Castle Books, Totnes

17/06/2026

We love Totnes Library's stylish new reception desk and are delighted to have helped make it possible with our latest donation 😍

When you come into the library you might notice it's a bit different... We have had a lovely upgrade to our staff enquiries desk. With huge thanks to .bookshop.totnes for their generous donation and with support from Totnes Library Friends group we have a lovely accessible and streamlined entrance.

06/06/2026

Some wonderful new books in the window and shop today Come on in out of the rain!

27/04/2026

We were delighted to attend the official opening of The Grove School’s new “Reading Caravan” last Thursday 📚✨

What a wonderful resource for the children, and the perfect use of our donation for new books!

04/04/2026

Happy Easter from Castle Books.🐣Enjoy a free chocolate egg (or two) on us!😃

31/03/2026

Love this!

Some of our members recently enjoyed a thought provoking creative writing workshop hosted by Alice from Soundart Radio together with writer Lucy Lepchani. Guided by Lucy, we explored the theme of street life and created poems which Alice then recorded in readiness for broadcast today which is to be held jointly with St John’s Primary School.
We really hope you can tune in, listen and enjoy.

28/03/2026

We are excited to offer a full, three-volume set of Hugh R Watkin’s The History of Totnes Priory and Medieval Town, Devonshire (with the sister priory of Tywardreath, Cornwall), published between 1914-17 by the author, and still in its original cloth bindings. The work draws heavily on primary sources to document the development of Totnes, its priory, and its inhabitants, providing detailed insight into who owned land, how the church was funded, and how the town developed as a trading centre.

The books were formerly in the collection of the late Cornish nationalist, publisher, and activist Len Truran (died 1997) who amassed a significant and comprehensive library of antiquarian books on Cornish history, mining and politics.

👉Available to view in the shop. Price on application.

07/03/2026

Anyone at TotnesCinema Chess Club looking to up their game?

05/03/2026

It's World Book Day! 📖📣😍

Pop in and give a pre-loved book a new home today - all profits go to support local reading and creative writing initiatives in our amazing community.

03/03/2026

Something for local historians – a charming and well preserved edition of Cockrem’s Tourist’s Guide to Torquay and its Neighbourhood dating from the 1880s, complete with original fold out maps. Originally published in 1856, Cockrem’s guide went through several editions until his business was taken over by Westley & Co, a local bookseller and stationer, who reprinted it c.1882.

26/02/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the generous customer who donated her late husband’s treasured collection of fishing books. These wonderful titles will soon find new homes, and the money raised by Castle Books will go straight back into supporting our local community. Here are just a few of the titles we are currently sorting through.