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Bristol bookshop nominated for bookshop of the year
A bookshop in south Bristol is the only shop in the city to be shortlisted in the British Book Awards 2026.
Storysmith on North Street is a finalist in the South West category of the independent bookshop of the year award.
“Very honoured to be nominated alongside loved and respected colleagues across the region,” wrote the Storysmith team on Instagram.
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“Sorry we have to be pitted against one another in inter-bookshop mortal combat to decide the winner.
“See you in the ring I guess.”
The South West bookshops nominated are:
- Bert’s Books, Swindon
- Cotswold Book Room, Wotton-under-Edge
- The East Gate Bookshop, Totnes
- The Edge of the World Bookshop, Penzance
- Folde Dorset, Shaftsbury
- The Imaginarium, Lymington
- The Kitchen Table, Shaftsbury
- Liznojan Books, Tiverton
- Storysmith, Bristol
- The White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough
Main photo: Martin Booth
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