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Morris creates 'heart-warming' Books Are My Bag tote
Author and illustrator Jackie Morris has created this year’s Books Are My Bag tote bag, which will be available in bookshops across the UK and Ireland from Bookshop Day on 8th October.
Morris has worked as an illustrator, artist and author on more than 40 books, and has collaborated with the likes of Ted Hughes, Robin Hobb and Robert Macfarlane. Her tote design features a fox curled up behind a bookshop, dreaming.
In 2017 Morris won a Books Are My Bag Readers Award in the Beautiful Book category for her illustrations for The Lost Words with Macfarlane (Hamish Hamilton). Her upcoming titles include Feather, Leaf Bark & Stone (Unbound), The Accordion Books (Unbound), Mrs Noah’s Song, illustrated by James Mayhew (Otter-Barry Books) and Something About a Bear (Otter-Barry Books).
She said: “As a writer, I owe my career to booksellers. As a reader I love the individuality of different stores that so beautifully reflect the personalities of the staff. It is a real honour to be invited to design this year’s Books Are My Bag limited-edition bag, to celebrate Bookshop Day, and I hope it gives readers and lovers of books one more reason to visit their favourite bookshops this autumn.”
Emma Bradshaw, head of campaigns at the Booksellers Association, added: “We are so excited to team up with Jackie Morris for this year’s limited-edition bag. Jackie is one of the most popular authors and illustrators among booksellers, and her tender, heart-warming design for this year’s bag is just delightful. We can’t wait to see it stocked in bookshops on Bookshop Day.”
The limited-edition bag is part of the annual campaign organised by the BA to celebrate bookshops. It has previously been created by acclaimed illustrators, artists and designers including Dapo Adeola, Charlie Mackesy, Yehrin Tong, Sir Peter Blake, Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin and Orla Kiely.
