Independent bookshops from across the United Kingdom and Ireland continue to thrive with creative, specialist and community-centred activities boosting sales in the face of the cost-of-living and business- rates crises.
In the largest cohort yet, there are 77 independent bookshops have been selected across nine different regions and countries as finalists for The British Book Awards 2024 Small Press of the Year. The bookshops will compete to win their region first, which will be announced on Tuesday 12th March, before contending for the overall prize, announced at The British Book Awards winner ceremony at Grosvenor House on Monday 13th May 2024.
The award is a great opportunity to celebrates those stores that continue to support their local communities with bespoke bookselling and tailored initiatives, and so we hope it is something you would consider covering.
All bookshops are available for comment. Please do get in touch with any questions.
The 2025 Wales finalists for The British Book Awards 2025 Independent Bookshop of the Year are:
Griffin Books | Penarth
The Bookshop by the Sea | Aberystwyth
Mold Bookshop | Mold
Cover to Cover | Mumbles
The Berwyn Bookshop | Flintshire
The award is a great opportunity to celebrates those stores that continue to support their local communities with bespoke bookselling and tailored initiatives, and so we hope it is something you would consider covering.
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