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Find out moreGrace from The Orcadian Bookshop recommends
Grace from Orkney share her favourite picks from Scotland.
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Paul from Hertfordshire offers recommendations for Indie Bookshop Week.
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Katharine from Ullapool answers your questions about books and bookselling.
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Adam and Emma from Flintshire answer your questions about the perfect books for Dad.
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Sarah from Ayrshire answers your questions about crime, mystery, and thrillers.
Read nowLiz and Julia from Next Page Books recommend
Liz and Julie from Hitchin answer your questions about the best reads for kids.
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Bethan from Perthshire answers your questions about female-led stories, psychological thrillers, and short stories.
Read nowOlivia, Lizz and Sam from Max Minerva's recommend
Booksellers from Bristol answers your questions about graphic novels, classic literature, and romance.
Read nowOliviyah and Carolynn from Afrori Books recommend
Oliviyah and Carolynn from Brighton answer questions sent in by booklovers to celebrate our 90th birthday.
Read nowDarran from Bookhaus recommends
Darran from Bristol joins us on Bookshop Day to answer your questions about graphic novels, queer representation, and classics.
Read nowSally from Far From the Madding Crowd recommends
Sally from Linlithgow answers your questions about books for fans of John le Carré, Scottish crime fiction, and rip roaring books for kids.
Read nowBecky from Blackwell's Oxford recommends
Becky from Oxford answers your questions about cosy reads, books for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the best fantasy books to start with.
Read nowClaire, Kirsty, Debbie and Kerry from Kibworth Books recommend
Booksellers from Leicester answer your questions about Agatha Christie, Discworld, and the Greek islands.
Read nowRachel from Waterstones Canterbury recommends
Rachel from Canterbury answers your questions about the best books for children.
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Booksellers from Winchester answer your questions about scary books, crime novels, and ancient myths.
Read nowMatt from The Ivybridge Bookshop recommends
Matt from Devon answers your questions about books for fans of Girl, Woman, Other, circuses, and murder mysteries.
Read nowJo from Red Lion Books recommends
Jo from Colchester answers your questions about laugh-out-loud stories, unpredictable mystery novels, and international fiction.
Read nowJack, Joe, Alice and Vanessa from The Portobello Bookshop recommend
Booksellers from Edinburgh answer your questions about Terry Pratchett, up-and-coming stories for 7-year-olds, and ghost stories.
Read nowMiriam from Sevenoaks Bookshop recommends
Miriam from Sevenoaks answers questions from the National Book Tokens team.
Read nowAsher from Darling Reads recommends
Asher from West Yorkshire answers your questions about stories for fans of Dogman, The Secret Garden, and classics.
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