Ready to romanticise your 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.)
Alongside our best-selling luxury handmade book sleeves, we sell 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.
...and soon you'll be able to shop IRL too, as we are opening our very own independent fantasy bookshop!
Check out our fresh New Year bookish treats, hot off the press!
R. F. Kuang
£22.00
£18.99
The Happy News
£4.35
Paper and Word | Secret Society
From £24.00 - £28.00
Paper and Word
From £24.00 - £28.00
Paper and Word
From £24.00 - £28.00
Paper and Word
From £24.00 - £28.00
£20.00
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.
Gifts
Nothing would make a bookworm happier (other than maybe another Farseer book, now? Please?)
Kindle accessories
If you prefer a screen, we’ve got you covered (pun intended). We're also the only Strapsicle stockist in the UK! You're welcome.
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.
our fantasy bookshop
We are SO excited to be renovating our very own independent bookshop in our hometown of Bebington Village on the Wirral. We will be the first brick and mortar fantasy exclusive bookshop in the UK!
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, we are hoping to finally open our doors this autumn!
In the meantime, you can follow the renovation progress over on our YouTube channel. See you at the grand opening?
Our Reviews
Best Purchase in Years
I bought my book cosy a few years ago now and it’s been the best bookish purchase I’ve made. My books used to get so crushed and damaged in my bag but I’ve never had that issue since I got myself one so please if you love to take a god book around with you then I highly recommend!
Beautiful Squishy Goodness
Love love love my beautiful sleeve! I was upset that my favourite graphic novel was getting damaged in my bag (paperback but big and chunky) and now I can carry it round safely and soundly :) it came nice and quickly too considering it's totally handmade to such a high quality <3
Gorgeous High Quality Products
If you want high quality sleeves with gorgeous designs, then this small company is perfect. I absolutely love my switch sleeve! Circumstances out of the business’s control meant that it took a little longer for my sleeve to be delivered, but they communicated everything clearly and quickly so it wasn’t an issue at all. Would highly recommend!
Books and stationery go together like Sam & Frodo. That’s why we stock a specially curated collection including journals, totes, washis and more
Unicorn Eclipse
£8.50
Unicorn Eclipse
£5.00
Unicorn Eclipse
£5.00
Quirky Cup Collective
£3.99
Quirky Cup Collective
£4.99
Quirky Cup Collective
£3.99
Unicorn Eclipse
£8.50
Unicorn Eclipse
£13.00
Unicorn Eclipse
£5.00
Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree PRE-ORDER
Our signed exclusive indie edition is now available for pre-order! Featuring illustrated end papers and sprayed edges.
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Why supporting indie bookshops is so important
Supporting independent bookshops is so important for community, for book lovers and for the people running them. Here’s a few reasons we think you should be supporting indie bookshops!
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Our independent fantasy bookshop lore
Dive into some local fantasy lore with Abby - including the bookshop's links to Narnia, Tolkien and more!
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