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Half Man, Half Bookshop. Moved to Hastings in 2018 to start a wild new adventure with my family. Not the inventor of the word "brainbow" https://www.biggreenbookshop.com/

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You did!!!

Thanks so much. I'll email you tomorrow with all the questionnaire stuff.

It really made my day when I saw it this morning.

01.03.2026 23:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

You did!

01.03.2026 23:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

this is the seventeenth greatest thing that's ever existed.

I'm surprised nobody's bought one today.

28.02.2026 22:06 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
cover of Robert Newman's new book.

cover of Robert Newman's new book.

HEY GANG

Order a SIGNED copy of "Intelligence", the new novel by Robert Newman.

"Was he about to recruit her into the secret service? She held her breath. Frogwoman, codebreaker, assassin, saboteur whatever it was, she'd do it!"

Out next week!

Order HERE!

biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

28.02.2026 22:41 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Today i've sold 17 books.

I've sold absolutely no bombs.

I think this is conclusive proof that bombs are rubbish and books are ace.

01.03.2026 22:38 — 👍 78    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 2

We did when we got home.

How did you know this?!!!

01.03.2026 22:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks so much.

I really hope it goes OK.

Yeah, getting older is a tricky business. Mum's 90 and ridiculously independent, but also getting a bit forgetful etc.

Hope you're doing OK too. Caring for stuff like this can be hard.

01.03.2026 22:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Julia

01.03.2026 22:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's fantastic (and a bit scary).

01.03.2026 22:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

She's got a few plans this week.

Her cleaner is coming tomorrow.

Tuesday is coffee morning at church.

Wednesday she's got an eye appointment. This one is big cos she's got to catch a bus into town by herself. But again she told me to chill out.

Anyway, she sounds on top form.

She say bye!

01.03.2026 22:08 — 👍 27    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

Mum sent Ollie a card with a bit of cash in on Friday (it's his birthday tomorrow),

Obvs it's not arrived yet. I told her not to worry, it would arrive tomorrow when Ollie was at school & that he'd open it when he got home.

I'll text her when it turns up, cos she'll only worry otherwise.

01.03.2026 22:00 — 👍 16    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks Lee.

01.03.2026 21:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi Mand!

01.03.2026 21:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

She walked to church today.

By herself!

This is cool, cos she's not done this since she was in hospital in Dec/Jan.

I was so pleased.

She was like "yeah whatever".

I know she was well happy, but she doesn't want me to make a big deal of it.

01.03.2026 21:53 — 👍 36    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

It took her a while to answer the phone cos she's left it in her walker after been to the kitchen.

Anyway, she's doing OK.

01.03.2026 21:49 — 👍 24    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

I've just been on the phone to my Mum. She says hi!

01.03.2026 21:46 — 👍 69    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0

I don't.

Would you recommend it?

01.03.2026 21:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

just calling now!

01.03.2026 21:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I usually call her about 9pm.

I won't forget!

01.03.2026 20:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Loved it thanks!

01.03.2026 20:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Do you want to know what I did today?

"not really Simon, but I expect you're going to tell me anyway".

Yes I am. After a long walk along the coast, we went ten pin bowling in Ashford. Then back to Hastings for burgers at "The Patty Guy".

"OK, is that it?"

I can tell you more.

"no thanks".

01.03.2026 19:57 — 👍 34    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0
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a man in a blue sweater is standing in front of a sign that says dick accerbruce Alt: Dick Grayson and Bruce Wayne jump onto batpoles, which they will slide down and transform into Batman and Robin.

Hello Bluepals, we are open.

01.03.2026 19:37 — 👍 25    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks Nick, you can either DM me here, or email me biggreenbooks@gmail.com.

I'll get your book posted asap, S

01.03.2026 13:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Look, I understand there's lots of factors that go towards deciding which social media platform you should spend time on, or seek followers on, or have "the juice", but facts:

Books I've won on other social media platforms in the last month: zero
Books I've won on BlueSky in the last month: two

01.03.2026 11:29 — 👍 19    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

thanks so much to everyone who joined in with "Guess How Many Books I Sell Today".

It was loads of fun.

Let's do it again sometime, eh?

28.02.2026 23:53 — 👍 24    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

THE RESULT

I tried really really hard to sell as many book as I could today.

I sold 29.

So @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social wins!

Well done Nick.

Let me know what book you'd like and I'll get it posted to you.

Thanks for joining in.

I'm off to bed now.

#ghmbist

28.02.2026 23:13 — 👍 46    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 1

Thanks so much!

28.02.2026 22:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I do. Thanks.

Let me know what you'd lie and I'll let you know how much the P+P is.

28.02.2026 22:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
cover of Robert Newman's new book.

cover of Robert Newman's new book.

HEY GANG

Order a SIGNED copy of "Intelligence", the new novel by Robert Newman.

"Was he about to recruit her into the secret service? She held her breath. Frogwoman, codebreaker, assassin, saboteur whatever it was, she'd do it!"

Out next week!

Order HERE!

biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

28.02.2026 22:41 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

This a superb thing to do. Do it.

28.02.2026 22:08 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0