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Daunt Books Summertown

Staff Picks

Very Nice by Marcy Dermansky | 9781526605672

Very Nice

Marcy Dermansky

£8.99

Real Life by Brandon Taylor | 9781911547747

Real Life

Brandon Taylor

£9.99

Pretty As A Picture by Elizabeth Little | 9781782277019

Pretty As A Picture

Elizabeth Little

£8.99

Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe | 9781529063103

Empire of Pain

Patrick Radden Keefe

£9.99

The Offing by Benjamin Myers |

The Offing

Benjamin Myers

£8.99

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton |

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

Dawnie Walton

£8.99

Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef |

Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller

Nadia Wassef

£10.99

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Fiction

Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam |

Hazardous Spirits

Anbara Salam

£14.99

Penance by Eliza Clark |

Penance

Eliza Clark

£14.99

Take What You Need by Idra Novey |

Take What You Need

Idra Novey

£9.99

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang |

Land of Milk and Honey

C Pam Zhang

£16.99

The Fraud by Zadie Smith |

The Fraud

Zadie Smith

£20

Tremor by Teju Cole |

Tremor

Teju Cole

£18.99

Over My Dead Body by Maz Evans |

Over My Dead Body

Maz Evans

£16.99

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Non-Fiction

Going Infinite by Michael Lewis |

Going Infinite

Michael Lewis

£25

Doppelganger by Naomi Klein |

Doppelganger

Naomi Klein

£25

Divine Might by Natalie Haynes |

Divine Might

Natalie Haynes

£20

Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart |

Politics on the Edge

Rory Stewart

£22.00

Unruly by David Mitchell |

Unruly

David Mitchell

£25

Interesting Stories about Curious Words by Susie Dent |

Interesting Stories about Curious Words

Susie Dent

£14.99

The Library Book by Susan Orlean |

The Library Book

Susan Orlean

£10.99

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Children's & Teenage

The Body in the Blitz by Robin Stevens |

The Body in the Blitz

Robin Stevens

£7.99

In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen by Kiran Millwood Hargrave |

In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

£14.99

I, Spy by Rhian Tracey |

I, Spy

Rhian Tracey

£7.99

Like a Curse by Elle McNicoll |

Like a Curse

Elle McNicoll

£7.99

Kate on the Case: The Headline Hoax by Hannah Peck |

Kate on the Case: The Headline Hoax

Hannah Peck

£7.99

Key Player by Kelly Yang |

Key Player

Kelly Yang

£7.99

Gwen and Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher |

Gwen and Art Are Not In Love

Lex Croucher

£8.99

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Graphic Novels

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle |

Squad

Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle

£14.99

Heartstopper Vol 1 by Alice Oseman |

Heartstopper Vol 1

Alice Oseman

£10.99

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O'Connell |

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me

Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O'Connell

£13.99

InvestiGators 1 by John Patrick Green |

InvestiGators 1

John Patrick Green

£7.99

The Awakening Storm: City of Dragons 1 by Jaimal Yogis & Vivian Truong |

The Awakening Storm: City of Dragons 1

Jaimal Yogis & Vivian Truong

£8.99

Mission Moon: CatStronauts 1 by Drew Brockington |

Mission Moon: CatStronauts 1

Drew Brockington

£6.99

Mexikid by Pedro Martin |

Mexikid

Pedro Martin

£14.99

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Prints

Victorian Front Door by Ian Davis |

Victorian Front Door

Ian Davis

£125.00

Addison’s Walk by Ian Davis |

Addison’s Walk

Ian Davis

£125.00

All Saints Church by Ian Davis |

All Saints Church

Ian Davis

£125.00

Tom Tower by Ian Davis |

Tom Tower

Ian Davis

£125.00

Porch of St Mary the Virgin by Ian Davis |

Porch of St Mary the Virgin

Ian Davis

£125.00

Magdalen Bridge by Ian Davis |

Magdalen Bridge

Ian Davis

£125.00

Radcliffe Square by Ian Davis |

Radcliffe Square

Ian Davis

£125.00

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In the window ❄️ ☀️

Lots of you have read and loved Idra Novey’s Tak

Lots of you have read and loved Idra Novey’s Take What You Need this year, and though we had to cancel our event with Idra we still got to ask her most of our questions! Elizabeth went on @btnbookclub to do this year’s Christmas gift guide, and along with the show’s Anna Burtt interviewed Idra about this wonderful book. Idra speaks about everything from her writing process as well as her welding process...it’s a fascinating conversation! You can listen now from the comfort of your own home on the @radioreverb website, or anywhere you get your podcasts.

Sun in Summertown! ☀️ 🍂

Sun in Summertown! ☀️ 🍂

A big thank you to wonderful @sophieandersonauthor

A big thank you to wonderful @sophieandersonauthor who stopped by and signed copies of The Snow Girl with a VERY sparkly silver sharpie! Get in touch to reserve your copy for collection now ❄️

Enjoying the bright yellow ginkgo leaves before th

Enjoying the bright yellow ginkgo leaves before they disappear for another year! 🍂 ☀️

Elizabeth recommends Blackouts by Justin Torres, a

Elizabeth recommends Blackouts by Justin Torres, a dreamlike novel of memory and history, stitched throughout with extracts of historical records, manuscripts and images.

In a desert, in a former asylum known as The Palace, Juan Gay is on his deathbed. A young man tends to him, who Juan has only met once before, in a short and significant encounter a long time ago.

As Juan weakens, the two men unpack his life through his anecdotes and his belongings - which include an unusual copy of a book called Sex Variants: A Study in Homosexual Patterns. The pages have been blacked out & censored, reworked into short poems, and the younger man is fascinated. Through conversations with Juan and by reading entries from the book, he learns the story of Jan Gay, a radical, queer anthropologist - alongside Juan’s story, and his own, in doing so illuminating the threads that hold them all together.

‘Ambitious, disarming, full of a kind of daring that winks as it passes.’ - Alexander Chee

‘Enigmatic, spine-tingling, imbued with inky atmosphere and radiant disclosures - a book like a magic trick.’ - Jeremy Atherton Lin

Today Zara recommends Jonathan Stroud’s latest c

Today Zara recommends Jonathan Stroud’s latest children’s series, which begins with The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, followed by The Notorious Scarlett and Browne. Having loved Stroud’s other series, Lockwood & Co., Scarlett and Browne also make for a thrilling and adventurous read!

Outlaw Scarlett Mccain is always on the run from her latest robbery or daring heist. When she finds Albert Browne, the only survivor in the remnants of a mysterious accident, she reluctantly decides to help him make his way to the Free Isles. Their journey takes them through a post-apocalyptic, Wild West version of Britain, now divided into seven kingdoms with most people living in Surviving Towns, kept in line by local militias and Faith Houses. However, it turns out that beasts and the cannibalistic Tainted are not all that Scarlett and Albert have to worry about when making their way through the wild - Albert has a mysterious past and a dark secret that has sent militiamen chasing after them...

It’s here! Stop by to see our Christmas window i

It’s here! Stop by to see our Christmas window in brilliant Summertown sunshine today, or later this evening when it’s all aglow ✨ Tag us if you take any photos, we love to see them!

Zara recommends Elisa Shua Dusapin’s ‘The Pach

Zara recommends Elisa Shua Dusapin’s ‘The Pachinko Parlour’, which was translated from the original French by Aneesa Abbas Higgins.

Taking place over a sweltering summer in Tokyo, Claire visits her grandparents, Korean immigrants who have run a pachinko parlour called Shiny for many years. Claire has been meaning to take her grandparents on a trip back to Korea - which would be their first time visiting since leaving due to the civil war over fifty years ago. As Claire begins tutoring ten-year old Mieko, the two start to form a bond over the course of the summer. However, learning of the grandparents’ pachinko parlour, Mieko’s innocent interest in visiting it opens questions of belonging, community, language and identity.

The view from the till 📚 ✨ @penguinukbooks

The view from the till 📚 ✨ @penguinukbooks

A full house for the fabulous @ninastibbe - what a

A full house for the fabulous @ninastibbe - what a brilliant way to end our 2023 events. Signed copies of her new book Went To London, Took The Dog are in stock now (a couple of days early!) so grab one while you can! Thank you Nina & @lucyatkinswriter for a wonderful evening 📚

A big thank you to @susiedent for stopping by & si

A big thank you to @susiedent for stopping by & signing books for us! Get in touch to reserve your copy now ✨

Every year the @dauntbooks Short Story Competition

Every year the @dauntbooks Short Story Competition celebrates the wonderful creativity of children’s writing. 2024's competition is now open for entries! Why not get writing (or typing) and help make this another fantastic year. You might even have your story published, along with the other winners, in a book!

The winners’ anthology will have a cover designed by illustrator David Roberts and will be introduced by Sabine Adeyinka, author of Jummy at the River School, and will be sold in our bookshops. 2023's anthology had a cover by Marion Deuchars & introduction by A. F. Harrold, and we had such a good time reading the brilliant stories! We can't wait for a new batch, so do get writing, and perhaps we'll see you on our shelves next year...

Open to original stories written by children aged 4-15 years, up to 1500 words long. The deadline is 31st January 2024. For full details on how to enter head to our website, and please spread the word far & wide!

We've been waiting what seems like a VERY long tim

We've been waiting what seems like a VERY long time for the next instalment in the City of Dragons series by Jaimal Yogis & Vivian Truong. The Awakening Storm ends with a big cliffhanger and promises of further adventures in Paris...and finally, that adventure is here!
Book two, Rise of the Shadowfire, sees Grace, Nate & co travel deep underground to the catacombs and high up to the top of the Eiffel Tower, trying to find an ancient relic before the Daijiang get to it first, with the help of new ally Dr Kim - but can she be trusted? Read it and find out...

Our window has had a bit of a spooktacular makeove

Our window has had a bit of a spooktacular makeover, just in time for Halloween!

Will you be dressing up as a character from a book on the 31st? 🎃🧙‍♀️

With Halloween just around the corner, one of Zara

Thank you everyone who joined us last night at @su

Thank you everyone who joined us last night at @summertownwinebar for our first Supper Club event! We celebrated Land of Milk and Honey with the dream pairing of @cpamzhang & @kiran_mh who talked about the seriousness of pleasure and love, the role of nostalgia and value and taste in food, identity and world building, accompanied by food & drink inspired by the book and provided by SWB. A wide ranging and thought-provoking conversation about a remarkable novel.
Signed copies of Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang are in stock now - get in touch to reserve one for collection. 🍓🩶

A fresh batch of signed copies is in stock NOW! Th

A fresh batch of signed copies is in stock NOW! Thank you @redbreastedbird 💚 Detectives, we’ve got a small number of badges left - come in and pick up your copy of The Body in the Blitz soon before they go…🔍🏷️✏️ ✨

It was wonderful to see & hear from so many of you

It was wonderful to see & hear from so many of you on #BookshopDay 📚 If you visited a bookshop this weekend we want to hear which one (and if you bought a book!)

Robin Stevens is BACK with The Body in the Blitz,

Robin Stevens is BACK with The Body in the Blitz, book two of the Ministry of Unladylike Activity, and we are VERY excited! We’ve got signed copies galore - will you go for yellow or green edges? - and badges for the first spies & detectives to pick up their copies 🔍 In stock now!

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Daunt Books Summertown

247-249 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7HN

Opening times

Monday – Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday – 09:00 - 18:00
Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Bank holidays – 10:00 - 17:00