Welcome

Welcome to Maldon Books, an award-winning independent bookshop located in the heart of Maldon, Essex.

We’re a family-run bookshop, nestled in at the top of the high street with a beautiful view of All Saint’s Church. We stock a wide range of titles for both children and adults of all ages, across a variety of genres. We also sell cards, gift wrap and jigsaws, and all sorts of suitably bookish gifts.

Maldon Books is open for browsing seven days a week, and our experienced booksellers are on hand to help you find the perfect book, whether it’s a gift for a loved one, or a treat for yourself.

If you’re not able to make it in for a visit, head to our online store for a selection of our bestselling titles and highly recommended reads…

Staff Picks

Companion piece

Ali Smith

£9.99

The Leviathan

Rosie Andrews

£8.99

To Paradise

Hanya Yanagihara

£9.99

Death Comes to Marlow

Robert Thorogood

£16.99

SAS : Rogue Heroes

Ben MacIntyre

£9.99

A Terrible Kindness

Jo Browning Wroe

£8.99

Osebol

Marit Kapla

£14.99

*SIGNED* Scattered Showers

Rainbow Rowell

£16.99

Climb Your Mountain

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

£20.00

The Climate Book

Greta Thunberg

£25.00

The Atlas Six

Olivie Blake

£8.99

The Romantic

William Boyd

£20.00

The Satsuma Complex

Bob Mortimer

£16.99

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

£16.99

Alison

Lizzy Stewart

£18.99

Life Ceremony

Sayaka Murata

£12.99

Another Life

Jodie Chapman

£9.99

A Drag Queen’s Guide to Life

Bimini Bon Boulash

£9.99

Sabotage on the Solar Express

M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman

£7.99

Asylum Road

Olivia Sudjic

£8.99

The City of Tears

Kate Mosse

£8.99

Acts of Desperation

Megan Nolan

£8.99

Luster

Raven Leilani

£9.99

No One Is Talking About This

Patricia Lockwood

£8.99

Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters

£8.99

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

£8.99

Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love

Yotam Ottolenghi & Noor Murad

£25.00

The Soaring Life of the Lark

John Lewis-Stempel

£9.99

The Manningtree Witches

A.K. Blakemore

£8.99

News & Events

Poetry Reading: Nandana Dev Sen

Posted on 17th March, 2023
Category: Events, News

Join us on Monday 27th March for an evening with Nandana Dev Sen, who will be reading from Acrobat, her translation of a selection of her late mother’s work. A radiant collection of poetry about womanhood, intimacy, and the body politic that together evokes the arc of an ordinary life. …

An Evening with Skye McAlpine

Posted on 23rd February, 2023
Category: Events, News

We’re so pleased to welcome cookery writer, Skye McAlpine, to Maldon this March, in celebration of her newly published cookbook, A Table Full of Love. Skye McAlpine’s third cookbook, A Table Full of Love, explores the connection between food and love. It’s both a recipe book and a celebration of …