Sean Dixon pays it forward
To mark last week’s inaugural Independent Booksellers’ Week in the U.K., the BBC took a look at how certain indie bookstores are playing up their particular areas of expertise in order to stay alive in a market dominated by big-box stores, and also asked readers to recommend (and send in photos of) their favourite indies. In detailing the charms of local bookshops, they unearth a Canuck connection:
Goldsboro Books, in London’s West End, specializes in specially-bound signed books and in spotting new talent. So it is stocking the first U.K. print run of Canadian writer Sean Dixon’s novel, The Last Days of the Lacuna Cabal, about the world’s premier book club (with a twist – none of them read).
Though the Independent Booksellers’ Week is a locally-focused event, while he’s from across the pond, Dixon was being championed by Goldsboro for his passionate support of independent retailers. In fact, thanks to Dixon, a homegrown indie garnered a shout-out on the august BBC – in the article, he tips his hat to Toronto’s Type Books as his own favourite bookstore.
