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Joe Lillington @joelillington.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Today I’m painting a window for Wild Journey at @rshipbshop.bsky.social in Salisbury! Hiding inside from a very rainy day! ☔️☔️ @edpr.bsky.social @zephyrbooks.bsky.social @amdassu.bsky.social updates to come as I go 🐦

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

It’s time for another Half Price Sale! A big range of new and bestselling books at half price until Bank Holiday Monday on the 5th of May. In store and online today rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product-cate...

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

A whole host of beautiful new books available from us, in store and online! rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product-cate...

Four shelves of new titles, ranging from baby books, picture books, graphic novels and chapters books to MG, teen and YA

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

An absolutely fabulous haul from @rshipbshop.bsky.social arrived today. Almost all half price in their sale. ❤️📚

Books laid out in a pile, including; Earth’s Incredible Places: The Sahara; Cactus Kid; The Adventures of Invisible Boy; The Worst Ronin; Lunar Boy; Lunar New Year Love Story; Save Our Forest!; and The Baker and the Bard.

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Our GIGANTIC 50% off MEGASALE is still in full flow BUT we also have lots of wonderful new titles arriving in time for the weekend. So we hope to see lots of visitors, and if you can’t come to us, our website is jam packed with all sale items and new stock! rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/online-shop/

A table of new and bestselling teen and YA titles

The Great Unicorn Rescue and Unicorn Babies. Two new picture books

A Valentines Display featuring Our Love, Love Grows Here, Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love and the original Ten-Word Tiny Tales

A table of new and bestselling Middle Grade titles

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We have a MASSIVE 50% off sale on at the moment, online and in store. We’re preparing for a challenging year as we approach our 5th anniversary and we have some excellent bargains for you! rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product-cate...

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Sale Archives - The Rocketship Bookshop

Coming up to our 5th anniversary, we are looking ahead at a challenging year for small businesses, so we are making every effort to try and keep The Rocketship in orbit. This means adjusting stock lev...

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

No way, no chance, I won’t say I’m in love (with this absolutely stunning new book)! Available online and in store today rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/disn...

Front cover of Disney’s Hercules: The Art of Gerald Scarfe

Double spread featuring original illustrations of Pain and Panic

Original illustrations and character development of Philoctetes (Phil)

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

This weekend… 📚 Jo Clarke will be here on Sat 11-12 to sign copies of the latest & final book in the Travelling School Mysteries series, Libby and the Egyptian Escapade! 📚 We have a big sale on with many books at half price or less 📚 lots of excellent new titles to help chase away the January blues

All four books in the Travelling School Mystery series by Jo Clarke, illustrated by Becka Moore

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I genuinely think AdventureMice will go down as children’s classics in years to come. They’re just so beautiful.

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Another brilliant book for 2025 and it’s arriving 06/02. Preorder it with us right here rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/mart... Marty Moose: First Class Mischief by Claire Powell is going to be a BIG hit here. A chapter book for younger readers, it’s lively, exciting and adorably absurd. Wonderful!

Marty Moose in his uniform on his first day as a Postmouse

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Oooo! I spy @tigertalesbooks.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social #CicadaBooks and more delights! Be right over!

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Four customers today. At one stage, I really did think it was going to be the first day in 29 years with no one through the door. I know it's the cold weather etc etc, but it's hard to stay upbeat when it's quiet. Want to buy a book and keep me busy wrapping tomorrow? www.bridgebooksdromore.co.uk

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Bridge Books - Book Store Dromore Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's number one book store is the perfect place for gift ideas with a big selection of the latest releases and old favourites.

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

😔 Let’s try this again. AVAILABLE in store and via our website today!

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Hot damn! A tin store and via our website today 😍

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Kate Gettings @kategettings.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I spy Dinosaur Hide-and-Seek by @alexlatimer.bsky.social and Kikaseya Keitaro here thank you! 🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

There are some lovely new picture books arriving this month, and they’re in excellent company with some of our most popular titles here. All available on our website and in store today!

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Denis Angelov @denisillustrates.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Bear gets introduced to the Great Bear constellation ✨️ 🐻 ✨️ #kidlitart #illustration #art #bear

Nighttime illustration of a boy wearing green, blue, and white striped pyjamas sitting on a desk and holding the head of teddy bear who is sat next to him. There is a book about space on the desk next to them, as well as a toy rocket and a cup filled with pens, brushes, and pencils. They are sitting in front of a large window, through which we can see the night sky and the Ursa Major constellation.

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Ryan J Hamshaw | Author @ryanjhamshaw.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I stopped by The Rocketship Bookshop in Salisbury to sign a few copies of my book, The Dark Friars. I may have indulged in a cider or two at lunch, so hopefully, my signature turned out okay! ✍️ 🥴 It still blows my mind to see my book on the shelves of a real bookshop 🤯 @rshipbshop.bsky.social

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Jo Clarke @jo-clarke.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

It's 5 weeks until #LibbyandtheEgyptianEscapade illustrated by @beckamoor.bsky.social publishes. Huge thank you to @rashmiwriting.bsky.social for this fabulous endorsement. Signed and dedicated copies available exclusively via @rshipbshop.bsky.social rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/libb...

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A reminder that you can request free gift wrapping when you order online, and you can request it in person at the shop too!

A pile of wrapped books in red berry paper and Robin egg blue ribbon with coloured string and tags.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 03/12/2024

Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community. Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Unsurprisingly a very popular picture book for us this year is Flip Flap Build Rockets! Written by Stuart Atkinson and Ben Newman. It looks amazing and it’s full with facts and fun, a great gift for curious minds this Christmas rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/flip...

The front cover of Flip Flap Build Rockets!

Inside Flip Flap Build Rockets! The page is split into 3, giving children an interactive element to create lots of different rocket combinations

The back cover: "We need a rocket that's FAST."
"Big and powerful with boosters that BLAST!"
Aspiring space explorers Bo and Mo want to enter the Great Space Race. Flip the pages to help them build their very own racing rocket and blast off for an outer space adventure - with over 180 different combinations of rockets and space rovers to create!
With space facts for little explorers!
Stimulates the imagination
Encourages interactive play
With tips for
reading together

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Keith Robinson @keithrobinson.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

It’s a huge honour to have illustrated three of the The Times best children’s books of 2024. I know that sounds like an annoying humble-brag, which it is! BUT I also mean it. Thank you @jprosewriter.bsky.social, Ross Montgomery and @hilarymckay.bsky.social for trusting me with your beautiful books 💜

Images of the covers of the titles mentioned in the text of this post

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

The John Le Carré Advent Calendar - My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com Books. (with apologies to @realjohnlecarre.bsky.social and @harkaway.bsky.social)

Title: The John Le Carré Advent Calendar - Available in all good bookshops.

Description - December 1st to 23rd: open the door to watch Gerorge Smiley reluctantly uncover a conspiracy as he wanders around the damp, dilapidated London of the seventies.

(images of six of the doors, showing a stick figure os Smiley going about his business in shades of browny-gray)

December 24th: Having solved the mystery and written his resignation letter, Smiley eats Christmas dinner alone.

(image of Smiley at a table with a letter, unappetising portion of food and glass of wine, in browny-gray)

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Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Been to Salisbury today, for lots of reasons - I've left signed copies of Murder at Wintertide in @rshipbshop.bsky.social Which has lots of lovely books for your Christmas need.

Picture of Murder at Wintertide, signed.

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CLPE @theclpe.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

🔊 Our 7th annual #ReflectingRealities report is out now! This year’s report shows a significant drop in the presence of racially minoritised characters in books published for children in 2023 in the UK.

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Here’s what’s needed to bring a bit of festive cheer, that old Kemp & Ogilvie magic returns with The Muttcracker! rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/the-...

The front cover of The Muttcracker by Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie

My dog is not like other dogs.
My dog is a ballerina who dreams of being the Sugar Plum Fairy.
So when Miss Polly announces the parts in our Christmas show.
The Nutcracker, will my dog's dream come true?
Or will we both just be ... bonbons?
An irresistible story about friendship. positivity and the joy of being the very best bonbon in the box!

Two little Bon-bons, looking less than thrilled

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Here’s a picture book that I’m a big fan of: Tove and the Island with No Address by Lauren Soloy, which imagines a young Tove Jansson on a windswept adventure. Beautiful! rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/tove...

The front cover of Tove and the Island with no address. A windswept Tove stands at the edge of a cliff, looking out to the sea

Tove and her family go to the island with no address every summer.
After checking to make sure that everything in her bunk is exactly as it should be, young Tove sets off on an adventure.
She finds some interesting salvage on the beach, she visits the grotto and she offers to babysit her strange little friend's boisterous daughters.
But when the weather takes a turn, Tove finds this adventure is more than she bargained for ...
This imagined day on the island with no address pays tribute to the wild and beautiful imagination of author and artist Tove Jansson and explores both the exhilaration of adventure and the comfort of coming home.

The summer Tove turned seven, her family, as they did every summer, packed a boat with only what was essentisl and moved to an island with no address.

"The world is full of great and wonderful things for those who are ready for them."
-Moominpappa, from the book Moominpappa at Sea

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Cat Norris @cathtigermoth.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

. @jo-clarke.bsky.social books are perfect for middle grade children! Introduce them to travel while they're young! And @rshipbshop.bsky.social is a beautiful children's bookshop - they have a fantastic online service. #LibbyandtheEgyptianEscapade

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Yikes, due to the weather we are unsurprisingly quiet today, a bit nerve wracking for small businesses on a Saturday. So, here’s a look at our current bestsellers and a selection of books we also love. All available here at the shop and online rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product-cate...

Our recent bestsellers: Great Phoenix of London, Dungeon Runners, Heavy Metal Badger, The Snow Thief, Dragons Love Underpants, MurrayThe Viking, The Wild Robot, The Night Train, Bunny Vs Monkey, Flip Flap Rockets, Christmas with Frof and Toad, Bluey, Secrets of the Snakestone, The Dark Friars, Haunting of Fortune Farm, Wimpy Kid, Lottie Brooks, Libby and the Highland Heist

Some of our favourite gift books: Houses with a story, At home in a book, Tiny Jenny, Grimms Fairy Tales, King of Dead Things, Starspill, Tempke Alkey Summer, Santa’s first Christmas, Pandora and the Story forge, War of the worlds, Detective Beans, Song of the sea, Carosel Horse, Flower Block, Beto and the little round house, Fox goes north, Lockett and Wilde, Birdie, Beanie the bansheenie, the shortest day, the last zookeeper, Mr Lepron’s Mystery soup, Drawn along, the lightbringers

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Alex Milway @alexmilway.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Blimey, it’s the final day of my Kickstarter Campaign! Your last chance to get your hands on a copy of The Little Shop of Magic, as well as some very special extras. This month has gone so quickly, and it’s been nothing less than AMAZING! kck.st/3YlAJn7

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Happy to see this one back in stock. Lord Of The Flies, the graphic novel, adapted and illustrated by Aimée De Jongh. Incredible! rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/lord...

Lord of the Flies graphic novel front cover. A boy with his back to us, wandering into a deep dark jungle, armed with a red tipped spear

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

A customer very kindly bought me an old bookmark from when Everyman became The Salisbury Bookshop back in the ‘90’s in this building. Oh, to have run a bookshop before Bezos came along, fax machines and all

THE
SALISBURY BOOKSHOP
for good books
Customer
Order Service
Book
Tokens
Cards
Wrapping Paper
5 Bridge Street
Salisbury
SP1 2ND
Tel: (0722) 421132
Fax: (0722) 421152

The Salisbury Bookshop is a locally managed, independent bookshop. We stock a large range of books on a wide variety of subjects.
We offer a fast special order service for any British book not in stock. Of the half a million titles in print we can normally obtain copies to order within two weeks. 50,000 of the more popular titles are usually available within 24 hours.
We aim for a high degree of customer service and bookselling expertise. Our knowledgeable staff are always willing to assist. Should you have any query or comment do please let us know.

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

One of my 2024 highlights is the truly beautiful Mr Lepron’s Mystery Soup by Giovanna Zoboli & Mariachiara Di Giorgio, translated by Denise Muir. Every single page is a delight and the story is unique, sometimes surreal and hilarious. Not to be missed! 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕 rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/mr-l...

The front cover of the superb Mr Lepron’s Mystery Soup

The back cover: Mr Lepron loves his hare family and takes great joy in making his vegetable soup.
But when he decides
to build a factory that churns out mountains of soup cans, will he lose the original recipe for a happy life?
A modern cautionary tale about greed, celebrating love and family.

A double spread with no text. Mr Lepron’s family and friends enjoy his soup inside and outside of the burrow

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence. More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop. Now.

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

We hope we’ll have lots of visitors this weekend, despite the weather forecast! If you can’t visit the shop, you can support us via our website, have a look at our 2024 gift guide here rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product-cate...

A big round table of our 2024 bestselling MG titles

Our main room, our shelves of 5-8 chapter books and middle grade titles

Our picture book display of mainly festive titles and some of our bestsellers

Our display of some of our favourite gift books

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Sarah Webb @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Amazing news and so well deserved!

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Denis Angelov @denisillustrates.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

An older gentleman and his dog 🐶 #kidlitart #art #illustration

Illustration of a gray-haired man walking a pug on a leash. The pug is wearing a bright pink sweater and a cone

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Raahat Kaduji 🌿 @raahatkaduji.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hello! I’m Raahat, an illustrator and picture book maker from the UK. I'm deeply inspired by nature, and I love creating scenes that evoke a sense of warmth and comfort for children and adults alike 🌿🍄🍂 raahatkaduji.com #kidlitart #illustration #art

Illustration of a grey wolf wearing a cosy green outfit, holding a red book, and looking over a windy, autumnal landscape as she stands next to a tree without leaves. Leaves are blowing across the scene. In the foreground there is a dark wooden fence. In the background, there are hills, a white cottage with chimney smoke, trees, birds flying, and white fluffy clouds.

Illustration of a brown mouse, surrounded by pink and white flowers, holding a pink book titled "By the River". He is sat on a green leaf floating along the river.

Illustration of a badger wearing a blue apron, watering an oak sapling with a green watering can. There are roots underneath.

Illustration of a raccoon sheltering from the rain in a forest. There is a warm camping stove with a steaming kettle on top, and mushrooms scattered around.

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Gaynor Andrews @gaynorandrews.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

So excited to see this! Thank you so much! 😍 #booksforchristmas #picturebook

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Thomas Taylor @thomastaylor.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I just read this, after the recent Joan Aiken celebration at Hatchards. I didn’t know the stories at all, but one of them — ‘The Dark Streets of Kimball’s Green’ — has jumped to being one of my favourite short stories of all.

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Abeeha Tariq @abeehatariqart.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

little red if she was the wolf (a little wolfwalkers inspired piece)

Illustration of little red riding hood done in the style of the animated Wolfwalkers movie.

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Our little shop has a long history. From being a distillery, to becoming City Chambers, almost a sweet shop in the 1920’s, the much loved Everyman Bookshop from the 70’s - 90’s. It was the Moloko Vodka bar after that & a series of bars until we turned it back to books in 2020. I love this old place!

The building that my shop is part of, under construction in 1874

The shop in the 70’s when it was The Everyman Bookshop

The shop when it was Moloko Vodka Bar from the late 90’s.

The interior of the shop last night before I locked up

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

BIG 2024 Highlight for us! Dungeon Runners by the brilliant team of @kieranlarwood & Joe Todd-Stanton. Outside of school orders/events, it’s our bestseller this year & children LOVE it. It’s been popular with both developing readers & older children looking for a fun read & I think it’s fantastic!

The front cover of Dungeon Runners: Level 1 Hero Trial. Our intrepid team, Kit, Sandy and Thorn, stand together against a backdrop of all kinds of weirdness and danger and eyes and teeth!

The back cover of Dungeon Runners, the synopsis starts with “Calling All Heroes! Become a dungeon runner! Fight your way to the top!” Indeed!

The first page to show Joe Todd Stanton’s illustrations and the type of text and language used. Chapter One: The Trial

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The Rocketship Bookshop @rshipbshop.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

A big thank you to Annelise Gray for coming to visit us and signing our copies of Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion. Now available online and in store! rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/product/circ...

Annelise holding up two signed copies of Return of the Champion behind our MG table

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BillieB @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org · 15/11/2024

The #IndieBookstores Starter Pack now has over 70 independent bookstores for you to follow & to order from this holiday season & more are being added every day! go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm

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