INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY: GARDNERS THE SHORTLIST
CHORLEYWOOD BOOKSHOP South-East winner: a prolific organiser of events, including its own literary festival.
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD Scotland winner: thoughtfully laid-out shop with features including a “Book Bothy” space for storytelling and a “Little Owls” children’s zone.
FORUM BOOKS North winner: independent with a host of creative ideas, including a “Silent Book Disco” and pop-ups at music festivals and other events.
KENILWORTH BOOKS Midlands and Wales winner: a shop with a sharp focus on its community, supporting local authors and groups.
LINDUM BOOKS East winner: intimate bookshop in a medieval building with a book club run with publisher Persephone.
WINNER: THE GUTTER BOOKSHOP
This is the first time a retailer in Ireland has won the title of Independent Bookshop of the Year. Hugely creative, passionate and ambitious, Dublin’s The Gutter Bookshop is a model of how independents on both sides of the Irish Sea can survive amid challenges and thrive. Trading in Ireland hasn’t always been easy since Gutter opened in 2009. But through a combination of outstanding service, a welcoming, comfortable environment and carefully chosen range, it has developed a devoted following. Sales are augmented by a well-chosen non-book range and pop-up shops at festivals. Book groups, a loyalty scheme and brilliant social media—including nearly 20,000 Twitter followers—further cement its position at the heart of
KEY STRENGTHS
◆ RISING SALES FROM A LOYAL CUSTOMER BASE, ENHANCED BY OFF-SITE OPERATIONS AND EVENTS ◆ OUTSTANDING MARKETING INCLUDING STOCK PROMOTIONS, LOYALTY SCHEME AND SOCIAL MEDIA ◆ POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL SATELLITE SHOP IN DALKEY ◆ SEVEN MORE INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOPS JUDGED BEST IN THEIR REGIONS
09. BRITISH BOOK AWARDS - WINNERS 2017
Dublin cultural life. More than 200 events, including an imaginative “Blind Date with a Book” night, pulled in new shoppers last year. It has helped The Gutter Bookshop to successive years of sales increases, and to open a second store in the well-to-do Dublin suburb of Dalkey in 2013. “Dublin isn’t exactly lacking in bookshops and The Gutter Bookshop punches way above its weight,” judges commented. “To be opening a second shop shows it must be doing lots of things right.” The Gutter Bookshop wins a cheque for £5,000
from award sponsor Gardners. All eight shops on this shortlist were previously winners of their regional categories.
Gardners has been involved as an integral link in the book supply chain for over 25 years as Britain’s leading independent wholesaler.
SARUM COLLEGE BOOKSHOP South-West winner: bookshop within a Christian college with a range that goes well beyond theology.
TALES ON MOON LANE London winner: energetic independent that is also 2017’s Children’s Bookseller of the Year.
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