Sanchita Basu De Sarkar is the owner of the Children's Bookshop in Muswell Hill, which was awarded the double accolade of Children's Bookseller of the Year and Book Retailer of the Year at the British Book Awards 2024. It is the oldest running children's bookshop in the country.

Sanchita has previously been a judge for the Costa Book Award, the Branford Boase Award, the British Book Awards, and the Times Chicken House Prize, amongst others. She was made an Honorary Fellow at the Royal Society of Literature in 2024.