Let’s face it, there are few such essential piece of holiday kit than the books you pack (you don’t pack…you download?? Oh, let’s not even go there…). Everyone can remember the mini break ruined by an unsatisfactory novel or the long train journey that seemed to go on forever because you had–gasp–nothing to read! Here at West End Lane Books we take holiday recommendations very seriously. They’re like prescriptions, for heaven’s sake. How do you want to feel? Do you […]

One of the truly scariest things a parent can do is to throw a party for their children! The noise! The mess! The expense! The faff! We can’t help with the noise and the mess but we can mitigate the faff and the expense with our book-themed Party Bag service for all ages/interest and budgets. Simply tell us  what age children/ interest/ how many books/your budget and we will do the rest: we’ll order your books, add balloons, stickers, bags, […]

For the avoidance of family strife, it’s our civic duty to give you ample warning of the rapid approach of Father’s Day on June 18th. And to make things as easy peasy as possible-providing Dad with a gift to make even the gruffest of paters melt, and you with instant brownie points and favoured child status– we’re offering expertly selected (by us) bundles of books for the big guy in your life. There are four selections: Fiction (one hardback and […]