Foyles joins forces with Jacaranda to celebrate black British writers

Foyles bookshop has joined forces with indie publisher Jacaranda for its Twenty in 2020 initiative, celebrating black British writers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 20:34:16 UTC ]

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Archer, Keyes and Halls headline Bertrams Christmas conference

Jeffrey Archer, Marian Keyes and Stacey Halls were among the authors at this year's Bertrams Christmas conference which saw Abingdon indie Mostly Books win bookshop of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 10:31:00 UTC ]
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Topping to open Edinburgh branch this weekend

Independent bookseller Topping & Co will open a new bookshop in central Edinburgh this weekend. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 21:51:55 UTC ]
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Booker Prize stresses 2019 winner remains undecided after bookshop error

The Booker Prize has reassured readers the £50,000 literary award has “not yet been decided” – after a bookshop mistakenly branded copies of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments with a “winner” sticker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 10:52:14 UTC ]
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Candy Jar and Hoho join forces for Shane the Chef cookbook

Welsh indie Candy Jar has joined forces with Hoho Rights to publish a new children's cookbook to accompany the Channel 5 animated series "Shane the Chef". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 17:12:19 UTC ]
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Vertebrate dips into wild swimming guides with Cruikshank deal

Indie publisher Vertebrate has picked up its first swimming guide, covering the Lake District, from wild swimming guru Suzanna Cruikshank. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 09:25:49 UTC ]
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History Press lands journey into life of forgotten female gangsters

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 07:58:19 UTC ]
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Rebel Girls joins forces with International Rescue Committee

Rebel Girls has joined forces with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and will donate $100,000 to the organisation over the next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-15 15:28:50 UTC ]
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Quercus sends teams on bookshop tour for 'off piste' sales conference

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 08:22:12 UTC ]
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Stanfords opens food bookshop in new joint venture

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 04:36:19 UTC ]
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Hachette UK and BA launch Sceptre Bookshop Award

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 10:33:41 UTC ]
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German indie Voland & Quist Verlag launches English imprint

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 06:40:03 UTC ]
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Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop to celebrate 10th anniversary

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-29 17:39:42 UTC ]
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New indie bookshop to open in Bourne

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 01:26:30 UTC ]
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Police investigate after Housmans Bookshop burgled

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-27 10:02:54 UTC ]
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PRH to match bookshop crowdfunder to give schoolchildren Greta Thunberg's book

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-27 01:46:04 UTC ]
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Wood Green co-operative bookshop secures new premises

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-18 22:20:02 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2019-08-17 07:00:41 UTC ]
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Tributes paid after Gay's The Word founder Jonathan Cutbill dies, aged 82

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 17:00:19 UTC ]
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Breaking In: Fantasy author Sarah J. Sover on Finding Home at a Small Press

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