Independent Bookshops
‘Small is beautiful’: How independent bookshops plan to survive – and thrive – in ‘volatile’ times
‘Small is beautiful’: How independent bookshops plan to survive – and thrive – in ‘volatile’ times
The number of independent bookshops dropped last year – but booksellers are fighting on. Here, two tell us what bookselling is like in 2024
Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream
Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream
Times may be dark for independent presses, but the success of Dead Ink and others shows that there is a hunger from readers for literature outside of the everyday
When culture warriors attack, independent bookshops offer welcome respite
When culture warriors attack, independent bookshops offer welcome respite
Robin Ince travels the country for Independent Bookshop Week while a social media storm is brewing in the background
The UK’s best independent bookshops
The UK’s best independent bookshops
Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities
Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities
Robin Ince: The forgotten story about how forgotten author Jean Rhys was rediscovered
Robin Ince: The forgotten story about how forgotten author Jean Rhys was rediscovered
Robin Ince: Independent bookshop people are the best people
Robin Ince: Independent bookshop people are the best people
The independent bookshops that launched in a pandemic
The independent bookshops that launched in a pandemic
Independent Bookshop Week: ‘People often called for a chat as much as a book’
Independent Bookshop Week: ‘People often called for a chat as much as a book’
Independent Bookshop Week: ‘We dropped off groceries and grieved with people’
Independent Bookshop Week: ‘We dropped off groceries and grieved with people’
Independent Bookshop Week: 10 of the best new retailers
Independent Bookshop Week: 10 of the best new retailers
John Bird: Bookshops are a social necessity that can’t be allowed to die
