Personal. Professional. Smart. These are the three words that define the ethos of The Gilded Acorn. It is our desire to provide an experience that not only matches our name’s history as a prestigious bookshop carrying a broad wealth of information, but allows us, as a bookshop and as people, to connect with the vibrant community surrounding us in the heart of London.

Our extensive and varied selection of literature is lovingly curated by each one of us, our collection crafted by our various interests, experiences and personalities. When you walk into our bookshop, and look through our shelves, we want you to see us. Downstairs, we have our beautiful reading area, furnished with soft armchairs and sofas to create a cosy bunker in which to hide away from the hustle and bustle of London life, as well as being the home to our veritable treasure trove of second hand literature. Both of these areas (our curated selection upstairs and the snug peacefulness of our reading area) represent our vision, and our dream; There are a myriad of bookshops that help you to read, but we want to be a bookshop that helps you to love reading.

We are passionate about this because we feel that, in an increasingly digital age, the role of the bookseller has been lost. Big chains, online retailers, these entities have given readers convenience but at the cost of that personal touch, which we consider the soul of a bookshop. We want to help you read in any way we can. Looking for a specific book? We can order it for you to arrive the next day. Unsure of what you want? The three of us are fanatical readers and experienced booksellers, so we’ll be more than happy to help recommend something; There is no more joyous moment for us then when a customer returns having thoroughly enjoyed something they might never have picked up otherwise, and for us it proves that we’re doing something right that this keeps happening. We love all of our regulars, from the people who come and read in their lunch breaks to the people that pop by on the two times a year that they’re in the city, just for the experience we offer. We love the people that walk in on a whim, who fall in love with something above and beyond what they expected. A bookshop is not just a shop. It is a community. And that, more than anything, is what The Gilded Acorn is all about.