🎉 📚 The Witch of Willow Sound by Vanessa F. Penney and The First Thousand Trees by @premeemohamed.com are selections for the inaugural The Booksellers’ List! #TheBooksellersList #IndieBookstore #BookLovers #BooksellersPicks #CanadianBookstagram www.indiebookstores.ca

Congrats to LPG members whose books have been selected for The Booksellers’ List, celebrating the top 20 books of the season as voted on by indie booksellers across Canada via @indiebookstores.ca! Find the full list here: IndieBookstores.ca

Ready? Set! Go! 🎉 We’re thrilled to introduce the inaugural edition of The Booksellers’ List! For the first time ever, Canadian readers can look forward to a list of trusted recs—handpicked and voted on by local booksellers. All titles are available for pre-order now!

It’s our third birthday! 🎉 Since we opened, our mission has always been to be a good neighbour, offer thought-provoking reads, inspire lifelong learning, and bring our community even closer together. We like to think we’ve made some good progress. 1/5

25 Middle Grade Titles for Pride Month and Beyond

A celebration of birding, making new friends, and the power of self-love make these picture books excellent choices for summer reading and all year round.

I consume a mix of books, ebooks and audiobooks from the library — but I still buy books for the good karma and to encourage 🫶🏼 independent bookstores 🫶🏼 These came from @thespanielstale.bsky.social in Ottawa 📚 bring them all your money!

And for the last stop at @thespanielstale.bsky.social I got "How to be queer, and ancient guide to sexuality", "Queer heroes of myth and legend, a celebration of gay God's, saphic saints and queerness through the ages", "Sodomy and the pirate tradition", "Witchcraft, a history in 13 trials" 1/2

Day 2 of the Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl was a blast! Great day exploring @thespanielstale.bsky.social, Westboro Books, and World of Maps for #CIBD2025.

The Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl has started! Rain or shine, pick up your passport and get those stamps! 🐾📚 #CIBD2025

Rule no. 1: Support indie bookshops this indie bookstore day and all year long! Rule no. 2: Listen to rule number one 🥰

Have you checked out our "2025 Spring Books for Young Readers Preview"? Exciting titles from @owlkids.bsky.social, @medicinewheelpub.bsky.social, @orcabook.bsky.social, @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/04... #CanLit

Did a vote, then hit up @thespanielstale.bsky.social for our Saturday book haul. Li Charmaine Anne was there for a book signing. Pretty good Saturday morning date with @jleiper.bsky.social

The Spaniel’s Tale - A queer-owned bookstore in Ottawa! A really cute shop with a well-curated selection and carry a lot of local authors. They make it super easy to find Canadian publishers and authors on their website, too, for easy browsing. thespanielstale.ca @thespanielstale.bsky.social

Are you ready for Canadian Independent Bookstore Day? This Saturday, April 26, indie bookstores across the country will host events, offer discounts, & give away free stuff. And have you checked out the #CIBD2025 Contest for Book Lovers yet? Visit indiebookstores.ca/CIBD for more info. ✨

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is this weekend and we have lots happening in store! - Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl (win up to $200!) - Contest for Booklovers (win up to $1000!) - Find the @libro.fm Golden Ticket (win 12 free audiobooks!) - so much more! Visit thespanielstale.ca/cibd #CIBD2025

Our Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale starts TODAY! Every purchase supports your indie bookshop. (Can you-know-who say that?) 🥳 libro.fm/sale

Hello, Bluesky! 👋 We're The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore, a queer-owned indie bookstore in Ottawa. Check us out in-store at 1131 Wellington Street West in Hintonburg, or online at thespanielstale.ca.