About us

 

Read and Relax is the culmination of a lifelong love of books and bookshops. Opening a bookshop of my own, in a place I have called home for over 10 years is a dream come true.

The beautiful town of Kinross sits on the shores on Loch Leven and is a thriving small town, but it has been without a bookshop for the entire time I have lived here. Once I saw that a shop had become available, I decided to take the plunge and set up a bookshop myself.

Read and Relax has a selection of new and second-hand books for all ages and serves the wonderful Unorthodox Roasters’ coffee which is roasted right here in Kinross.

Visit us, have a browse and enjoy a coffee!

 
 

Our values:

For the love of books

Browse our selection of both new and second-hand books. There are books for all ages and if you can’t see one you would like, ask us – we will happily order it in for you.

For the love of the planet

In a time where environmental concerns are greater than ever, I felt it was important to offer a good range of second-hand books to save these books from landfill and place less demand for more new copies to be published.

For the love of coffee

Our coffee is supplied by our lovely neighbours Unorthodox Roasters, who provide ethically sourced single origin speciality coffee. We also serve tea and juices.

Hello from Sarah…

Books have always been a big part of my life; from reading Enid Blyton books repeatedly as a child, to working in a bookshop as a teenager, to volunteering at the Oxfam bookshop in Perth more recently.

Along the way I have studied for a degree in Business Studies and Marketing, had various office jobs, shared my love for books with my two children and most recently worked as a dog-walker but now I am excited to say that my future is running Read and Relax.

I’d like to share my passion for books and make books available to as many people as possible. I honestly believe there are books out there for everyone who would like to find them and hopefully people will find some of them at Read and Relax.

- Sarah

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Our Book Donation Scheme

Read and Relax is happy to accept donations of saleable books if we have space in the stock room.

If you have a larger quantity of books or maybe a house clearance, please get in touch and send photos of the book collection to hello@readandrelax.co.uk