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#BlueSkyArtShow the inviting #warmth of an indy bookshop on a late afternoon last December. No garish tat, no shopping mall glare, no feeling hot & hassled, pushed or shoved. Healthful illumination, on every level #photography #EastCoastKin @forumbooks.bsky.social #books

You can support our pals here too ✍️

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A fair few indies not yet on Bluesky; hopefully that will change. In the meantime, thanks to @argonautbooks.bsky.social for highlighting a hedge fund's manoeuvring. More reason (if such were needed) to make sure that the indies get our business
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Happy birthday! Really lovely to see you & chat books x H

As we approach our 20th year anniversary in publishing.

We've just had our BEST MONTH EVER for book sales.

Thank you to all the bookshops and librarians for
placing our books in readers' hands.

Phenomenal!!

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An orange tote bag with a rose and text: “and now the final part begins…” The Rose Field Hardback copy of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust Volume 3 The Rose Field Pin badge alethiometer.

Alethiometer pin badge

Under the dust jacket, Black book cover, red “dust” and text: Tell me what’s in the red building in the desert of Karamakan. The building then roses come from. …an opening into another world… The world where the roses come from? …they would come from nowhere else…

Endpapers for Booknof Dust vol 3. A mountain scene with a cloudy sky. All in shades of orange, with white sky.

Can’t beat an #IndieBookshop edition. Collected Book of Dust 3, The Rose Field, from @forumbooks.bsky.social this morning. Came with a free bag and an alethiometer pin badge. And just look at the endpapers and #UnderTheDustJacket 🥰

Cheers to @craftbeerncl.bsky.social and @forumbooks.bsky.social for featuring Northumbrian Gold in their book and beer pairings! Have a look to discover some great reads and fantastic locally brewed beers 🍻📚

💛!!

Leonard and Hungry Paul - Series 1: Episode 1 After his mother’s death, Leonard begins to open up his world with the help of a new colleague, Shelley. His best friend, Hungry Paul, reluctantly volunteers at the hospital.

I loved this book from the 1st page when Helen
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pressed it into my hands with “You’re going to LOVE this “
Oh yes! & Ronan’s Sunday morning visit to our ‘home from home’ in Corbridge @ronanhession.bsky.social
@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
🫶A gem
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🙌 love this & sorry to miss you! H

Oh no! Sorry you can’t make it but will definitely sort your books. Feel better soon x

Good morning.

The next 10 days are going to be absolutely brilliant.

I would like to thank all the Indy booksellers who have made _Leonard and Hungry Paul_ @ronanhession.bsky.social a word of mouth bestseller.

With a special nod to.

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👋 !! 🌊 !! 💙 !!

hiya! Less than a week til
@lenniesaurus.bsky.social joins us with poyums annaw - grab last few tickets here + we’ll see you there
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Richard Smyth: A Nature Writer at Large An evening with nature writer Richard Smyth in the NHSN Council RoomRichard Smyth is one of the UK's busiest nature writers. His most recent book, The Jay, the Beech and the Limpetshell: Finding Wild ...

I am to be let out, and poked until I speak. My first talk in AGES - please do come along, if you're in the north-east. Books, birds, all that sort of thing. www.nhsn.org.uk/events/richa...

💙 ONE WEEK!! 💙

Still time to grab tickets for @anncleeves.bsky.social talking Orkney + Jimmy #TheKillingStones w/ Stuart Bain on Oct 1st

PLUS you’ll get *exclusive* short story The Lonely Man !!
Grab tickets www.theexchange1856.com/event-detail...

Our September events kick off with KEEGAN // Anthony Quinn chatting to @camsell59.bsky.social @livetheatre.bsky.social 🤍🖤
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Total result!!
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Damian Barr event poster for The Two Roberts at FORUM Books 8th Sept

Damian Barr in the pulpit at FORUM Books

We have tempted @damianbarr.bsky.social to FORUM’s pulpit to celebrate his new book The Two Roberts
& we’d love you to join us 🩵🩷

🗓️ 8th Sept
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I’m in tomorrow & Saturday… if you’re passing

🫶 thank you! *also might have another book recommendation for you 🤫

If you are able, please buy your books from Indy bookshops.

They pay their full taxes and build remarkable communities of readers & writers.

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@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social
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This. I cancelled Audible a while back and signed up to @libro.fm . Slightly cheaper per month, I chose Read Holmfirth as the indie bookshop I support on it and The Accidental Bookshop in Alnwick @forumbooks.bsky.social is my local indie bookshop of choice.

Stage set for DEADLINE launch

Steph McGovern chatting to Ann Cleeves about her debut thriller

Signing queue for Steph

View from upper balcony showing packed house for Steph

Wow!! What a night launching #DEADLINE the fab debut thriller from @stephmcgovern.bsky.social 💙 thanks to Steph & @anncleeves.bsky.social for brilliant interview & all who came 🙌

Gorgeous signed indie editions available from us if you missed www.forumbooksshop.com/product/dead...

Yep! We’ll be stocking & happy to pop on pre order for you 🙌

We 💙 Len!

Join us!!

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Gorgeous evening chatting Victorian gothic & Egypt w/ Rachel Louise Driscoll 💚 Nephthys is stunning - a captivating blend of myth, adventure and obsession … thanks to all who came & signed, special editions available if you missed

#IndieBookshopWeek

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Tick! Tock! ⏰!!

We’re on a #DEADLINE … just TWO WEEKS til @stephmcgovern.bsky.social is @ The Exchange, North Shields chatting to @anncleeves.bsky.social
about her debut thriller 🩵 join us!

🗓️ Mon 30 June
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What a week!

It’s #IndieBookshopWeek & we’re celebrating in Corbridge, Whitley Bay & Alnwick 💖🫶 📚 !!
Events, book signing + @brianbilston.bsky.social listening party 🎧
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Good morning.

It is Independent Bookshop Week.

If you are able please do support your local bookshop.

They pay their taxes and support the community!

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@sevenoaksbookshop.bsky.social
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@drakebookshop.bsky.social
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💚 ONE WEEK! 💚

Next Thursday Mel Rockett joins us at FORUM Books to talk Ratty and the 10 year project to reintroduce the water vole to Kielder. Come along!

🗓️ Thurs 12 June
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Looking forward to @patrickgalbraith.bsky.social at FORUM Books talking #UncommonGround - vital, engaging & highly relevant to our Northumberland community 💚 we’d love to see you there!

🗓️ Mon 9 June
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks/f...