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The #SignForOurBookshops Campaign Supports UK Indie Bookshops

Launched by YA author Holly Bourne, the #SIGNFORBOOKSHOPS campaign urges readers to buy books from UK indie bookshops.

Local, Radical, Memorable: October Books

A reader recalls a favorite independent bookstore in Southampton in the UK. Hear all about radical bookshop October Books.

Our Bookstore Reading Meet-Cute

Prompted by an Independent Bookstore Day tweet, one reader remembers the bookish meet-cute that led her down the wedding aisle.

5 Things You Should Do on Independent Bookstore Day

If you don’t already have your Independent Bookstore Day planned, here are a handful of things you can do to celebrate all the reasons to love them.

Crowdfund This! London’s First Black Feminist Bookshop

Help Crowdfund the very first black feminist bookshop in London.

Cool Bookish Places: Barton’s Bookshop in Leatherhead, UK

Barton's Bookshop in Leatherhead, Surrey, UK is a family run shop in a world where independent shops are a rare and dying breed.