The retail landscape for Worst Journey evolves as we trundle towards being included in the catalogue for the main UK book distributor, which will get it into every shop. Hard copies of Vol.1 are currently available at:
The Children’s Bookshop, 26 Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, London N10 3HP (Mon-Sat 9:15-5:45, Sun 11-4)
Ink@84 Books, 84 Highbury Park, Highbury, London N5 2XE (Mon-Fri 10-6, Saturday 10-2, Sunday 10-5)
Jam Bookshop, 61a Hackney Road, Hoxton, London E2 7NX (Wed-Sat 11-7, Sun 11-4)
The Polar Museum, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER (Wed-Sat 10-4)
Waterstones – various locations nationwide
Foyles – various London locations, plus Birmingham, Bristol, and Chelmsford
Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, Soho, London W1F 0DR (Mon-Fri 10:30-7, Sat 10:30-2)
For online-only shopping, try the outlets below:
Curating Cambridge – benefits the Scott Polar Research Institute
UK Antarctic Heritage Trust – support conservation of historic sites in the British Antarctic Territory
Indie Novella – buying direct from the publisher gives us the largest profit margin
Litalist – supporting All Good Bookshop, an indie in North London
World of Books – free shipping in the UK, cheap shipping to the US
OUTSIDE THE UK?
In the US, we are being sold by Silver Sprocket in San Francisco. They keep selling out and keep ordering more; if you happen on a gap between orders, just click “Notify Me When Available” to reserve a copy from the next one. They also have a few hard copies of The Best Journey in the World.
In New Zealand, the vendor for Worst Journey is the noble and august Antarctic Heritage Trust. Order directly from them, or hook up your local indie bookshop to stock a few copies.
Ireland can get their polar comics fix via Little Deer Comics in Dublin. Order to deliver or collect in person. Presumably they can also supply the rest of the EU …
The German edition from Panini will be released 23 May. This will be full BD-sized and available throughout the EU. It will, of course, be in German (and an excellent translation it is!), but if it’s big pictures you’re after, this is the one to go for.
Conversations are ongoing with publishers in Canada and the US to licence the book; hopefully these areas will get more comprehensive service soon.
Thank you for your enthusiasm!
The Worst Journey in the World: Graphic Novel 