The Booksellers Association

16/07/2025

Are you a publisher, author, illustrator or agent?

Bookshops contribute to their local community, jobs and economy.

Sharing links to bookshops when you’re promoting your books online makes a huge difference.

15/07/2025

🎄 Christmas Books 2025 🎄

The catalogue, in partnership with Gardners, offers independent booksellers an independent focused marketing and selling tool, featuring the best books to gift this festive season.

🔗 http://booksellers.org.uk/christmasbooks

Deadline for placing orders = 21 July.

14/07/2025

📚 Behind the Shelves: 📚

Ever wondered about the people behind your favourite bookshops? Behind the Shelves is a feature from Books Are My Bag, celebrating the unique stories, experiences, and personalities of booksellers across the UK and Ireland.

The latest story features Amy Moorhouse, co-owner of The Thoughtful Spot Bookshop and 2025 judge.

Read Amy's story below ⬇️

14/07/2025

Book your place for the Booksellers Association Conference and Gardners Trade Show - an annual event for members to come together for business sessions, publisher highlights, social events and networking.

📆 21-22 September 2025
📍Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue, Hinckley Island
🔗 The programme and booking information is available here: https://booksellerevents.org.uk/Event-Diary/BA-Conference.aspx

10/07/2025

📚Submissions for the 2025 Nero Book Awards close tonight!

The Nero Book Awards are a prestigious set of multi-category Awards celebrating the craft of great writing and the joy of reading.
With a mission to point readers of all ages and interests in the direction of outstanding books, the Awards celebrate books and writers from the UK and Ireland from the last 12 months across four
categories – Children’s Fiction, Debut Fiction, Fiction and Non-Fiction.

Find out more: https://nerobookawards.com/enter-the-awards

Submissions for the 2025 close at 5pm tonight!

Don't miss your chance to enter 📚📚

nerobookawards.com/enter-the-awards

08/07/2025

We’re proud to support The National Year of Reading 2026 run by Department for Education and National Literacy Trust - a vital campaign to help build a culture where reading is for everyone, everywhere.

Find out more: https://www.nationalyearofreading.org.uk

A National Year of Reading will take place in 2026 aimed at curtailing the reading crisis among children and young people. The initiative was launched by education secretary, Bridget Phillipson ahead of a reception to be held at 10 Downing Street 👇

07/07/2025

The Booksellers Network is a place for shop floor booksellers who are members of the BA to come together; to network, to share ideas, compare notes and feel part of a wider bookselling community.

Join the Booksellers Network Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booksellersnetwork

07/07/2025

Need inspiration on how to run an event without an author?

From book clubs to poetry nights, kids’ crafts to silent reading, our guide on the BA Learning Skills Hub includes suggestions for various events formats and tips from other bookshops.

🔗 https://www.ipgskillshub.com/booksellers-association