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BookTime Jan/Feb 2025

Happy New Year!

And with a brand new year comes a brand new BookTime magazine!

As usual, if you live locally (ME9/ME10) and want a copy, please send me an email or text message or social media message (on facebook, instagram, tumblr and bluesky all @nickelbooks) and I will drop one to you.

If you live further afield, then I can post out, please purchase your postage here (flat rate of £2 to all basket totals under £10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

All books are available to purchase here on the website – just go to the BookTime category to view

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Christmas Catalogue 2024

We have the print editions of the Christmas Catalogue this year!

I’ll be delivering to houses locally to me in the next few weeks (some of you may already have a copy) – if you’re not on my mailing round, please get in touch and I’ll get a copy to you, otherwise, you can browse the digital version here.

All books are now uploaded to the website here, so please buy for your friends and family!
(books will be delivered by our home delivery service, and you  can request gift-wrapping for £1.50, which you can order here, and it’ll be added to your basket)

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to browse just the children’s books, the catalogue can be found here:

 

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BookTime Magazine July/August 2024

The latest BookTime is now available – if you’d like a paper copy, please let me know (free to local people – ME9/ME10 area. Delivery charges apply to everywhere else)

Digital copy is available here

I’ll be adding books to the website over the next few days, but you can also order directly through me by email , facebook, instagram, or phone/text/whatsapp (07731152089).

If you see a book listed as “on backorder”, it means it’s not yet published (or I haven’t updated it yet) – you can order this and I’ll let you know when it’s ready to be sent. If the book is delayed or somehow otherwise not available, I will let you know. If you have any concerns about availability, please email me to check.

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Indie Book Awards 2024

If you are looking for some inspiration on what to read next, then look no further than this year’s Indie Book Awards. There are four categories to choose from: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s Fiction and Picture Book – so there’s something for everyone.

You can be assured that all titles come highly recommended by independent booksellers from across the country so your reading choices are curated by a vast number of knowledgeable experts.

The Indie Book Awards, chosen by independent booksellers, celebrate the best summer paperbacks, whether you are reading at home or on the beach or somewhere further afield.

For more great recommended reads you could read our Summer Books catalogue on the blog pages.

Find the Indie Book Awards 2024 shortlist here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indie Book Awards 2024 key dates
Friday 10 May: Indie Book Awards Shortlist Announced
Thursday 20 June: Indie Book Awards Winners Announced

If you’re a publisher and would like to submit a title for the Indie Book Awards, please visit the Booksellers Association website.

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BookTime Magazine March/April 2024

The latest BookTime is now available – if you’d like a paper copy, please let me know (free to local people – ME9/ME10 area. Delivery charges apply to everywhere else)

Digital copy is available here

I’ll be adding books to the website over the next few days, but you can also order directly through me by email , facebook, instagram, or phone/text/whatsapp (07731152089).

If you see a book listed as “on backorder”, it means it’s not yet published (or I haven’t updated it yet) – you can order this and I’ll let you know when it’s ready to be sent. If the book is delayed or somehow otherwise not available, I will let you know. If you have any concerns about availability, please email me to check.

White bordered magazine cover entitled BookTime, with the orange main body beign the cover of the book James by Percival Everett. At the bottom of the orange page is a black man wading through water, carrying a cloth pack tied to a stick.

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World Book Day 2024

World Book Day falls on Thursday 7th March 2024.

As always, we will be celebrating in style at Nickel Books, by visiting some local schools and exchanging the the special £1 books for your Voucher (which you should have received from school, nursery, or downloaded from World Book Day website if you don’t attend a setting)!

As well as using your Voucher for your book, you can buy the for £1 directly from us.

Or, you can use your voucher as £1 against a normal book – you can do that through the website, by typing in the barcode from your Voucher at the checkout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do get in touch with us through any of these methods:

telephone: 07731152089
email: enquiries@nickelbooks.co.uk
facebook: https://facebook.com/nickelbooks
instagram: https://instagram.com/nickelbooks
Or visit us (please contact us above first)

After World Book Day is over, we will be listing any remaining books as a pack available to buy form the website, so please keep watching!

Your Vouchers can be redeemed from 15th February until 10th  April (the official dates are until 31st March).

These are the 2024 books:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you’d like to browse the World Book Day website for activities and other events, please visist here:

https://worldbookday.com

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BookTime Jan/Feb 2024

Happy new year!

The latest BookTime is now available – if you’d like a paper copy, please let me know (free to local people – ME9/ME10 area. Delivery charges apply to everywhere else)

Digital copy is available here

I’ll be adding books to the website over the next few days, but you can also order directly through me by email , facebook, or phone/text/whatsapp (07731152089).

If you see a book listed as “on backorder”, it means it’s not yet published (or I haven’t updated it yet) – you can order this and I’ll let you know when it’s ready to be sent. If the book is delayed or somehow otherwise not available, I will let you know. If you have any concerns about availability, please email me to check.