Radical Bookselling History newsletter

Radical Bookselling in the UK 1970-2000

Join Zoom Meeting: https://ucl.zoom.us/j/92896539458?pwd=CzHY3JVopbp58jtl06eGAgdlVFBUHq.1Meeting ID: 928 9653 9458 Passcode: 108114 Radical Bookselling History Project: Dave Cope, John Goodman, Rick Seccombe, Maggie Walker From the early 1970s there was a rapid expansion in the number of radical bookshops in the UK, with...
Cover of RISE Bookselling Industry Insights: Bookshops, censorship and freedom of expression

RISE Insights: Bookshops, censorship and freedom of expression

The European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) have published their 5th RISE Industry research paper: Bookshops, censorship and Freedom of Expression. This Industry Insight reports on the impact that censorship and attempts to limit free speech through legislative action by local...
Cover of The Cultural Role and Value of England's Independent Bookshops

New BA Report on Cultural Value of Indies in England

The Booksellers Association has released a report on The Cultural Role and Value of England’s Independent Bookshops. It found that Indie bookshops have adapted creatively to challenges like online competition, urban decline, and the pandemic, fostering local culture through events and...

BYOB: Bookshop Books

We are looking forward to our second pre-holidays Bring Your Own Book event. Bring a favourite book (or two) that you’ve read (or want to read) featuring bookstores (fiction, non-fiction, all welcome!). This will be a relaxed and informal chat—perfect for getting into the holiday spirit with fellow book lovers!
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore. Book cover and image of Evan Friss, the Author

Conversation with Evan Friss, Author of The Bookshop

Evan Friss’s The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore is “an affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life, from department stores to indies, from highbrow dealers trading in first editions to...

Champions of Literature by @GeorgethePoet

Written and performed exclusively for #IndieBookshopWeek “Champions of Literature” by @GeorgethePoet Filmed at New Beacon Books: https://www.newbeaconbooks.com/ Independent Bookshop Week takes place 15 – 22 June 2024. Find out more about the campaign: https://booksaremybag.com  / booksaremybag https://x.com/booksaremybag  / booksaremybag  
Cover of A Bookshop of One's Own by Jance Cholmeley

In Conversation with Jane Cholmeley

In 1982, in the midst of Thatcherite-Britain, Jane Cholmeley, Sue Butterworth and Jane Anger decided they needed to open a feminist bookshop in London. The result was the Silver Moon Bookshop. For seventeen years, the Silver Moon survived commercially, selling books...