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Books in the Christmas news

Here’s a quick round up of some of our favourite books featuring in news and reviews over the past few weeks. We were thrilled to see Ian Sansom’s Paper: An Elegy selected for the Independent Booksellers Bookshop Originals promotion. The … Continue reading

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Last chance to place a special one-off Christmas order

Throughout November our reps have been offering a special one-off Christmas order promotion. If you’d like to take up this offer but are yet to place an order then now is the time to act as we are extending the … Continue reading

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New Proofs Available This Month

It may come as welcome relief to drag yourself away from the Christmas books for a few minutes and take a look at some of the fabulous new fiction coming out in the spring. We think it’s a pretty exciting … Continue reading

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The Hobbit is EVERYWHERE!

We are really thrilled to see so many fantastic Hobbit displays popping up in independent bookshops all over the country. With the film release only a month away now, excitement is building rapidly and our POS is flying out. If … Continue reading

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The HCIndythinking Independent Booksellers Event

What a great time we had with over 40 booksellers yesterday. Inspired by the BA conference ‘fever pitch’ sessions we ditched the boardroom new titles presentation and took small groups of booksellers to meet the teams in the various publishing … Continue reading

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Books in the Media

Here’s a quick roundup of books making headlines over the past few weeks. MY OLD MAN by John Major The conspicuous coverage for John Major’s acclaimed ‘homage’ to his parents continues with a splendid double-page spread interview in The Guardian … Continue reading

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Lots of lovely signed books for independent booksellers!

It’s been a very busy autumn season so far, with lots of authors coming into the office to sign copies of their books. And there’s more still to come over the next few weeks with Bernard Cornwell and Oliver Jeffers … Continue reading

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Our Book of the Month for October – The New Elizabethans

AVAILABLE WITH EXTRA DISCOUNT! To place an order at the special price, contact your HarperCollins Rep or email us at independentthinking@harpercollins.co.uk. The New Elizabethans is the official tie-in to the landmark new series on Radio 4, written and presented by … Continue reading

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New Proofs Available

Lots of new proof copies have landed in the the office over the past few weeks and are available now for independent booksellers. If you’re a bookseller and would like a copy of any of the proofs below, email us … Continue reading

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New Autumn Books Shelftalkers Available

We’ve got a lovely new set of shelftalkers available now for independent booksellers. The set covers 20 HarperCollins titles featured in this year’s Indiebound Christmas Catalogue, including new fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. This time we’ve left the shelftalkers blank … Continue reading

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