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Nibbies 2021: Bookstore, Small Press Regional and Country Winners
Eight retailers and nine small presses now are in the running for the British Book Awards’ top winners’ list, coming in May.
At Mr. B’s Emporium in Bath, winner of the 2021 British Book Awards’ honor for bookstore in Southwest England. Image: Mr. B’s
British Book Awards’ Ceremony: May 13
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Publishing Perspectives readers will remember, the shortlists issued last month for the 2021 British Book Awards‘ honors in small retailers and presses ran to 44 publishers and 48 bookstores.
Today (March 17), the regional and country winners are being announced, with a digital event for “the Nibbies” still set for May 13 when an overall winner among these stores and presses will be named.
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.