My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com #heatwave

We were at Barnsley Library earlier this afternoon with @whyiwrite.bsky.social talking about her career, life and books - Remembered and Curdle Creek, signed copies now in store! An interesting and engaging talk, more author visits to come in July. #choosebookshops #booksky

More poetry in Barnsley - Andrew Webb will be back in store on 18 July with his new collection, This time Tree. A chance to speak with Andrew about his work, and to buy your signed copy. We also have Andrew's previous books in store. #choosebookshops #barnsley #booksky #poetrysky

More poetry in Barnsley - Andrew Webb will be back in store on 18 July with his new collection, This time Tree. A chance to speak with Andrew about his work, and to buy your signed copy. We also have Andrew's previous books in store. #choosebookshops #barnsley #booksky #poetrysky

Come and spit a few bars tonight at Darfield Museum! There’s a cup of tea and a biscuit!

Form an orderly stampede... Heartstopper 6 by Alice Oseman has landed! Fresh from the publisher and out today. Pre-orders are saved for people and we have plenty more in store, with new bookmarks to go with them and character postcard packs. #choosebookshops #booksky

Quick shot, #bookshoplife. This is a fairly typical Monday delivery with new releases front of shot, then replacements from weekend sales. As always, the big pile centre shot is SFF/horror/graphics. Children's books and Romantic fiction are next, a bit scattered. Then everything else. #booksky 1/2

A few books from the new arrivals shot earlier, something a little different... @paultremblay.bsky.social Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep, one for me to get. And the book of the film of the game, Exit 8. Pictured with new paperbacks from Tricia Levenseller and Solitaire Townsend. #booksky

In store now! #booksky

Quick shot, #bookshoplife. This is a fairly typical Monday delivery with new releases front of shot, then replacements from weekend sales. As always, the big pile centre shot is SFF/horror/graphics. Children's books and Romantic fiction are next, a bit scattered. Then everything else. #booksky 1/2

Thank you to @manvsbaby.bsky.social for helping us celebrate #indiebookshopweek today. Here is Matt pretending to sign a book! We also have bookmarks promoting Matt's next book, The Trouble With Sister Francis, hopefully event news to come! Out at the end of August. #booksky #choosebookshops

Today! @manvsbaby.bsky.social in store soon to answer tricky questions about his own books, and advice for whatever else you may be looking for. #choosebookshops #booksky

Very good from Andrew McMillan, on what community means. Andrew has new work due out in 2027, we look forward to reading and hopefully seeing him again. #booksky

Out today! No Friend To This House from @nataliehaynes.bsky.social #booksky #choosebookshops

Red ink birthday self. I am 46

Final reminder, join us tomorrow for Storytime and Rhyme! Stories and rhyme activities for pre-school ages from 10.45 - 11.30am. #choosebookshops #indiebookshopweek #booksky

More event posts incoming! A new image with @manvsbaby.bsky.social titles in advance of Matt's role as our new expert bookseller this Saturday. If you look closely you will also see specially early bookmarks for The Trouble With Sister Francis coming in August. Come say hello! #booksky

Part of our new fiction table, featuring @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Everything Will Swallow You with signed bookplates, made available early from the publisher for #indiebookshopweek. One I am planning to buy! #booksky #choosebookshops

Quick @tkingfisher.com post, a photo of replacement books for those sold at the weekend, and a new arrival. Limited paperback edition of Hemlock & Silver out this week! More by the author in store. #booksky #choosebookshops

Another treat for #indiebookshopweek next Saturday, @manvsbaby.bsky.social will be in store! Frank and Red is an excellent book and an old-fashioned success, recommended by many readers to many others. We look forward to seeing Matt again. #choosebookshops #booksky

New book arriving all the time, today from the publisher the limited paperback indie editions of @nataliehaynes.bsky.social No Friend To This House. Published later this week, we already have a pre-orders, don't wait to get yours! #booksky #choosebookshops

Andrew’s Hockney poem in @theguardian.com

We are open, and #IndieBookshopWeek is here! A reminder of the events we have taking place. And High Five! We have £5 NBT vouchers to give away with purchases. #booksky

RIP David Hockney. You thought outside the frame and taught the rest of us to gaze.

Another event connected with #indiebookshopweek, a get-together for our Romance & Romantasy Book Club! An open club for people to come, talk romance, books, authors. #booksky

Events coming up, #indiebookshopweek starts on Saturday and we start with a poetry event! @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social and others will be here, and we have two requests so far to join as open mic. Please note that this is in our upstairs space and access is limited. #booksky

In an exciting new venture, we have flyers! To go with posters on our windows and events set up on facebook. #Indiebookshopweek is on the way, we have various things going on starting with a Poetry event on Saturday. We will post more details again, or you can DM or ask in store. #booksky

In an exciting new venture, we have flyers! To go with posters on our windows and events set up on facebook. #Indiebookshopweek is on the way, we have various things going on starting with a Poetry event on Saturday. We will post more details again, or you can DM or ask in store. #booksky

Opening poem of my forthcoming Carcanet collection Red River Valley

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Here's a quick graphic I did earlier, a summery of June events including Penny O'Neill, @manvsbaby.bsky.social and others. We are delighted to be a Bookshop Champion for #indieboookshop week, one of 20 across the UK to mark the 20th anniversary. Contact us for more info or to book! #booksky

Celebrating our 40th year, the Clarke Award shortlist is: DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, Matt Dinniman THE DREAM HOTEL, Laila Lalami LUMINOUS, Silvia Park THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION, qntm WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN, E.J. Swift THE SALT ORACLE, Lorraine Wilson Buy: uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-ar...

In store now! #booksky

Well chuffed to be part of this. Be great to see you there, too @thebookvault.bsky.social:

We have been setting up a number of events for #indiebookshopweek, here is the first. @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social and other writers in store for poetry readings with the chance for open mic involvement. Or to attend and listen! Saturday 13 June from 2pm. #booksky

We have Persepolis in store, I have had the books for some years as well the film DVD. Excellent work, if you have not yet read this then do so. A moving story of childhood and life in Iran. Sad news today.

Busy #bookshoplife afternoon, interviewed for press, getting various events in place for Indie Bookshop Week. More to follow! In the meantime, here are some new picture books from @ofalafel.bsky.social and others. About friends, giant cats, bored dogs and a bear on holiday... 1/2 #booksky

Slight delayed review. I like @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social writing, I like books that are different, that explore boundaries in different ways. Jesus Christ Kinski was an excellent read. Part exploring the central performance, part the man himself, and part the creative process. 1/2 #booksky

On the grounds that there’s no bad time to share this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go, here’s this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go

Something to look forward to! We have advance copies of @manvsbaby.bsky.social, The Trouble with Sister Francis, due out on 27 August. "Sister Francis is an unlikely nun, sixty, sweary, drives like a lunatic and smokes like a stacked chimney..." Watch this space for more info!

Something to look forward to! We have advance copies of @manvsbaby.bsky.social, The Trouble with Sister Francis, due out on 27 August. "Sister Francis is an unlikely nun, sixty, sweary, drives like a lunatic and smokes like a stacked chimney..." Watch this space for more info!

JULIA DONALDSON SALE! It's going to be warm outside, always cooler to be in a bookshop! We have almost 30 Julia Donaldson picture books on sale, £2 off! These here in shot plus a few more on a table, a good time for a bargain while stock lasts or to complete your collection. #booksky

A short thread of new releases, #booksky The Midnight Train, Matt Haig John of John, Douglas Stuart - signed copies Before I Knew I Loved You, Toshikazu Kawaguchi - limited edition signed copies 1/4

More #bookshoplife. Before shot - doing some new and additional hi-tech signage for an expanded signed book sale section... 1/2

There's this girl, Hwayoung, who survives an mass attack and loses her mother. She believes that's not the whole truth and is seeking justice. Doha wakes up, in a teddy bear's body. Will fate bring them together, in a revenge quest to shake the city's facade? Welcome to Teddy Bears Never Die!

We occasionally send books out of the UK for orders. We have custom forms etc. to complete, but the simple fact is that it is easier for us to send a book to Australia than it is to Ireland.

Montage shot. We have Matt Dinniman books including the new A Parade of Horribles. I am currently reading Operation Bounce House, fun SFF adventure. And a new release of The Iliad and The Odyssey as part of the Rockpoint classic hardback series. Plus Minalima Frankenstein in shot! #booksky

Looking forward to nipping through to @thebookvault.bsky.social in Barnsley later to pick up a couple of books I’ve ordered. Support your local bookshop!

New books, out in the coming days. We have been unpacking publisher deliveries and getting ready. Signed John of John by Douglas Stuart, signed Before I Knew I Loved You, and limited indie bookshop paperback edition of The Long Shoe from Bob Mortimer... 1/2 #booksky

An interesting completed list, a bit more varied than I expected. My Brilliant Friend from 2011 and two from 2006. Give us your suggestions, favourite five books from the last 20 years. I'll start when I have a think! www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...