Heywood Hill is one of the leading bookshops of London, proudly independent and trusted by readers and collectors throughout the English-speaking world. In 2026 we celebrate ninety years of tailored bookselling at the heart of Mayfair. Please drop in to our literary oasis where our team of talented and attentive booksellers are here to help you with their customary courtesy and good humour. We are at your service
To mark our 90th anniversary you are cordially invited to join us on a uniquely rich year-long literary adventure, A Year In Books 2026: LONDON'S GREATEST BOOK SUBSCRIPTION.
A YEAR IN BOOKS 2026
To celebrate Heywood Hill’s 90 years of tailored bookselling, we have devised LONDON'S GREATEST BOOK SUSBCRIPTION, a uniquely rich year-long literary experience.
Throughout 2026 all adult recipients will receive: book recommendations & author questionnaires from leading writers; reading lists by decade of the best books published since 1936; specially designed Cressida Bell 90th anniversary bookplates and bookmarks; exclusive bookish interviews and tales from the Heywood Hill archives.
NEW SUSBCRIPTIONS
We are excited to launch four brand-new subscriptions for 2026: our 90th Anniversary Special, featuring twelve of the best novels in paperback published since 1936, and Heywood Hill’s Whodunit? for those who love crime and mysteries.
Our Signed Firsts subscription includes top new non-fiction and fiction hardback books signed by the author, while our Teenage Twelve tailored option will introduce your teenager to new writing and expand their bookish horizons.
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
To celebrate our 90th Anniversary in style, we have designed a brand-new eponymous subscription. Over the course of our anniversary year, we will send twelve of the best novels by British authors published since 1936, the year we opened on Curzon Street. This a true one-off, limited edition subscription. The first book choice will be from 1936, the year of our opening. The twelfth will be published in 2026. The ten novels in between will be chosen from each decade of the last 90 years.
TAILORED SUBSCRIPTIONS
Our world-famous tailored book subscriptions all start with a reading consultation so that our attentive bookselling team can choose books especially for you. We endeavour to make the reading consultation a bookish experience which is fun, rewarding, stimulating and informative. Whether carried out in the shop, over the phone or filled out online, our aim is to learn as much as we can about customers' interests so our booksellers can hand-pick books over the year we think you will love.
