Get more from the Book Department

As proudly 'old-fashioned' booksellers, we know books, and we love books.  If we were invited to appear on Mastermind, take a guess as to our specialist subject!  Because of our passion for books, we have a number of services that we can offer to help you get the most out of your literary adventures...

The Jarrold Book Club

If you love books and reading, why not join our Book Club?

We aim to meet once a month and have a friendly and informal chat about our chosen book. Wine and soft drinks available to purchase on the night. 

All meetings are held in Chapters on the lower ground floor at 6pm.

Forthcoming Meetings

  • 2 October | I Am, I Am, I Am - Maggie O'Farrell

  • 6 November | Mrs Bridge - Evan S. Connell

  • 4 December | Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng

  • 8 January* | The Girls of Slender Means - Muriel Spark

  • 5 February | Smile - Roddy Doyle

*2nd Tuesday of the month due to 1st being New Year's Day.

If you would like to come please call 01603 660661 and ask for the Book Department, or ask staff for details. Tell your friends... all are welcome!

Book Loyalty Card

Every time you spend £10 in the Book Department you will collect one stamp. As well as Books, your purchases can include DVD's and any other book related items. Once the card is full it is worth £10 to use against anything from the Book Department. They have no expiry date so you have plenty of time to decide on an item which is right for you. Also, if you fill in your details on the back of the card we will keep you up to date with all the latest Books events and promotions.

Ask in store for more details

Book Orders and Recommendations

If we don’t already stock the book you want we’ll be happy to order it for you and we can probably source any book that’s currently in print in the UK, often within twenty-four hours

If you want a book, but don’t know exactly what you want we’d be delighted to recommend your next read.

If you want to place an order, or ask for a recommendation just contact us here.

Information for Self-Published Authors

How do you get your independently published book onto the shelves of the Jarrolds book department? To make the process as straightforward as possible here’s a summary from our perspective of what, ideally, you need to do.

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