We have over 50 shops in the UK, including one of the oldest in the world.

Voted Winner of the Retail Chain of the Year at the 2007 Retail Bookseller Awards, Blackwell has an enviable reputation as a bookseller specialising in academic titles.

Our flagship shops in Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Charing Cross and Edinburgh offer some of widest selection of titles available on the High Street. Many of our shops are based on University campuses which means that our booksellers gain specialist knowledge to support the subjects covered within the institution.

We offer a Reserve Online Collect Instore option from our website to enable you to pick up an order where available on the same day.

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Andrew Blackman


Wednesday 1st July

Blackwell, 158 Holloway Road, London

Prize-winning local author Andrew Blackman talks about the journey into writing and publishing his debut novel On the Holloway Road... More

Alice's Day


4th July 2009

Blackwell Bookshop, Broad Street, Oxford

Blackwell Bookshop will be presenting another one of it's famous Family Days as part of Oxfordshire's celebration of Alice in Wonderland. Keep your diary clear for a frabjous day of fantastical performances and fun activities... More

Craig Russell


Thursday 9th July

Blackwell, 53-62 South Bridge Edinburgh

Blackwell is pleased to welcome the talented Scottish Crime author Craig Russell.

Craig is popularly known for his crime novels set mainly in Hamburg, Germany... More

Aravind Adiga


Wednesday 15th July

Blackwell, 53-62 South Bridge Edinburgh

Blackwell is honoured to present an evening with the 2008 Man Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga and his eagerly anticipated Between the Assassinations... More

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