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MOON LANE The 2020 Children’s Bookseller of the Year was again a force for children’s reading across its three bookshops, education business and not-for-profit community initiative. New projects included a Moon Lane TV channel and the first of a planned series of franchise deals in China.
THE BARRISTER IN WONDERLAND BOOKSHOP This Retford indie is a first- time shortlistee, having reopened under new owners in late 2019. Community-minded activities included video calls for customers to virtually browse and a crowdfunder to donate books to a foodbank.
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THE BOOK SHOP As this Hampshire institu- tion approaches 90 years in business, it is working hard to bring in the next generation of buyers. Its team delivers popular Positivity Boxes of books and chocolate treats for children, Bookology recom- mendation sessions, YouTube storytimes, and much more.
THE LITTLE RIPON BOOKSHOP Like all these booksellers, the Little Ripon Bookshop kept local spirits up, hand- delivering across Yorkshire and turning events like its Great Big Book Hullabaloo virtual. Its Year of Reading package of vouchers for children to spend has been a popular initiative.
DRAKE – THE BOOKSHOP Stockton-on-Tees’ Drake extended its mission to get books in front of all children, whether regular readers or not. It put on big virtual events for more than 30 primary school classes and ran a Gift of Reading project to let 550 children in care choose books for Christmas.
GRIFFIN BOOKS Penarth’s Griffin is shortlisted for the second year in a row, having managed to grow sales in 2020. It responded to the pandemic with a new transactional website, offering local deliveries and live-streamed book clubs and storytimes, and its subscrip- tion services were a big hit.
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD Children’s books have become the heart of this central Scotland shop, which is a valued partner of local schools. It built a retail website from scratch during the spring, and was among the many indies grateful for the support of Hive and
Bookshop.org.
HALFWAY UP THE STAIRS Ireland’s strict restrictions gave this County Wicklow shop a much tougher first full year in business than expected. But its small team found imagina- tive ways to replicate the personality of an independent online, and widespread media coverage of its efforts pulled in new buyers.
THE EDINBURGH BOOKSHOP Shortlisted for the eighth year in a row, the Edinburgh indie grew sales again despite losing weeks of trading. It achieved a record turnover from its small space (just 450 square feet), and teamed with other Scottish shops on a Wee Three Indies series of virtual events.
MOON LANE BOOKSHOP PICKED UP THIS AWARD
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