Authors Guidelines
Have you written a book and hope that we can stock it at Pigeon Books?
Firstly, congratulations! Writing a book is a huge accomplishment and we have a huge amount of respect for this.
If you haven't already done so, please read this guide from the Society of Authors - it was put together by the SoA and booksellers and it'll answer a lot of questions you might have about approaching bookshops.
Before you send us anything, please think about the following questions in regards to your book and our shop:
Does your book fit with our existing selection? We spend a lot of time curating our selection to be able to sell and recommend books with enthusiasm, will we be able to do this with your book?
Is your book visually beautiful? This isn't everything but it is important.
Is your book self-published? If you have self-published through Am*z*n then it's going to be a strong no from us. If you have self published elsewhere is your book professionally edited? If not, that's a no too.
Does it have an ISBN and/or a barcode?
How can we order your book? If it's available through Gardners or another wholesaler it's a lot easier for us to re-order once we've sold a copy.
Once you are sure that your book suits us and will sit nicely in our shop please feel free to email us.
Please don't drop books in to us unless we have asked you to. If we don't decide to stock your book please do not think this is a personal reflection on you or your work, we are a small shop and we can only hold so much.