[PRESS RELEASE – 25 JANUARY 2022]

Sweet Cherry Publishing has signed a UK and export distribution agreement with Grantham Book Services (GBS).

GBS will distribute Sweet Cherry’s list of trade titles from 1st February 2022, including books published under its imprints, Clock Tower and Cherry Stone.

Abdul Thadha, Managing Director of Sweet Cherry Publishing said: ‘Our new partnership with GBS is a huge step forward in our strategy to widen Sweet Cherry’s reach and make our books more accessible to booksellers around the world.’

Until now, the award-winning independent children’s publisher has been self-distributing its books directly from its Leicester-based warehouses. GBS is part of Penguin Random House Distribution and is one of the UK’s leading third party distributors for independent publishers.

Colin James, Managing Director of GBS said: ‘We are delighted to announce the partnership with Sweet Cherry Publishing and look forward to working together’

Sweet Cherry recently reported sales growth of over 21% in 2021, the same year they were awarded Small Press of the Year at the Nibbies and marked their 10th anniversary in publishing.

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For more information please contact:
Divia Kainth – [email protected]

Sweet Cherry is an independent award-winning children’s book publisher. We specialise in fun children’s books that promote reading for pleasure with reluctant readers to improve their confidence with reading alone. In 2021, Sweet Cherry won Small Press of the Year and celebrated 10 years in children’s book publishing with the launch of two new imprints, Clock Tower and Cherry Stone.