Mark Thornton
@storiesforspace
Stories, space and super-wicked problems. Senior Partnerships Manager for http://Bookshop.org in the UK, partner in crime of @nicki_thornton. Dad.
"When American policy was organized to benefit most of us, technology meant The Jetsons. Since it’s now organized to consolidate power, it’s become Black Mirror." An absolute banger of a piece from Matt Stoller on AI and the coming jobpocalypse: thebignewsletter.com/p/why-are-we-p…
Snap up a book for the chance to WIN a £250 gift card. Every sale supports independent bookshops across the land (rather than making one billionaire even more of a billionaire 💰) Apllies to ALL books sitewide 18-20 July uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-25…
Congratulations Margaret McDonald and her editors Alice Swan and Ama Badu, winners of the 2025 #branfordboaseaward for outstanding debut novel for young people with GLASGOW BOYS @FaberBooks branfordboaseaward.org.uk
Hooray! It's a fabulous book 😍
HUGE thank you to the brilliant @bookshop_org_uk for choosing #TheWoodWhereMagicGrows as your July Book of the Month! I'm over the moon! You even get 10% off with code MAGIC when you order! AND of course you’ll be supporting our lovely independent bookshops at the same time!
One Tree Books is a Petersfield institution, a bookshop not only loved by its community, but admired and celebrated across the book trade. @BookBrunch has provided this page with ways to support the shop while it establishes an alternative location to continue trading.
Petersfield indie One Tree Books is rallying after a fire - find out how you can support them bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-arti… (Free to view)
Happy pub day (think was Tuesday? ) to @_emilybuchanan and her book 'Send Flowers'. A bright, fresh voice in the burgeoning Climate Fiction genre. Prescient AF in that it shows a world where protest is banned, yet still funny and uplifting. Bravo! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/send-f…
Let's help indies finish #IndieBookshopWeek on a high 💪
Free delivery is GO on ALL books site-wide this weekend 🎉 We hope you can get down to a real life bookshop, but if not - you can support them with us!
We're delighted to announce the #IndieBookAwards winners: 🏆 Fiction – James by Percival Everett 🏆 Non-Fiction – Ingrained by Callum Robinson 🏆 Children’s Fiction – Ghostlines by Katya Balen 🏆 Picture Book – The Golden Hare by Paddy Donnelly #IndieBookshopWeek 🧡
This feels like a slur on my good name! To be clear: cats have been ruled out because Parliament isn't safe for them, not because anyone is questioning my rodent catching abilities. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
An excellent piece by my colleague Jasper at @bookshop_org_UK - the explosive growth of the pre-order market over recent years has left many booksellers out in the cold. It's not hard to build a pre-order playbook that includes indies and the benefits are many and significant.
Getting the indies on your side can really extend the promotional life of a title, and allows for a wider range of titles and the potential for hidden gems to rise to the top, says Jasper Sutcliffe (@BRIXTON30) in our recent Comment piece 👇 thebookseller.com/comment/pushin…
Chosen by independent bookshops, No Small Thing is @booksaremybag’s #IndieBookoftheMonth & @bookshop_org_uk’s Book of the Month for June 🌟 📚 Grab a copy from your local independent bookshop or get 10% off at bookshop.org with the code SMALL. #IndieBookshopWeek
✨ Happy #IndieBookshopWeek! ✨ Independent bookshops are the beating heart of our communities. Shop local and shop independent this Independent Bookshop Week (14-21 June). What do you love most about your local independent bookshop? 📚👇 #ChooseBokshops
🥳Happy Independent Bookshop Week! Buy ANY book 14-15 June, and you could win a £250 Bookshop.org digital gift card! #IndieBookshopWeek Every sale supports independent bookshops😊 uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-25…
NEW in this year's #BranfordBoase shortlist author editor Q&As. Margaret McDonald and her editors Alice Swan and Ama Badu on the creation of GLASGOW BOYS. Tips and very special insight #writing #editing branfordboaseaward.org.uk/interview-glas…
The legend that is @michaelsheen - the best thing? It's a wonderful story, with a brilliantly talented illustrator (Sarah Massini) and all sales through @bookshop_org_UK support indie bookshops (plus £1 from each hardback goes to Shelter). That's a lot of good being done ❤️
I'm delighted that A Home for Spark the Dragon has been selected as @bookshop_org_UK ‘s Children's Book of the Month for June! This week is also #IndieBookshopWeek and I'm always very proud to support local and independent businesses. Thank you for selecting Spark ♥️
Congratulations to @DavidMelling1 and @MichaelRosenYes. I highly recommend this hilarious and mischief-packed remix of some very well known fairy tale characters (with bears!). Picture book perfection! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/snow-w…
Interested in #writing or #editing? We're sharing the special #BranfordBoaseAward Q&As with this year's shortlist. First up, author Amie Jordan & editor Rachel Leyshon on working together to create ALL THE HIDDEN MONSTERS 💐 branfordboaseaward.org.uk/interview-all-…
Delighted to announce our 2025 winners: 1. Jhalak Children's & Young Adult Prize: @NateLessore for #KingofNothing (@HotKeyBooks) 2. Jhalak Poetry Prize: Mimi Khalvati for #CollectedPoems (@Carcanet) 3. Jhalak Prose Prize: N.S. Nuseibeh for #Namesake (@canongatebooks)
Congratulations Phil. A fantastic book by a children's publishing giant (that's reputation not physical height!). Go get your here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-da…
Out today, I’m proud to say. Book 27. If you’re able to spread the word, then Id be very grateful indeed. Thanks all x
Article by Issa Amro who appeared in my Settlers film. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…