Ask a Bookseller
Discover booksellers' favourite picks – because bookshops are the best place to go for book recommendations!
Submit a question for our guest booksellers and if it's answered, we'll send you a £15/€20 National Book Token to spend in your local bookshop.
Elaine from Daydreams Bookshop recommends
Elaine from Milngavie shares her recommendations for adults and children.
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Grace from The Orcadian Bookshop recommends
Grace from Orkney shares her favourite picks from Scotland.
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Paul from Bow Books recommends
Paul from Hertfordshire offers recommendations for Indie Bookshop Week.
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Katharine from Ullapool Bookshop recommends
Katharine from Ullapool answers your questions about books and bookselling.
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Adam and Emma from The Berwyn Bookshop recommend
Adam and Emma from Flintshire answer your questions about the perfect books for Dad.
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Sarah from The Book Nook Stewarton recommends
Sarah from Ayrshire answers your questions about crime, mystery, and thrillers.
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Liz and Julia from Next Page Books recommend
Liz and Julie from Hitchin answer your questions about the best reads for kids.
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Bethan from Victoria Bookshop recommends
Bethan from Perthshire answers your questions about female-led stories, psychological thrillers, and short stories.
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Olivia, Lizz and Sam from Max Minerva's recommend
Booksellers from Bristol answers your questions about graphic novels, classic literature, and romance.
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Oliviyah and Carolynn from Afrori Books recommend
Oliviyah and Carolynn from Brighton answer questions sent in by booklovers to celebrate our 90th birthday.
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Darran from Bookhaus recommends
Darran from Bristol joins us on Bookshop Day to answer your questions about graphic novels, queer representation, and classics.
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Sally from Far From the Madding Crowd recommends
Sally from Linlithgow answers your questions about books for fans of John le Carré, Scottish crime fiction, and rip roaring books for kids.
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Becky from Blackwell's Oxford recommends
Becky from Oxford answers your questions about cosy reads, books for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the best fantasy books to start with.
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Claire, Kirsty, Debbie and Kerry from Kibworth Books recommend
Booksellers from Leicester answer your questions about Agatha Christie, Discworld, and the Greek islands.
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Rachel from Waterstones Canterbury recommends
Rachel from Canterbury answers your questions about the best books for children.
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Steve, Claire, Tasha and Madelaine from P&G Booksellers recommend
Booksellers from Winchester answer your questions about scary books, crime novels, and ancient myths.
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Matt from The Ivybridge Bookshop recommends
Matt from Devon answers your questions about books for fans of Girl, Woman, Other, circuses, and murder mysteries.
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Jo from Red Lion Books recommends
Jo from Colchester answers your questions about laugh-out-loud stories, unpredictable mystery novels, and international fiction.
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Jack, Joe, Alice and Vanessa from The Portobello Bookshop recommend
Booksellers from Edinburgh answer your questions about Terry Pratchett, up-and-coming stories for 7-year-olds, and ghost stories.
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Miriam from Sevenoaks Bookshop recommends
Miriam from Sevenoaks answers questions from the National Book Tokens team.
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Asher from Darling Reads recommends
Asher from West Yorkshire answers your questions about stories for fans of Dogman, The Secret Garden, and classics.
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