Bookshop.org to celebrate Earth Day with Iceland boss Richard Walker
Bookshop.org has announced an author debate on the environmental future of business to celebrate the publication of The Green Grocer by Iceland Foods MD, Richard Walker.
This will take place on Earth Day, Thursday, 22nd April at 6.30pm.
Walker will be joined by naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham and the event will be hosted by Georgina Wilson-Powell, founder of sustainable living magazine, Pebble and author of Is It Really Green?
All customers that purchase The Green Grocer via a participating independent bookshop or Bookshop.org will be sent a free event link on the day.
“I’m delighted to be joining Bookshop.org for this exclusive event,” Walker says.
“I am a long time supporter of the site, and of course of independent bookshops themselves, and continue to advocate the importance of independent shops in our collective, long-term ambition to protect the British high street.”
“I’m looking forward to discussing some of the themes from the book during the event, and of course hearing perspectives from Bookshop.org customers who have been reading it.”
Born in the USA
Bookshop.org launched in the US during early 2020 and arrived in the UK in November of that year.
The venture is the brainchild of the writer and co-founder of Literary Hub, Andy Hunter.
It allows independent bookshops to create their own virtual shopfront on the site, with the stores receiving the full profit margin – 30% of the cover price – from each sale.
All customer service and shipping are handled by Bookshop and its distributor partners, with titles offered at a small discount and delivered within two to three days.
Bookshop is a B Corporation, created with the mission “to benefit the public good by contributing to the welfare of the independent literary community”. It therefore can’t be sold to a major US retailer, including Amazon.
The UK arm of the company is being run by Managing Director Nicole Vanderbilt, the former international VP at Etsy.
