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The Aldeburgh Bookshop, 42 High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk IP15 5AB.  01728 452389. 

The 11th Aldeburgh Literary Festival 9th - 11th March 2012 is open for booking now.  We still have tickets for: Events 1, 2, 3 and 6.  Other events have sold out.

We can get most books to order within 24 hours.  Books can be ordered by phone or fax 01728 452389, e-mail johnandmary@aldeburghbookshop.co.uk, or contact us here.  We post books all over the world, too.

Open Mondays to Saturday from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm (except Wednesday when we close at 5.30 pm).  Open Sundays from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm.

The Aldeburgh Bookshop has been in business for over 60 years.  The owners, John and Mary James, took on the shop in 2000.  In April 2005 we won the 'Nibby' (the Oscar of the Booktrade) for The Independent Bookshop of the Year Award at The British Book Awards.  Recently in October 2010 we were included in the Independent's list of The 50 Best Bookshops, and we were placed 4th in the Independent's list of The 50 Best Bookshops in the UK in 2008.

We also run The Aldeburgh Literary Festival which takes place at the beginning of March.  The dates for next year's Festival will be 9th - 11th March 2012.  

For details of our last festival see The 10th Aldeburgh Literary Festival and read all about it in Charles Moore's article in the Daily Telegraph on March 11th: Writers thrive on their trip to the seaside.

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Apart from the Bible and Shakespeare: our readers suggest their Desert Island Books.  First this year we have Mark Fairweather's list.  That of Peter Sinfield of King Crimson fame can be viewed here too.

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The Aldeburgh Bookshop would like to thank Hugh, The Mac Doctor, for his expert advice and help in setting up this website and Shelton Websites for their excellent technical provision.