Was just buying Christmas presents in Foyles and feeling a bit sad I was no longer in highlights when I suddenly realised I had AN ENTIRE TABLE TO MYSELF THERE - ThreadSky

jonnelledge.bsky.social • 173 days ago

Was just buying Christmas presents in Foyles and feeling a bit sad I was no longer in highlights when I suddenly realised I had AN ENTIRE TABLE TO MYSELF THERE

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rupertstubbs.bsky.social•173 days ago

None of the other books would play with yours? They can be so mean.

ternfortheworse.bsky.social•173 days ago

Truss doesn’t have one of those, does she

laughinglemon.bsky.social•173 days ago

Not quite. Her's has the word "Discounted, to clear" on it.

scientits.bsky.social•173 days ago

Bravo I say, Bravo

jimhulbert.bsky.social•173 days ago

Bought this for my old man in the time honoured tradition of buying books for others that you also want to read yourself!

robll.bsky.social•173 days ago

Did you pull out your fountain pen with a flourish and start signing some of the bad boys in the hope you'd get dragged off by the security guard, screaming "but I'm the author" a la Ringo Starr roof top concert?

mommasurf.bsky.social•173 days ago

I need to buy this. Sounds fascinating.

whatgoodrnotebooks.bsky.social•172 days ago

What if someone from 1954 just randomly partitions it?

owainsutton.bsky.social•173 days ago

Hopefully this is good news, too?

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

gonna level with you, I have no idea what Hive is. might mean lots of people have bought - might mean they hardly got any in stock!

owainsutton.bsky.social•173 days ago

Fair enough!

It's a wholesaler that's behind it, but the principle is that an independent bookshop of your choice gets a cut of the online purchase.

anniebonannietn.bsky.social•173 days ago

This looks like something my son would love. I must track it down.

anniebonannietn.bsky.social•172 days ago

Found it! It’s on its way from a local shop - thanks @leftbankbooks.bsky.social 🥰

jonnelledge.bsky.social•172 days ago

amazing! thank you. hope it goes down well

anniebonannietn.bsky.social•133 days ago

The book was a hit, he loved it 😃

madamedefargeknits.bsky.social•173 days ago

Did you sign them?

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

I did a signing there a couple of weeks back so some of them probably

laughinglemon.bsky.social•173 days ago

Nice!

moogie.bsky.social•173 days ago

😃

bilrichardson.bsky.social•173 days ago

That is so cool. Major congrats!

davidavien.bsky.social•173 days ago

Now then, that's a feeling eh

oneineptguard.bsky.social•173 days ago

I looked this book up because it sounds interesting and wanted to get it. What's the difference between "A Brief History...." and "A History...." versions of the book?

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

About four words- "brief" is the American edition, they're the same book

oneineptguard.bsky.social•172 days ago

Thank you!!

hannahmcollins.bsky.social•173 days ago

How long did you stand next to it for

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

no one recognised me :(

hannahmcollins.bsky.social•173 days ago

You’ll just have to stand there longer next time

jdal-fuhaid.bsky.social•173 days ago

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

disappoptimism.bsky.social•173 days ago

I like to see this for you John

ericabuist.bsky.social•173 days ago

Agreed.

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

thanks man xx

sooveritalready.bsky.social•173 days ago

🥳🎊🎉🎊🎉

mercytheprogressiveboomer.com•172 days ago

That’s very cool!

ericabuist.bsky.social•173 days ago

What did you do?! The first time I saw my book on a shelf (next to Adam Buxton, palling around) I burst out laughing.

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

just stood there gawping feeling like I was in a film

ericabuist.bsky.social•173 days ago

That’s cooler. They asked me if everything was ok. It was a silent bookshop and I was the only one in it.

lunamoona-123.bsky.social•173 days ago

Congratulations 👏👏👏

isogsargent.bsky.social•173 days ago

"Secret"

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

Sorry, what?

isogsargent.bsky.social•173 days ago

The sign
I thought you wanted us to read the sign.

realbcthinktank.bsky.social•173 days ago

Sweeeeeeet!!

ottojschlosser.bsky.social•173 days ago

Bloody amazing!

andymb.bsky.social•173 days ago

🥳

briw74.bsky.social•173 days ago

*Nods*

martymcd.bsky.social•173 days ago

👏👏

heath-martin.bsky.social•173 days ago

man I love Foyles -- it's worth a trip to London by itself

heath-martin.bsky.social•173 days ago

congratulations on the book too!

stejormur.bsky.social•173 days ago

!!! That's very cool

whatisabeau.bsky.social•173 days ago

Amazing!✌️

tuftymctavish.com•173 days ago

Did you get ✍️ any of them?!

elatedmuse.bsky.social•172 days ago

I didn't know of the book, till you posted so thanks!😀

flutterish.bsky.social•173 days ago

Did you hang around it and see if anyone recognised you?

wollersheim.bsky.social•173 days ago

Congrats!!!

rhiancapener.bsky.social•173 days ago

Looks an ideal Christmas present for my son!

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

well i think that but obviously I am biased

firefly90.bsky.social•173 days ago

I remember finding one of my books in a bookshop and being so excited. Well done a whole table full.

jonnelledge.bsky.social•172 days ago

meanwhile

belindadodson.bsky.social•172 days ago

Just ordered it at my local indie bookstore in Ottawa.

jonnelledge.bsky.social•172 days ago

hey thanks!

riversa.bsky.social•173 days ago

Congratulations! How wonderful that must feel!

greyskiesthinking.bsky.social•173 days ago

You don't have it to yourself but you are prominently displayed on the first table as you come in to Waterstones, Chiswick High Rd.

wavenode.bsky.social•173 days ago

If you'd published a book with the word "Borders" in the title before 2009, I'm not sure Foyles would have been so keen to display it.

berfield.com•173 days ago

That's got to feel pretty great

paulchandler.bsky.social•173 days ago

"What shall we get Dad for Christmas season" display.

bawalker.bsky.social•173 days ago

👏👏👏👏 wonderful

timeformoretea.bsky.social•173 days ago

Wow! That's an endorsement! Somebody loves your work!

paxdriver.bsky.social•173 days ago

I'd be incredibly proud to have just a display on the end of the shelf, never mind a whole table! You ought to be very proud, kudos!

albertagirl67.bsky.social•173 days ago

This book is going on my reading list.

eli4202.bsky.social•173 days ago

It’s always nice to see that your work is appreciated! Congratulations!

olmfnkeysersoze.bsky.social•173 days ago

Well looks like you sold another copy!! Just ordered mine.

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

hey thanks!

writerldudley.bsky.social•173 days ago

Seeing your own books stacked on a bookstore table is a glorious sight!

inventreinvent.bsky.social•173 days ago

Well, it looks like the book is about borders. So you got a good one around that table!

Congrats!

bahabwa.bsky.social•173 days ago

The British and their unending “secrets”

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

Okay two people have said a variant on this and the book doesn't have "secret" in the title, give me a clue here, what are we talking about

buttoneer.bsky.social•173 days ago

The secret British-French agreement to carve up the Ottoman Empire mentioned in the excellent Foyles blurb. Makes me want to go and buy a copy.

bahabwa.bsky.social•173 days ago

Nice eye😩

bahabwa.bsky.social•173 days ago

Sorry was referring to the “secret” agreement to fnck up the Ottomans…😩

jonnelledge.bsky.social•173 days ago

Ooooh! I read that three times and skipped over the word "secret" every time you know. It *was* secret at the time, but hasn't been since (I think) 1917.

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