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Far From The Madding Crowd

An indie bookshop with a bit on the side.
We believe there's a perfect book out there for everyone, so let us help you find it!

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Event Tickets

  • In Conversation with James Oswald, Wednesday 30th October, 7.00pm
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  • Scottish Religious Poetry, Thursday 14th November, 7.00PM
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  • In conversation with Eleanor Morton, Life Lessons from Historical Women, Wednesday 20th November, 7.00pm
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Friday Storytelling!

Book your free slot here!

Books, Cards, Gifts and more

Spread over two floors of an attractive Georgian building, we stock practically every genre. General fiction, classics, sci-fi, history, travel, cookery, poetry, nature writing, OS maps, travel guides and Scottish interest can be found on the ground floor of the building, while all the children's books and toys are downstairs in our cosy Little Owls section.

We pride ourselves on offering the highest level of customer service and with so many titles in stock, we’re pretty confident that we’ll be able to find the title you’re looking for, as well as a few you didn’t know you wanted! If we don’t have the title you’re looking for in stock, we offer a free ordering service so please just ask and we'll help you out!

Linlithgow Independents' Day 2024!

Linlithgow Independents' Day is back for the second year! Shops and businesses across Linlithgow will have special offers on throughout the day - check the Linlithgow High Street Traders facebook page for full details!

Far From The Madding Crowd Bookshop will be offering:

*Buy One Get One Free on all children's independent readers

*Buy Two for £10 on all adult novels

And let the last Saturday in August forever be our Independents' Day!

Little Owls!

Our dedicated children’s department Little Owls is packed with books, toys, games and other goodies – there’s something for all ages!

We are happy to coordinate book events for schools such as book fayres and author visits!