Indie Book of the Month: Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie Indie Book of the Month (Children's): Ant Party by Ross Montgomery, illustrated by Sarah Warburton
The Booksellers Association and Bookshop.org, are promoting Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie and Ant Party by Ross Montgomery, illustrated by Sarah Warburton Indie Book of the Month and Indie Book of the Month (Children’s) for April. 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 Bring the House Down and Ant Party throughout April, via in-store and digital promotional materials. Funny and thrilling, Bring the House Down gives you a front row seat to the downfall of the people who tell us what to think. It's about art, performance, female rage, and how while revenge may be sweet, it can also be perilous. Charlotte Runcie, author of Bring the House Down, said: “I’m so honoured that Bring the House Down has the support of independent bookshops. As a former indie bookseller, I know that independent bookshops are vital and magical places, uniquely brilliant at bringing books into the hands of the readers who’ll love them most.’" In Ant Party, the ants must work together to save the day (and the dips!) in this charming, original picture book comedy that will empower even the shyest of us all to shine. Ross Montgomery, author of Ant Party said: "I'm thrilled that ANT PARTY has been picked as the Indie Children's Book of the Month for April! There's nothing better than when someone who knows your taste, and who's opinion you trust, hands you a book and says, 'you know... I think you might love this'. It's what makes independent bookshops such an important part of the high street - they rely on that direct relationship between bookseller and customer, and ensure that people keep coming back for more. It's a bit like an ant colony in a way, albeit one that doesn't end up accidentally holding the birthday party to end all birthday parties." 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.