Hardback book sale – a third off!
All our adult fiction and non-fiction hardbacks have a third off this week. Pop in to grab yourself a bargain. We’re open from 11-4pm from Wednesday 28th December to Saturday 31st December. We’re closed on…
Hardback book sale – a third off!
Christmas Opening Hours
We’re taking a break over the festive period and we hope you are too. Our opening hours will be: Christmas Eve – 9-3pm (children’s storytelling at 10.30am as usual)Christmas Day – closedBoxing Day – closedTuesday…
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New book subscription service launched
Are you stuck for the perfect gift for the friend who has everything? Or are you just looking to expand your own reading? Our new book subscription service could be the answer. The monthly subscription…
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We’re hiring!
We’re looking for a bookish barista to join our bookselling team on a part-time, flexible basis, starting at the end of November. You’ll be a trained barista who also has a passion for books. You’ll…
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New adult book group
Our new adult book group launches in October. Meetings will take place on the last Wednesday of every month from 7-9pm in The Bookroom Cafe, upstairs at the bookshop. It’s a chance for local people…
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FREE children’s storytelling every Saturday
From Saturday 22 October, we’ll be offering book readings for children up to the age of eight every Saturday at 10.30am for an hour on our children’s floor. Our storytellers will read from some of…
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New bookseller to focus on children and young adults
Remony Hart has joined Kemptown Bookshop from Octavia’s Bookshop in Cirencester, a dedicated children and young adult (YA) bookshop, where she was a bookseller for seven years. Remony is in the process of transforming the…
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Events are back at Kemptown Bookshop
We’re launching a series of FREE bookish events that everyone is welcome to join – no matter how you identify or how others perceive you. From poetry readings and book launches, to live podcasts, there…
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Bookshop launches writing and reading space
Are you a Brighton-based writer looking for somewhere to write away from home distractions? We’ve opened up our top floor as a space to write or read. It has a lovely vaulted ceiling and a view…
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Local author takes over Kemptown Bookshop
Historical fiction writer Cathy Hayward has bought Kemptown Bookshop. Cathy aims to further develop the shop into a community hub with events to engage new and established readers, celebrate local authors and support underrepresented writers. …
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