I'm just a bookseller, standing in front of a customer, hoping they're asking for a book that we can conceivably get for them for Christmas... and that hasn't been unavailable for decades... 🤣 💙📚 - ThreadSky

ravencrime.bsky.social • 169 days ago

I'm just a bookseller, standing in front of a customer, hoping they're asking for a book that we can conceivably get for them for Christmas...

and that hasn't been unavailable for decades... 🤣

💙📚

Comments

liminaldarling.bsky.social•168 days ago

I love Black Books! One of my favorite shows 🥰

adothutchinson.bsky.social•167 days ago

Love Black Books, newly discovered and watched twice already.

misskachoob.bsky.social•168 days ago

What's the title? Maybe we can rustle up a copy.

notthefae.bsky.social•167 days ago

Oh I need to rewatch Black Books!

wakeislandvibes.bsky.social•167 days ago

Do you have any old engineering books? Text books, design books etc?

jazzrat2000.bsky.social•168 days ago

Better hurry before all books are unavailable

katsturtz.bsky.social•167 days ago

We need a hilarious emoji reaction for that!

maryanneberry.bsky.social•167 days ago

I am worried about two things: history is incorrect to begin with since it was mostly word of mouth. And secondly that AI will rewrite our maybe somewhat fake, yet partially history into something else. It matters only if you care about the truth.

stacycyberdc.bsky.social•167 days ago

I loved that series. It’s the first time I saw Bill Bailey 😁. Thanks for the GIF

mommamia6512.bsky.social•167 days ago

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH BOOKS.

baxooka.bsky.social•168 days ago

Black Books! 🎉♥️♥️♥️

thewebster75.bsky.social•168 days ago

Or a book that was in the window "Last Christmas". Been there...

nulliusnverba.bsky.social•168 days ago

"The Amazing Adventures of Commodore Gladys Stoat-Pamphlet and Her Intrepid Spaniel Stig Among the Giant Pygmies of Beccles?

The 2.13.61 reprint?"

ravencrime.bsky.social•168 days ago

Oh. We can only get the 2.13.60 reprint 😂😂😂

falseorchid.bsky.social•168 days ago

Thank you for reminding me that Black Books exists!

no-chaser.bsky.social•168 days ago

Today at my store someone asked for Seabiscuit.

imboredsendsnacks.bsky.social•168 days ago

I'm always asking for a new book

brbrd.bsky.social•167 days ago

Nooooo

witchiewolf.bsky.social•168 days ago

How did you get into my house ?

ravencrime.bsky.social•168 days ago

🤣

alifeinbooks.bsky.social•169 days ago

Good luck!

stickyweb.bsky.social•168 days ago

Ahhh Black Books ... my favourite under-rated Comedic classic

ladolcevitaone.bsky.social•167 days ago

Boxes of 10 and individual copies can be mailed tomorrow!

veryheavyuncle.bsky.social•167 days ago

Long live "Black Books"!!

kchula.bsky.social•168 days ago

Love books! 📚

me2ga.bsky.social•167 days ago

Well, I can’t remember the author, and the title was something about a tree? I do know the cover was red. (Notes from a former bookstore owner)

pamelacaglewriter.bsky.social•167 days ago

Ma’am, I’m just looking for the restroom.

mralgolagnist.bsky.social•167 days ago

Shame "Black Books" had any involvement from Glinner

harmonov.bsky.social•168 days ago

Surely it has a blue cover, right?

Former bookseller and veteran of four bookstores. That joke will never get old for me.

ravencrime.bsky.social•168 days ago

It was on a table last year is a personal favourite too... 🤣

harmonov.bsky.social•168 days ago

Or an end cap…

jhspace1999.bsky.social•168 days ago

Got to be: "Black Books?"

ollieparters.bsky.social•167 days ago

I have an awful habit of spending a long time with a customer recommending a book that they get really excited about - they ask if we have it and I have to say “oh god no, it’s been out of print for ten years, I just thought you’d enjoy it, good luck!”

ravencrime.bsky.social•167 days ago

I love this!😀

ninabeansxo.bsky.social•168 days ago

This brings back so many memories of working at Barnes & Noble and someone coming in two days before Christmas for some obscure art book printed in Italy that take six weeks to come in.

ravencrime.bsky.social•168 days ago

Ha ha! Exactly this 😂

ninabeansxo.bsky.social•168 days ago

And then the indignant responses of the customers that they cannot believe I was ruining their Christmas 😂

ravencrime.bsky.social•168 days ago

Honestly it's like trying to get them the moon on a stick sometimes. 😂

thehotelcat.bsky.social•167 days ago

Hit up your hommies, the “I gotta have a home library as well as access to the public one…” We may have a copy we’re willing to part with as long as we know the book will go to another good reader!