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Midland Book Shop, Aurobindo Market, Delhi
Midland Book Shop is a family-run bookshop in Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas, open since 1984 and packed across two floors. It is open daily from about 10:30 am to 8:30 pm. Come for Indian writing, children's books and the standing discounts on new titles.
A south Delhi institution in Aurobindo Place Market since 1984, run by the same family and packed across two floors: fiction, Indian writing, graphic novels, art books and a proper children's section that people bring their children to. Standing discounts on new titles are generous enough that regulars buy on impulse, and anything not on the shelves gets ordered in. Open daily from about 10:30 to 20:30. It rewards the kind of browsing where you arrive for one book and leave with three.
Two floors, standing discounts and an Indian-literature wall worth an unhurried hour
Timings and address
The shop opens every day from about 10:30 am to 8:30 pm. It is in Aurobindo Place Market (also called Aurobindo Market) on Sri Aurobindo Marg in Hauz Khas, south Delhi. Time Out Delhi gives the same hours and says weekday mornings are the quietest time to browse.
Browsing is welcome: this is a shop where people stay an unhurried hour.
What you will find
The same family has run the shop since 1984. Two floors are stacked to the ceiling, and the layout rewards slow browsing: you arrive for one book and leave with three.
Indian writing
A whole wall of Indian literature in English: the place to pick up novels and non-fiction about the country you are travelling in.
Fiction, graphic novels, art books
Broad general stock, with graphic novels and art and design books alongside.
Children's section
A proper one, to which Delhi parents bring their children.
Orders
If a book is not on the shelves, the shop will order it in.
About the discounts
Midland is known for standing discounts on new titles, generous enough that regulars buy on impulse. No rate is published, so check the price on the bill before you pay.
Getting there
Aurobindo Market is a neighbourhood market on Sri Aurobindo Marg in the Hauz Khas area. An auto-rickshaw or cab to 'Aurobindo Market, Hauz Khas' is the simplest way in.
❓ FAQ
What are Midland Book Shop timings?
Daily from about 10:30 am to 8:30 pm.
Where is Midland Book Shop?
In Aurobindo Place Market on Sri Aurobindo Marg, Hauz Khas, south Delhi.
Who owns Midland Book Shop?
It has been run by the same family since it opened in 1984.
Does Midland Book Shop give discounts?
Yes, it is known for standing discounts on new titles. Check the price on the bill before paying.
Can Midland order a book that is not in stock?
Yes. If a title is not on the shelves, the shop will order it in.