Goldsboro Books
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Goldsboro Books is an independent bookseller located on Cecil Court, Westminster, London. It was founded by book collectors David Headley and Daniel Gedeon in 1999.
Books
- David Headley
- Daniel Gedeon
| Industry | Retail Books |
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| Founded | 1999 |
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| Headquarters | Cecil Court, Westminster, London |
| Website | goldsborobooks |
Since 2017, Goldsboro Books has hosted the Glass Bell Award.
History
In 1999, literary agent David Headley partnered with Daniel Gedeon to open their bookshop Goldsboro Books on Cecil Court, a pedestrian street in Westminster nicknamed "Bookseller's Row" due to its high volume of booksellers, which has been the case for over a century. Goldsboro Books set out to tailor its collection to rare, first and collectible editions of books. The shop gained a "reputation for championing debut novels" in addition to attracting authors and publishers for various events.[1][2]
Goldsboro Books began a digital Book of the Month club in 2007, through which the bookseller garnered an online following.[1]
In 2025, Goldsboro Books was among 10 London booksellers nominated for Independent Bookshop of the Year.[3]
Glass Bell Award
The Glass Bell Award was launched in 2017. It rewards a contemporary fiction novel with a glass bell and a prize of £2,000.
| Year | Winner | Shortlist | Longlist | Ref |
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| 2017 | Everyone Brave is Forgiven, Chris Cleave |
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| 2018 | The Heart's Invisible Furies, John Boyne |
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| 2019 | Vox, Christina Dalcher |
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| 2020 | Daisy Jones and the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid |
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| 2021 | People of Abandoned Character, Clare Whitfield |
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| 2022 | The Wolf Den, Elodie Harper |
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| 2023 | When We Were Birds, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo |
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| 2024 | Clytemnestra, Costanza Casati |
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| 2025 | A Little Trickerie, Rosanna Pike |
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