Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights explained

Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights is an independent bookshop based in John Street, Bath, Somerset. It was founded by former lawyer and derivatives trader Nic Bottomley^{[1] [2]} and his wife, Juliette, also a lawyer.^[3]

In 2009, it was appointed as the official bookseller of the Bath Literary Festival.^[4] In 2011, it won the Bookseller's Award for Independent Bookshop of the Year,^{[5] [6]} which it had won previously in 2008.^[7]

The shop organises several reading clubs and has a resident band which plays at author signings and other events.^[8]

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Notes and References

1. http://www.responsesource.com/news/57167/new-generation-independent-booksellers-open-a-new-chapter-in-bookselling New-generation independent booksellers open a new chapter in bookselling | ResponseSource
2. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7598617/Britains-best-independent-bookshops.html Britain's best independent bookshops - Telegraph
3. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/15/browse-a-bookshop-mr-bs-emporium-of-reading-bath Browse a bookshop: Mr B’s Emporium of Reading, Bath
4. http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/16752 Book Trade Announcements - Bath Literature Festival Joins Forces With Mr B's Emporium Of Reading Delights
5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13425666 BBC News - Can bookshops save Britain’s High Streets?
6. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/bookseller-awards-open-business.html Bookseller Awards open for business | The Bookseller
7. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/foyles-and-ccv-pick-nibbies.html Foyles and CCV pick up nibbies | The Bookseller
8. http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/MUSICAL-SUCCESS-STORY/story-14146063-detail/story.html#axzz2QX3DvnCm A musical success story at book shop | This is Bath