Think you’ve seen everything London has to offer? Think again! This weekend discover An Opinionated Guide to Fun London, written by Emmy Watts and published by Hoxton Mini Press, the latest addition to their highly collectible Opinionated Guides series

And it's a wrap! Thank you to all the wonderful authors and speakers that joined us on the Travel Stage @destinations_shows this year, and all of you for celebrating with us all things Travel at the Stanfords Travel Writers Festival! 👏🏻 Thank you @destinations_shows for having us!

Some action shots from my #SmallEarthquakes talk and book signing yesterday at #Destinations London as part of the @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Travel Writers Festival. Thanks to everyone who came along and the wonderful @annmorgan.bsky.social for the thoughtful and perceptive questions.

It's finally here! Destinations Show is opening its doors in Olympia today and we can't wait to welcome you! We've got exciting speakers on the Travel Stage and tempting discounts on the Stand 🎉 Don't have a ticket yet? You can purchase your tickets at any time, click on the link below 👇🏻

Destinations Show is coming to town! Join us from 29 Jan - 2 Feb at the Stanfords Travel Writers Festival with a line-up of incredible speakers and Authors! Full list of events and info at this link www.destinationsshow.com Use code: BSSTANFORDS at checkout and get two complimentary tickets 🎟️

‘Reading is a passport to countless adventures.’ - Mary Pope Osborne Especially @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 🌏📚 Treat your young explorers to THE best gift on #internationaldayofeducation 🏫📝📖

Delighted to be appearing at the Destinations show in London as part of the @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Travel Writers Festival. I’ll be talking to the wonderful @annmorgan.bsky.social about #SmallEarthquakes on 29 Jan. Use the code SPKSTANFORDS for a free ticket: www.destinationsshow.com/london

Destinations Show is coming to town! Join us from 29 Jan - 2 Feb at the Stanfords Travel Writers Festival with a line-up of incredible speakers and Authors! Full list of events and info at this link www.destinationsshow.com Use code: BSSTANFORDS at checkout and get two complimentary tickets 🎟️

Reading for the next 6 weeks sorted!! Absolutely thrilled to be asked to be one of the judges!! The @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Children’s Travel Book of the Year Shortlist 🤗📚📚 What an amazing lineup!! Thank you so much, Stanfords 🙏

Ditch the Monday blues, it's Map Monday! Start your week with the brilliant London Greenground Cycling Edition Map by @helenilus.bsky.social designed to help you plan your green cycling routes around the City 🚲🌳 www.stanfords.co.uk/london-green...?

This weekend, explore the beauty of nature from the comfort of your own home with our Nature Writing bestsellers for January! Which one will you pick? 🍃 Available in-store and online 🔗 #naturewriting #bestsellers #readingrecommendations

Looking to plan your next family holiday? 🌍 Look no further with Lonely Planet’s incredible trip planner for families, ‘Where To Go When With Kids’, containing all the travel inspiration you need, all year round!

It's a wrap on DAY1 at Stanfords stand at the Destinations Travel Show in Manchester running from from 15th to 18th January 2026 at Manchester Central. destmanchester.seetickets.com/tour/destina...?

Our Non Fiction Book of the Month for January 2026 is Happy Land: Forty Years in the 'the world's happiest country' by Tim Bird @eyebooks.bsky.social This uplifting read offers a great January escape and a personal and insightful perspective on Finland from an accidental expat.

Our Map of the Month for January 2026 is We love The Arctic and Beyond, an eye catching map produced by the Norwegian Polar Institute www.stanfords.co.uk/catalogue?pu... #mapmonday

Beat the January blues and jet off to our destination of the month: Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. This tropical paradise offers stunning beaches, awe-inspiring landscapes and a wealth of history, making it an unforgettable getaway. Browse our range of guides, maps and literature in-store or online 🔗

Our staff and customers have travelled all over the world this year, and as 2025 draws to a close we are looking forward to another travel-filled year ahead 🌍 Need some inspiration? Check out our Map of the Month for December: The World Bucketlist Wall Map by Awesome Maps

Our Children’s Book of the Month is the enchanting Oscar Wilde’s Stories for Children, beautifully illustrated by Lauren O’Hara and published by @littleislandbooks.bsky.social 📖 A stunning collection of 6 beloved classics, including ‘The Selfish Giant’ and ‘The Happy Prince’.

Nothing captures the Christmas Spirit more than a good, Christmas classic. Our Book of the Month in December is an Icelandic classic which we can't stop talking about: Advent by Gunnar Gunnarsson translated for the first time in 90 years by Vintage Classics www.stanfords.co.uk/advent

This Way Up by Map Men is Stanfords Non Fiction Book of the Month in December 🗺️ Ditch the compass (or disable location services) and set out on a journey into a world of cartographic chaos and mappy mishaps.

Join us for an evening of celebrations and Christmas shopping. Wed 10th December, celebrating the shortlisted titles for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards and start your Christmas shopping for the festive season with 10% off all purchases from 7pm – 9pm *

Stanfords Christmas Gift Guide 🎁 Decorate your tree this year with these stunning festive decorations🎄 Shop our full range in-store or online. #christmas #christmastree #christmasdecorations

On lunch breaks I've been roaming London bookshops seeing if they want me to sign books. Mine, mostly. Possibly illegal, otherwise. Chuffed to Bowie bits the legendary @stanfordstravel.bsky.social have copies. Their road maps saved me when I got lost six billion times. Signed copies in-store now!

Thank you so much @lyse.doucet for visiting Stanfords and signing copies of The Finest Hotel in Kabul, A People's History of Afghanistan ✍️ Our customers were absolutely thrilled to meet you in person and get their copies signed.

Give your brain a workout and enjoy hours of entertainment with our fantastic selection of quiz and puzzle books! 📚Great fun, whether you’re by yourself or with friends and family. A word of warning though, may spark lively debate and awaken fierce competitiveness! 🧩 #puzzlebook #puzzle #quizbook

I’m being especially nerdy this evening at Mapping London, an event organised by the great @stanfordstravel.bsky.social travel and map bookshop. 🗺️ 🤓

Did you know that we offer custom mapping here at Stanfords? For our Map of the Month this November we wanted to showcase our online map making tool, which you can use to create custom Ordnance Survey maps for anywhere in the United Kingdom.

Looking for the perfect gift to brighten up long wintry November evenings? We have a fantastic selection of fiction and non-fiction books, signed by your favourite authors! ✍️You can’t go wrong! Come and visit us in-store, there’s more signed copies to be discovered! 📚 #giftideas #signedbooks

Shogun meets Sherlock Holmes! Our Fiction Book of the Month is The Samurai Detectives by bestselling Japanese Author Shōtarō Ikenami translated by Yui Kajita

I'm doing some walking tours of Seven Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Saturday Nov 15. Come for coffee, cheese, & overpriced street food, stay for overexcited historian, whistle stop tour of the Dials, & sideways look at 1920s and 1930s London. www.stanfords.co.uk/event-songs-...

If you're in London and at a loose end this Saturday (15 Nov) I'm doing some walking tours of Seven Dials with the wonderful @stanfordstravel.bsky.social. Sign up link below. Come for the coffee, stay for the whistle stop tour of the Dials and sideways look at the history of 1920s and 1930s London.

The travel trend is clear: wanderlust is leading the way to Central Asia! We're excited to share that the latest Lonely Planet Central Asia guide is now available in Store or online, catering to the growing demand for unique, off-the-beaten track travel experiences 🌍 #centralasia

Our Non Fiction Book of the Month in November is Tigers Between Empires: The Journey to Save the Siberian Tiger from extinction - the remarkable conversation story of one the world's most iconic animals by renowned wildlife biologist and author @jonathanslaght.com

Maps, maps, and more maps 🗺️ Discover the fascinating world of cartography with the latest titles and Stanfords' all-time favourites!

This should be great. I also see that @jonathanslaght.com will be on R4 Start the Week on the 10th. Will you be doing any other UK events Jonathan? (Ideally in Cambridge 😂)

Interested in the history of Seven Dials or London or the 1920s and 1930s? I'm doing some walking tours of the Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Sat 15 Nov. There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...

‘A world after a word after a word is power.’ - Margaret Atwood Shout out to some amazing female authors and their wonderful books! ✍️📚📖 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

11th November - Join us for a special evening with renowned wildlife biologist and author Jonathan C. Slaght @jonathanslaght.com as he introduces his new book, Tigers Between Empires: The Journey to Save the Siberian Tiger from Extinction. Tickets here www.stanfords.co.uk/event-tigers...

Halloween special - not to be missed! Monsters, in all their terrifying glory, have preoccupied humans since we began telling stories. But where did these stories come from?

Join author @tricksterprince.bsky.social and @stanfordstravel.bsky.social CEO Vivien for a walking tour of Seven Dials and learn about this iconic London neighbourhood. Saturday 15th November 2025 The walk is approx. 1 hour. Tickets here: www.stanfords.co.uk/event-songs-... #booksky

It's here! The #lonelyplanet Best in travel in 2026 is out and we're excited to hear about your new year travel plans ✈️ Where are you off next? 🌍

22nd October - Join us with Philip Parker and his new book History of the World in Maps - Tickets are availabel at the link below 👇🏻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...

Get ready to fall in love with Autumn at Stanfords 🍂 Come and say Hi in October and experience the magic of the new Season with the brilliant installations by The Yards 👏🏻

Talk & Book Signing at Stanfords with one of Britain’s most intrepid modern explorers! Join renowned explorer, author and conservationist Levison Wood for an exclusive evening at Stanfords, as he discusses his latest and most urgent work yet The Great Tree Story www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening...

Join us for a fascinating evening with historian and bestselling author Philip Parker From ancient Babylonian tablets to real-time digital maps, this richly illustrated volume is a stunning exploration of how maps have shaped our understanding of the world. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of...

21st October - Join us for an evening of conversation, reflection, and literary brilliance as we celebrate the launch of A Splintering — an electrifying new novel by critically acclaimed Pakistani-American writer Dur e Aziz Amna. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-splinter...

Thank you everyone for joining us at the sold out event The London Boroughs with @thisismikehall.com and Matt Brown! Signed copies of The Boroughs of London are on sale in Store or online here www.stanfords.co.uk/the-boroughs...

Had a brilliant time at our Boroughs of London launch at @stanfordstravel.bsky.social last Thursday night. Great audience, lots of thoughtful questions, and plenty of good conversation afterwards. Huge thanks to the Stanfords team for putting it all together!

Happy bookshop day to @stanfordstravel.bsky.social! I’m excited to be doing some walking tours of #20s30s seven dials with them in November. Watch this space!