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London's oldest & finest bookshop, since 1797. Remarkable booksellers, signed editions and fascinating author events.
London, England
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We're very excited to host
@TheBookshopBand
here at Hatchards on August 1st! For tickets:
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@SarahCrossan
Hello, Sarah. Ask Lola if she would like to host her
#bookclub
at Hatchards as a special treat in the future - we’re the oldest bookshop in
#London
- and let her know she is a hero in our eyes.
#MerryChristmas
📚🎁
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She said yes! Congratulations Kyle and Jamie who got engaged today on our art floor. We think this is the most romantic thing to happen here in 200 years - but if you also met your soulmate in Hatchards, let us know!
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We are incredibly excited to announce that our doors are officially open! We are really looking forward to welcoming all of you back.
#London
#bookshop
#Reopening
#12April
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.
@neilhimself
visited Hatchards this afternoon and signed everything we have of his - particularly Norse Mythology (hardback & paperback) and his Art Matters book, illustrated by
@chrisriddell50
.
On your marks,
#booklovers
...
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We're all dressed & ready for the
#Coronation
of Their Majesties King Charles and Queen Camilla!
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a £10 note, must go in search of a bookshop."
Jane Austen is of course trending due to the new £10 note. Here's the first one being spent in
@Hatchards
On Pride and Prejudice.
Natch.
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To celebrate our bookshop's 220th birthday, Beatrix Potter's Tale of Peter Rabbit has been recreated in its privately printed first edition.
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Happy
#BookshopDay
! Bookshops dispense the ideas, stories and poetry that keep us together, personally and as a society. Worth celebrating.
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This past week has demonstrated how much the life and work of HM The Queen Elizabeth II has meant to us all.
We are so very proud to have held our Royal Warrant throughout HM Queen Elizabeth II’s glorious reign, and we greatly look forward to serving King Charles III.
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How wonderful!
#Snowman
opens this season's festivities
@HatchStPancras
- and just look at the glorious
#ChristmasBooksTree
on
@StPancrasInt
concourse!
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Two centuries of bookselling in London's centre, and, if we may say so, looking good on it.
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#BelindaBlinked
in her rightful place.
#business
&leadership
@dadwroteaporno
@uncleegor
@Alicelevine
@coopdloop
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“You hold in your hands a spellbook for conjuring back ... lost words. To read it you will need to seek, find and speak.” True, wild magic.
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For those who have been waiting...
the scaffolding is now gone! Endless thanks to the team working tirelessly to restore the front of our
#bookshop
.
Please 💚 and share the good news!
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Wishing
@JohnCleese
an incredibly happy birthday today! Celebrate by listening to him discuss his book ‘Creativity’ on the inaugural episode of the Hatchards podcast here: .
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We’ve enjoyed a marvellous year at Hatchards &
#NewYearsResolutions
will make sure this continues in 2019.
Thank you to every author, publisher, bookseller, customer &, of course,
#bookshop
across the UK. Here’s to keeping the magic of
#books
alive.
#HappyNewYears2019
🥂
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Bookshops are magical places.
We at Hatchards love what we do, and would like to wish each & every
#booklover
who has ever walked through our doors since 1797, young or old, globetrotter or local
#London
resident, a delightful
#BookShopDay
.
We hope to see you again soon. 📚
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It is with great sadness that Hatchards has learnt of the death of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh. He has been a marvellous supporter of Hatchards for over 70 years with an extraordinarily wide and eclectic reading tradition. We will miss him.
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After a mere 224 years, Hatchards' first ever podcast is now available. Episode 1: John Cleese on Creativity can be heard on Spotify & Apple Podcasts by searching for ‘Hatchards’. Or by going to our blog page at and following the links. ✨
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God rest ye merry Londoners
Let nothing ye dismay -
Your best and oldest bookshop’s
Open nine till nine today!
With novels, stories, poetry
Non-fiction, cookbooks, plays
And tidings of Paddington Bear
(Paddington Bear)
And tidings of Paddington Bear
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Here are some titles from a great article by
@RobGMacfarlane
, that show children nature's magic and wildness. Which book did that for you?
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Dear friends of Hatchards, we've been away for a while working on something special. From today you'll be able to browse our selection online through our new website , link in bio.
#hatchards
#bookshop
#piccadilly
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Thank you, Ian Rankin -
@Beathhigh
- for popping in yesterday to sign some copies of your new book for us - the staff said you were the most pleasant visitor of the day!
Signed copies of ‘In a House of Lies’ now available at the shop.
#booklover
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It is with a heavy heart we open our doors today after hearing of the passing of John Julius Norwich. He was a great friend of the shop and a truly beloved and brilliant author amongst so many other things.
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This book begins: “It rained.” It often rains in London (sometimes Biblically) but since
#IllustrationIlluminates
, we think this fabulous, subversive new picture book by
@JackieMorrisArt
and
@jamesmayhew
is essential.
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Thank you,
@RobGMacfarlane
, for coming in and signing The Lost Words (co-authored with the supremely talented
@jackiemorrisart
). We hope many young spellmakers and lovers of wildlife will discover this book this Christmas.
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Definitely one of the spookiest book covers in store. Happy
#halloween
!
#supernatural
@PenguinUKBooks
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It was so lovely to have the brilliant Gyles Brandreth visit us today to talk about his new book, 'A History of Britain in Just a Minute'. We could write a beautiful description but Gyles will always do it better - and in just under a minute...
@GylesB1
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Look who’s behind day 20 of
#WaterstonesAdvent
- it’s their rather handsome older sister founded by John Hatchard in 1797 and a haven for book lovers on London’s Piccadilly.
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When The Silk Roads was published in 2015, it became an instant classic. ‘The New Silk Roads’ brings this story up to date, addressing the present & future of a dramatically changing world.
Another exciting visit yesterday from
@peterfrankopan
- signed copies now available.
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Good morning! London’s oldest bookshop (and still one of its best) will be open 09.30 till 20.00 today, and 12.30 till 18.30 on Sunday.
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It's a beautiful Sunday in Central London. The city's oldest bookseller will be open from 12.00 to 18.30 today.
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Our brilliant non-fiction book of the month is back in stock!
Signed copies of Femina by Dr Janina Ramirez can be found in our Piccadilly bookshop
@DrJaninaRamirez
@EburyPublishing
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Her Majesty has never looked more beautiful, if we do say so. 📸🇬🇧
Fantastic to see my new book out in the ‘wild’ amongst so many stunning
@Rizzoli_Books
at the iconic
@Hatchards
bookstore - Available in all good book stores from today 📚 👑
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You can take the bookseller out of the shop but you can't take the desperate desire to recommend books out of the bookseller. Comment below and tell us some of your recent favourites and we will curate a selection for you to choose from.
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All the world is books,
And all the men and women merely readers;
And each one in our time reads many things;
One particularly, read
Unwillingly at school. But then, whether full of strange oaths and modern dress productions,
What would life be Sans Will..?
#ShakespearesBirthday
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A beautiful
#illustration
of our shop was posted on Instagram recently. Have you seen our
#bookish
feed?
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It’s
#ChristmasEve
... now!
Hatchards is open 9am to 6pm.
#Books
are the perfect gift for your loved ones - they show consideration, provide an escape, and make homes feel comfortable & complete. Finish your
#ChristmasShopping
with us today! 📚📚📚📚
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'I remain faithful to the book covers that changed my life. If I see an edition other than the one I read, it seems like a different book.'
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Gloomy weather has turned to a beautiful fall of snow, and if we do say ourselves, we’re looking rather picturesque (and feeling very cosy).
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One of our favourite new paperback fiction titles this week is Stephen Fry’s ‘Troy’, a fantastical tale of heroism and revenge in the Ancient Greek city.
Available to buy at . We ship worldwide! ✈️
@stephenfry
@PenguinUKBooks
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Morning has broken
Like the first morning
We will be open
From nine until nine
Books about people
Books about most things
Even a Brief History of Time
(With apologies to Eleanor Farjeon)
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In these stressful times of sickness and self-isolation, books can provide the greatest form of company. If you would like to buy some books to be sent out to you, please do not hesitate to contact us at 02074399921 or books
@hatchards
.co.uk. We ship locally and internationally!
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It was wonderful to browse books again – customers and staff acted like long-lost friends
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Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote;
Than longen folk to go on Pilgramages
And readers for to seken books with brilliant pages,
And specially, from every borough’s end
Of London, to Hatchards they do wende.
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Good morning! Our beautiful bookshop is now open, a peaceful little world of ideas, stories, histories and poetry in the heart of London.
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Happy
#BookshopDay
from London's oldest bookshop! Since 1797 we have featured the finest books in our shop, and some of the finest books have featured us too!
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Every Christmas is a little bit special, whether it’s your 20th or (in our case) 220th. Thanks to all our customers for being part of this one: we wish you all the best of the season, and a happy new read.
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Today is perhaps the one day we would implore you to put down the book you’re reading and look up…🌞🏛🇬🇧
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How wonderful are our windows looking for our Books of the Month? But with April fast coming to a close, make sure to keep an eye out for our upcoming books of the month for May. Our visual merchandiser, Clare, is working on something truly spectacular! 📚✨
#ChooseBookshops
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Hello, Sarah. Ask Lola if she would like to host her
#bookclub
at Hatchards as a special treat in the future - what a superstar.
#MerryChristmas
📚
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In honour of a truly great author’s birth
#otd
in 1904, for one day only the Hatchards trees shall be referred to as “Graham” and “Greene”.
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Thursday November 30th, from 6pm 🍷 You are cordially invited to our
#ChristmasCustomerEvening
: the perfect chance to meet your favourite authors, have Christmas gifts signed, and enjoy a glass of wine and a mince pie.
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Good morning! We are now open till 8pm, and our 221st year in the heart of London is off to a fine start. Even the rain’s cleared up*!
*it will be raining again by the time you read this
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Hatchards & our customers fell in love with
#PeterRabbit
from the moment of publication. These exclusive editions of
#BeatrixPotter
’s delightful
#books
have been published specially for us.
🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇
Limited number available - visit soon!
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We’re ready for
@ChrisJack_Getty
- author &
#photographer
of MODERN MONARCHY - and his
@RGS_IBG
talk this morning. He’ll be signing
#books
afterwards!
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Through heavy weather and dark days, for more than two centuries, we’ve been here on Piccadilly selling books that enlighten, warm or enflame passions. We’ll be open from 12.30 to 18.30 today with the same offer.
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We're open! It's grey and rainy outside. Cosy and bookish inside. A good combination, in our opinion.
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It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of John Le Carré. As a longtime friend of Hatchards, he will be hugely missed. Let us celebrate his life and work by telling us your favourite book of his below 📚
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Very much looking forward to this
@I_W_M
-inspired discussion next week on the complex relationship between art and war with
@SuzanneBardget1
&
@ClaireBrenard
- do come along if you can!
Tickets:
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Good morning! The sun has got his hat on and we’re open till 8pm: hip, hip, hip, hooray!
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***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT***
It is an absolute delight to announce that the Hatchards Christmas Customer Evening will be on Thursday 28th November, 6-9pm
A list of attending authors will be published on next month.
Let the festivities begin!
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And we all loved you! A million thanks
@lemnsissay
- what a star!!!!
Today at 3pm I read poems outside Hatchards in St Pancras Station across from the iconic St Pancras Christmas Tree . Reading as the public rushes past (or queues up for Eurostar) is exhilarating like performing with a fast flowing river. I loved it.
#letthelightpourin
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Good morning! After visiting us, you could always bring your book here, to Green Park, and read for an hour. You know, if that’s your thing.
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A book is for life, not just for
#Christmas
.
The books I signed for
@Hatchards
yesterday are now leaving Hatchards and finding their people.
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In the 17th year of Her Majesty's unprecedented reign, Queen Elizabeth II granted us a royal warrant. Our deepest congratulations to her on this truly historic
#PlatinumJubilee
.
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So many must-read titles at the moment, from the likes of Madeline Miller, Hans Rosling and Simon Mayo, but why not let a little poetry into your life too? Here’s our tempting window onto a plethora of
@FaberBooks
New Voices...
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Good morning! London's oldest bookseller is open 09.30 till 20.00. Four floors of fine reading material.
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... and we now have signed copies in store! Thank you
@Elif_Safak
, we can't wait to read it. 2/2
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Huge congratulations to all the authors whose books have made the
#2021BookerPrize
longlist 🎊
@TheBookerPrizes
#BookerPrize
#bookerlonglist
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“I’ve fallen in love or imagine I have; went to a party & lost my head. Bought a horse which I don’t need at all.”
Leo Tolstoy,
#OnThisDay
1851
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A wonderful stack of
@RichardDawkins
'Brief Candle in the Dark' fabulous talk last night
@KingsPlace
too!
http://t.co/j90YvJVsdi
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How lucky and appreciative we are to have had
@stephenfry
visit us today! Pick up a signed copy of his brilliant new book by calling us on 02074399921 or emailing us at books
@hatchards
.co.uk. Priced at £20. We ship worldwide! ✈️
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Are you free this Thursday (14th May)? We have an exciting event with the Curators at
@britishmuseum
.
#definingbeauty
http://t.co/UFqcAQjBUk
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These two books make quite the beautiful pair...
#RobertSeethaler
, may you write many more!
@picadorbooks
#TheTobacconist
#booklover
#books
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To celebrate
#InternationalWomensDay2018
we have, for the month of March, filled every inch of our windows with books by incredible women, about incredible women.
#IWD2018
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In the latest episode of The Hatchards Podcast, the brilliant
@IanDunt
joined us to discuss his book 'How Westminster Works...and Why It Doesn't'. Available to listen now: .
@orionbooks
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Shall I compare thee to a winter’s morning, all golden and beautiful, with a bookshop about to open, cosy and friendly and full of interesting things to purchase?
Indeed, compared to that, thou comes out pretty much fifty fifty.
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Pondering what to buy for
#Christmas
this lunchtime?
@PenguinBooks
#clothboundclassics
: beautiful stories, beautifully bound.
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This painting by
@artby_laura
, is, among others of hers, one of our very favourites from our wide range of greetings cards 💌
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We are open! Five floors of fiction, non-fiction, and those books which resist categorisation.
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Good morning! What are you reading this Bank Holiday? If you’re not sure, we have many, many suggestions and we are open till 8pm...
(Illustration by Laura Wilson)
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How wonderful to see authors returning to our shop once again to sign their beautiful books! To discover all about Hatchards' Signed & Specials, visit 📌
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What a list! This year’s nominees for the Booker Prize are in, all available to buy or pre-order here: .
@TheBookerPrizes
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The photograph just in the foreground of the window display there shows Hatchards' decorations for The Late Queen's Coronation in 1953:
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Let the Jubilee celebrations begin 👑✨Our shelves are full and our doors are open every day this bank holiday weekend, so please do pop in to see us 👑
#Jubilee
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Today at the shop:
- Markus Zusak signing
- Michael Caine signing
- Ben Schott signing
- Megan Hess signing
- Penguin Classics launch
- Killing Eve launch
A busy, wonderful day. 📚
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Merry Christmas,
#booklovers
!
Today, we’re terribly busy being merry, but we’re open again tomorrow at midday. See you shortly!
🎄📚🎁❄️❤️
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Witches & wizards, Jim Kay will be signing the new illustrated
#ChamberofSecrets
at Hatchards, King Cross St Pancs October 8th 11am!
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