More than 90 small presses and independent bookshops have made the shortlists for the 2021 British Book Awards in regional and country categories.
Far from the Madding Crowd, a bookstore set on two floors of a Georgian building in Scotland’s Linlithgow, is in contention for a regional/country honor in the British Book Awards. Image: MaddingCrowdLinlithgow.com
Forty-four Small Presses, 48 Bookstores
Among the distinguishing contributions of the British Book Awards to the United Kingdom’s industry is the fact that they go well beyond the titular British books with an extensive and committed acknowledgment of the importance of small retailers and presses.