What better way to celebrate Bookshop Day than with a book that follows the long journey of a picturebook from printing press to reader’s hands via, of course, a lovely independent bookshop? This is exactly what Special Delivery: A Book’s Journey Around the World (Nosy Crow), written by Polly Faber and illustrated by Klas Fahlén, …
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Book Island’s #StandByIndies Campaign
Today I want to highlight an absolutely amazing campaign that begins today! #StandByIndies is a great way to support a small publisher, your favourite independent bookshop and get a great book as well. What’s not to like? 20 April – 10 May 2021 After preparing #StandByIndies for more than a year, picture book publisher Book …
French loot … and musings on the Net Book Agreement
I have just spent a few days back home and no trip is complete without a tour of the local bookshops!Here is my treasure: I could not resist the wonderful Un Livre by Hervé Tullet (published by Chronicle Books here under the title Press Here), the latest volume of my favourite manga series and the wonderfully entitled …