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Voted Canada's #1 independent bookseller! Serving the community of Uxbridge since 1989. A bookstore + so much more

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It's National Indigenous People's Day 🧑 it's the perfect day to pick up a book written by an Indigenous author- with so many fantastic books written by First Nation, Métis and Inuit authors, you can't go wrong!

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Woohoo

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Clue 6 A British civil servant is assigned to live with a time-traveling 19th-century Arctic explorer.

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Clue 4: blending multiple genres, this book twists time and politics.

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Clue 3: time-travel pairs civil servants with historical figures.

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Clue 2 He’s Victorian. She’s from the future.

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Indie Bookstore Day Mystery Book number 2?

Clue 1: love and bureaucracy collide across centuries

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Yes!!!!

26.04.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Indie Bookstore Day!

Our first mystery book of the day is here! Follow along on the comments for the clues- the first to comment with the correct books wins!!!

Clue #1: In your home there is a gateway to altered futures.

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Our Micro Fiction contest is live!!!
Submit your 50-word story by April 19th for a chance at publication in our newsletter and an awesome bookish prize pack!
Head to blueheronbooks.com for full contest details πŸ€“

13.04.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two weeks until Indie Bookstore Day!
Blue Heron Books will have author visits (30 and counting!), collaborations with local businesses, Prescription Poetry, kids activities, and so many chances to win bookish prizes! Head to our website for the full list of visiting authors and activities ☺️

12.04.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Counting down the days to Indie Bookstores Day!!! Join us on April 26th for a day filled with bookish fun- author visits, prizes, giveaways, and so much more! This is like Christmas for us- we can't wait to celebrate with you all 🀩

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Our After Closing Book Club has been reading Anne of Green Gables since January, and they celebrated finishing the book with an Anne of Green Gables party πŸ‘’

The party featured recipes from the Anne of Green Gables Cookbook, with Diana's raspberry cordial and Anne's Liniment cake!

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Some of the After Closing Book Crew have created a space in our store window for everyone to share a book title that they love 😍

What book will you reading in the lead-up to Valentine's Day? Bonus points if it's not a traditional love story... πŸ‘€

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