Booksellers Association

"Bookshops provide local jobs, enrich local communities and fuel local economies; they bring social cohesion and cultural capital to their towns and villages; they bring authors to schools, readers to high streets." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #ChooseBookshops

An uplifting and empowering anthology of joyful contributions from 52 contemporary black voices. Discover the @booksaremybag Children's #IndieBookoftheMonth, A Year of Black Joy: ⬇️ gardners.com/Product/Jamia-… #ChooseBookshops #Booksellers

Here's some dates for your diary 📆📋 Over the coming months we'll be sharing our 16 shortlisted titles, followed by the 4 category winners, finally revealing the Nero Gold Prize Winner in March. Follow along to see which books win at this year's Awards...

✨ It's #BookshopDay! ✨ An annual celebration of bookshops, booksellers, and the joy of shopping local. Show your support for local bookshops — the heart of our communities — where every purchase supports real people, not algorithms. #ChooseBookshops 🧡 🎨: Ashwin Chacko

This #BookshopDay, I’m encouraging you to #ChooseBookshops. As a Bookshop Day Ambassador for @booksaremybag, I’ll be touring across Scotland, celebrating our beautiful bookshops, Sat 11 Oct. Come say hi! 👋

There’s a bookshop in Leeds that’s hidden underwater… well, kind of 😅📚 Hold Fast Bookshop at Leeds Dock has to be one of the most unique bookshops in the city (if not the world!), and the perfect place to spend World Bookshop Day ‘25 (11th October) 📖 #leeds #leedscitycentre

Happy #BookshopDay! We're so proud to be a part of this incredible community, from shipping out point of sale materials to supporting our network of booksellers & celebrating them. If you're anything like us, you'll be heading to your local bookshop to join in 📚 #Booksaremybag

This Saturday we're celebrating #BookshopDay! A day to celebrate the local bookshops on your high street. Bookshops are cosy, calm, joyful places where community thrives and books are treasured, tell us about your favourite bookshops! ❤️ @booksaremybag

The shortlist for the 2025 @booksaremybag Readers Awards has been announced, including @Nussaibah, Simon Armitage, Julia Donaldson and Gillian Anderson 👇 ebx.sh/5MucNd

✨️📚️TOMORROW!📚️✨️ We hope you've all got your bookshop visiting plans ready for #BookshopDay tomorrow? If you're in South Wales, you may spot campaign ambassador Claire Fayers out and about, signing copies and ready to chat all things books! @booksaremybag

This Saturday is #BookshopDay, a chance to celebrate the local bookshop on your high street. A vital hub for community, a space for calm reflection, joyful reading, and expert curation to help you find your next favourite read. Tag your local in the comments... @booksaremybag

📣 Tomorrow is #BookshopDay! Bookshops: the ultimate antidote to algorithms. Where books are chosen with care, recommendations are from real humans, and you can experience the joy of discovering something unexpected. 🧡 #ChooseBookshops 🎨: Ashwin Chacko

Chosen by bookshops, we're delighted to reveal the Books Are My Bag #ReadersAwards shortlist, sponsored by National Book Tokens. Huge congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, and publishers! 🎉 Click the 🔗 in our bio to vote for your favourite books. #ChooseBookshops

We're delighted to share @booksaremybag's #IndieBookoftheMonth picks for October, as chosen by independent bookshops. ✨ All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles ✨ A Year of Black Joy curated by Jamia Wilson, illustrated by Jade Orlando Discover on #Gardners, today! #ChooseBookshops

It's amazing to see so many of you taking part in #BannedBooksWeekUK this week! Bookshops & libraries, send us pictures of your #BannedBook displays. Like this brilliant one from @WedaleBookshop 🌟Get a reading list here: indexoncensorship.org/bannedbookswee…

"We get it from both sides." UK booksellers are facing increased intimidation and harassment for the books they stock. For #BannedBooksWeekUK, we spoke to some of them, coinciding with the launch of a new survey by @BAbooksellers: thebookseller.com/news/intimidat…

More than half of bookshop owners responding to a survey by the @BAbooksellers say they have noticed an increase in intimidating behaviour towards themselves or their staff 👇 ebx.sh/pYUI26

Great to see you all at the Gardners Trade Show and BA Conference this year! Just get in touch if you'd like any reading copies or any more info on any of our Autumn titles! 🍂🍂🍂 #GardnersTradeShow #Booksellers #BAconference @booksaremybag

✨ Be the first to watch! ✨ To celebrate #BookshopDay on Saturday 11 October, we’re thrilled to premiere our new #ChooseBookshops video on Thursday 9 October. Join us and celebrate the magic of shopping local and the communities bookshops create. 📚🧡 🔗 in our bio.

Looking for inspiration on how to make #BookshopDay (Saturday 11 October) work for your bookshop? Read our Bookshop Day Guide for social media tips, resources, and ideas on how to celebrate the campaign. Search 'Bookshop Day' on the BA Learning Skills Hub. 🔗 in our bio.