HMV is your one-stop shop for all things physical media – films, CDs, vinyl, headphones and more are all found in one place, but now the Oxford Street store is honing in on art form in particular detail: books.
From next week, the flagship HMV store will dedicate an entire floor to all things literature, with books available to buy and the space set to be used for literary events. Over 4,000 titles will soon be at the fingertips of shoppers – and as this is HMV we’re talking about, you can expect them to be well-stocked in musical titles.
Fans of the written word can look forward to readings from authors, fan meet-ups and book signings from authors from across the whole world, all of which will take place on the 2,500 square-foot space dedicated to all things books.
Speaking on the literary floor, owner Doug Putman said: “The HMV 363 Bookshop space at our flagship will be unlike any other bookshop on the high street remaining true to our unique HMV Shop concept which centres around fans and community.
“While music is central to the HMV offer, we believe passionately in giving fans of popular culture a place to come, meet and explore the things they care about so deeply with likeminded people. We’ve done that with fans of music, film, popular culture and now through a carefully curated selection of books. We want to give our communities of readers a new place to connect with each other and celebrate the stories and characters they love.”
HMV reopened on Oxford Street last year, after initially being forced to close its site that had stood in Central London since 1921 back in 2019 when it entered administration. You can check out its floor dedicated to literature from November 18.
Find HMV’s flagship store at 363 Oxford Street, W1C 2LA (nearest station is Bond Street).