We have been awarded a Penguin Children’s Bookshop Grant
We are one of only 44 independent bookshops in the UK to have been awarded this grant to help reluctant younger readers develop a love for reading and books in this National Year of Reading.
Folk Horror Book Club - Shout Out for Members!
Interested in weird and unsettling British fiction - then this may be the perfect Book Club for you! Announcing The General Witchfinders Book Club …
Folk Horror Evening is a Sell Out Smash!
Our evening of Folk Horror with the General Witchfinders is a sell out smash!
Skylarking Issue 4: May 2026
The May 2026 of our monthly newsletter to update you on all things Teasel & Skylark!
We are a Bookshop Champion for Independent Bookshop Week 2026!
We are so pleased to be able to tell you all that Teasel & Skylark has been named as a Bookshop Champion for Independent Bookshop Week which runs between 13 and 20 June.
Children’s Author and Illustrator, Eileen Browne, running a workshop in Dorchester School
We are thrilled that legendary children’s author and illustrator, Eileen Browne, is coming to Dorchester to host a music, movement, and storytelling workshop based on her beloved ‘Handa’ series of books.
Skylarking: Issue 3 (April 2026)
Issue 3 of Skylarking - our monthly newsletter for April 2026.
Find your next great read with Teasel & Skylark Books!
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Our Triple Award Win at the Dorchester Business Awards 2026
We were thrilled to win three awards at the Dorchester Business Awards 2026 including the prestigious Business of the Year title.
Launching our new monthly newsletter - ‘Skylarking’
We’re excited to launch our new monthly newsletter - ‘Skylarking’
Winners of the Children’s Poetry Competition - Christmas 2025
We are delighted to announce the winners of our first-ever Children’s Poetry Competition for Christmas.
Jonathan Drori visits the shop to sign copies of his books
Best-selling author, Jonathan Drori, visits Teasel & Skylark to sign copies of his books.
Books and Bubbly - Christmas Shopping Event
Thank you to everyone who came to our first-ever late night shopping event for Christmas.
December Opening Hours
We have made some changes to our opening hours for December … more Teasel & Skylark than ever
Children’s Poetry Competition - Christmas 2025
We’re really excited to launch our first ever Children’s Poetry Competition — and this year’s theme is Christmas Traditions!
We are a finalist of Dorchester’s Shop Front of the Season Award
We are delighted to report that we have made the Top 5 finalists in the first-ever Shop Front of the Season Competition
Pete Ross visits shop to sign copies of ‘Upon A White Horse’
Bestselling author Peter Ross dropped by to sign copies of his latest book Upon A White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland
Rachel McLean visits the shop to sign copies of The Chesil Beach Murders
We were really excited to host Rachel McLean, bestselling author of the Dorset Crime series, for a book signing session in Teasel & Skylark
Anjana Khatwa visits the shop to sign copies of ‘The Whispers of Rock’
We were delighted to welcome Anjana Khatwa to Teasel & Skylark on Tuesday to chat about her brilliant new book, The Whispers of Rock
Our Official Opening with Edward Morello MP
We were delighted to welcome Edward Morello MP to officially open our independent bookshop in Dorchester on Thursday 25 September 2025.