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book-ish.bsky.social
2 bookshops, Crickhowell and Abergavenny. Known for ranting, banging on about books and the odd humorous observation since 2010…. www.book-ish.co.uk
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Guys this gorgeous shop is struggling to keep the business alive. Do help them, do help your local community. Buy culture, keep you community alive 🙌🏼

Ahhh look at this gorgeous window display at @book-ish.bsky.social ! You can now find several signed copies of Wooing the Witch Queen in their Abergavenny store. 💙

Do love subscription delivery day from @book-ish.bsky.social Looking forward to reading this… plus a CUUUUTE coaster 🤩🥰 #BookSky📚💙

Exciting pre- order alert! Get your mots on a SIGNED special edition of ‘Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil’ by VE SChwab!!! AND you’ll get yourself a *free* tote bag #ToxicLesbianVampires

Happy Valentine’s Day! (And happy my birthday too)

Best cold remedies so that I stop almost sneezing my eyeballs out and that I feel human enough to brilliantly interview Jojo Moyes tomorrow evening to a sell out audience?!….GO

It’s my birthday on Friday…I think I’m buying myself an early pressie.

💕 Blind Date with a Book – This Valentine’s Day! 💕 Looking for the perfect match this Valentine’s Day? 💌 The Rules: ✨ Pick a wrapped book with intriguing clues ✨ Take it home and unwrap your surprise ✨ Fall in love with a new story! 📍 www.book-ish.co.uk/products/blind-date

Last night I had a dream that we had a sell out event with Ben Fogle but on the night another writer/mathematician also called Ben Fogle turned up….chaos ensued. I have a cold, I blame the Lemsip.

Today from 10am I am driving the till in our Abergavenny shop. Small but perfectly formed 55a Frogmore Street has, in my opinion, the BEST book smell in the world.

Fabulous morning with @mglnrd.bsky.social and @panmacmillan.bsky.social and 250 local school children learning about ancient Egypt, adventure writing and of course, beetles! The Hunt for the Golden Scarab is out now!

Just a thought…has anybody checked on the large hadron collider recently?

February events are starting strong!

Just me driving the till in Crickhowell today, anybody thinking of a run out, a book purchase and a coffee?!

It’s the first day of my birthday month! AND it’s no longer January, who fancies buying a book, your future self will thank you! (We need to sell approx 1400 books in Feb just to keep the lights on in the place!) www.book-ish.co.uk

Well. There we are then. A comprehensive trouncing

Sitting here uploading pre-orders onto our website and there's so much to be excited about......but I am particularly excited about the forthcoming 'Cursed Daughters' by Oyinkan Braithwaite. www.book-ish.co.uk/product/curs...

Watching the rugby and Hoping that things get better quickly ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

If you are able, please do support Indy bookshops. The near monopoly of an online giant is skewering the industry. Without Indies, we simply wouldn't be here. @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social @trumanbooks.bsky.social @drakebookshop.bsky.social @forumbooks.bsky.social

Feels a bit like I’m screeching into a void here…give me a wave if you can hear me?!?

Awaiting gin o’clock

Mixed bag of a day lots of positives, exciting event opportunities that made me do a few little excitement dances, lovely lunch with Mr Bookish followed by an email from my accountant with a tax bill (blergh)

If you missed out the firs time around, I've managed to secure a few more SIGNED copies of the hotly anticipated behind the scenes story of 'Gavin & Stacey' www.book-ish.co.uk/product/when...

Look what arrived in my book post today! Love Ruth Jones and will look forward to reading this…

Just a reminder that the books we call "children's books" are really books written for an audience that includes children, but excludes absolutely no-one at all. They are BOOKS FOR EVERYONE - and you can never, ever be too old to read them, and to love them!

February and March are busy!! So many fabulous events and some sold out or almost sold out already!!