Our story

A front room full of books that never stopped growing

A cosy bookshop room with shelves on every wall and bunting overhead

It began with a book swap

In 2017 we put a shelf on the front stoep with a sign saying take one, leave one. Within a year the shelf had become the whole front room.

A woman reading in an armchair by a window

Three booksellers, three tastes

One of us reads crime and history, one reads poetry and memoir, and one reads whatever the children in storytime tell her to.

Meet us at an event
Wooden shelves lined with books in a quiet room

Small on purpose

We keep fewer books than a chain store, and we have read most of them. If we do not have it, we will order it for you.

Browse the shelves

Come and browse in person

We are open Tuesday to Saturday. The armchair by the window is first come, first served.