Home of fantasy + romanticising reading
Welcome to Paper + Word, where we’ll never judge the size of your TBR pile (in fact, we’ll help you add to it – because a new book is never a bad idea.)
We're the UK's first brick-and-mortar fantasy bookshop, serving up everything from classics to romantasy, cosy to epic and childrens too!
Alongside books you'll find our best-selling luxury handmade book sleeves, unique bookish gifts and bookworm essentials for people who love reading for what it is: the ultimate soul-soother in an ever busier world.
Whether you read in every spare moment or you average out at once a week, we’re here to make that moment of self-care as ease-filled and luxurious as possible.
Books and accessories go together like Sam & Frodo. That’s why we stock a specially curated collection including journals, totes, Kindle accessories, our very own award-winning book sleeves and more
Maison Matine
£13.95
Maison Matine
£13.95
Maison Matine
£13.95
Maison Matine
£13.95
Maison Matine
£13.95
Lewis, Britney S.
£16.99
Regan, Barnhill, Kelly
£8.99
Hopscotch Paper Co.
£2.95
our fantasy bookshop
In November 2025 we opened our very own independent bookshop in our hometown of Bebington Village on the Wirral.
It's been a real labour of love with this 100 year old building, but after raising a huge £26k from the book community through Kickstarter and a year of waiting... we finally have the magical bookshop we dreamed of.
The community response has been incredible, and we are so lucky to have our little space full of fantasy loving bookworms every single day!
We sync our bookshop and website inventory to make sure you never miss out on the hottest fresh delivery of fantasy books! We do have some exclusive special editions available in store only though... 👀
Lewis, Britney S.
£16.99
Regan, Barnhill, Kelly
£8.99
£20.00
Mikey Please
£14.99
Anna Fiteni
£9.99
A.T. Qureshi
£9.99
Samantha Birch
£9.99
R. F. Kuang
£22.00
Kiera Azar
£16.99
Gifts
Nothing would make a bookworm happier (other than maybe another Hobb book, now? Please?)
Bookworm essentials
Accessories to elevate every reading experience, from bookmarks to reading journals.
Notion templates
Keep track of your reading (and your life) with our downloadable Notion templates.
Bestselling luxury book sleeves
Where it all began - the Paper + Word handmade book sleeve. Meticulously designed to be the perfect size and shape and brought to life in gorgeous limited edition fabrics each month, our award nominated book sleeves are the ultimate way to protect your precious cargo.
Website updates this January
We're having some big updates online this month, so please bear with us if you spot anything weird.
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Shipping delay
updates on our shipping issues!
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Spooky Season Reads for Fantasy Lovers
spooky season reads for fantasy lovers. We love a good horror book, especially one with a fantasy theme to it; some spooky mushrooms, ghostly figures, and witchcraft. These are some...
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