It's so exciting to see BRILLIANT NEW BOOKSHOP opening in London! You must visit - it's in the beautiful Ibraaz building near Oxford Circus, run by the brilliant @burleyfisher.bsky.social. It's especially exciting to see such a rich selection of children's books - thank you @suchmayer.bsky.social!

Come and join us to launch The Kingdom by Yoel Noorali at @burleyfisher.bsky.social on 9th December! Yoel will be in conversation with Kieran Morris (@thefence.bsky.social). Free, all welcome, see you there! burleyfisherbooks.com/products/con...

3 December: Ursula K. Le Guin's Futures: Theo Downes-Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com in conversation with SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social at Burley Fisher @burleyfisher.bsky.social burleyfisherbooks.com/products/urs...

There's a new independent bookstore in town. @burleyfisher.bsky.social x @palfest.bsky.social at Ibraaz on Mortimer St. A global majority cultural space 5 mins from Oxford Circus. Come b(u)y!

Love this by Will Rees on hypochondria. Beautifully written, deeply researched & thoughtful & finding so much in it ~ a must read. Esp love these meditations on glass as thinking about glass often atm. ‘buttockes made of britle glasse’. @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @burleyfisher.bsky.social

Hinge + Arc sitting pretty @burleyfisher.bsky.social

excellent launch last night - full house @burleyfisher.bsky.social for Amateurs! (@versobooks.bsky.social) photo c/o @athanasioslazarou on instagram

Cmon @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social @bookhaus.bsky.social @portalbookshop.bsky.social @lighthousebks.bsky.social @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social @bertsbooks.bsky.social @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk @deadinkbooks.bsky.social @thebookishtype.bsky.social @thecommonpress.bsky.social @burleyfisher.bsky.social

Update from Jerusalem: the Educational Bookshop was once again raided by Israeli Police about an hour ago. Police confiscated books, arrested an employee and shut down the bookshop.

Join us at @burleyfisher.bsky.social on Thursday May 8th to celebrate the publication of COMMEDIA MORTALE by Wayne Holloway , in conversation with @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social! Tickets here: burleyfisherbooks.com/products/con...

And I'll be having a launch event @burleyfisher.bsky.social on 27 March, with readings from Sarah McCreadie, Helen Bowell and Rachel Lewis (and me obvs): burleyfisherbooks.com/products/lau...

Great news! We have a new date for the launch of GLOSS by Kyra Wilder. Join us @burleyfisher.bsky.social on April 8 for a conversation between the author and Suzanne Joinson. Get your free tickets here burleyfisherbooks.com/products/lau...

If you're in London, come to the launch on 3 April @burleyfisher.bsky.social! Excited to be reading with the brilliant @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social! bsky.app/profile/outs...

Last year we marked #Valentines4Palestine in store, in solidarity with bookstores across the UK. Palestinian writers still need support: donate via the gfm, share this post, read their books.

Can't believe it's a year since the incredible coming-together of so many indie bookstores, publishers, writers & readers. Can('t) believe & can't stand that there's still such risk for writers in & from Palestine. Donate, share this thread, read Palestinian writers & follow @englishpen.bsky.social

You can support the Educational Bookshop! @saqibooks.bsky.social have set up a gfm, give it a share / donate, help replace damaged books, repair the shop & cover interim booksellers while Mahmoud & Ahmad are (unfairly, infuriatingly) under house arrest. 👇 www.gofundme.com/f/jerusalems...

Stacked up @burleyfisher.bsky.social!

We were lucky enough to meet Mahmoud in November. Please join us in calling for his immediate release, along with his nephew, Ahmad

TONIGHT!!! Free! Poetry!

TOMORROW! Join us in store! #BookSky

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Delighted to be one of the @burleyfisher.bsky.social books of the year:

Check out our Books of the Year #BOTY list & let us know yours…

I'm so delighted to see SAFIYYAH'S WAR on the @burleyfisher.bsky.social books of the year - it's the best children's book I've read this year! I think there should be a copy in every classroom & library around the country - it would prompt very interesting discussions. And adults should read it too!

After the Rites and Sandwiches by @pimlottkathy.bsky.social is a Book of the Year from the fantastic @burleyfisher.bsky.social! Thank you!! 🙏

Just added you to my #StarterPack! go.bsky.app/AHQhv2z

And now for our final books of the year! #BOTY #BookSky We've got fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels & MG fiction: something for everyone! A reminder that you can browse & buy the entire list… 🐶 in store 😻 online 🐦 across our socials ➡️ burleyfisherbooks.com/collections/...

Brilliant to see Joel Lane's THE LOST DISTRICT as one of Burley Fisher's books of the year!

It's our overall BOOK OF THE YEAR! #BOTY #BookSky 💥indie 🎤poetry from a writer dear to our hearts: ADAM by Gboyega Odubanjo @faberbooks.bsky.social Celebrate in-store w/ readings by Yomi Odubanjo, Olivia Douglass & Chloe Filani. Weds 18 Dec, 6.30, free 🎟️ burleyfisherbooks.com/products/chr...

I read it when I was in hospital a few weeks ago. Incredible and for me it was tick after tick after tick (father, Oxford etc.).

CAConrad says: "be the revolution where you stand IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE COLLABORATIVE CHAPBOOKS EVER!" THE GOD FILE: YENTLING ✏️me & Sarah Crewe 🎨Loose Associations 🖨️ riso @burleyfisher.bsky.social 💰to #Valentines4Palestine tx @englishpen.bsky.social Buy: burleyfisherbooks.com/products/the...

Thank you, Emz & Burley Fisher, for picking Shadow Lines as one of your books of the year.

Ah yeah! Impeccable taste as ever from Sam here

One of the most beautiful books made: such an act of love

❤️‍🔥💥 read this book, ok?

ADAM is so, so, so amazing & this event will be 🔥. Free, but booking recommended, @burleyfisher.bsky.social's Xmas parties get BUSY.

It's our overall BOOK OF THE YEAR! #BOTY #BookSky 💥indie 🎤poetry from a writer dear to our hearts: ADAM by Gboyega Odubanjo @faberbooks.bsky.social Celebrate in-store w/ readings by Yomi Odubanjo, Olivia Douglass & Chloe Filani. Weds 18 Dec, 6.30, free 🎟️ burleyfisherbooks.com/products/chr...

I would love to fill Bluesky with stories of inspirational teachers, librarians, reading helpers, carers. Who were the people who changed your life by reading aloud to you, sharing stories & books? What are your best memories of being read aloud to? #literacy #reading #books #EduSky

Cannot convey how much this is one of the best books I have ever read & I think about it NON STOP. Please read it to shut me up from going on about it. Also, can we get Tilted Axis over here??? #BookSky

Day 2 of Burley Fisher's Books of the Year 2024 #BOTY #BookSky! What do our elves of the shelves have for us today? SIX BOOKS IN TRANSLATION!!!! From five different countries & languages (Chilean double-header). Because we love books in translation. Alphabetically by title, let's go 🧵

📖 sample to peek inside and share www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader...

Day 2 of Burley Fisher's Books of the Year 2024 #BOTY #BookSky! What do our elves of the shelves have for us today? SIX BOOKS IN TRANSLATION!!!! From five different countries & languages (Chilean double-header). Because we love books in translation. Alphabetically by title, let's go 🧵

It's also #ReadPalestineWeek so let's start our #BOTY 🧵 w/ DAYBREAK IN GAZA @saqibooks.bsky.social, ed. Mahmoud Muna of Educational Bookshop, Jerusalem: "a dazzlingly encyclopaedic work … of lyrical resistance to genocide and epistemicide." Buy now: burleyfisherbooks.com/products/day...

We'll be back with more #BOTY picks tmrw, highlighting #translation & ofc indie presses – in the meantime, you can browse and buy the whole collection online & in store burleyfisherbooks.com/collections/...

Time for our #BooksOfTheYear 🎉 Overall #BOTY + event drops soon… burleyfisherbooks.com/collections/... You can: 🛍️pick up the printed list & all books IN-STORE 🖱️click thru' the list & order ONLINE 🌬️drop hints to friends & family New tote + 24 Writing Prompts book from BF team available now

Thank you so much to @suchmayer.bsky.social and @burleyfisher.bsky.social, hosts of Hasib Hourani’s London launch, for selecting rock flight as a #BOTY.

Fantastic event for an incredible book! To quote our bookseller/designer/riso printer Emz, "Most of my favourite books of this year have been from events that have been held in the shop. Sometimes the best way to be introduced to a book is hearing the author speak about it!"

It's here! @burleyfisher.bsky.social Books of the Year drops w/ #ReadPalestineWeek first glimpse! DAYBREAK IN GAZA @saqibooks.bsky.social & ROCK FLIGHT @prototypepubs.bsky.social are books of the year for me! Get ur #BOTY flyer, new tote, 24 Writing Prompts & all books in store or online.

Time for our #BooksOfTheYear 🎉 Overall #BOTY + event drops soon… burleyfisherbooks.com/collections/... You can: 🛍️pick up the printed list & all books IN-STORE 🖱️click thru' the list & order ONLINE 🌬️drop hints to friends & family New tote + 24 Writing Prompts book from BF team available now

MY YEAR-END READING STATISTICS #wrapped (originally for @theguardian.com)