Welcome, Familiar...

Welcome to The Familiar’s Tale, an independent bookshop and stationery studio in Congleton. Our books are chosen with care, and every piece of stationery is digitally drawn and printed by us. Bookish, sparkly and a little bit magical.

Blind Dates With a Book Have Arrived!

Choose a genre, and we’ll pair you with a brand new book. It’s wrapped in mystery and comes with a sweet, chocolate, tea, hot chocolate, and a handmade bookmark. Who will be your match? 📖

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Hand Drawn

All our artwork has been drawn by our in-house artist and owner Alexandra

All handmade

Every stationery piece we sell is all handmade by ourselves from printing to binding.

Premium Quality

We ensure each and every stationary piece is quality checked before sending out via delivery