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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Why read books? Because reading opens minds & hearts. It helps us imagine different lives and different worlds; it can help us build a better world. So please keep reading books with kids, and encouraging them to read. There is nothing more important. #literacy #books #reading

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Westwood Books in Sedbergh, Cumbria @westwoodbooks.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

We borrowed some very strong elves tonight to help with something we’ve been wanting to do for ages - move our sofas downstairs. (Thank you elves!) So now, if you need some comfortable seating, you don’t need to go all the way up the stairs. Watch this space for more helpful changes coming up 😊

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Westwood Books in Sedbergh, Cumbria @westwoodbooks.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… Huge thank you to all of the elves who have helped us to make the bookshop look super festive so far. All will be ready in time for Sedbergh Christmas Late Night opening this Wednesday 4th December. Hopefully see you there! 🎄☃️🎅

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Westwood Books in Sedbergh, Cumbria @westwoodbooks.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

It’s Colour Friday! An annual event that encourages customers to rethink their holiday shopping & support local artisans, independent shops, & creators. This year, spend with purpose & intention, & help us celebrate the colour & creativity small businesses bring to the UK Artwork: Rebecca Strickson

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Maria Vassilopoulos @mariavbooks.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Let's rename Black Friday Book Friday. See, sounds way better!

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Westwood Books in Sedbergh, Cumbria @westwoodbooks.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Ok authors & readers of BlueSky… a year ago I posted a call out on that *other* place for upcoming books & authors to come & do events with us, but family health issues derailed 2024 plans so it was a lot quieter than I’d hoped. Do we have any suggestions or volunteers for some 2025 events? 🤞🏻📚😬🙏

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Westwood Books in Sedbergh, Cumbria @westwoodbooks.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

In the newsletter this week - the New Naturalist series - a collection of books about the natural history of the British Isles. Some of our collection are listed for sale online but many more are available in the shop. If you’re looking for a specific edition do get in touch to see if we can help.

A row of books from the New Naturalist series

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Don’t feed the billionaires.

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Westwood Books in Sedbergh, Cumbria @westwoodbooks.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

There are some cracking books out right now, but these are a handful that we are championing at Westwood Books this Christmas. All available in store & online on our website. @herdyshepherd.bsky.social @pollyrowena.bsky.social

A photo of four books stood on a desk with bookshelves behind them. The books are:
Still Waters & Wild Waves by Angela Harding
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesey
The Place of Tides by James Rebanks
The Company of Owls by Polly Atkin

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Pretty much, yep.

A drawing comparing the height of the Eiffel Tower to the Empire State Building to the CN Tower to Burj Khalifa until a huge pile of books at the end towers over the lot of them which says books I want to read.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hey authors, don’t forget that if you use bookshop.org instead of that great big place, you will be helping out indie bookshops - very few of who make so much they are dabbling with building rockets - you can even choose which bookshop uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksho...

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I am clearly going mad - THIS is the link to support Storyville Books that needs your support after a flood - just order any books you want using this link uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...

uk.bookshop.org

Storyville Books Bookshop UK

Nestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more.

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #literacy #libraries #librarians

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Typical neurodivergent - I can’t remember why I went in the cupboard under the stairs but now I’ve emptied the entire contents out and I’m cleaning everything 😂🙈

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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Bookseller: I don't care what's in the cup, but you will kindly put it in the bin when you're finished with it and NOT DUMP IT ON THE SHELVES

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

My favourite place is at home in bed reading 📖 (and also with a cup of tea in hand of course! 🫖)

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Little James Baldwin @nnemmanuels.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers.

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Was attempting to get a photo of my favourite bookshelf at home. But as they’re precious I put them on the top shelf which makes them harder to photograph 😂 but anyway… behold! My Tove Jansson collection. Or some of it at least 🙈

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

A wonderful, and perfectly timed for me article, featuring my favourite - the Moomins. Thank you @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social for posting it 😊

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Big Bearded Spookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com · 19/11/2024

Leading up to Christmas is a time that indie businesses make the majority of their income for the whole year If you want to support indie bookshops there's a growing list/directory at www.indiebookshops.com

Map of the world with pins where indie bookshops are

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

So gutted we had to cancel our trip to Edinburgh to see our son, because of the weather. Hunkered down with food and the log fire on but still super sad

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Westwood Books in Sedbergh, Cumbria @westwoodbooks.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Thank you to everyone who ventured out in the cold last night for an evening with @pollyrowena & The Company of Owls. If you’d like signed copies of The Company of Owls or Some of Us Just Fall by Polly Atkin they are available in store & online now.

A hand holding up two books which are The Company of Owls and Some of Us Just Fall by Polly Atkin. Both have black signed copy stickers on the cover.

A photo of Polly Atkin sat in a chair reading from her book The Company of Owls. There are shelves of books in the background.

A photo of Polly Atkin sat in a chair, holding a microphone, talking to an audience. There are bookshelves in the background.

A photo of Polly Atkin signing copies of her book The Company of Owls.

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jamorley1 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷 @morleyja.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I often hear Tawny owls 🦉calling in the woods surrounding my house & now there's a book to read about them! If you're around Sedbergh in Cumbria uk 🇬🇧 this eve 22 Nov this author talk by @pollyrowena.bsky.social at @westwoodbooks.bsky.social sounds a good plan. Just a shame I'm too far away to go.

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

When you ask people about the books that changed their lives, they almost always mention a children's book. They're the books that make us readers, shape us at the deepest levels, and stay with us FOREVER. That's why I think children's books are the most important books of all! #kidlit #books

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This thread from @jambookshopuk.bsky.social makes so many relatable and valid points about running a bookshop.

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Westwood Books in Sedbergh, Cumbria @westwoodbooks.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

What’s everyone reading? @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social current read is The Edge of Solitude from @katiescribbles.bsky.social and @paulthomasuk.bsky.social is reading Bloodlines by Chris Wraight.

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

My day mostly looked like this and now my head hurts. But now straight back into the juggle that is business owner/SEN parent/wife/perimenopausal frazzled woman. 🤯

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Picking my favourite books, or top three reads etc etc would be like asking me to pick my favourite child. I simply cannot. I can however, give many examples of brilliant books I have enjoyed at various times in my life 😊 I do admire people who are able to narrow it down though!

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I woke up in Narnia today ❄️🥶

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Actually beginning to wonder where the bookshop ends and I begin? Or vice versa? My job is books. Bookshop is life. A symbiotic relationship.

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I made an official account for the bookshop… 😊 go there for bookshop stuff. Stay here for bookshop stuff plus my own blathering 😂

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Would be remiss of me not to mention here that the fabulous @pollyrowena.bsky.social will be coming to Westwood Books this Friday to talk about her latest book The Company of Owls. Polly will be in conversation with the lovely @katiescribbles.bsky.social Tickets available online & in the shop.

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So never stop sharing books with kids. Never stop reading to them, and helping them to read. Never stop changing lives. #literacy #kidlit #books

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Still working out this place but in the meantime, here’s a frosty photo from beside the bookshop this morning. Brrr 🥶 Happy Monday all!

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Icona @iconawrites.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Bookshops don’t just exist so you can buy the books you want. They also exist so you can browse around and discover the books you did not know you needed.

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasuk.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hello BlueSky people (is there an official group name yet?!) I run Westwood Books in Sedbergh, Cumbria with my husband @paulthomasuk.bsky.social I’ve just joined the app and so this is me figuring out how it works! Say hi if you’re a bookish type 😊

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