Welcome to The Snug Bookshop

An independent bookshop in Olney, Buckinghamshire and now offering a full catalogue online shop.
Our mission is to Promote literacy and Nurture emotional resilience in rural communities.

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SOE Manual : How to be an Agent in Occupied Europe

£9.99

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Not Quite Dead Yet

£9.99

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Super Nature : The 100 Biggest, Fastest, Deadliest Creatures on the Planet

£20.00

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Sophia : Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary

£14.99

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The Patient Assassin : A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj

£9.99

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Koh-i-Noor : The History of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond

£14.99

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The Anarchy : The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

£14.99

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The Golden Road : How Ancient India Transformed the World

£12.99

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Return of a King – The Battle for Afghanistan

£12.99

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Empire of AI : Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination -Financial Times Book of 2025

£12.99

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We have access to all books in the UK distribution network and with live access to stock level information you can order any book that’s in stock with next day delivery. Our online shop calculates postage so books will be sent out the same day.

The Snug Bookshop Services

  • Adult and Children In-person Bookclubs

  • Writing Clubs In-person

  • Online form – to suggest books for gifting

  • Wrapping and Gift Delivery

  • Next Day Delivery

  • Local Home Delivery (by car)

  • Christmas List Wishlist – Open from November

  • Annual 3monthly, 6monthly, 12monthly Book Subscription

  • School Visits & consultancy for support with reluctant readers

  • Newsletter -(email sign up 10% off your first Order)

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Booker Prize Winner 2025 announced

Flesh

By David Szalay

The Booker Prize is a prestigious, annual literary award for the best single work of long-form fiction written in English and published in the U.K. and Ireland.
Read the Guardian’s review here