Welcome To The Moffat Bookshop

Hoping to reopen on 26th April

We'll be closed in line with lockdown regulations until maybe the end of April.

Second hand books can still be purchased through our online store on Abe:
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/the-moffat-bookshop-moffat/65150121/sf

or new books through
https://uk.bookshop.org/

Keep safe and keep reading. ... See more

Gray day tomorrow celebrating 40 years since the first publishing of Lanark. Dip you toe in for the first time here if you've never read it, or again if you already have.

Kirstin Innes is an award-winning journalist and author of the novels Fishnet (2015) and Scabby Queen (2020). She lives in the West of Scotland, and her first Gray…

Loved this, but my brain doesn't compute the cover - thinks it's a pointing finger. Available at Bookshop.org UK

“If you've been meaning to buy Scabby Queen for yourself or a friend, it would mean a lot to me if you wanted to do that in the next month. If I sell a certain number of hardbacks I get a bonus which will mean I have time to write the next book. Thank you! https://t.co/rRJPtx0B6H” ... See more

We'll be closed in line with lockdown regulations until at least mid February.

Second hand books can still be purchased through our online store on Abe:
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/the-moffat-bookshop-moffat/65150121/sf

or new books through
https://uk.bookshop.org/

Keep safe and keep reading. ... See more

Well, looks like we'll be open only until Christmas Eve. Tier 4 from Christmas night, so we'll wish you all the best, thanks for your custom in 2020 and see you in the new year.

Open everyday upto 22nd Dec, then as below.

We have some new copies of this book left in stock.

Two authors about all things Moffat, Jim Storrar and Emilio Dicerbo, have given Moffat Museum access to their works and photographic collections. If you want to explore their books further, please track down copies to buy.
Jim has penned and published four books of writings about the history of Moffat and its people. He has kindly given Moffat Museum permission to use text extracts from these books on our website. To start the series, this is Jim's favourite piece, from his 3rd book of Moffat Miscellany - A Moffat Bedside Book.
https://moffatmuseum.co.uk/a-moffat-diary-for-1861/ ... See more

Moffat, once a spa town. Looks a good read.

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/health-hedonism-and-hypochondria-the-hidden-history-of-spas/9780755626465

From Romans to royalty and hypochondriacs to holiday-makers, natural water spas have been a common feature in society since the first century. Even today, we periodically abandon the cities to 'take the waters'.In their heyday, Europe's spas were the main meeting places for aristocracy, politicians.... ... See more

A few ideas for the littlins Christmas stocking/pillow case/box/skip. You can order these through bookshop.org. Or call into the shop and we can order them for you.

Check out this list on Bookshop