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the reading room

the Bookshop in Melrose

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“The Reading Room - the independent bookshop in the heart of the town - continues to keep up Melrose’s reputation as a literary town year-round.”

Melrose named one of the best places to live in the UK, 2026. Malcolm Jack, The Sunday Times, 20th March, 2026.

New Releases

The God of The Woods by Liz Moore
Evenings and Weekends
Gabriel's Moon
Hera
How To Age Disgracefully
Precipice
Sandwich
Summer Heat
Table for Two
The Book of Doors
The Ministry of Time
The Second Chance Book Club
There Are Rivers in the Sky
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Parade by Rachel Cusk
Peach Street to Lobster Lane by Felicity Cloake
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
We Came By Sea by Horatio Clare
Wild Moon Rising by Jenny Knight
Good Girl
The Persians
Confessions
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Staff Picks

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Burnings by Naomi Kelsey
Rural by Rebecca Smith
The Last Days by Ali Millar
Close to Home by Michael Magee
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
The Offing by Benjamin Myers
Table for Two
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
The Safekeep by Yael van den Wouden
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“Let’s be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading.”
— Lena Dunham

Welcome to The Reading Room

We are a small independently-owned bookshop in Melrose in the Scottish Borders. Although a small bookshop, we have a wide range of titles in stock with a particular focus on books from or about Scotland. In addition, we also stock a range of maps, stationery and gifts.

We are usually open Tuesday - Saturday,

1000-1230, 1300-1630.

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