Indie bookshop week

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IBW2021: Louise Mumford’s bookshop date (almost!)

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week, Louise Mumford – author of Sleepless – looks back on one of her favourite bookshop memories… the time she almost got a date! Love at first sight? My favourite memory of a bookshop is an easy one: the day I nearly got a date… Read More
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IBW2021: Nadine Matheson’s bookshop memories

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week, Nadine Matheson (The Jigsaw Man) looks back on her childhood bookshop memories, and the importance of representation. One building; many worlds Is it possible to miss a building? To feel a longing to be back inside those hallowed walls that housed a gateway… Read More
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IBW2021: Kia Abdullah on the joys of being ‘bookish’

It’s Independent Bookshop Week! Today we are joined by Kia Abdullah, author of the upcoming gripping courtroom drama Next of Kin. She talks about how it is such a joy to be ‘bookish’. Bookshops have been an anchor My mother tongue, Sylheti, is very much an oral language. It’s… Read More
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IBW2021: Katie Ginger on why every town needs a bookshop

Katie Ginger, author of The Secrets of Meadow Farmhouse, tells us why every town needs a bookshop in this fantastic blog post for Independent Bookshop Week. Every town needs a bookshop When I was around ten, every weekend was spent in my favourite place in my tiny hometown: a… Read More
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IBW2021: Jessica Ryn on her number one bookshop memory

We’re continuing our Independent Bookshop Week series with a trip down memory lane with Jessica Ryn, author of The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside. Continue reading to reminisce along with her! My Number One Bookshop Memory What did you miss most about bookshops during lockdown? If… Read More
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IBW2021: Melanie Golding on the sweet smell of bookshops

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week Melanie Golding, author of Little Darlings, shares her love of bookshops, specifically the smell we all wish could be bottled. The Sweet Smell of Bookshops There was no bookshop in the village where I grew up. Although there were plenty of… Read More
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IBW2021: PL Kane on memories of bookshops in Chesterfield

For this Independent Bookshop Week blog post, PL Kane author of Her Husband’s Grave shares some fond memories of growing up and exploring bookshops in Chesterfield. PL Kane on bookshops on memories of bookshops in Chesterfield My main memories of gaining access to books when… Read More