A CUMBRIAN bookshop has been selected as a finalist in The British Book Awards 2023.
59 independent publishers have been selected across nine different regions and countries as finalists for The British Book Awards 2023 Independent Bookshop of the Year.
The bookshops will compete to win their region first, which will be announced on Thursday, March 16, before contending for the overall prize, announced at The British Book Awards winner ceremony at Grosvenor House on Monday, May 15, 2023.
Among the finalists for North England is the Grasmere store Sam Read Bookseller.
Other northern finalists include Forum Books in Corbridge, Imagined Things in Harrogate, Kemps General Store & Bookshop in Malton, Linghams Booksellers in Wirral, Queer Lit in Manchester, The Book Corner in Halifax and Wave of Nostalgia in Haworth.
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