Caper
Unit A, 74-77 Magdalen Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1RE
Accepts Gift Cards
Accepts Paper Vouchers
Accepts E-Gift Vouchers
Coffee shop adjacent / shared
Web: https://caper.fun
Bookshop Description
A new, independent family bookshop with an attached community activity space.
Children’s books & gifts, some cookbooks for grown-ups and activities for kids form the basis of the core product.
Caper offers a wide range of books for children, a small selection of quality toys, there will be selected bestsellers, and a great selection of cookery books for grown-ups.
The activity and events space at Caper is focussed on local, community activities, mainly for children. We aim to be a space for the neighbourhood.
Opening hours
Mon - Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 10-4
Specialisms
Children's
What's on at Caper
Event
Junior Book Club – No.2 - High Rise Mystery
Now on Saturday mornings. We will be discussing Sharna Jackson's High Rise Mystery (and we should even be able to have a chat to the author...
Expiry
24/05/2025
Event
Anna Beer talks to Simon Mason: Death of An Englishman – An Oxford Mystery
Come and join us at Caper as Anna Beer talks to Simon Mason about her new book, Death Of An Englishman. ?A quest for a valuable manuscript ...
Expiry
27/05/2025
Event
Anna Beer talks to Simon Mason: Death of An Englishman – An Oxford Mystery
Come and join us at Caper as Anna Beer talks to Simon Mason about her new book, Death Of An Englishman. ?A quest for a valuable manuscript ...
Expiry
27/05/2025
Event
Finders of Silverthorn Forest: Storytelling event with Rachel Chivers Khoo
Come and join Rachel Chivers Khoo, author of The Wishkeeper’s Apprentice and The Magician Next Door, for a magical storytelling workshop bas...
Expiry
31/05/2025
Event
Works In Progress – Prose Open Mic Evening
Join us at Caper for our monthly, spoken-word open mic night! Run by local authors (and Caper staff), and designed to create an encouraging,...
Expiry
11/06/2025
Event
Kids Cookery Class (ages 3-6)
22/5 @10.30am 29/5 @3pm 5/6 @10.30am 12/6@10.30am Fun and informative cooking activities for young children to get creative learning about ...
Expiry
12/06/2025
Event
The Rush – Beth Lewis in conversation
Join us to hear Beth Lewis discussing her new novel, The Rush with Liz Garner. 'Gold fever has taken him. I believe he means to kill me...' ...
Expiry
16/06/2025
Event
Authors of the strange – Helen Marshall, Sarah Brooks, & Malcolm Devlin in conversation
Join three masterful authors of the strange — Helen Marshall, Sarah Brooks, and Malcolm Devlin — as they launch their latest works exploring...
Expiry
17/06/2025
Event
Kid's Art Session - Mark Making (ages 2-5) 10.30am every Friday
Sessions every Friday morning! An art session for toddlers and parents designed to encourage creativity (for ages 2-5). Explore colour, co...
Expiry
27/06/2025
Event
Kid's Art Sessions - Mark Making (ages 2-5) 10.30am Every Monday!
Every Monday at 10.30am An art session for toddlers and parents designed to encourage creativity (for ages 2-5). Explore colour, collage a...
Expiry
30/06/2025
Event
How Emotionally Mature Are You? A School of Life Workshop Event
We all know our physical age, but what is our emotional age? Most of us long to be more emotionally mature and better able to face life’s c...
Expiry
Ongoing
