Situated in the seaside town of Saltburn close to the North York Moors, this is a general interest bookshop with strong sections on contemporary fiction, nature writing, local history and children’s books. Owner Jenna Warren says: “I curate my selection to reflect my own tastes and those of my customers. I hold events, including poetry readings, and I’ve started to host writing workshops with the author Carmen Marcus. As well as lots of holidaymakers and walkers, I have a loyal local customer base.” Saltburn has a thriving creative community; I’m lucky there are plenty of book lovers here.

Top five sellers

•Poppy Field Michael Morpurgo

•Tombland CJ Sansom

•Milkman Anna Burns

•Rewild Yourself Simon Barnes

•What Would Boudicca Do? E Foley and B Coates

Five recommendations

•The Music Shop Rachel Joyce
“One of my favourite books of last year. A touching love story and a celebration of independent shops.”

•How Saints Die Carmen Marcus
“A wonderful, lyrical debut by a local author and poet. Set on the north-east coast in the 1980s, it has a real sense of time and place.”

•You Can’t Make Me Go to Witch School! Em Lynas
“The first in a very funny, magical middle-grade series about a young actress who really doesn’t want to be a witch.”

•Record of a Spaceborn Becky Chambers
“The third in a fabulous, humane science-fiction series. Recommended to everyone, even those new to sci-fi.”

•Frankenstein Mary Shelley
“This was oneof our book group picks. I read it as a teenager and was pleased to find that I still loved it.”

Book Corner, 24 Milton Street, Saltburn-by-the-Sea TS12 1DG; bookcornershop.co.uk