Borders

So, Borders in the UK has finally gone into administration.

I’ve been horrified to watch this train wreck happen over the last week or so – especially the uncertainty of the past few days.  As an author, Borders has always been ‘my store’; incredibly supportive of my books and supremely welcoming whenever I’ve come in store to run events.  It’s almost been like having a nationwide chain of caring, book-loving independents wherever you go.

I can quite honestly say I haven’t met an unhelpful, unfriendly bookseller in any of the branches.  Everyone at Borders knows their stuff, and does their best to get people reading what’s right for them as well as try to get them into something new.  Trust me – that doesn’t happen with every chain, or even every bookshop.

I’ve made some good friends in branches across the north east and north west (Gateshead, Silverlink and Stockton to name but three), and I’d like to wish them – and everyone at every branch – the very best for the future.

Tommy