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From coffee, classics and indie gems: Here are the places to go! Whether you are a seasoned bibliophile or embarking on your first bookish adventure, the North-East has many shops and places to embrace you. So grab your tote bag, your travel coffee cup and pop-card to explore these novel-friendly destinations! Barter Books First up on our book tour we are starting with a big one. Barter Books in Alnmouth is the biggest second-hand bookshop in the whole of the UK. This converted train station has shelves upon shelves of well-loved books from old 18th century text to modern contemporary. It has the cosiest vibe with the warm lights, reading chairs and log fires. The train inspired decor makes the place even cooler with a tiny locomotive choo-chooing around the shop ceilings. ...

Hype to haul- Booktok is fueling a fiction frenzy and an aesthetic desire to be a reader 'It was like entering a parallel universe where reading wasn’t just something that someone did for fun, it was a lifestyle, an aesthetic, people were “readers”'- Barry Pierce This article is in response to Bloomberg and GQ's articles on this topic. Find the links below: GQ- In the shallow world of BookTok, being a ‘reader’ is more important than actually reading. Bloomberg- Tiktok is turning the publishing world into fast-fashion I have always been a fan of reading, a 'book lover', you would say. But over the last three years, my interest and enjoyment of the hobby has taken a turn, with my bookshelves filling with more fantasy fiction and my 'for you...

In the literary world, the growth of bookish communities on social media platforms has begun a new era of consumption, reshaping the dynamic between the publishing landscape and physical shelves of bookshops. BookTok display in The Works BookTok display in W.H.Smith's BookTok display in Waterstones Book social media plays such an important role in publishing right now. Its created a viral sensation we haven't seen in this publishing landscape before - Olivia Roach In an evolving era of social media, the publishing industry is seeing a transformation in its Gen-Z demographic. The traditional methods of book marketing, publishing and promotion are now shifting for a new younger reading community, emerging from online networks the industry is feeding into for the fash...

Waterstones hosts 'An Evening with V.E Schwab to promote their new book series ‘Threads of Power’ and reveals their upcoming publishing timeline. By Grace Boyle | 23rd November Image credit: Alex Theodosiou Grace Boyle Louise Davidson From left to right: Image 1-Laura Steven and V. E Schwab talking. Image 2- 'The Fragile Threads of Power' book. Image 3- Audience of Waterstones event. "I want it to feel like coming home to the characters you know and love"- V.E Schwab Taking a tour of the North-East, the New York Times bestselling fantasy and gothic lit author V.E Schwab stopped off on her UK book junket for ‘An Evening with V.E Schwab’ in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Hosted by Waterstones, the event took place in Bewick Hall in Newcastle City Library...