshire. Also mentioned: Your bookshops
Shakespeare & Company, Paris, France
Sevenoaks Bookshop, Sevenoaks, Kent. Also mentioned: Bookshop Day 2018
Simply Books, Bramhall, Manchester
Todo Modo, Florence, Italy
Travelling Through..., Waterloo, London
Wardle & Jones, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Your booshops)
Warwick Books, Warwick, Warwickshire (tea and coffee)
Waterstone's Fremlin Walk, Maidstone, Kent
Waterstone's Piccadilly, London
Wenlock Books, Much Wenlock, Shropshire (tea and coffee)
White Rose Book Cafe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Travel - Daunt Books, Chelsea, London
Visual culture - Artwords Bookshop, London Fields, London
Children's bookshops
The Book Nut, Billericay, Essex (RIP)
A Bundle of Books, Herne Bay, Kent
Chicken and Frog Bookshop, Brentwood, Essex
Children's Bookshop, Muswell Hill, Kent
Little Mouse Books, Maidstone, Kent
Nickel Books, Sittingbourne, Kent (RIP)
Octavia's Bookshop, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Also mentioned: IBW2018 Bookshop Crawl
Tales on Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London
Bookshops with a cafe
Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan, Shropshire
The Big Comfy Bookshop, Fargo Village, Coventry
Blackwell's High Holborn, Holborn, London
Booka Bookshop, Oswestry, Shropshire
Books 2 Love, Newport, Isle of Wight
Bookbarn International, Bristol, Avon
The Bookshop, East Grinstead, West Sussex. Also mentioned: IBW2017 bookshop crawl, Bookshop Day 2018
Book Stop Cafe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Boulevard books & Thai cafe, Hastings, East Sussex
Chapter One Books, Manchester
David's Bookshop, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
Didsbury Village Bookshop, Manchester
Foyles, Charing Cross, London
The Hours Cafe & Bookshop, Brecon, Powys, Wales (Your bookshops)
Jade Mountain, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Shares the same entrance as a cafe)
Jaffé & Neale, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire Also mentioned: IBW2018 Bookshop Crawl
Jaffé & Neale, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Also mentioned: IBW2018 bookshop crawl, and first visit
London Review Bookshop, Holborn, London
Nantwich Bookshop, Nantwich, Cheshire
One Tree Books, Petersfield, Hampshire. Also mentioned: IBW2017 bookshop crawl
Salt's Mill Bookshop, Saltaire, West Yorkshire
Scarthin Books, Cromford, Derbyshire. Also mentioned: Your bookshops
Shakespeare & Company, Paris, France
Sevenoaks Bookshop, Sevenoaks, Kent. Also mentioned: Bookshop Day 2018
Simply Books, Bramhall, Manchester
Todo Modo, Florence, Italy
Travelling Through..., Waterloo, London
Wardle & Jones, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Your booshops)
Warwick Books, Warwick, Warwickshire (tea and coffee)
Waterstone's Fremlin Walk, Maidstone, Kent
Waterstone's Piccadilly, London
Wenlock Books, Much Wenlock, Shropshire (tea and coffee)
White Rose Book Cafe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Bookshops with pets
Birds
The Petersfield Bookshop, Petersfield, Also mentioned: IBW2017 bookshop crawl
Dogs
Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan, Shropshire
Archway Bookshop, Axminster, Devon
Belgravia Books, Belgravia, London (Now retired)
The Book Nut, Billericay, Essex (RIP)
High Street Books, High Peak, Derbyshire
Ystwyth Books, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Rabbits
The Book Barge, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (check location before visiting)
Bookshops and music
The Big Comfy Bookshop, Fargo Village, Coventry (Gigs)
David's Bookshop, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
Foyles, Charing Cross, London
Grove Bookshop, Ilkley, London
High Street Books, Peak District, Derbyshire
The Petworth Bookshop, Petworth, Hampshire
Universal Books, Letterkenny, Ireland
RIP
The Abergavenny Bookshop, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Balderdash Books, West Malling, Kent
The Book Nut, Billericay, Essex
Galloway, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Hall's Bookshop, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Now re-opened
The Ibis Bookshop, Banstead, Surrey
The Kennington Bookshop, Kennington, London
Little Mouse Books, Maidstone, Kent
Nickel Books, Sittingbourne, Kent
The Saltaire Bookshop, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Sawbridge Words, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
Watermark Books, Kings Cross, London
Balderdash Books, West Malling, Kent
The Book Nut, Billericay, Essex
Galloway, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Hall's Bookshop, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Now re-opened
The Ibis Bookshop, Banstead, Surrey
The Kennington Bookshop, Kennington, London
Little Mouse Books, Maidstone, Kent
Nickel Books, Sittingbourne, Kent
The Saltaire Bookshop, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Sawbridge Words, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
Watermark Books, Kings Cross, London
W D Wharton, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Blackwell's, Charing Cross Road, London (not quite RIP, more relocated)
Online
Hive
Bookshop crawls
Annual review #1: 65 bookshops met
Annual review #2: Everyone needs a hobby
Annual review #3: How bookshops have changed me
Annual review #4: An apology and a promise
Annual review #5: Still loving every moment of bookshopping
Blackwell's, Charing Cross Road, London (not quite RIP, more relocated)
Online
Hive
Bookshop crawls
Annual review #1: 65 bookshops met
Annual review #2: Everyone needs a hobby
Annual review #3: How bookshops have changed me
Annual review #4: An apology and a promise
Annual review #5: Still loving every moment of bookshopping
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