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Student at University of Texas in Austin Wins a New Hardback Book a Month for Life Heywood Hill, the legendary independent London bookshop, announced today that Mariadela Villegas, a third year student at the University of Texas in Austin, has won the Library of a Lifetime, the world’s first major literary prize focused on readers of books. Read more... 30 November, 2016
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Win a hardback book a month FOR LIFE HEYWOOD HILL, THE LONDON INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP, ANNOUNCES  THE WORLD’S FIRST LIFETIME LITERARY PRIZE—FOR READERS To mark its 80th anniversary, Heywood Hill is proud to present The Library of a Lifetime free to enter Prize Draw. Read more... 30 September, 2016
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Eighty Years Young Eighty years ago today, on 3 August 1936, George Heywood Hill opened his bookshop on Curzon Street. We hope he would be as intensely proud as we are to have reached this milestone. Earlier today we raised a glass in memory of George and Anne Hill and all who have worked here over the years. Read more... 3 August, 2016
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Gemma Merino wins Oscar’s Book Prize This year’s Oscar’s Book Prize was awarded to author and illustrator Gemma Merino for her book ‘The Cow Who Climbed a Tree’. The children’s book prize, an annual hunt for the best pre-school book, is now in its third year. Read more... 10 June, 2016
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Heywood Hill is recruiting Part-time Bookseller: We are currently looking for a part-time bookseller to join our small team of passionate booksellers. The ideal candidate will join us for two days a week, one of which will be Saturday, and will be involved in all aspects of the day-to-day running of a busy bookshop. Read more... 3 June, 2016
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Prince of Wales Launches Literary Fund HRH The Prince of Wales: saving our history Friends of the National Libraries launched a new fund, The Prince of Wales Fund, at an event in Lambeth Palace on 24th February, attended by its Patron HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. Read more... 8 March, 2016
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Read all about it! Heywood Hill has gone stateside! We are thrilled to have been featured in The New York Times this week. There are some wonderful pictures and many kind words about the shop. You can read the article here. Read more... 3 February, 2016
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Introducing The Slow Cyclist We are delighted to introduce you to The Slow Cyclist, run by Oli Broom (husband of our own Clemmie Jackson-Stops). The Slow Cyclist takes small groups of discerning travellers on group and tailor-made ?bicycle journeys ?in Transylvania and Rwanda, two corners of Europe & Africa. Read more... 28 January, 2016
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Pre-Order Signed Copies of The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore Pre-order signed copies of The Romanovs 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore. Published on 28 January 2016 tells the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas. Read more... 22 January, 2016
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Sign up to receive our Spring Recommended Reading List Our booksellers are hard at work producing our next Recommended Reading List due out at the beginning of March. Listing our choice of the best new books this season, this Heywood Hill tradition is an enticing missive from the coal face of literary London and is much-loved by our customers around the world. If you would like to receive the list by email please sign up here. Read more... 21 January, 2016