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Blackwell's, Oxford’s Bookshop
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Blackwell's, Oxford’s Bookshop
@blackwelloxford
Oxford's Bookshop since 1879. Branches on Broad Street and at Westgate Oxford. For online order enquiries, contact @blackwellbooks.
You have too many books. HA. April Fool's. That's not a thing.- Wedding bells at Blackwell's Many many congratulations to this happy couple who visited the bookshop on their wedding day, after meeting for their first date here five years ago. Our day has been made! Thank you.
- "The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it." Daniel Dennett (March 28, 1942 - April 19, 2024)
- Want to start 2021 with a win? We're giving away a personalised 12 month paperback subscription! That's twelve books completely tailored to your tastes! To enter, 1) FOLLOW us, 2) LIKE this post and 3) RETWEET with the book you've loved most this year!
- Today we celebrate our 145th birthday. Thank you to all of our customers, may 2024 bring lashings of literary joy. Happy New Year from all at @blackwellbooks
- You are enjoying them so much we had to do another one before Christmas! :) 🤩🎉🎄 GIVEAWAY 🎄🎉🤩 Win ALL of the Blackwell's Books Of the Year📚 To enter: 1. Follow us and like this post 2. Retweet telling us your book of the year! There will be 3 winners this time! :)
- We're really pleased to announce that Blackwell's have hired a full-time cycle courier for our local bike delivery. This is a new green delivery job in Oxford. To have your books delivered by bike for free within the Oxford ring road, call us on 01865 792792.
- It's official: Blackwell's will be open again on Monday 12 April. The booksellers are busy making preparations for reopening. We are so looking forward to seeing you back in our bookshop! We'd loved to hear when you're planning your first visit back. See you soon.
- If this young book fan had been our only customer at Blackwell's on Broad Street today, opening would still have been totally worthwhile. Thank you to everyone who came shopping at our bookshop on our first day back, it's be wonderful to see you.
- Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill was the much-loved creator of Mildred Hubble, Miss Cackle's Academy, and Mr and Mrs Large and their noisy elephantine offspring.
- On Monday at 10am, our front door will be open again. We're spending the weekend putting the finishing touches to the bookshop, ready to welcome you back.
- Happy birthday, Margaret Atwood, our Queen of Literature. “I read for pleasure and that is the moment I learn the most.”
- Today, Blackwell's at Broad Street turns 140 years old. We have a whole host of incredible events and promotions planned in the shop throughout the year, but we want to know - what are your favourite memories of Blackwell's?
