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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hurrah! It's Wednesday so it's ...

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day! Here's an ace offer from @humanaqvi.bsky.social , who'll buy someone whatever book they like, up to £20. So, if you've been after a particular book, let us know what it is. UK only

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @melissaschuh.bsky.social will BUY someone a book! Let Melissa know the kinda stuff you enjoy reading. She will then offer you a choice of 4 books, based on your literary tastes. Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you! Get in touch! UK only.

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A fascinating read, thank you!

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I have another #buyastrangerabook day offer to tell you about. @dustystacks.bsky.social would like to buy someone a copy of The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson. Check it out and get in touch if this is something you'd like. UK only

The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson.

Set in 1960s Bradford, The Mercy Step follows Mercy, a precocious young child facing a world far too big for her small body. She lives with her Windrush-generation parents in a crowded household where her mother's attention is stretched between church and family, and her father's temper is something to be endured or avoided.

Feeling like an outsider within her own home, Mercy retreats into books and the companionship of her beloved doll, Dolly, while learning early how to navigate the flaws and failings of the adults around her. Yet Mercy is nothing if not resilient. Armed with humour, style and fierce imagination, she quietly begins to plot her escape from a traumatic childhood.

Raw and deeply affecting, Mercy's story is one of Black British culture, childhood, family and survival in 1960s Britain. Critical to understanding these untold stories, Marcia's debut is not to be missed.

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The wonderful #buyastrangerabook day - and it's every Wednesday!

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @melissaschuh.bsky.social will recommend and buy someone a book! Tell Melissa the kinda stuff you enjoy reading. Melissa will offer you a choice of 4 books, based on your literary tastes. Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you! Get in touch! UK only.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Another #buyastrangerabook day offer! And another offer to buy someone a copy of Jane Casey's new thriller, "Everything She Didn't Say"! @saskiadanielceramics.com is offering to buy a copy for someone, so if you'd like it, just get in touch! UK only

Someone is dead. Someone is a killer. Someone is lying.

A woman is found in bloodstained clothes on the lonely coast of County Mayo. At first, she won’t speak. Then a name comes: Ruth.

And a story about her missing friend: Maura. Ruth says she and Maura were staying in a clifftop house together. But there’s no trace of her there.

Nothing but a pool of blood. Ruth says the pair fought in the days before Maura disappeared. But the locals say they only ever saw one woman.

Ruth swears she’s telling the truth, but do the answers really lie in everything she didn’t say?

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Me: Free book! Scroller: What do you mean, free book? Me: Look below - FREE BOOK!

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I have another #buyastrangerabook offer for you all. @humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £20! Any book at all (not just what's on my website). So, if there's something in particular you're after, just let us know. UK only

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

More wild #buyastrangerabook day action! @sarahmck.bsky.social is offering to buy one very lucky person a copy of either Salt Lick, or Beast, by Lulu Allison. If you'd like either of these, just get in touch. book details HERE - www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php?se... UK only

two books by Lulu Allison. Beast & Salt Lick

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It's Refugee Week this week, and for #buyastrangerabook day I'd like to offer out "When Stars are Scattered" by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed. It's a brilliant graphic novel depicting a child's life in a refugee camp. If you'd like it, get in touch. UK only

front cover of "when stars are scattered"

Blurb for the book.

A heart-wrenching true story about life in a Kenyan refugee camp that will restore your faith in real-life happy endings. Omar and his brother Hassan, two Somali boys, have spent a long time in the Dadaab refugee camp. Separated from their mother, they are looked after by a friendly stranger.

Life in the camp isn't always easy. The hunger is constant . .

. but there's football to look forward to, and now there's a chance Omar will get to go to school . .

. With a heart-wrenching fairytale ending, this incredible true story is brought to life by Victoria's stunning illustrations. This book perfectly depicts life in a refugee camp for 8-12 year olds.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

IT'S WEDNESDAY! #buyastrangerabook day is EIGHT YEARS OLD! The grooviest day of all. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only

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Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day! If you'd like a book, but aren't sure what, let @melissaschuh.bsky.social know the kinda stuff you like reading. Melissa will offer you a choice of 4 books. Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you! Get in touch! UK only.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @applecott.bsky.social has sent me £20 to buy someone a book with. If there's a particular title you're after, let us know! UK only

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Join in - such a good cause!

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

SCHOOLS! Here are fifteen books. I'm giving them away. If you're a UK school and would like them, let me know. I'll pick one of you this evening. You can share it too, if you like. Ta.

fifteen picture flat books, i'm giving away to a school.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day! The grooviest day of all. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only.

biggreenbookshop.com

Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It's #buyastrangerabook day! It was also @redwellyfeats.bsky.social's birthday yesterday. And Emma would like to mark this momentous occasion by buying someone a book of their choice, up to £15! So, if you have something in mind, let us know. UK only. (HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA!)

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Such a lovely thing. Get involved!

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's the budget busting #buyastrangerabook day. The grooviest of all the days. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only

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Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I have MORE #buyastrangerabook day action! Bike fans! @mrstevious.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Potholes and Pavements : A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network by Laura Laker. It looks ace. If you'd like a copy, just get in touch. UK only

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day. The grooviest of all the days. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only.

biggreenbookshop.com

Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.

The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people

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Dr. Melissa Schuh @melissaschuh.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I’ll #BuyAStrangerABook 🤗 Personalised recommendations are my thing, so don’t forget to mention what kinds of things you like to read and I’ll suggest accordingly 📚 @biggreenbooks.bsky.social

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

MY BIG CLEAR OUT! (part 3) Here are 3 shelves of my books in A-Z order by author. You can have any 2 for £10 (free P+P). Please share (and buy). UK only.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

It's #buyastrangerabook day, @melissaschuh.bsky.social will buy someone a book. The rules. Wanna book? Not sure what? Let Melissa know the kinda stuff you like reading. She will then give you a choice of 4 books. Pick your favourite & Melissa will pay for it! UK only GO!

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

This #buyastrangerabook offer from @lancslass.bsky.social is still up for grabs. Helen's offering to buy someone any spy thriller/ crime book, up to £15. All you have to do is come up with a title, and it's yours. UK only

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Another #buyastrangerabook day offer. @lancslass.bsky.social is offering to buy someone any book by John Le Carré or Len Deighton. In fact, any spy novel, up to £15! So, if you have something in mind (or perhaps want a recommendation from Helen), get in touch! UK only.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

MY BIG CLEAR OUT! (part 2) Here are 3 shelves of my books in A-Z order by author. You can have any 2 for £10 (free P+P). Please share (and buy). UK only.

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

@biggreenbooks.bsky.social Hi Simon. I'd like to offer £15 for someone to choose a lovely book. Their choice! #buyastrangerabookday

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Even a small amount will help so much!

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

I have still unclaimed #buyastrangerabook day offer to tell you about. @sophiaburnett.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? : A Comedian's Guide to Autism by Pierre Novellie. If you'd like a copy, just get in touch! Simple as that. UK only

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

This is another #buyasrangerabook day offer that's still not quite done. One of these offers from @whyalice24.bsky.social has gone, but there's still one more. Check out the two ace books available and let me know if you'd like one. UK only.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Here's another #buyastrangerabook day offer! @sarahalba.bsky.social is offering to buy one lucky person a copy of "House of Bone and Rain" by Gabino Iglesias. I've put the blurb in pic 2. If this is something you'd like, get in touch! UK only

The blurb for the book.

From the Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Devil Takes You Home, a group of five teenage boys in Puerto Rico seek vengeance after one of their mothers is murdered. Set during a vicious hurricane, a Latinx Stand By Me with a haunted, dark heart. For childhood friends Gabe, Xavier, Tavo, Paul, and Bimbo, death has always been close.

Hurricanes. Car accidents. Gang violence.

Suicide. Estamos rodeados de fantasmas was Gabe’s grandmother’s refrain. We are surrounded by ghosts. But this time is different.

Bimbo's mom has been shot dead. We’re gonna kill the guys who killed her Bimbo swears. And they all agree. Feral with grief, Bimbo has become unrecognizable, taking no prisoners in his search for names.

As the boys strategize, a storm gathers far from the Puerto Rican coast. Hurricanes are known to carry evil spirits in their currents and bring them ashore, spirits which impose their own order. From the Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker Award®-winning author, this is a harrowing coming-of-age story; a doomed tale of devotion, the afterlife of violence, and what rolls in on the tide.

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Here's an offer you can't (shouldn't!) refuse! ⬇️😍

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

New books, and helping out two schools. What's not to like? 😍

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The post is about a raffle i'm doing. The money raised is going towards buying books for two ace schools. So; a. Thanks for reposting it b. please consider buying a ticket. You might win! Thanks

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

What a great offer! 😍

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Don't be shy! Choose a free book 📚 It's a lovely thing!

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Just let Melissa know what kind of books you like reading. You'll then get 4 books to choose from, personally picked by Melissa. And the best bit is @melissaschuh.bsky.social will buy your favourite. All you have to do is ask! #buyastrangerabook

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I'd like to add that @jamieoconnor.bsky.social said you can be as flexible as you like with your definition of "classic". #buyastrangerabook

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

It's today! At noon! 🤩

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Helen @lancslass.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Fancy some holiday reading? No better place to buy it from than @biggreenbooks.bsky.social Am*z*n? Who he? 😜

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