Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath

Independent bookseller in Bath, next to the Abbey. Open every day, 8:30am - 9pm, with frequent author events. [phone].

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

We are closing at 5pm today for our annual stocktake! Open between now & then, and back open 8.30am - 9pm tomorrow.

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

Nick Harkaway joins us in the bookshop TOMORROW to talk all about his new book, Karla's Choice: A John le Carre Novel, and we can't wait.

Make sure to book your place via our website: https://t.co/fE4WMc8Oxh

[Guardian Books @GuardianBooks]

Exclusive extract from Karla’s Choice: A John le Carré Novel by Nick Harkaway https://t.co/l6czPT4hyo

[toppingsyork @toppingsyork]

Hello, we're Topping & Company, an independent bookseller! Today we have some huge news. In autumn 2025, we are opening a massive new bookshop in central York opposite the York Minster. Follow us for more updates and subscribe to our newsletter: https://t.co/8jeiQaltCA

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

We are so excited to host @fredsirieix1 THIS FRIDAY for his new book and to hear all about his life in Britain and why he loves it so much! Head to our website to book your place - it's sure to be a fun evening!

[Fred Sirieix @fredsirieix1]

It's publication day, I’m so excited! My new book #SeriouslyBritish is finally out. I so hope you like it. Link in bio to order 📚

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

@sanah_ahsan joins us to discuss their collection of Quranic verse and hip-hop, I Cannot be Good Until You Say it, shortlisted for the Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection 2024!

Join us on September 30th for a 7pm start in our Bath bookshop!

#poetryevent #sanahahsan

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

And here's the second part of your week in events! (2/2)

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

Our next week ahead is one of our most exciting yet! With the weather beginning to tip properly into Autumn celebrate the shift into cosier nights with an amazing author and book worth celebrating! Here's the first part in your week in events (1/2)

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

Next Thursday we're joined by the former mayor of Bristol, @MarvinJRees
His insightful memoir chronicles the fall and rise to political success - and how the failures along the way ultimately proved a blessing in what he learned about life. Tix still available on our webiste!

[Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @NathenAmin]

A last call for my event tomorrow night in the EXCELLENT @ToppingsBath in Bath, which must rank among the very best bookshops. I'm speaking on the origins of the Tudor Dynasty. There'll be books and LOLs. Come along!

Tickets below: https://t.co/JB9YxzUh3X

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

Tomorrow! Salon culture in Japan celebrates art created as part of Japanese cultural salons in the late 18th and 19th centuries. We will be joined by two of the book's principal contributors to take us through these extraordinary images.

Info & to book:
https://t.co/yYpIZVQMkD

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

Welcome to September! The start of the month marks the beginning of our Autumn Literary Festival, and we are absolutely spoiled this season with events for fantastic books from some of our favourite authors! Here's your week ahead...

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

Back to reality after the long weekend? Well why not carry on the fun with an evening spent with multi-million selling author @matthaig1 for his latest book, The Life Impossible!
There are a handful of places left for our event with Matt tomorrow, so come along! @canongatebooks

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

We are so excited to welcome @MichaelRosenYes on the 6th Sep for a joyful journey through a year of weird words and fantastic phrases. Join one of the nation's favourite wordsmiths and take a tour of the British Isles and all its vernacular idiosyncrasies in this delightful book

[Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrenna]

Thanks for having me @ToppingsBath - you were amazing! What a beautiful crowd, thank you to those who waited for me & those discovering me. Signed and protectively wrapped copies of LONG LIVE EVIL are available there now. 💜😈

[Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrenna]

Thank you to my wonderful @ToppingsBath bookseller and interviewer last night, Kyla. Who also saved me a pink pen!

[Maria Garbutt-Lucero @mariagluc]

Happy publication day, Ralf Webb!

Catch @loco_mote talking masculinity & art in mid-century America at these v reputable indies across the UK!

One for all you James Baldwin-heads+fans of Tennessee Williams, Carson McCullers & John Cheever. @WestKirbyBooks + @DauntSummertown TBA

[Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock]

I am very excited to read Dame Zandra Rhodes' new memoir, Iconic: My Life in Fashion in 50 Objects. I got to hear from the designer herself in conversation with her co-author, Ella Alexander, at @ToppingsBath last night! #fashion #book

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

Event announcement! We can finally reveal that @RichardAyoade will be joining us at the Bath Pavilion this October - and we can't wait! Join us for what is sure to be a fascinating and hilarious evening. Head to our website to secure your place: https://t.co/BffW62Cn1s

[Faber Books @FaberBooks]

We are excited to announce The Unfinished Harauld Hughes, @RichardAyoade's fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes – the practically mythical mid-century playwright – from obscurity.

Coming in hardback 3 October, you can pre-order it now.

https://t.co/GeayHDFtab

[Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath @ToppingsBath]

Event announcement! We're so excited to welcome @Beathhigh Ian Rankin to Bath this October for Midnight and Blue. Head to our website to secure your place: https://t.co/iDf2jZ2xmA

[Orion Publishing @orionbooks]

Announcing the first tour dates for #MidnightAndBlue, as @Beathhigh heads out on the road this autumn to celebrate the launch of the 25th Rebus novel.

🎟️ Tickets on sale now via https://t.co/VKl0Q26AVl, with more dates to be announced!