Goldsboro Books brings its collection to The Library by BookXcess
For most bookworms, the thought of collecting beautifully-made books with jaw-dropping artwork covers and sprayed edges all wrapped up in hardbound back can sometimes be more appealing than reading the book itself.
If you fall into that category, or you’re just eager to check out new books, then you’ll want to know about the new Goldsboro Room at The Library by BookXcess. The London-based specialist bookstore Goldsboro Books is bringing their collection of UK first editions, many of them signed, to the bookstore on 27th August 2026.
What is Goldsboro Books?
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For the uninitiated, Goldsboro Books was founded in 1999 as an independent bookstore located in London’s Cecil Court, also popularly known as ‘Booksellers’ Row’ in London. The specialist bookstore is known for carrying a wide collection of signed hardback first editions of well-known and rare books.
Currently, the bookstore carries over 25,000 hardback first editions books.
The bookstore quickly rose to popularity in 2013 as they were the only bookshop in the world to carry signed copies of The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith, the pen name for J.K Rowling before she revealed her true identity to the world.
What can you expect at Goldsboro Room
Image adapted from: @spine.breakerbooks, @whatsassyreadnext via Instagram
According to UK media The Bookseller, Goldsboro Books will become a part of The Library by BookXcess, tucked away inside Sunway Square Mall. The space will be called the Goldsboro Room, mimicking the look of its flagship store in London, with 13sqm of space in the Petaling Jaya bookstore reserved for books in their collection.
It’ll also be Goldsboro’s first outpost in Southeast Asia.
Malaysian bookworms can expect to get signed copies of well-known books in their UK first edition on hardback, as well as other exclusive editions from varying genres, including general fiction, horror, and fantasy.
Goldsboro Room opens at The Library by BookXcess this August
A slice of London’s ‘Bookseller’s Row’ will be coming to Malaysia permanently, with the debut of the Goldsboro Room at The Library by BookXcess on 27th August. Whether to browse or to buy, it’ll be a treat for bookworms to
Cover image adapted from: @forged_in_fantasy_books via Instagram, The Standard