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First Draft Books

First Draft Books is an independent bookshop for curious readers of all ages, based in Bovey Tracey & popping up around South Devon. Come discover your next great read with us. 

 

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Arrive curious. Discover something unexpected. Leave better connected. 

Endling: 'Brilliant . . . funny and smart, full of science, longing and adventure' (Ann Patchett)
Death and the Gardener
Dead as Gold
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping: A cosy, heartfelt witchy romance from the author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular
The Catch
The Bewitching: folk horror meets dark academia in this thrilling supernatural mystery
Awake in the Floating City
The God of the Woods
England: A Natural History
The Wilds: The thrilling new mystery from the bestselling author of The Sanatorium
Bear
The Usual Desire to Kill
The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods
Linocut: A Creative Guide to Making Beautiful Prints
Ingrained: The making of a craftsman
On The Roof: A Thatcher's Journey
Salt Slow
Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm
Hot Air: The Inside Story of the Battle Against Climate Change Denial
The Last Truths We Told: 'Seriously good' Sarah Vaughan
The Wildstorm Curse: A spine-tingling adventure of supernatural mystery at a theatre camp!
The Bird Singers
Clem Fatale Has Been Betrayed
Private Rites
Forest of Forbidden Magic: A spooky supernatural spine-tingling mystery of dark magic
The Red Dress: Conversations in Stitch
On Mending: Stories of damage and repair
The Artist
The Art of Memory Collecting: 15 Scrapbook, Collage, Trinket and Zine Projects For Crafting Treasured Moments
Ways of Seeing
Upcycle: A Modern Maker's Guide to Sewing and Mending a Preloved Wardrobe
Thrown: A Modern Potter's Guide to Working with Clay on the Wheel
Ingrained: The making of a craftsman
Baskets: Projects, Techniques and Inspirational Designs for You and Your Home
Paper Flowers: 15 Stylish Projects To Make Your Own
Botanical Inks: Plant-to-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects
Weaving: A Modern Guide to Creating 17 Woven Accessories for your Handmade Home
Botanical Dyes: Plant-to-Print Dyes, Techniques and Projects
Woven: Make Your Own Accessories from Raffia, Rope and Cane
Visible Mending: Repair, Renew, Reuse The Clothes You Love
Shuggie Bain
Crooked Plow
Night of the Living Rez
The Song of Youth
The Good Part: An utterly hilarious and heartwarming rom-com for fans of Beth O'Leary
The Man Who Saw Everything
Belly Up: Stories
The Wake-Up Call: The addictive enemies-to-lovers romcom from the author of THE FLATSHARE
The Dark Hours: The gripping Ballard & Bosch Thriller
Death Comes to Pemberley
Is a River Alive?
Stone Yard Devotional: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024
The Narzat and The Shifting Shadow
A New New Me
The Names: 'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times
Somadina: An epic YA fantasy from Sunday Times bestselling author Akwaeke Emezi
To Have or To Hold: Nature's Hidden Relationships
Mona Acts Out
The Book of Guilt: A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK 2025
This Part Is Silent: A Life Between Cultures
The Usual Desire to Kill
Audition
Of Thorn & Briar: A Year with the West Country Hedgelayer
Fair Play
Heart Lamp: Winner of the 2025 International Booker Prize
Is a River Alive?
Raucous Invention (Signed Edition)
The Safekeep
Home
All Fours
A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir
Raising Hare: The heart-warming true story of an unlikely friendship
Heart Lamp: Winner of the 2025 International Booker Prize
James
The Genius Myth: The Dangerous Allure of Rebels, Monsters and Rule-Breakers
There are Rivers in the Sky
The Snack Hacker: Rule-Breaking Recipes for Cooks and Non-Cooks
Intermezzo: The global #1 bestseller from the author of Normal People
The Names: 'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures
Adventuremice: Mice, Camera, Action!
Adventuremice: Otter Chaos
Adventuremice: Mice on the Ice
Adventuremice: Mermouse Mystery
Adventuremice: Mice on the Moon
Adventuremice: The Ghostly Galleon
Pugs of the Frozen North
Jinks and O'Hare Funfair Repair
Oliver and the Seawigs
Cakes in Space
The Legend of Kevin: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure
Kevin's Great Escape: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure
Kevin vs the Unicorns
Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure
Vern and Lettuce
Table For Two
Ghostroots: The most 'thrilling and disturbing' (Financial Times) literary horror of 2024
Safe as Houses
hungry for what: stories
Her Body And Other Parties
Seven Empty Houses: Winner of the National Book Award for Translated Literature, 2022
Collected Stories
Life Ceremony
Picnic in the Storm
Battleborn
Blood Feast: The Complete Short Stories of Malika Moustadraf
How It Went: Thirteen More Stories of the Port William Membership
Binocular Vision
Night Side of the River
The Hive and the Honey
The God of the Woods
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)
Rosarita
The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A True Story of Science and Sacrifice in a City under Siege
You Are Here: The Instant Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, from the author of One Day
The Eyes Are the Best Part: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING 'GOOD FOR HER' K-THRILLER
Endling: 'Brilliant . . . funny and smart, full of science, longing and adventure' (Ann Patchett)
Strange Houses: The Chilling Japanese Mystery Sensation
On Mysticism: The Experience of Ecstasy
Barbara Isn’t Dying
Le Fay
The Quick and the Dead
Dead as Gold
A Deadly Inheritance
The Usual Desire to Kill
Bothered by Bugs
Flow with the Snow
Flower Block
Frog: A Story of Life on Earth
HERD
King Winter's Birthday
Leave the Trees, Please
The Colour of the Sky
The Wild
The World to Come - World to Come – A Times Book of the Year 2024
Amazing Jellyfish: Mysterious Dweller of the Deep
Cloudspotting For Beginners
Finding Home: Amazing Places Animals Live
Hamza's Wild World: The essential book for animal fans
How to Grow a Garden: Find a Plant for Every Place