City Books

About

Brighton and Hove’s Largest and Liveliest Independent Bookshop

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City Books is an independent bookshop founded and run by Paul and Inge Sweetman. We pride ourselves in promoting old-fashioned values, whilst using the best of modern technology.

The shop is situated on Western Road, right in the centre of Brighton and Hove in the Brunswick area of the city. Regency architecture dominates this part of Britain’s city by the sea.

In a competition held in Brighton and Hove, City Books was voted by locals ‘The Best Shop in Brunswick’. The shop has also been shortlisted twice for the ‘Independent Bookshop of the Year Award’.

City Books organise regular literary evenings, which are held at the Old Market next door. Guest speakers have included Simon Callow, John Simpson, Robert Winston, Vic Reeves, Nick Cave, Will Self, Ian Rankin, Sir John Mortimer, Sarah Dunant, Alexander McCall Smith, Anna Massey, Jamie Oliver, Rick Stein, Tony Benn and Cynthia Lennon. During these relaxed evenings you will have the chance to pose questions to the guest and purchase signed first editions at reduced price. Tickets are available from City Books.

City Books stock a wide range of carefully selected books. Subjects include fiction, poetry, children’s books, cookery, art, business and travel. We also stock an extensive range of local books.