With Christmas approaching and many high street retailers desperately concerned about making ends meet after another lockdown, here are a selection of some of the UK’s best independent book shops that deliver nationwide.
7. The Yellow-Lighted Bookshops, Gloucestershire
With branches in Tetbury and Nailsworth, the Yellow-Lighted Bookshop is committed to the ethical trade of books, and carries a mixed selection of adult and children’s books, including a specially curated section about refugees for children. Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
8. Inkspot & Silverleaf Booksellers, Bo’ness
A nationally renowned independent bookshop based in Bo’ness, Central Scotland, Inkspot and Silverleaf booksellers first opened in 2008. It offers books for children and adults, including kids’ books in Scots, as well as a wide selection of stationery. Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
9. The Barrister in Wonderland, Retford
The Barrister in Wonderland specialises in children’s books, ranging from picture books to sought-after young adult fiction. It also carries a healthy selection of adult titles, and comprehensive, specially curated selections, as well as lists of top staff picks. Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
10. Bookends, Carlisle
A family-run bookshop established in 1978, Bookends has been supplying books, cards and gifts for adults and children alike ever since, specialising in Cumbrian books, of which it has an extensive and varied selection. Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)