Budget Impact: Bookshops, Schools & Creative Sectors
Mixed reactions to the UK Budget impacting bookshops, schools with new funding, and creative sectors facing tax changes. Focus on growth, inflation, and support for local business.
Indie Bookshop Charts: Osman’s New Release & Booker Impact
Richard Osman tops Indie Top 20. Booker shortlist boosts sales. Indies show unique title performance vs. TCM, with notable over-indexing by some titles. Chart adjustments made by The Bookseller.
Indie Bookshop Top 20: Herron’s ‘Clown Town’ Takes Top Spot
Mick Herron's 'Clown Town' tops the Indie Bookshop Top 20. Other new entries include McEwan, Balding, and Tokarczuk. Indies champion authors and drive sales with signed copies. The Bookseller adjusted the chart.
Independent Bookshop Week Boosts Sales & Community Engagement
Independent Bookshop Week 2025 saw record-breaking sales, increased media reach, and strong community engagement across UK and Ireland. Bookshops reported significant sales boosts and hosted successful events.
Lorraine Kelly, Mike Gayle and LD Lapinski named ambassadors for Independent Bookshop Week 2025
In 2024, approximately 700 independent bookshops participated with the Booksellers Association, via Books Are My Bag, providing each with a kit containing bunting, posters, bookmarks, postcards and shelf strips – alongside a suite of digital assets available in English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish.