Hay-on-Wye is an historic market town in the Wye Valley at the foot of the Black Mountains in Wales. Famous for its second-hand book shops, Pembertons is unique in Hay - the only bookshop selling the best of modern authors.

During the annual Hay Festival of Literature, Pembertons runs the official on-site Festival Book Tent holding the stock for each and every event and also hosts the booksignings of all authors promoting their most recent publications and previous works. Readers and writers gather to share in this exciting week, vibrant with talent and new promise whilst enjoying the wonderful atmosphere of this invigorating and unusual market town.

Pembertons also stocks a wide variety of other works by featured Hay Festival authors and keeps a selection of autographed copies post-festival for mail-order and visitor sales.  Please see the signed copy page for details of currently stocked titles. 

Many hard-to-find new and recent publications by local, national and international writers (for both adults and children) can be found or ordered through Pembertons.

Our shop in Hay on Wye