New independent bookshop Woolfson & Tay opened this weekend on September 11th in Bermondsey Square. The bookshop, cafe and gallery will focus on the theme of 'Life Story' with a particular emphasis on biography and autobiography titles along with events and exhibitions which encourage people to share their life stories.

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Independents have chosen 12 titles by authors including poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, John le Carré and Julia Donaldson as the highlights of the Christmas Books Catalogue 2010.

The 150-strong list is produced jointly by the Booksellers Association and Book Marketing Limited, and is the first marketing campaign for the new...

SilverDell Books owner Elaine Silverwood has organised a mini-literary festival featuring the likes of Mark Billingham and Tess Gerritsen which takes place next week. The Bloomin' Good Books Festival will be held from 19th to 22nd August as part of the Southport Flower Show, now in its 81st year. The festival is also being held in...

Bad weather and redundancies have contributed to Scottish booksellers suffering greatly in the first half of the year, whereas tourism has kept the south afloat.

According to Nielsen BooksScan data, year on year sales (to 10th July) have fallen by 16.7% to £8.6 million in the Borders region and by 9.1% to £17.5m in northern...