How Team Bookends celebrated Independent Bookshop Week

We’ve been all abuzz in the publishing world this week, doing our very best to celebrate the wonderful independent bookshops up and down the country. We celebrated by sending some of our fantastic authors out to spread the love. Here are some highlights…

We were delighted to have Victoria Hislop taking part in Independent Bookshop Week as part of Lowdham Book Festival. Victoria was in conversation with BBC Radio Nottingham’s Frances Finn, and spoke about her bestselling books, her travelling life and her passion for Greece, followed by a Prosecco and cake the perfect way to round off the event!

We also had the amazing Maggie O’Farrell speaking to our friend at The Edinburgh Bookshop talking about the astonishing, life affirming ‘I Am, I Am, I Am’. Celebrations were had with lots of tea and scones!

The delightful Kim Sherwood has been spreading the love to lots of independent bookshops by hand delivering copies of her stunning debut novel Testament.

And finally on Tuesday the wonderful Elly Griffiths did a Q&A and book signing at Winstone’s Sherborne to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week. If you missed the fun this week, get out to your local indie and get involved!