Pre-order new titles and reserve books for school events and author visits.

Independent Bookshop in Glasgow

Welcome to
Daydreams Bookshop

Award-winning, independent bookshop

Milngavie’s award-winning independent bookshop, offering a carefully curated selection for adults and children, alongside book-related gifts and community events.

At Daydreams, we believe books are meant to be shared, loved and rediscovered. Browse our shelves, chat with our team, and leave with a new recommendation (or three!).

On Our Shelves

At Daydreams, we keep things simple. Our shelves are filled with beautiful books and thoughtful gifts, such as handmade book sleeves and bookmarks, notebooks and stationery and plastic-free greetings cards.  Bring a coffee, take a seat and enjoy our calming space.

New Books

Fresh titles arrive weekly – fiction, non-fiction, poetry and more. If we don’t have it, we’ll happily order it in for you with quick and FREE delivery to the bookshop (or to your home for a small postage charge).

Pre-Loved Books

Browse our selection of second-hand books returned to us through our book recycling scheme.

Pre-Orders

Reserve upcoming titles in advance, including signed copies for school events and author visits. Pre-ordering ensures your book is ready for collection as soon as it’s published.

Events at Daydreams

We love bringing readers together. From author events and literary lunches to our monthly book club meetings and children’s stories & yoga sessions, there’s always something happening in the bookshop.

🗓️ Upcoming Highlights:

Dr Punam Krishan author event – SAT 20 JUNE

Claire Daverley Drop-In Book Signing – TUES 9 JUNE

Wendy Erskine Author Event – TUES 23 JUNE

Ladies’ Literary Lunch with Jenny Colgan & Emma Steele – FRI 19 JUNE

Special Independent Bookshop Week – Author Event with Caroline Young – MON 15 JUNE

Author Event with Morgan Cry – MON 1 JUNE

Book of the Month

Every month, we spotlight a title that’s captured our hearts – from debut voices to modern classics worth revisiting.  If you buy the Book of the Month in-store, you’ll receive a special discount.

🕮 may’s Pick:
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Buy your copy in-store for just £12 or via Bookshop.org ↗

The instant bestseller that everyone is talking about!

‘My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…’ Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and her followers are sick with envy. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What her followers don’t know won’t hurt them.

Then, one morning, Natalie wakes up in a strange, horrible version of reality. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Is this a hoax? A reality show? A test from God? Natalie knows just two things for sure: this isn’t her perfect life, and she must escape, by any means possible.

As darkly funny as it is shocking and gripping, Yesteryear is an electrifying examination of tradition, fame, faith and the grand performance of womanhood, from a thrilling new talent in fiction.

NOW BEING ADAPTED INTO A MAJOR FILM STARRING ANNE HATHAWAY!

Beyond the Bookshop

Support Local, Even When You Shop Online

When you buy through our partners at Bookshop.org, Hive, or Libro.fm using the links below, a small percentage of each sale comes back to Daydreams. It’s an easy way to support your local bookshop while shopping online!

Visit Us

Come in, browse our shelves, and make yourself at home – whether you’re after a new release, a second-hand find, or just a quiet moment surrounded by books.

📍 Unit 2, 38 Stewart Street, Milngavie G62 6BY

📞 07566 22 0003

✉️ info@daydreamsbookshop.co.uk

Opening Hours:

Tuesday – Friday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Closed on Mondays

*Opening hours may vary slightly during special events or holidays – please check our social media or google maps for updates*