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INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP OF THE YEAR


OVERVIEW These stores are the winners of         street bookselling in       


BURLEY FISHER BOOKS Haggerston’s Burley Fisher is the London category winner. It was a great partner of indie publishers last year, launched a new subscription service and podcast, and published a few books of its own too. It was one of many indies to benefit from the arrival of Bookshop.org in late 2020.


FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD This Linlithgow shop, winner in the competitive Scotland category, rushed out a new website and was one third of the Wee Three Indies collec- tive hosting online events. It teamed up with other shops in its town and was a vocal cham- pion of bookshops’ value.


GRIFFIN BOOKS Like many indies, Penarth’s Griffin Books, the Wales category winner, grew its sales despite the pandemic. It put together a new website, shifted its author events and book clubs online and ramped up its social media, while its subscription service was popu- lar among isolating customers.


SEVENOAKS BOOKSHOP This Kent independent, winner of the South-east England category, transformed itself, doubling the size of its shop and launching a retail website for the first time. It dispatched several thousand orders to its customers, many of them delivered by hand by its inde- fatigable team.


TERTULIA Ireland’s champion is County Mayo’s Tertulia, a Spanish word for a circle of people discussing books. It has become a cultural hub since opening in 2019, and used media coverage, a new website and its own Tertulia TV to keep patrons loyal despite 24 weeks of lockdown in Ireland.


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FIVE LEAVES BOOKSHOP The Independent Bookshop of the Year in 2018, Five Leaves is once again the Midlands champion. The radical special- ist took good care of staff and customers alike during a stressful year, and its mail- order Mystery Boxes were a hit. “You’ve been a lifeline,” said one grateful regular.


MR B’S EMPORIUM OF READING DELIGHTS This Bath shop, the South- west England category winner and a two-time Independent Bookshop of the Year, neatly re-created its personality online. A Recommendation Station for personalised lists and a lively YouTube channel kept it connected to customers.


RED LION BOOKS Red Lion Books in Colchester, the East of England winner, enjoyed an outpouring of support from its customers in its 42nd year under the ownership of Peter and Sarah Donaldson. The indie used social media to stay in touch, and staff literally got on their bikes to deliver books.


COGITO BOOKS Cogito Books in Hexham, Northumberland, is the North of England winner. It became more important to its local community than ever, encouraging customers to talk on the phone, wrapping orders with notes from booksellers and often delivering them to far-flung locations.


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