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A gift beyond words. National Book Tokens and Bookily gift cards can be spent in bookshops and online. https://www.nationalbooktokens.com

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · Feb 6

Hi! We're National Book Tokens, the gift card that empowers readers to choose the books they want to read from the bookshops they love. 📖

For more than 90 years, our beloved gift cards have been sold and accepted in bookshops across the UK and Ireland.

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 1d

We 🩵 bookshops: a place to experience sheer bliss...

We’re delighted to have author Oyinkan Braithwaite join us to share what makes bookshops magical for her 📖✨

#ChooseBookshops 📚

A blue background featuring a text box. Oyinkan Braithwaite's author photo is featured in the top righthand corner, alongside an image of her latest novel, Cursed Daughters. Text reads:
"Only a fellow booklover can understand what it feels like to walk into a room filled, from floor to ceiling, with books. It is sheer bliss. Yet it can also stir up immense anxiety; especially if, like me, you are not bound to any single genre.

In my youth, I would gather three to five books and sit cross-legged on the floor of Waterstones, trying to narrow my choices down to the one or two I could afford. I am who I am today because I read voraciously. In many ways, I am a product of bookshops."

National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 4d

It's #WorldAnimalDay 🐱 🐶 🐸 🐻 🐝 🐳

To celebrate, we're sharing just a few wild and wonderful fiction books that draw inspiration from the animal kingdom 📚 ✨

Which brilliant books about or influenced by animals would you recommend to a friend this World Animal Day?

A stack of books, arranged by colour, photographed in a bookshop. Each book is inspired by an animal. Books featured include: Dog by Rob Perry, The Bees by Laline Paull, Bear by Marian Engel, Super-Frog Saves Tokyo by Haruki Murakami,
Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan and more.

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 6d

11 poetry books to read if you don't know where to start 📚💭

@holliemcnish.bsky.social is an award-winning poet and performer. This National Poetry Day, she joins us to recommend 11 exceptional poetry collections that welcome even the most novice poetry reader with open arms! 🫂

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 6d

🎉✍ LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW THIS NATIONAL POETRY DAY AND WIN A £50/€60 NATIONAL BOOK TOKEN 🎉✍

It’s National Poetry Day – and the theme is play! 🎡🛝🪁

We’re inviting you to enter our writing competition, judged by 2026 Jhalak Poetry Prize judge Nikita Gill.

Terms & how to enter:
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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 14d

Celebrating the world's best fiction written in English and published in the UK and Ireland, @thebookerprizes.com revealed its 2025 shortlist – and you could win a complete set over on National Book Tokens Discover! 📚 #BookerPrize2025

Enter now: buff.ly/AnpxfOg

A photo of the shortlisted books on a pink chair:
Flashlight by Susan Choi
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
Audition by Katie Kitamura
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
Flesh by David Szalay

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 15d

Ready, set, write! 🏃📝 🤩

The #BBC500Words competition is OPEN for entries 🎉

For kids aged 5-11, this is their chance to unleash their imagination and share their stories with the world!

Competition closes 9pm Friday 7 November 2025 📅

Details, terms and privacy notices ➡️ bbc.co.uk/500words

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Cybbo @cybillliberty.bsky.social · Jul 25

Perusing in an actual bookshop with an actual book token is actually lovely

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World Book Day UK @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social · 22d

✨ THE BIG REVEAL ✨
We are excited to share with you our brilliant 2026 £1/€1.50 books!

Children can choose their own book from 12 February 2026, FREE with a £1/€1.50 book token. 📚✨

Find out more on our website ➡️https://buff.ly/3VaLLAa

#WBD26 #WorldBookDay #readforfun

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 22d

🥳 Your 2026 World Book Day £1/€1.50 books are here 🥳

We are delighted to reveal this year's brilliant line-up of £1/€1.50 @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social books!

Children can choose their own book from 12 February 2026, FREE with a £1/€1.50 book token 📚✨

Find out more ⬇️
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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 22d

Ahead of this year's #BBC500Words opening for entries, young writers and story lovers can discover writing tips and advice from some of their favourite authors, including Maz Evans, Jacqueline Wilson, and Jasbinder Bilan. ✏️

Read now: buff.ly/bLmrk0e

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 23d

Drumroll, please! 🥁

Our September Bookshop of the Month is the brilliant Dulwich Books ✨

Dulwich Books is an award-winning, much-loved bookshop, which has been serving their local community in South London for over 40 years 📚

Check out their upcoming events:
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#ChooseBookshops

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 25d

National Book Tokens can be spent on *any* book. 📖 ✨

That's why we’re giving you the chance to win one of five £250/€250 National Book Tokens to surprise a student – the perfect gift to spend on books of their choice, whether for study or simply for fun (or both!).

Enter now: buff.ly/gKkWF7d

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 27d

Shoot for the stars with our cosmic quiz 🌠

We're inviting children to put their star knowledge to the test.

One player will win three stellar books – Wish Upon a Star, Over the Rainbow, and Into the Volcano – along with a NASA telescope. 🔭

Play now: buff.ly/ELjRQkB

The prizes on a colourful cosmic background: books and telescope.

National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 28d

National Book Tokens empower students to choose exactly the books they need to write their next chapter in life.

That's why we’re giving you the chance to win a £250/€250 National Book Token to surprise a student – the perfect gift to spend on books of their choice. 📚 ✨ 👇

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 29d

We're giving away five #ReadyEddieGo book bundles – each including the full series and a Ready Eddie Go! tote bag and mug – to support and celebrate young autistic readers.

Enter now: buff.ly/uSnPTrY

National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · 29d

It’s #InternationalLiteracyDay 📚🙌

We believe that everyone should have access to the books they want and need.

That's why we're proud to work with life-affirming literacy charities like @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social, @readforgood.bsky.social and @bookaidint.bsky.social

Learn more ⬇️
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Two young girls laugh joyfully in a cafe, reading books whilst sharing a cake. Photo credits to Read For Good.

A girl stands holding a maths textbook in front of a sign which reads Library Now Open. Photo credits to Book Aid International.

Two booksellers smile in a bookshop, accepting a book token from a child on World Book Day. The bookshop features colourful displays and wrapping paper. Photo credits to World Book Day.

A young person in a hospital room, visited by staff from Read For Good. A vibrant orange display of books is visible in the hospital room, with a variety of books to choose from. Photo credits to Read For Good.

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · Sep 7

We 💚 bookshops: beautiful, quiet spaces in a busy world...

We’re delighted to have author @rashmiwriting.bsky.social join us to share what makes bookshops magical for her 📖✨

#ChooseBookshops 📚

A pale green background with a quote bubble and a photograph of author Rashmi Sirdeshpande. Text reads: Bookshops are the beating hearts of local communities. They curate inclusive collections of books that can offer comfort, inspire, excite and spark curiosity, connecting readers with stories (real and imagined). You only have to take a few steps into a bookshop to feel it. They are warm and welcoming spaces where children and grownups can discover the books that pull them in. And one discovery may lead to another and another and another. They are a sanctuary – beautiful, quiet spaces in a busy world. And they’re also community hubs, building bridges with schools and local groups, nurturing a lifelong love of reading, something that we know can be truly transformative.

National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · Sep 5

6 brilliant books about the human body 👂

As young readers begin a new year of biology, author Emma Young joins us to recommend six of the best books for children about the human body. 👃

Read now: buff.ly/sNzZ1GR

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Barrington Stoke @barringtonstoke.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're delighted to be partnering with @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social on this fab giveaway! Enter now for your chance to win 20 dyslexia-friendly books and a £30/€40 National Book Token: www.nationalbooktokens.com/win/win-a-bu...

Win a brilliant back-to-school bundle: 20 dyslexia-friendly books from Barrington Stoke and a £30/€40 National Book Token

These award-winning short novels are designed to be accessible to all, while the freedom to choose any book with their National Book Token will encourage less confident readers to read for fun.

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · Sep 3

Win a bumper back-to-school bundle! 🎒

We're giving you the chance to win 20 dyslexia-friendly books from Barrington Stoke and a £30/€40 National Book Token in one of our popular children's designs. 📖

Enter now: buff.ly/OHWvllh

A photo of the books included in the bundle.

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · Sep 2

Not long left to WIN The YA Book Prize shortlisted titles, plus a £30/€40 National Book Token to spend on even more books 📚💥

It’s the ultimate back-to-school prize for book-loving teens! 🙂‍↕️ @yabookprize.bsky.social

Enter by midnight this Thursday ⬇️
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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · Sep 1

“Partnerships like this help spark a lifelong love of books in children and young adults” 📚✨

We’re delighted to share some words from our Head of Marketing as we return as a proud sponsor of the Black British Book Festival 2025!

#BBBF2025 🙌🏿

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · Aug 28

It’s #WomenInTranslation month — the perfect time to celebrate the kaleidoscope of sensational storytelling talent from women writers around the world 🌎📖✨

What are your favourite works in translation by women writers or translators? 💭

A pile of books by women writers in translation, arranged in a rainbow pile. Titles include Of Cattle and Men, Hunchback, Woman at Point Zero, The Bookshop Woman and more.

National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · Aug 24

Edinburgh International Book Festival may be drawing to a close today…

But there’s still plenty of time to WIN a set of each of the festival’s featured Front List books and a £50/€60 National Book Token 📖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✨

Discover incredible authors from Scotland and beyond!

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National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social · Aug 20

Tomorrow is GCSE results day!

Do you have a book-loving young person in your life? Whatever their next chapter may hold, celebrate their hard work this year with a gift beyond words! 📖🎁

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