Award-winning independent and much-loved bookshop, Dulwich Books has been serving the local community for over 30 years. In these challenging times for retail, we value our loyal customers and hope that the personal aspect of shopping locally will prevail. We can order books for next-day delivery provided it is in stock and ordered by 5pm.

We stock a wide range of titles, as well as a fantastic choice of children's books. We also stock greetings cards, gift stationery, wrap and jigsaws. In addition we offer a loyalty card scheme - just ask at the till when making your purchases. Our friendly, knowledgeable and experienced staff are on hand to recommend books and help with any questions.

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Jordan Kitchen

Dec 17, 2021

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Brilliant service, highly recommended. Do yourself a favour, give yourself some time, give Cathy and the team a visit and find your next read.

Yvonne Ai

Oct 22, 2021

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Had a nice range. With it being black history month, I would have expected for the table they had been dedicated for this to be at the front, not at the back in the corner. Other than that, the books are laid out nicely and there's a few places nearby to sit down and read your new purchase with a hot drink and a pastry.

P. Pullman

May 18, 2021

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Prompt service, always very reliable and can order in just about anything, also nice to see they are supportive of local authors. Great shop!

Emily Ruth Henderson

May 07, 2021

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Friendly knowledgeable staff who can get books in quicker than Amazon. It's great to have such a nice local business to support.

Rebecca Evans

Mar 15, 2021

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Great local bookshop. Always happy to make recommendations and order books in.
Fantastic click and collect service during lockdown.

Natalie Angell

Jan 28, 2021

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Just received my order of books personally delivered by Dulwich Books. An independent business providing friendly staff great service offering a great shopping experience all over the phone and great communication too. Thanks Cathy at Dulwich Books! I will be back to buy more again!

Valeria Toscana

Aug 20, 2020

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Lovely local bookshop, staff is absolutely perfect: helpful, friendly, and very respectful of the social distancing norms. Selection is not the biggest but you can easily order and pick up so not an issue at all!

Emmie Harrison-West

Jun 26, 2020

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I came across Dulwich Books while I was looking through indie bookshops to support in lockdown...and I am so, so pleased I found them! The support I have received from them is fantastic, and the book arrived in perfect condition. Cannot recommend them enough - thank you!

James Cant

Dec 15, 2019

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The service is fantastic, and the staff very knowledgeable. For its size, it has a great range. It has also weaned me off my terrible Amazon habit - they can usually get most books in within 1 working day, so why worry about the parcel making it through the door/window/bin/hedge [delete as appropriate] when you could pick it up before or after work? :)

Sara Smith

Sep 18, 2018

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Fantastic, personal service. All the staff are experts and take time to find the perfect books, even the ones you didn’t know you wanted. I’d recommend Dulwich Books to anyone

Maria Dickens

Jul 09, 2018

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Great selection of books for children and adults. Helpful and friendly staff. Happy to order in books if not in stock. Really nice little bookshop.