Sheila Markham & Conversations with the Rare Book Trade

Sheila will share some of her findings from bookseller conversations covering a period from the early 1990s.

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27 January 2026

Insights from the Booksellers Association research into the Cultural and Community Value of Bookshops across the UK and Ireland

Drawing on reports from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Howard Davies presents key findings, national contrasts, and policy recommendations to support and sustain bookshops’ vital local roles.

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24 February 2026

Literature for the People: How the Pioneering Macmillan Brothers built a Publishing Powerhouse

Sarah Harkness speaks on her recent book, "Literature for the People: How the Pioneering Macmillan Brothers built a Publishing Powerhouse"

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13 March 2026
22 May 2026
19 June 2026

BRN Bookselling Conference 2026: Spaces of Bookselling

We welcome proposals that engage with all forms of the bookselling space—physical, virtual, historical, social, communal, commercial, and imagined—and encourage transcultural, transnational, and intersectional perspectives.

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09 September 2026