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A letter to independent booksellers from a former bookseller, Ian Sansom

Dear Bookseller, My publisher has asked me to write a brief letter to you about my new book, Paper: An Elegy. The book is a cultural history of paper in its many forms and functions. It is an attempt, I think, to show how and why humans became attached to… Read More

A letter to Independent Booksellers from Andrew Taylor

Dear Bookseller, There aren’t many jobs capable of sustaining body, soul and mind but, on a good day, the book trade achieves all three at once. Mind you, the good days sometimes seem few and far between. A few luxuries would be nice every now and then. By and large,… Read More

A letter to Independent Booksellers from Noreena Hertz

  Dear Independent Bookseller, Throughout our lives we are confronted with high stake decisions – from who to marry to whether to set up our own business, from how best to save for retirement to which doctor’s advice to follow. Yet curiously we give little thought to how it is… Read More

A Word from Richard Scarry’s son, Huck…

What I think is perhaps the most remarkable thing about his books is that they are timeless, and know no borders. His funny animal characters are equally loved by children anywhere on the planet, and the books he did some 30, 40, even 50 years ago are still… Read More

A letter to Independent Booksellers from Costa Award Winner Nathan Filer

  Dear Bookseller, I’m so happy to have this chance to write to you and to share a few thoughts about The Shock of the Fall, and its journey into your hands. I know that my novel is one of hundreds of titles that arrive with you, all boxed up… Read More

Ten Terrifying Questions – Christina Baker Kline

  The author of Bird in Hand and The Way Life Should Be delivers her most ambitious and powerful novel to date in Orphan Train. A captivating story of two very different women who build an unexpected friendship: a 91-year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-train rider and… Read More

Ten Questions – Claire Kendal

The Book of You is a terrifying psychological thriller about obsession and power, perfect for fans of Gone Girl and Before I Go to Sleep. We’ve put ten questions about the book to author Claire Kendal.   Tell us about The Book… Read More

Ten Questions – Christopher Moore

In The Serpent of Venice, New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore channels William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe in this satiric Venetian gothic that brings back the Pocket of Dog Snogging, the eponymous hero of Fool, along with his sidekick, Drool, and pet monkey, Jeff. Here we put ten… Read More

A letter from Senator Laurence Walker

Dear Bookseller, I am writing to you to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind assistance with my No Harm Can Come To A Good Man electoral campaign; and to urge you, above all else, to stick with me. As you know,… Read More

A letter to Booksellers from James Smythe

Dear Bookseller, We – writers, readers, booksellers – are told over and over again what a strange time it is for the publishing industry. We’re told about the threat of digital, about e-readers, about market forces. We’re told how much the business has changed. What we… Read More

Nine Questions – Charles Cumming

From the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012 for Best Thriller of the Year comes a gripping and suspenseful new spy novel. Perfect for fans of John le Carré, Charles Cumming is ‘the master of the modern spy thriller’… Read More

The Sandman by Lars Kepler – a letter from the editor

  Dear Independent Bookseller, First and foremost, I want to thank you for your huge support of Lars Kepler to date. Selling close to five million copies of the Detective Inspector Joona Linna series around the world, you have been huge supporters since the beginning with the publication of The… Read More