Indie Book of the Month: Ripeness by Sarah Moss Indie Book of the Month (Children's): Strike by Mitch Johnson
The Booksellers Association and Bookshop.org, are promoting Ripeness by Sarah Moss and Strike by Mitch Johnson as Indie Book of the Month and Indie Book of the Month (Children’s) for June. The year-long partnership brings together the Booksellers Association’s Books Are My Bag consumer campaign and Bookshop.org’s online platform to champion monthly Indie Book of the Month titles, supporting reading for pleasure and driving readers towards independent bookshops across the UK and Ireland. Each monthly selection benefits from coordinated promotion across the combined reach of the Booksellers Association’s and Bookshop.org’s social media channels, newsletters and digital platforms, ensuring independent bookshops remain central to reader discovery. Independent Bookshops across the UK and Ireland will also promote Ripeness and Strike throughout June, via in-store and digital promotional materials. Ripeness by Sarah Moss (Picador) is a compelling and beautifully written novel exploring memory, desire and the complexities of human relationships with Moss’s trademark insight and emotional precision. Sarah Moss, author of Ripeness, said: “I rarely pass an indie bookshop without going in (why would you?), but even when they’re closed I smile to think of a high-street portal to thousands of other worlds, and expert guides to magic doors. A writer’s career like mine, built slowly book by book, depends on booksellers’ enthusiasm and hand-selling, and thus on readers’ and customers’ hard-earned trust in those booksellers. I don’t take this good work for granted, and I’m honoured that Ripeness will receive such special support this summer.” Strike by Mitch Johnson (Usborne) is a powerful and thought-provoking children’s novel that celebrates courage, activism and the importance of standing up for what matters. Mitch Johnson, author of Strike, said: “Independent bookshops are magical, marvellous places: they champion new voices, reflect the communities they serve, and offer readers a unique experience on the high street. The Indie Book of the Month campaign is a brilliant way for booksellers across the land to unite and start a conversation about the books they love, and I'm so excited that Strike has been chosen as the Children's title for June.” The Indie Book of the Month and Indie Book of the Month (Children’s) titles are selected by panels of independent bookshops from publisher submissions.