Brick Lane Bookshop

I love browsing the bookstore.
It has a pretty geeky/​elitist selection of quality literature. You can find classics (mostly things in public domain) for £2.50, new biographies, histories of London, quirky non-​fiction publications, well selected fiction and non-​fiction, travel books, some cookery books, gifts and non-​tacky/​actually useful London paraphernalia.
You can tell whoever owns this shop has good taste and hand-​curates the selection of books. While this might not be the ideal spot if you have a specific book you need, if you just want to browse, this is the perfect little shop to do so.

Are you the kind of person who has way too many books lined up on your list but can’t resist buying titles that tickle your fancy and seem so inviting every time you come around to a lovely little book shop? Well, I am. And Eastside Books is just my cup of coffee.
Today’s purchase: Soren Kierkegaard’s ‘Diary of a Seducer’
Oh hush, you know me…

Eastside books is an independent store on Brick Lane close to Bethnal Green road. They sell a wide range of literature from the standard classics to more obscure titles and journals.
The bookshop hosts regular talks and readings by authors (most recent Iain Sinclair). And also runs a number of creative writing, criticism and script writing evening classes. These are advertised in store.

This bookshop is fantastic! It has the independent spirit that has made this street and area so famous, and what’s best, is that it will continue to have it because people love it.
They carry all types of books, fiction, non-​fiction, the works. But what makes it very special is that they have an section dedicated to local history and children’s books that reflect today’s society. It is a multicultural store, and that is at the heart of East London.
The guys that work here are so helpful and they love what they do. If you are in the area give Eastside Books a visits, you might be pleasantly surprised with their selection and might even leave with a good book in your hand.

I like this bookshop. Every time I’ve come in it is always with something specific in mind and so I haven’t browsed too much but the selection seems pretty wide and I know they definitely pay attention to what the locals are into. Plus the lady that works there is really helpful so head down and just ask. Otherwise, just read something by Douglas Coupland and have a little think and a nice cup of tea.

There’s a great local feel to this lovely bookshop. They have a great selection of books relating to the local history of the area and a good range of multicultural books giving a sense of community to the feel of the place. They also stock plenty of other books from good fiction to documentary, children’s books and more.
As well as books Eastside sells some a brilliant range of nice cards. The staff are really helpful and the prices are pretty good. This book shop belongs on brick lane and i hope it stays here for many more years to come.

Really, a lovely little bookshop with a long-​standing history in this area. Where it could have succumbed to the temptation to sell cool books to all the cool people that pass through this street (y’know how Fopp does it — bit of Orwell, bit of Camus, bit o’ Kafka), they actually got a really well-​stocked selection of fiction.
The kind of fiction you’ve always wanted to read, or thought you should be reading. like Proust? And they do pretty greetings cards. There is a standard section on design, with big coffee table books about brazillian architecture or pictures of industrial decline. You do know them ones.
But that’s ok, their local history selection is beautiful and really appropriate for Brick Lane, where it would be easy to forget what it looked like last year. This bit’s got nice books on the area’s radical history, the stories of the Jewish presence in the area (I’d been looking for a Litvinoff book for ages) and the struggles against fascism and the National Front in London’s East End. Which I felt really ties it to the area.
It’s definitely worth coming in 2 Eastside Books for a browse…