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

Join Zoom Meeting: https://ucl.zoom.us/j/96757236099?pwd=TAYCwsmAwVXdj32cwdQGrjdLtpHEIz.1Meeting ID: 967 5723 6099 Passcode: 730378 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....
Reading, Wanting, and Broken Economics: A Twenty-First-Century Study of Readers and Bookshops in Southampton around 1900 (SUNY Press, 2021)

Reading, Wanting and Broken Economics: with Dr Simon Frost

An Interview with Dr Simon Frost Dr Simon Frost, Principal Academic in English at Bournemouth University and author of Reading, Wanting, and Broken Economics: A Twenty-First-Century Study of Readers and Bookshops in Southampton around 1900 (SUNY Press, 2021) part of SUNY, speaks with Dr...
Sam Read Booksellers front of store

History of Bookselling

The BRN's first themed event featured presentations from Dr. Will Smith and Professor Simon Eliot. Dr. Smith discussed the multi-generational history of Sam Read Booksellers, emphasizing oral histories and archival research. Professor Eliot highlighted the value of "unwitting testimony" in archives, using examples like public library catalogues and publisher correspondence to reveal hidden insights.