Harpenden Books

Harpenden Books A dedicated bookshop in the heart of Harpenden community, with knowledgeable service, a browser-friendly environment and an outstanding range of books.

Both staff and customers have loved Theo of Golden and so we thought we would put together some books that are a perfect...
01/04/2026

Both staff and customers have loved Theo of Golden and so we thought we would put together some books that are a perfect pairing with Theo and will likely capture your hearts! Have you read any of these?

recently announced that the film adaptation of What Happens at Night by Peter Cameron coming to the big screen soon! Di...
30/03/2026

recently announced that the film adaptation of What Happens at Night by Peter Cameron coming to the big screen soon! Directed by Martin Scorsese and will feature Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence.

Pick up a copy in store today! And did you know that books featured in the photo are already available to watch or are coming to screens soon? Are you team big screen or book first?

We are big fans of Maggie O’Farrell, as are many of our customers. Land is due to be published in just 64 days! We are s...
30/03/2026

We are big fans of Maggie O’Farrell, as are many of our customers. Land is due to be published in just 64 days! We are so excited! Come into store and pre order your copy today!

Loved Hamnet? Pre-order Land in store and fall even deeper into Maggie O’Farrell’s backlist while you wait 📚✨
22/03/2026

Loved Hamnet?
Pre-order Land in store and fall even deeper into Maggie O’Farrell’s backlist while you wait 📚✨

We are delighted to be welcoming on her amazing Book Tour. The author will be dropping anchor on Monday the 28th of Jul...
16/07/2025

We are delighted to be welcoming on her amazing Book Tour.

The author will be dropping anchor on Monday the 28th of July to sign copies of her debut children’s book.

Emma has been a regular customer of ours so it feels super special to be supporting her amazing journey as an author.

If you haven’t got a copy of her exciting book yet, then this is the chance to grab one and set sail with the first book in a hilarious new detective adventure series! …And did we mentioned the amazing illustrations by .saunders16 ?! The absolute best combo!

Bursting with doodles, activities & space to scribble, this is a very original book and the perfect must read for your summer holidays.

So pop in, come and say hello!





What’s brown, goes ‘boing’ and knocks on your bedroom window at night?A poo on a pogo stick! Join Olaf Falafel in store,...
19/06/2025

What’s brown, goes ‘boing’ and knocks on your bedroom window at night?
A poo on a pogo stick!

Join Olaf Falafel in store, where he will be signing copies of his new book, watch him doodle away some of his wackiest characters and, of course, laugh out loud with some the funniest jokes ever from the winner of the Funniest Joke Award.

What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? A carrot!

How do you make a cat stand still?
Press paws!

Before Katniss, There Was Haymitch.His Story Begins Today.The gripping Hunger Games prequel you can read even if you’ve ...
18/03/2025

Before Katniss, There Was Haymitch.
His Story Begins Today.

The gripping Hunger Games prequel you can read even if you’ve not started the original series: Sunrise on the Reaping introduces Haymitch Abernathy and reveals how he triumphed in the 50th contest, twenty-four years prior to becoming Katniss Everdeen’s mentor.

With its action-packed story of danger, deceit and power corrupted, this is the perfect entry point into the incredible world that Suzanne Collins created and which kickstarted the dystopian fiction trend with its iconic main character Katniss.

Enthralling and unputdownable, Sunrise on the Reaping is available now so head to our shop to grab your copy!





Story Time is back at Harpenden Books! On Wednesdays, at 11 am, our new Children’s Bookseller will choose a book to read...
09/02/2025

Story Time is back at Harpenden Books!

On Wednesdays, at 11 am, our new Children’s Bookseller will choose a book to read, giving you the chance to discover new stories or new authors we believe deserve to be shared!

Come and join us!!




Proudly presenting the Winner of Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize:Glorious Exploits by Ferdia LennonSet in the Sicily of ...
25/07/2024

Proudly presenting the Winner of Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize:

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

Set in the Sicily of 412 BC, Lennon’s at once riotously funny and incredibly moving novel finds two locals and a bunch of captured Athenian soldiers staging two of Euripides’ greatest tragedies in a quarry.

About Ferdia Lennon: his fascination with the ancient Greeks started at an early age. He read History and Classics at University College Dublin, followed by a Creative Writing master’s degree at the University of East Anglia, and his short fiction has appeared in publications including the Irish Times and the Stinging Fly. Originally from Dublin,
he now lives in Norwich. Glorious Exploits, an audacious and moving tragicomedy set in ancient Syracuse, is his first novel.


Lottie Brooks is back with plenty more chaotic capers and agonising embarrassments abound! Now half-price as the summer ...
19/07/2024

Lottie Brooks is back with plenty more chaotic capers and agonising embarrassments abound! Now half-price as the summer reading kicks in! Grab your copy quick



The renowned explorer and acclaimed author ofShackleton turns his attention to another greatadventurer to deliver a fasc...
18/07/2024

The renowned explorer and acclaimed author of
Shackleton turns his attention to another great
adventurer to deliver a fascinating, fully-rounded picture of the British archaeologist, writer and intelligence officer who fought alongside Arab guerrilla forces in the Middle East during WW1.




From medieval bones to wartime carnage, the author of “Why the Germans Do it Better” delves deep into the myriad identit...
18/07/2024

From medieval bones to wartime carnage, the author of “Why the Germans Do it Better” delves deep into the myriad identities of one of Europe’s most iconic cities.

“In Search of Berlin” is an 800-year story, a dialogue between past and present; it is a new way of looking at this turbulent and beguiling city on its never-ending journey of reinvention.




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48 High Street
Harpenden
AL52SX

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 5:30pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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