Our all time favorite reads. If you ask us for a recommendation, we'll start with these.

Staff Favorites

Get your books hot off the press! New releases coming out every week.

New Releases

The Portuguese language has travelled far and wide across the globe. Its rich literary community includes authors from Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Discover Lusophone authors old and new in translation.

Lusophone Authors

Small ou independent presses are publishing houses that do not make part of the big five companies that publish most of the books in the world. These independent publishers are some os the great taste makers of our time, taking chances on books beyond their commercial appeal.

Small Presses

The Vintage Minis, are the perfect collection to sample some of the world's most renowned authors, each in a subject they are experts in.

Vintage Minis

Our booklists are curated from the diverse personal tastes and interests of our team. We organize these lists around themes to highlight exciting reads that you might not otherwise encounter.&nbsp;

Booklists

Our general fiction section encompasses everything from the historical narratives, to modern day ones. Here you will find a broad selection of novels, from the genre bending to the realistic.

General Fiction

Immerse yourself in the beauty of verse and the power of words.

Poetry

Collections from established and new story tellers.

Short Stories

Romance

Ghost stories, slashers, and all the gore in between.

Horror

Thrillers, detective novels, true crime, and everything in between.

Mystery & True Crime

From riding spaceships to dragons, everything here is out of this world!

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Graphic novels ranging in genre and artistic styles, from writers and artists across the world.

Graphic Novels

From the great classics to the experimental, our fiction collection encompasses the best of every genre to transport you to other worlds and other lives through many different narratives.&nbsp;

Fiction

Know the world with real stories, through eyes and words of those who lived them.

Memoir

Dive into personal and critical reflections on a wide range of topics.

Essays

Writings on writing, reading, and everything literary.

Lit Crit

Books on cooking and traveling. Find here your next destination or recipe.

Food & Travel

Nonfiction about global history and the people that defined it.

History & Biography

Explore the world of creativity, from timeless art to contemporary design.

Art, Architecture & Fashion

Engage with ideas that challenge and inspire, from ancient to modern times.

Philosophy & Religion

In this category you will find nonfiction titles on current events, politics, sociology, and culture. Everything that you need to understand the world we live in and the ideas that shape it.

Politics, Society & Current Events

Titles on the natural world, psychology, technology, and much more.

Science

In this list you'll find new culture, criticism, biography, and scientific writing alongside classics of each genre.&nbsp;

Nonfiction

Books from all genres for middle-grade readers ages 8-12 , and Young adults ages 13-17, and all who are still young at heart.

YA & Middle-Grade

Children's

Comics

Books to guide young readers through the first years of their reading lives.&nbsp;

This gift guide is filled with the award winners for 2024 and 2025 for the person in your life who not only likes some level of prestige in their reading but is also the kind of person who will look at hundreds of reviews before buying anything.

Award Winners

These pocket-sized delights range from novelty classics to charming anthologies; universally pleasing, delightfully cute, and guaranteed to spark a smile, no matter the reader.

Stocking Stuffers

Packed with insider tricks, literary feuds, inspiration from the greats, and the kind of encouragement only writers can give each other.

The Aspiring Writer

If the film-lover in your life has ever said “the book was better” about any movie, this list is for them.

The Movie Buff

For the creatives, the dreamers, the ones who collect sketchbooks and keep finding paint in everything they own. Whether they’re into pottery, painting, or philosophising about the role of the artist in society. This category is an ode to making things with intention, curiosity, and messy hands.

The Artist

For that person in your life who has a TBR list spanning centuries, here we have some of the best and most beautiful editions of classic works from every part of the globe.

The Classics Enthusiast

This list is full of guides, travelogues, and wanderlust-fuelled memoirs, perfect for the friend who believes that flipping through a beautifully designed travel book counts as going somewhere. Spoiler: we agree.

The Armchair Traveler

Whether you’re shopping in-store or browsing from home, we’ve curated a guide to help you find the perfect book for every kind of reader in your life. From the friend who devours a novel a week to the cousin who only reads on airplanes, from the art lover to the armchair traveller, we’ve got something that will spark joy, curiosity, and maybe even a newfound love of reading.

Please note that we are an independent bookstore and require orders to be processed before the 14th of December to ensure in-store pick up on website deliveries. If you would like your order to be delivered outside of Lisbon please make your order as soon as possible, every holiday season couriers deal with an extraneous amount of orders and this generally causes issues with timely delivery, from both our distributors who use UPS and our own courier services DPD.&nbsp;

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Wine lovers, mark your calendars! On Saturday, February 1st, Mário Marques from Who's Wine&nbsp;is taking over Good Company’s bar for an epic natural wine experience. Drop by between 4-9 PM and dive into the world of Portuguese natural wines. Mário, a sommelier and co-founder of Who's Wine, is passionate about small producers who truly love their land and respect nature.

Expect an evening of fantastic low-intervention wines, fascinating stories, and maybe a touch of Kerouac-style spontaneity (note: Kerouac not provided). Come ready to taste, learn, chat with someone who breathes wine culture and buy a glass (or even a bottle?!) of wine!&nbsp;Just don’t expect a formal lecture—this is more like hanging out with a wine-obsessed friend who can’t wait to share their latest discoveries.

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Bar Takeover: Who's Wine @ Good Company

Wine lovers, mark your calendars! On Saturday, July 26th, Mário Marques from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whoswine/">Who's Wine</a> is taking over Good Company’s bar for an epic wine experience.

Drop by between 4-9 PM and dive into the world of low-intervention wines. Mário, a sommelier, co-founder of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whoswine/">Who's Wine</a>, and Good Company regular, is passionate about small producers who truly love their land, respect nature, and produce stunning wines you won’t find anywhere else. And he’s bringing some of his favorite bottles to share with you!

You can expect a casual evening of fantastic low-intervention and natural wines, fun stories around the bar, and maybe a touch of Kerouac-style spontaneity (note: Kerouac not provided). Mário will be behind the bar from 16:00, so come by anytime to taste, chat, and have a good wine-fueled time.

Just don’t expect a formal lecture; this is more like hanging out with a wine-obsessed friend who can’t wait to share their latest discoveries.

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Guest Shift with Mário Marques from Who's Wine

We're shaking things up at Good Company Bookstore - literally! Join us as we celebrate the launch of our brand-new cocktail menu with a night of good drinks, great music, and even better company.

Come sip, browse, and dance, as we'll have special live DJ performances from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bebitprod/" target="_blank">BeBit</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seen_ashore/" target="_blank">Seen Ashore</a> to set the vibe as our bartenders serve up your new favourite cocktails.

This night also marks the start of our end-of-summer cocktail series - we’ll be serving cocktails every weekend through September, the perfect way to wind down after warm days and long evenings.

Whether you're here to pick up a new novel, unwind with a drink in hand, or try out our fresh Aperol spritz (or all three!) - this is your invitation to experience Good Company Bookstore, with a twist.

More about our DJs for the evening

For the past year, Lisbon-based DJs <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bebitprod/" target="_blank">BeBit</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seen_ashore/" target="_blank">Seen Ashore</a> have been playing side by side, blending a colourful spectrum of electronic music - from house and funky groove to deeper shades of techno. Expect energy, soul, and rhythm.

This event is free, and everyone is welcome, but we’d love for you to <a href="https://www.eventbrite.pt/e/cocktails-launch-party-good-company-bookstore-tickets-1576595883729">register a free ticket</a> so we know how many people to expect. Why not invite a few friends to join you too? The more, the merrier.

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Cocktails Launch Party

Sip, browse, and start the weekend right. Back by popular demand, we had so much fun at our last cocktail night, we're doing it again!

We'll have a new menu including original creations and classics, from boozy to refreshing, with an autumnal twist.

Whether you’re here to pick up a new book or unwind with a drink, come experience Good Company with a twist.

This event is free, and everyone is welcome, but we’d love for you to register a free ticket so we know how many people to expect. Why not invite a few friends to join you too? The more, the merrier.

Good Company Books is an independent English bookstore in Lisbon, dedicated to bringing together a community of book lovers, artists, and creatives. Our space is a home for literature, conversation, and curated cultural events. Follow us on Instagram for updates.

Cocktail Night

Wine lovers, mark your calendars! On Friday, November 21st, Mário Marques from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whoswine/">Who's Wine</a> is taking over Good Company’s bar for an epic wine experience.

Bar Takeover with Mário Marques from Who's Wine

Join us for a Friday evening at the bar with Scott and Marta from Desviso - excellent wine producers from Lisbon!

Scott and Marta will welcome you at the bar and introduce you to the wine selection for the evening! During this 3 hours you will have a chance to taste carefully selected wines from Desviso winery and dive into conversation with Scott and Marta about their story, wines and their production process of natural fermentation, care and respect that is reflected in each wine bottle they make.&nbsp;

Vinhos Desviso is a small, family-run winery, founded by Scott and Marta. He is American, she is Portuguese, and they have been together for over 12 years. The couple decided to start their own project with the main goal of producing fresh, elegant wines, that translate their individual experiences and journey together.

Before starting Vinhos Desviso Marta and Scott worked in wineries in the USA, specifically in the small town of Walla Walla located in Washington State. It was through harvest experiences in Portugal that the idea of returning to Portugal to make their own wine with Portuguese grape varieties was born.

The winery is located about 50 minutes north of Lisbon, between the towns of Bombarral and Óbidos. After repurposing the old family’s warehouse into a winery, Vinhos Desviso’s first harvest was in 2022.

Grapes are always hand-harvested, carefully selecting only the best bunches. At the winery, the wines are produced with minimal intervention (natural fermentation, no fining, no filtering), but above all, with a lot a respect and care for the land and what comes from it, allowing for each wine to express itself and tell its own story.

Event comes to life thanks to&nbsp;<a href="https://terroirvinho.com/about-us-3/" target="_blank">terroir</a>, our wine provider who work with small producers who have a close relationship with their vineyards and the process that takes place in the cellar. They share wines with a sense of place and a connection to people.&nbsp;

This event is free to attend, but we ask that you register a free ticket in advance so we know how many people to expect.&nbsp;

Good Company Books is an independent English Bookstore in Lisbon. Born from our love of global literature and our Portuguese heritage, we are crafting a space for people of all backgrounds to gather and enjoy the best books, events, coffee, and wine.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/goodcompanybookstore/" target="_blank">Find out more on our Instagram.</a>

By Metro: We're situated a 5-minute walk from the Campo Pequeno metro (Yellow line) and a 10-minute walk from the Alameda metro (Green &amp; Red lines).

By Bus: There are many convenient bus options 2 blocks away from us on Avenida República, with the closest stop to our store being Campo Pequeno-Av. Republica.

By Bike: If you're using the Gira public bicycles, there is a docking station right across the street (#431 - Rua do Arco Cego / Av. Magalhães Lima).

By Car: There is a paid parking lot across the street, between Rua Arco do Cego and Rua Dona Filipa de Vilhena. Street parking is also available around the neighborhood.

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Bar Takeover with Desviso

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A place to read, meet, or work. We serve specialty coffee, natural wine,  and small bites.

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Good Company is centrally located in  Lisbon and easily accessible by metro, bus, bike, or car.

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