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If we don't have the book you're after we can usually get it in or tell you where to go... We reckon U should be safe while choosing a book #DavosSafe https://bit.ly/m/TheLeafBookshop
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We had a great chat with Tai Snaith about her latest picture book and her art practice. Spoiler alert - it was absolutely FASCINATING!! A few days later and remembering some of what Tai said and we're still wondering how she does it. Enjoy! youtu.be/CiczwITNUwM @thamesandhudson.bsky.social

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Being able to chat with Maame Blue about her latest novel 'The Rest Of You' was a sublime moment in a hectic week. A thousand thanks Maame for making time for us. youtu.be/PsSNpY71GdY

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Prepare to have your mind blown. Matt Rogers has published thirty six books over the last nine years - crikey! We had a blast hearing all about Matt's publishing journey and his forthcoming thriller 'The Forsaken'. Enjoy! youtu.be/aI3fE3UKd88 @simonschusteranz.bsky.social

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This was a very special moment - to have a chat with award-winning author Katherine Brabon about her forthcoming novel 'Cure'. The weather was kind and the words flowed like wine; very very fine wine. This is a book you need to watch out for! youtu.be/IsVKG_HDYRE

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Today we meet a self published author who shows us that if you are truly determined you can make that book come true. It was great to have a chat with S. K. Stapar about their debut fantasy novel and their writing journey so far. Enjoy! youtu.be/Df-UE6jKMnY

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Mid week slump? Just check out our thirty authors in thirty days for an infusion of inspiration…

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Kate Solly is awesome. You won't meet a kinder, funnier person full stop; oh and we love her books too! We had a fun chat about her latest book and all things writing and reading. Enjoy! youtu.be/aC8P-CInwtw @affirmpress.bsky.social

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Today you will meet the first debut author of this series. It is an exciting bookseller moment to be there at the start of a publishing journey; there is so much potential! We had a fascinating chat with Maithree, we could have talked for hours. Enjoy! youtu.be/1if-GOPxufM

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We just love to support fellow booksellers when they publish a book, but we can assure you that there is no bias at all when it comes to Fiona Hardy's latest novel. It's an awesome thriller! youtu.be/bk-9otnScZs @affirmpress.bsky.social @fionathehardy.bsky.social

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We couldn't be happier that Andrea Goldsmith was available to launch our '30 authors in 30 days' event. We had a fascinating talk about her latest book and all things writing and reading. Enjoy! youtu.be/mwORCnmbboM

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For anyone on LinkedIn (sorry) this is a fantastic & heartful story from a VP at Google about his son's 5 years of decline with long COVID www.linkedin.com/pulse/growin...

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Murphy is four today ❤️

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We are doing it again! Thirty authors in thirty days, this March. Watch this space! #30authors30days youtu.be/VUKrb_3BV0M

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Any Victorians renewed their licence recently? I am expected to go and have my photo taken indoors for the licence renewal. Has anyone been able to navigate around this requirement safely?

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There's a common path in the development of authoritarian or totalitarian regimes, regardless of whether they are overseen by Catholic Inquisitors, Protestant enforcers, monarchists, fascists, Nazis, Stalinists, Maoists .... First they eliminate words. Then they eliminate people.

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Car-soup season is coming soon to the Northern Hemisphere ... or maybe it never ended. Another must watch from @weareyellowdot.bsky.social youtu.be/b2sDlFlv19Q?...

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The Extreme Weather Report, February 20, 2025: This is your weather on fossil fuels.

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Here's what you've been hanging out for! Our Ashburton Festival Multiplier Sale starts tomorrow; the more you buy the better the discount. Everything in store included unless it's already on special. Sale ends Sunday. Oh, and if you aren't keen on crowds drop in on Friday or Saturday...

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I spent weeks looking at the transmission dynamics of H5N1 in California and came to exactly the same conclusion, namely that the scale of transmission could only be fully explained if long-range airborne transmission was a factor. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

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Today (on the other place) @who.int informed us that MEASLES IS AIRBORNE Wear a respirator, open windows and doors, turn on a HEPA air purifier, check your vaccination status

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Have you lost a shoe? And should one be found whose foot shall properly fit said shoe, that child can choose one picture book with our compliments…

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Some troll insisted that I didn't provide enough "real world" evidence that masks work, so I added more studies. This post will remain free.

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If you'd like to know a good way to start the weekend we can recommend having a chat with Sean Wilson about his new book, or I suppose you could just watch. Enjoy! youtu.be/EXuLaZVkU0M

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All about the love...

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Katy has three more book reviews for you; all wonderful books with big personality. Enjoy! youtu.be/PwZVodEfaWM

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Nobody guessed that the long arc of the moral universe would bend towards these idiots

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Influenza A is also airborne and masks work. So please wear them. Spreading viruses is completely ick 😷

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Useful tips continued - always survey the ground at a picnic, you'll be surprised what tidbits you'll find...

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It's airborne...

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USA: Flu levels now highest since 2009 pandemic, CDC reports. "Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic" CDC report: www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

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Channeling all my feelings into memes

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That moment of peak choosing when every book is a possibility...

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Plastic is oil. It gives people cancer, makes as much carbon pollution in the US as burning coal, and is now in everything: land, sea, food, water, and our bodies. And the only word Big Oil knows is "MORE."

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Just in case you need something nice to look at... or sit on?

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Probably time to stop calling it the Trump "Administration" because whatever they're doing, it ain't that.

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For the moment, I'm just tuning out the noise and getting ready for more to hit the fan. Here's my list. Do this stuff if you can, and if you can then help someone who can't: www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/its-all-hi...

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Sorry, the coolest spot is already taken…

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Here is the first in our 'Author on the Spot' series of author interviews for 2025. We couldn't be happier that Ella Ward was game to face the music. We had a fun chat about Ella's debut novel 'The Cicada House' and all things reading and writing. Enjoy! youtu.be/XFwucfzrNnE

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