Not as catchy as Love in the Time of Cholera I know but the aim of this post is to share details of independent bookshops and publishers who are still selling books via their website or telephone. The days were we can leisurely browse for an hour or three may be temporarily halted but that doesn’t mean we can’t still support our local bookshops and lose ourselves in fictionalised worlds. Books offer comfort for the lonely or for those surrounded by family. They can console, celebrate, uplift and enlighten, and during the current crisis the world finds itself in, this is even more important than ever.

Whilst it is tempting to use Amazon for many reasons, if you can afford to I would heartily recommend using an independent bookshop, especially at this crucial time. Many may not survive the lockdowns currently taking place and when we emerge, bleary-eyed from self-isolation, the world will be slightly sadder for their absence.

Hopefully you will have an independent bookshop local to you but if not many will post country wide (and sometimes even world wide). Independent bookshops are run by people passionate about books and who have an untapped mine of recommendations and information. Even if you can’t browse I’m in no doubt you’ll be able to discover new book treasure.

Sam Read Booksellers, Grassmere can take orders on Twitter @SReadBooks, email – info@samreadbooks.co.uk or telephone 01539 435374.

Read Holmfirth via email read.holmfirth@gmail.com.

Any Amount of Books, London – online at anyamountofbooks.com

Kenilworth Books via DM on Twitter @KenilworthBook or by telephone on 01926855784.

West End Lane Books, London via email welbks@gmail.com.

Warwick Books by telephone on 01926 499939.

Ironbridge Bookshop can take orders via their social media page on Facebook or Twitter @ironbridgebooks.

The Barrister’s Book Chamber, Matlock – via Etsy (BBookChamber) or DM on Twitter @BBookChamber.

Bert’s Books – online at bertsbooks.co.uk

Button & Bear Bookshop, Shrewsbury – online at buttonandbear.co.uk

Round Table Books CIC, Brixton – online at roundtablebooks.co.uk or via Twitter DM @BooksRound.

The Barrister in Wonderland, Retford – email at hello@wonderlandbookshop.co.uk  (they are currently offering 20% off any reading list books).

Swan Books, Upminster online at swanbooks.co.uk

The Book Nook, Hove – online at booknookuk.com or email info@booknook.com

Crediton Community Bookshop – online at creditoncommunitybookshop.co.uk, email – shop@creditoncommunitybookshop.co.uk, telephone – 01363 774740 or via Twitter DM @Credbooks.

Oldfield Park Bookshop – via telephone on 01225 427722 and are offering to deliver medicine and food as well as books.

Readersthatcare.co.uk have lots of stock for 5 to 12 year olds and are happy to make recommendations.

Petersfield Bookshop – via petersfieldbookshop.com.

Ebb & Flo Bookshop, Chorley – email info@ebbandflobookshop.co.uk

Dulwich Books by telephone on 0208 6701920 or email hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk with free local doorstep delivery.

BrOOK’s Pinner – via brookspinner.com.

Pengwern Books, Shrewsbury via telephone 01743 232236 or email pengwernbooks@live.co.uk.

The New Bookshop via email info@newbookshop.co.uk

Mr B’s Emporium, Bath online via mrbsemporium.com.

The Portobello Bookshop – via telephone 0131 629 6756 or online at theportobellobookshop.com.

All Good Bookshop online at allgoodbookshop.com and offering free delivery in Haringey.

Beyond Books via beyond-books.co.uk, with free delivery in the Liverpool area.

Goldsboro Books, London – online at goldsborobooks.com.

Malvern Book Coop  – via telephone 01684 564788 and online via malvernbook.coop.

Ledbury Books at ledburybooksandmaps  with free local delivery.

A Bundle of Books by telephone 01227 373802 or email abundleofbooks@yahoo.co.uk

Chicken and Frog, Brentwood – email info@chickenandfrog.co.uk

The Little Bookshop, Leeds via email hello@thelittlebookshopleeds.co.uk with free delivery on all orders.

Steyning Bookshop via email info@steyningbookshop.co.uk or telephone 01903 812062.

Max Minerva’s Marvellous Books & More, Bristol online at maxminervas.co.uk, email info@maxminervas.co.uk or telephone 07498 538858.

The Story Emporium online at www.jacqsondiego.com.

Treasurechest Books online via bottbooks.com.

Blackwell Books online at blackwells.co.uk

Fox Lane Books  online at foxlanebooks.co.uk.

Westwood Books, Sedburgh – online via westwoodbooks.co.uk

Tombland Bookshop, Norwich – online at tomblandbookshop.co.uk

Books on the Hill St Albans – online at www.booksonthehill.co.uk.

Pickled Pepper Books, London – online at www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk.

Linghams Booksellers, Wirral – online at www.linghams.co.uk.

Blue Bear Bookshop – via telephone 01252 821269  or Twitter @BBbookshop.

P&G Wells, Winchester – online at www.bookwells.co.uk.

Newham bookshop in East London info@newhambooks.co.uk or ring 0208. 552 9993.

You can also visit indiebookshops.com who has an interactive map of bookshops across the UK currently taking orders.

If you don’t know where your nearest independent bookseller is you can visit the Booksellers Association to find out.

Ireland

No Alibis Bookstore, Belfast – online at noalibis.com.

OMahonys Booksellers, Limerick  – online at omahoneys.ie.

Gutter Bookshop, Dalkey, Dublin – online at gutterbookshop.com

Barker and Jones, Waterford – online at www.thebookcentre.ie

Maynooth Bookshop, Kildare – online at maynoothbookshop.com or by phone on 016286702 with free delivery when you spend 50 euros.woodb

The Bookshop.ie, Co. Tipperary for secondhand (and some new books) – online  at thebookshop.ie, email  sales@thebookshop.ie. Free delivery on orders over 20 euros.

Tertulia Books, Westport – email tertuliabookshop@gmail.com or telephone 085 862 0158 or 087 9091193.

Dubray Books – online via Dubraybooks.ie.

Woodbine Books, Kildare – Online at woodbinebooks.ie, email woodbinebooks@gmail.com or telephone 045 482 777

Raven Books, Blackrock via Twitter @ravenbooks, email at info@ravenbooks.ie, telephone – (01)2789509 or by text on 0863390231.

Kennys Bookshop – online at kennys.ie (with free world wide delivery).

Dingle Bookshop, Co. Derry – email books@dinglebookshop.com or call 066 9152433.

Vibes and Scribes  – online at vibesandscribes.ie, email books@vibesandscribes.ie or telephone 0214279535.

Worldwide

Kids Ink Bookstore – Illinois USA via telephone 317-255-2598

Publishers who are currently selling direct.

The Lilliput Press – online at lilliputpress.ie

Tiny Tree Books – online at tinytreebooks.co.uk

Little Toller – online at littletoller.co.uk

Inspired Quill – online at inspired-quill.com

Elsewhen Press – online at elsewhen.press.

Pathenaeum Books – online at pathenaeum.com (they offer free books for schools and disadvantaged children).

This list will be constantly updating and hopefully expanding as I come across  more shops serving remotely. I’m also hoping to expand further than the UK and Ireland so if you have a favourite book shop anywhere in the world do let me know. And happy shopping and stay safe.

*I have not received any payment of discount for including any book shop or publisher on this list. The list is purely to help people still obtain books through this extraordinary situation the world finds itself in at present.*