LEGO Icons Bookshop: Book Nook (11379) Announced for 1 October - and It Has a Proper Back
Bookshop: Book Nook (11379) goes on sale 1 October, priced at £119.99 / $149.99 / €129.99 for 1,690 pieces. Rated 18+, it's available through LEGO.com and LEGO Stores. At roughly 7p per piece it sits comfortably within what Icons adult sets typically ask, and the timing puts it squarely in Christmas gift range for any book lover in your life.
The book nook format launched in 2025 and already includes 10351 Sherlock Holmes: Book Nook, 76450 Book Nook: Hogwarts Express, 10367 The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook, and 76478 Book Nook: Dumbledore's Office. This new entry drops the IP entirely, going instead for an original mid-century independent bookshop called Brickville Books. Without a licence attached it'll sit naturally on almost any shelf without looking out of place.
The format works the same way as the rest of the line: closed, the model slots between your real books and creates the impression of a tiny world hidden in your collection; open it and a fully detailed interior is revealed. Here that means two storeys, a spiral staircase, elegant balconies, a snug workspace, and quiet reading areas.
Literary Easter eggs are scattered throughout - a golden cup, a magnifying glass, and a black cat statue - with shelves sorted by genre and decals referencing real works of literature. Two minifigures are included: a bookshop owner and a customer browsing for their next read.
One genuine improvement over earlier entries: this set has a proper back. The Sherlock Holmes and Balrog models were largely open at the rear, which matters if your shelf is visible from more than one side. That's been corrected here, and it's a detail the community has picked up on early.
The whole line has its roots in 40698 Books Are My Passion, a GWP that sold out almost immediately and made clear how much overlap exists between readers and LEGO builders. 11379 is effectively the wide-release answer to that demand.
Early community reaction has been warm, with several fans calling it the best book nook released to date.
Two complaints keep surfacing: the price - £119.99 feels steep for something decorative - and the number of stickers, which will require patience on a build where tiny book spines need to be covered.
Neither appears to have dampened enthusiasm much. As a gift for someone who both reads and builds, the concept does most of the selling. I'm getting this one :).