Material Matters
For Bookshop of the Year, Merseyside 2026
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Material Matters is an independent Liverpool artist collective with an active publishing programme and specialist book retail activity. Its publications include artist books, limited editions, creative writing, photography, poetry and zines. The collective also operates the MAT MAT Library at Nettle in Port Sunlight and stages exhibition bookshops selling its own releases and signed editions. Its focus is firmly on artist-led and independent publishing.
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