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1b Books

1a & 1b Bolingbroke St, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 5PH
T: 0191 2303038
Accepts Gift Cards
Accepts Paper Vouchers
Accepts E-Gift Vouchers

Bookshop Description:

1b Books opened in December 2023 in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne. We sell a range of fiction and non-fiction titles, with a focus on queer books and translated fiction. We will be hosting a range of regular and one-off book events and groups. In February we will start a weekly Baby and Toddler Book Group and a monthly Inter-generational book group. 1b Books is part of The Crack Limited, a monthly arts magazine for the North East which is based in the office above the shop.

Opening hours:

Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4

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