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Order books online or shop in-person at Canada's hardest to find indie bookstore, co-operatively run in Halifax, Nova Scotia, featuring $5 flat rate shipping across Canada! www.linktr.ee/kingscoopbookstore

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i’m more papercut than human being

i am one giant throb

04.03.2026 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a sign that says defend nova scotia books along with lots of books by nova scotian authors

a sign that says defend nova scotia books along with lots of books by nova scotian authors

conservative government keep your hands off our books challenge

02.03.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Be afraid of (culture critic and horror essayist) Peter Counter
YouTube video by The Lamplight Project Be afraid of (culture critic and horror essayist) Peter Counter

"...the best horror nonfiction writer you've never heard of."
A deep and thoughtful double review of Be Scared of Everything and How to Restore a Timeline is up on The Lamplight Project. I'm speechless! Thank you Carlos!
youtu.be/T_zFzn6xYBc?...

25.02.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i’ll read that

26.02.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
YOU WAKE UP COLD IN YOUR $3000/MONTH BACHELOR APARTMENT. IT'S LIGHTLY RAINING SO YOUR POWER IS OUT. YOU'RE SICK BUT WILL NEVER HAVE A FAMILY DOCTOR. YOU SKIP BREAKFAST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T AFFORD GROCERIES. YOU PUT HIKING BOOTS ON SO YOU DON'T FALL ON THE UNPAVED SIDEWALKS. YOU MOVE PAST THE 30 MINUTE WAIT FOR THE 15 MINUTE BUS AS STUDENTS WALK BY WHO CAN NO LONGER TAKE IT. IN FRONT OF THE CLOSED MUSEUM IS A PARKED CAR DESTROYED BY A POTHOLE. A TENT CITY WHERE UNHOUSED PEOPLE ARE GETTING READY FOR WORK IS BEING HARASSED BY POLICE. YOU ARRIVE AT THE HOSPITAL AND PREPARE FOR YOUR 27 HOUR WAIT, THINKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS YOU MISS IN HALIFAX.

YOU WAKE UP COLD IN YOUR $3000/MONTH BACHELOR APARTMENT. IT'S LIGHTLY RAINING SO YOUR POWER IS OUT. YOU'RE SICK BUT WILL NEVER HAVE A FAMILY DOCTOR. YOU SKIP BREAKFAST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T AFFORD GROCERIES. YOU PUT HIKING BOOTS ON SO YOU DON'T FALL ON THE UNPAVED SIDEWALKS. YOU MOVE PAST THE 30 MINUTE WAIT FOR THE 15 MINUTE BUS AS STUDENTS WALK BY WHO CAN NO LONGER TAKE IT. IN FRONT OF THE CLOSED MUSEUM IS A PARKED CAR DESTROYED BY A POTHOLE. A TENT CITY WHERE UNHOUSED PEOPLE ARE GETTING READY FOR WORK IS BEING HARASSED BY POLICE. YOU ARRIVE AT THE HOSPITAL AND PREPARE FOR YOUR 27 HOUR WAIT, THINKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS YOU MISS IN HALIFAX.

i’m tired, boss

26.02.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Arts and culture in Nova Scotia left reeling from 'unprecedented' cuts - Halifax Examiner "It's going to be absolutely devastating."

thanks to @philmoscovitch.bsky.social and @halifaxexaminer.ca for bringing attention to this travesty

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/arts-and-cul...

25.02.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
a parental advisory explicit content symbol on a book

a parental advisory explicit content symbol on a book

well that’s a first

25.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

oh man, it is!

25.02.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 

The phrase β€˜Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen β€˜His name’

Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 The phrase β€˜Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen β€˜His name’

Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

25.02.2026 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 14990    πŸ” 2984    πŸ’¬ 194    πŸ“Œ 236
a painting of a book that seems to have googly eyes on it

a painting of a book that seems to have googly eyes on it

what book is this

25.02.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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NO SLEEP 'TIL FAIRBANKS by Eva Holland | King's Co-op Bookstore For the past fifteen years, Whitehorse-based journalist and author Eva Holland has been exploring and writing about the North. Travelling across the Yukon, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, and Nunav...

Since it's a very snowy day in many places today, a reminder that I have a book of mostly pretty snowy nonfiction stories out in the world! Halifax's delightful @kingsbookstore.bsky.social has copies in-store and ships across Canada for $5:

24.02.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

better not be a picture of him on it that i have to look at

22.02.2026 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New issue of the paper out tomorrow online and in Atlantic News & @kingsbookstore.bsky.social.

This week's paper is all about mayor Andy Fillmore. We got a story about his hypocrisy, about his chief of staff making stuff up about a $13,000 speech and some land lords doing an astroturf campaign.

22.02.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

what a Heated Rivalryβ„’ this morning amirite

22.02.2026 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

they rode on

21.02.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
playmobil figures showing perfect rendition of Blood Meridian

playmobil figures showing perfect rendition of Blood Meridian

hanging out with a little dude and this kid doesn’t seem to care at all about my Blood Meridian display

21.02.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
over ear headphones that taper down to inner ear headphones, looking very strange

over ear headphones that taper down to inner ear headphones, looking very strange

sending @libro.fm audiobooks directly into my brain with these

18.02.2026 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

i haven’t stopped thinking about Ducks, Newburyport since i heard about it, do i know anyone else here who’s read it?

(feels… ambitious attn-wise for where i’m at, but then also maybe perfect for the same reasons?)

17.02.2026 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*tuesday for us, closed tomorrow

15.02.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a heart shaped book

a heart shaped book

a heart shaped book opened up

a heart shaped book opened up

will you be my valentine?

yes / no / maybe

14.02.2026 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The book:
Jack White 
Collected Lyrics & Selected Writing 
Volume 1

The book: Jack White Collected Lyrics & Selected Writing Volume 1

There are three artists that taught me who I am, and Jack White is one of them. My next book contains an essay about what I learned from the Third Man, so I had no other choice: I had to grab this beautiful volume from @thirdmanbooks.bsky.social.

Thanks for the assist, @kingsbookstore.bsky.social!

14.02.2026 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ahhhhh much better

13.02.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

hell yeah

11.02.2026 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it’s like downloading someone else’s consciousness into your own head for 1000 pages (in a good way)

10.02.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Hi, let's be audiobook friends 😍

10.02.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

audiobooks we’ve had for a while thanks to our pals at @libro.fm! if you go there it also lets you pick your favorite bookstore and a portion of the sales goes to the bookstore! they’re the best

10.02.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 just sold Ducks, Newburyport alert 🚨

10.02.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

not everything is up there right now but it's growing and anything that puts even a small dent in amazons ebook sales is Very Good!

10.02.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
the booksellers.ca page with an arrow pointing to 'my favorite bookstore'

the booksellers.ca page with an arrow pointing to 'my favorite bookstore'

it's been a long time coming but we can finally sell ebooks through the shop, please help us spread the word!

choose us as your favorite bookstore and then purchases you make support us! books are DRM free epub files

www.booksellers.ca/catalogue?bo...

10.02.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

this one was read by a gorilla

10.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0