With Christmas approaching and many high street retailers desperately concerned about making ends meet after another lockdown, here are a selection of some of the UK’s best independent book shops that deliver nationwide.
![Based in Sheffield’s city centre, La Biblioteka offers a wide range of books, magazines and gifts, including children’s picture books, literary fiction and everything in between. There’s also a specially curated ‘Made in Sheffield’ collection of novels and non-fiction.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjlhZmRjOWI1LTE3MmEtNGUxYS1hNGE5LTljYzhiMzM1OWUyMDo3YWFiY2Q4Ni1hNTY5LTQxOWEtODFlYy1mZjJmOWY3YjE5Nzg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. La Biblioteka, Sheffield
Based in Sheffield’s city centre, La Biblioteka offers a wide range of books, magazines and gifts, including children’s picture books, literary fiction and everything in between. There’s also a specially curated ‘Made in Sheffield’ collection of novels and non-fiction. Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
![An independent, family-run bookshop in the market town of Beverley, near Hull, The Beverley Bookshop stocks a good mix of children’s and adult books, plus a great selection of games and puzzles.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNhZWY3OGEyLTViZTUtNDVhZC05NmYwLTQ1NThjMjM4YjFjYjozYTMxZjlmMy0zNmVlLTRjMTItOTE3MC00N2I1OTM5NDAyMTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. The Beverley Bookshop, Beverley
An independent, family-run bookshop in the market town of Beverley, near Hull, The Beverley Bookshop stocks a good mix of children’s and adult books, plus a great selection of games and puzzles. Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
![Up and running for 25 years, Bridge Books in Dromore, County Down in Northern Ireland stocks fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and greetings cards. The shop also has a large section of preloved fiction, and a series of clothbound classics.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYzNTE1ZmQzLTFiOGUtNGY0OC04ZDgyLTMzOGUzNzYwZDRjNTozMTViZTA1Zi1hMmMyLTQ0OTUtOWJlNC0zMzZhNDdmYjU5MzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Bridge Books, Dromore
Up and running for 25 years, Bridge Books in Dromore, County Down in Northern Ireland stocks fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and greetings cards. The shop also has a large section of preloved fiction, and a series of clothbound classics. Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)
![Unicorn Tree Books in Lincoln is well-loved for its broad range of books, with a special focus on religious and spiritual titles, plus an extensive range of cards, jigsaws, gifts, jewellery, candles, stationery and more.](https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE3NzU0ZGZmLWM4YmMtNGI2MS1iMDliLWJmMjVkNTlmZjA2YTozNzA5MzhiZC0yZjg0LTQ2MGYtYWY3My0yZmMxNDMzMjdlOTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Unicorn Tree Books, Lincoln
Unicorn Tree Books in Lincoln is well-loved for its broad range of books, with a special focus on religious and spiritual titles, plus an extensive range of cards, jigsaws, gifts, jewellery, candles, stationery and more. Photo: (Photo: Shutterstock)