About Us

The dreaded post-book blues: a condition that feeds on the feeling of loss when you finish a book that has held you captivated, and a plague that seizes all bookworms at some point in their lives.

We are proud to have established the first literary apothecary, filled with the finest literary gifts to soothe booklover souls. 

We have remedies for all literary ailments, whether you need to recover from a heartbreaking character death, or a wickedly ambiguous ending. You’re in the right place, where the only treatments are treats and we delight in banishing bookish grief. 

If you don’t consider yourself a keen reader, and think yourself immune to the blues, you’re bound to know someone with their nose in a book, who we’re sure could use a little pick-me-up.

The two makers behind Beyond the Shelf are working hard to share the idea that a story doesn't have to end when the book closes.

As you browse our library, you will find a ‘The Story’ narrative for each of our items. We are keen to share the magic behind our literary concoctions and explain how our items reflect the themes and feelings of the original work.

Our prints are now featured decor in institutions like the University of York and Wallington House, and have been welcomed into homes across the world.

Join us on our quest to not only remember important books, but to celebrate them!

The Beyond the Shelf team is made up of two Northern creatives simply trying to find the time to read.

Emma is most likely to be found browsing new fonts and colour palettes. She is torn between creating bookish designs, attempting her own writing, embroidery, and whatever other passion projects she can squeeze in.

Aidan is most likely to be found making tiny changes to our descriptions he knows no one will notice. A pure self-indulgence framed as 100% necessary. One must imagine him happy.

Have a read of our store favourites ↓

Our Shop Favourites

Emma's Top Pick

Jane Eyre Watercolour

Hailing from Yorkshire myself, my favourite print is bound to be that of Jane stood amongst the Yorkshire moors. Those moors saw her spiritual development; the mix of harsh clouds in her eyeline, with a path of light breaking the sky, feels like an apt representation of that for me. I feel an overall sense of magnitude with this design.


I also adore the subtitle we paired with this one: Unearthly Thing. While 'unearthly' comes with a range of connotations, I choose to take it as otherworldly, enigmatic, and a force of nature. Something to aspire to!

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Aidan's Top Pick

Frankenstein Title Page

The shared horror in the eyes of both monster and maker drips with the existential themes of the work. When paired with the quote we get a sense of these moments of wild-eyed breaking that come with great change which force us to examine both the past and the future with a new perspective - nothing was, or will be the same.

Simply, it nails the representation of the Frankenstein story. The Modern Prometheus inclusion and elegant-retro science flourish beneath the title are also nice touches - if I do say so myself.

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