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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Open today 12-5 pm! Come check out some excellent summer reads. #haidagwaii #indiebookstore #booksky

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Some days I can’t believe we are in this timeline, but here’s our indie bookshop’s press release: No.

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

It’ll be an open mic. Read or recite your original poems or favourites, or just listen and feel inspired. Haawa to Caroline Schooner for hosting this with us! The shop opens at 6 pm, and the event will start at 7. #SpokenWordNight #haidagwaii #gohaidagwaii #IndieBookstoreLove #CIBD2026 (2/2)

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

✨ NEW: We’re hosting a Spoken Word Night on Friday, April 24! In celebration of Canadian Independent Bookstore Day 2026 (and our 3rd year of operation), we invite you to this free community event at Which 3rd Avenue Books. (1/3)

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Hey, Haida Gwaii, we’re back! Bookshop hibernation has ended 🐻✨and the shop re-opens tonight at 6. Moving forward we return to our regularly scheduled programming: Fri 6-9 Sat 12-5 web shop always open pet parking available as depicted #haidagwaii #gohaidagwaii

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Heidi Archer @archerh.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Time off with few plans = finishing up some good books and a couple ARCs from @flatironbooks.bsky.social What are you doing with these (hopefully) quieter days? #booksky #reading

Screenshot from StoryGraph app of “Meditations for Mortals” by Oliver Burkeman

Screenshot from StoryGraph app of “Kitchen Hymns” by Pàdraig O Tuama

Screenshot from StoryGraph app of “The Sirens’Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource” by Chris Hayes

Screenshot from StoryGraph app of the advance reading copy of “My Husband’s Wife” by Alice Feeney

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Happy holidays, book friends! Haawa / thank you for all the support this year. See ya on the flip! #haidagwaii #books #indiebookshop #bcbooks

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

SPOOKY SALE this weekend only: 20% off of spooky books (using the broadest possible definition. Convince us it’s spooky and the discount is yours 🎃) #halloween #haidagwaii

Book: Witchy Stitching: 25 patterns to haunt your home by Meg Black

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Lots going on tonight – have fun out there, ye trick or treaters! We’re opening an hour early (5-9pm), we’ll have the Jays game on, and we have a washroom for ghosts walking around the neighbourhood.

Shelves of children's books, including: Wishtree; Howl's Moving Castle; Planet, Portal, Pizza; The Nightmare House; Eerie Tales: School of Screams; The Skull; EEK! HALLOWEEN!; Nature; Hello Fungi

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Other ways to contact us: - FB or IG messages - which3avebooks@gmail.com - Shop here: which3avebooks.com - Visit the store during operating hours: FRI 6-9 pm and SAT 12-5 pm. Haawa to the community for all your special orders, shop visits, and animal pets that keep our little shop humming. ❤️

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

A little fall update: THE BOOKSHOP HAS A PHONE NOW! ☎️ You can now call or text us at 250-641-7128. It might take us a little longer to text to back using the T9 system (remember that? press the button 4 times to type ’S’!), but we’re ready to respond. #HaidaGwaii

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Currently enjoying the Automatic Noodle #audiobook! "A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz." 🤖🍜 #booksky

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Haawa to all who came out to Friday’s busy art show opening ft. Cait Wilkinson! ♥️ 🖼️ Cait’s show runs until August 16, and you can see it during the bookshop’s regular business hours of Fri 6-9 and Sat 12-5. #HaidaGwaii

11 oil paintings of nature scenes hang on a cedar wall above a sofa

close-up of an oil painting of trees in the wind

close-up of an oil painting showing a chair in a forest. "Cait Wilkinson" is signed in the corner.

close-up of an oil painting of a bright object in the night sky above some trees

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Hi #booksky and #haidagwaii. We are open today 12-5 PM. Wander in for a new read, iced coffee, or just a chat. We are always happy to see you. #indiebookstore #bc #local

Graphic novel adaption of Ursula K. Le Guin’s “A Wizard of Earthsea”, with other graphic novels on a white shelf

Book display in front of wall bookshelves

New release of “Revered Roots” by Lori Ann Bird propped up on a wooden bench in front of green wall

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

- No Straight Road Takes You There, by Rebecca Solnit Our business hours, as usual, are Fri 6-9 Sat 12-5 See you soon! 🌻

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

- Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead, by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - Hello Grief, by Alessandra Olanow - Monk and Robot, novels by Becky Chambers - Parents Weekend, a novel by Alex Finlay

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

- A Drop in the Ocean, a novel by Léa Taranto

A small fridge hold five varieties of soda from The County Bounty and five varieties of alcohol-free beer from Partake Brewery.

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Here's a throwback to this scene one month ago on Indie Bookstore Day, when Alison found the Golden Ticket to win a year of @libro.fm audiobooks! 🎟️ Here are a few new titles and restocks, as well as a fresh shipment of soft drinks and NEW zero-alcohol beer. 🍻 ⬇️

Alison displays the golden ticket she won in the shop with a big grin on her face.

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

- One (1) Golden Ticket hidden in the shop that will give someone a year’s worth of audiobooks from Libro.fm 🎧 Come and say hello, look for a book, sit on our comfy couch, eat a bagel (no purchase needed), or just hang out. Bring your dog, bring your parrot. We’ll see you soon. ❤️ /end

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

- extended hours (10-5) - complimentary bagels 🥯 - as time allows, live piano music gently played from the next room 🎹 - Independent Bookstore Day swag - Canada-wide contest for book lovers from @indiebookstoresca (see indiebookstores.ca/CIBD-Contest) 📚 3/

Independent Bookstore Day swag on a table. A Golden Ticket from Libro.fm. Pages of book-related stickers. A coloring book called We Love Indies. “Books are Safe Spaces” stickers.

Montreal-style bagels with everything seasoning and sesame seeds.

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

It’s sort of our moment of solidarity among bookshops everywhere. And once again, we are glad to participate in gratitude for the support you all have shown our plucky little shop, which is now two years old. (!) So here’s what’s coming up Saturday, April 26: 2/

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

The bookshop is open this weekend, Fri 6-9 and Sat 10-5. Look, this has been a tough week on #HaidaGwaii, and we are not feeling especially like celebrating. However, tomorrow is #IndieBookstoreDay across Canada and the US, which is something we look forward to every year. 1/

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

ps - Next Saturday, we’re also making bagels. It's becoming an annual tradition. 🥯🥯🥯

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, April 26 is #IndieBookstoreDay! 🗓 Independent bookshops like ours across Canada will host activities and customer giveaways. In addition to the Golden Ticket from @libro.fm (see yesterday’s post), IndieBookstores.ca is running another contest for book lovers. 🤩

Save the date! Canadian Independent Bookstore Day. April 26, 2025

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The One Who Finds the Golden Ticket in our store that day will win a *year* of @librofm audiobooks. And that’s just a slice of what’s coming up next weekend. More details v soon! #LibrofmGoldenTicket #ShopLocal #IndieBookstores #BookLovers #CIBD2025

The poster says: "Saturday, April 26th. Find the Golden Ticket in our store and you'll win 12 free audiobook credits!" It shows a golden ticket and headphones.

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

💛🎶 I’ve got a golden ticket… Gotta be honest, it was exciting to open this envelope. #IndieBookstoreDay is coming up on Sat April 26. As part of the Canada-wide celebration, we will have an in-store scavenger hunt courtesy of our audiobook partner, @libro.fm! How it works:

A hand holds a shiny paper in front of a wall of books. The paper says "GOLDEN TICKET. The bearer of this golden ticket is the winner of a year's supply of audiobooks from Libro.fm"

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

That’s amazing!! We had a short break from taxes on books here at the holidays but it was just temporary. We would love to see no tax on books permanently. #booksky

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts 💕

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

@cavatica.bsky.social your post about being a hopeful bookseller really inspired us this morning before our shift. This survey is one way to provide a little hope for authors, readers, and booksellers in both counties. Feel free to share. ❤️ #booksky #canada #america #indiebooksellers

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

p.s. Americans can fill out the survey too! Your businesses will be impacted by Canadian tariffs. Sending solidarity to all small 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸 biz impacted by the tariffs. ❤️

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Fill out this Government of Canada survey, which is open until April 2. forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm... It only takes a few minutes and would be a huge support to us. And it could mean saving bookshops across Canada from closing their doors. – Heidi and David #booksky /end

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Consultations on Canada’s Response to United States Tariffs on Canadian Goods: Comment Submission Form

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

We also think tariffing books makes zero sense strategically for Canada. If we have to hit the economy with a sledgehammer, let's move the delicate bits like small indie businesses out of harm's way. (Stop hitting yourself!) 7/

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Supporting authors and readers is a small but impactful way to be reminded that we are all not so different from each other. Let’s create solidarity at a time when everyone feels increasingly isolated and scared. 6/

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

4901.91.00 - dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. 4901.99.00 - books that are not pamphlets or encyclopedias 4902.90.00 - newspapers, magazines 4903.00.00 - children’s picture and colouring books 4905.20.00 - maps, atlases, etc. 5/

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Fill out the Canadian government’s short survey on the proposed tariffs. forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm... Include these 8-digit codes for the tariffs you are disputing (books!): 4/

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Consultations on Canada’s Response to United States Tariffs on Canadian Goods: Comment Submission Form

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Our shop cannot absorb a 25% tariff on books originating from the U.S. Many other bookshops and small businesses will struggle, here in Haida Gwaii and across Canada. But we can make ourselves heard. 3/

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Dear booklovers: Canada has proposed a second round of tariffs on U.S. goods. Unfortunately, a 25% tariff on books originating from the U.S. is included in this proposed list. 2/

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Call to action for 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸: We need a 0% tariff on books – essential tools for building community and fighting fascism. Here’s how you can help. #booksky 1/

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

📣 get yourself to the Cococabin this weekend. The best chocolate and wonderful company. #haidagwaii

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Good day, #booksky! Open today 12-5 pm in beautiful #haidagwaii. Come check out some new releases on our shelves.

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Wrapping up for tonight! Love this little bookshop so much. Come say hi tomorrow. Open 12-5 pm. #haidagwaii #indiebookshop #books #booksky

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

🗞️ Today in good news: Libro.fm reports that new audiobook memberships in Feb increased by ~275%~ over the previous month! It’s pretty strong evidence that more people are switching away from Amazon and choosing to support their local bookshops in the process. Thanks, @libro.fm ♥️

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Hi! Open tonight 6-9 pm. Happy to have this new release in stock from Cory Doctorow! #booksky #bluesky #haidagwaii

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Yes, Curve is in stock as well as Dorothy Grant books. And Delores Churchill’s book is on order!

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Which 3rd Avenue Books @which3avebooks.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Still in love with these new shelves 😍 Come check out some new releases and some vintage books we now have room for! Open Friday 6-9 PM and Saturday 12-5 PM. #haidagwaii #booksky

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