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Friday 11th November 5pm - 6.30pm Join us for a glass of wine and a chat PLUS Peruse our shelves and get your Christmas shopping! PLUS...

It is nearly time to bid farewell to the month of October - and what a splendid month it was! A BIG thank you to everybody who popped in...

We are delighted to bring you the launch of "The Greatest Kingdom" the third and final book in the Clock of Stars trilogy! Author,...

Despite a pandemic, the advancing armies of the on lion giants and a somewhat shoddy government your local BOOK SHOP is still here on...

From Book Launches to Book Readings and The Book Bar; our Events Diary for the remainder of 2022 is now available on our website. We are...

You have to admit the front of The Madhatter Bookshop does look similar to Bagpuss and Co. and whilst Bagpuss and Co. was not a bookshop...

From award winning poet and author and National Treasure Pam Ayres to award winning historian Alison Weir to family storytime with...

Pop into the Madhatter Bookshop and pick up your free copy of BOOKTIME or put the kettle on, get the good biscuits out and click below!...

The Clock is Ticking Burford Literary Festival starts in only 20 days and many of our events are selling fast! Burford Literary Festival...

To imagine the American Literary landscape without author John Irving would be akin to imagining our own UK landsape without Dickens,...

I agree, it is so jolly warm - although the bookshop is a wonderfully cool place to sit, relax and read we do appreciate you might not...

The Booker Long List is OUT! Over the past few years as soon as the long list is released I can always pick a favourite and in some...

We are delighted that author Sandra Howard will be at The Madhatter Bookshop on Saturday 30th July at 10.30am signing copies of her new...

Another little milestone, a big thank you to National Book Tokens and Caboodle for making us Bookshop of the Month! Owning and running a...

THEY'RE BACK! "I made a film with some friends about a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse - their journey together and the boy's search for...

From its beautiful cover to the very last sentence this book is a gem. Translated from Japanese, this is a short and deceptively simple...

Friday 8th July Uncorking 5.00pm until 7.00pm You are invited to join us for some shelf-medication at The Book-Bar @Madhatter Bookshop. ...

There will soon be a pile of Booktime Magazine at the Madhatters for you to pick up free of charge but here is a sneak preview - jam...

Part of the joy of being a Bookshop owner is the opportunity to read a wide variety of books, some you adore and cannot wait to share...

It's Independent Bookshop Week and to celebrate we would like you to bring us your preloved children's books! We have teamed up with The...