Last year’s overall winner, The Heath Bookshop, returns this year as a Midlands finalist
Across the UK and Ireland, 76 bookshops have been selected as regional and country finalists for The British Book Awards 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year, the largest cohort in the prize’s history.
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