An independent bookshop

The staff picks, front and centre.

We stock what we have read and loved. Drag through this month's picks, the ones we keep pressing into people's hands at the till.

The Lantern Room

Ada Fenwick

Nadia's pick
Salt & Iron

M. Okonkwo

Owen's pick
The Long Field

Priya Raman

Nadia's pick
Nightbus

C. Delacroix

Sam's pick
Ledger of Small Gods

R. Ives

Owen's pick

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What's on this month

Readings, clubs and late nights.

Most are free and everyone is welcome. Seats are first come.

Thu 12 · 7pm

Poetry night: open mic

Five minutes each, sign up at the till.

Free

Sat 21 · 3pm

Ada Fenwick in conversation

The author reads and signs The Lantern Room.

Free

Tue 24 · 6pm

Fiction book club

This month: The Long Field. New members welcome.

Free

Fri 27 · 8pm

Late night: staff recommends

Wine, one hour, no phones, all books.

$8
Where to look

The sections we love best.

01

Fiction & poetry

The heart of the shop. New releases up front, deep backlist along the far wall.

02

Children's corner

A rug, low shelves, and picture books at the height of the people who read them.

03

Secondhand & rare

A rotating case of used and out-of-print finds, priced to move.

04

Nature & place

Field guides, walking books, and slow writing about the outdoors.

Find the shop

On the corner of Vine & 4th.

Address122 Vine Street
Mon to Fri10 to 7
Saturday9 to 8
Sunday11 to 5
Phone+1 555 340 1998