Hey Bluepals, we are in Annecy. It's amazing! Our apartment is 10 mins from Lake Annecy, which is so, so beautiful. Went for a swim in it yesterday. A boat ride and crepes today, and a 40km cycle ride around the lake tomorrow. Pictured is my current read. Spoke to my mum earlier. She says hi!

Demain, demain, j'adore demain, you're seulement un jour away!

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SIGNED @aptshadow.bsky.social ! Woo! and also..... Hoo! www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

We're off on holiday on Saturday. Le Shuttle over to France & then a drive to Dijon. An overnight stay there and then off to Annecy for 5 days. Back up to Paris for a couple of days and then home. So very much looking forward to this!

Good evening Bluepals, we are open. Like a can of whoopass.

Thanks for another magnificent #buyastrangerabook day. I think 11 books have been given away this week. That's pretty special. Off to bed now. You're all ace.

Bosnia's World Cup song is (quite rightly) getting some clicks. It's ace! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmX0...

This #buyastrangerabook day offer is still up for grabs! @lancslass.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice up to £20. Any book at all! if there's a particular book you'd like, get in touch. UK only

More #buyastrangerabook day action! @lacrapule.bsky.social is offering to buy someone one of Jonn Elledge's books. What a treat! Have a look and get in touch if there's one you'd like? UK only

No takers yet for this #buyastrangerabook day offer from @melissaschuh.bsky.social Just let Melissa know the kinda stuff you enjoy reading. Melissa will offer you a choice of 4 books, based on your literary tastes. Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you! Get in touch! UK only.

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @lancslass.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice up to £20. Having just come back from a school re-union, Helen suggests maybe a teacher or a pupil might like it? But it's up for grabs, so if there's a book you'd like, get in touch. UK only

Another #buyastrangerabook day offer! @john3ners.bsky.social has recently read I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. They enjoyed it so much, they'd like to buy someone a copy. So, if you'd like it, get in touch. UK only

I have another #buyastrangerabook offer to tell you about. @chubbers1.bsky.social has bought a copy of Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. An absolutely cracking book! If you'd like it, just get in touch. UK only

Hurray!! More #buyastrangerabook day magic! @humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £20. Any book at all! So, if there's a particular book you're after, just let us know. UK only

I have another #buyastrangerabook offer to tell you about. @chubbers1.bsky.social has bought a copy of Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. An absolutely cracking book! If you'd like it, just get in touch. UK only

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @lancslass.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice up to £20. Having just come back from a school re-union, Helen suggests maybe a teacher or a pupil might like it? But it's up for grabs, so if there's a book you'd like, get in touch. UK only

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @melissaschuh.bsky.social is buying two people a book each today! Tell Melissa the kinda stuff you enjoy reading. Melissa will offer you a choice of 4 books, based on your literary tastes. Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you! Get in touch! UK only.

It's #buyastrangerabook day! @melissaschuh.bsky.social is buying two people a book each today! Tell Melissa the kinda stuff you enjoy reading. Melissa will offer you a choice of 4 books, based on your literary tastes. Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you! Get in touch! UK only.

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day! The grooviest day of all. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only

Hello Bluepals. It's Wednesday, so at around midday the glorious #buyastrangerabook day will begin! I'm away next week, so the next one after today is in a fortnight. Hopefully this one will be an absolute funfest. See you soon! www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

This afternoon I went to an open meeting organised by our local MP Helena Dollimore, to discuss how to spend £12.5 million that Hastings got from the government's Pride in Place initiative. Brilliant turnout & overall a really positive experience. I came away quite optimistic. Imagine that!?

"What did you do today Simon?" "well, imaginary person, funny you should ask. I woke up at about 4am to a massive thunderclap. Had a glass of water & went back to sleep. Woke up again at 7.30, and then..." "I don't really want to know all the details you div, just the highlights" "Oh, OK"

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Blimey. That was a long day.

The kids bought me two bags of fudge for Father's Day. One a S'mores Fudge and the other a Salted Caramel one. Can confirm that both work very nicely if you're a fan of eating yummy stuff. They also found a cheese related card. We have roast chicken for tea too! What a day!

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✨🎉Whoop!!🎉✨ My latest short story is ready to pop in the post to members of my Short Story Club! If you join now, I’ll send you the back catalogue + a surprise piece of merch 🎁 www.patreon.com/cw/MirandaKe... Fed up of being online and craving something analogue and 💯 human-made? This is for you ❤️

SIGNED "Letters to Our Sons". Stephen Graham, most recently known for his role in Adolescence, & psychology lecturer Orly Klein invited fathers to put into words the things they couldn’t say out loud to their sons. Out in October. Order a SIGNED copy. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

"What Am I, A Deer?" by Polly Barton. This is the first of @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social incredible "author collections". Available exclusively through independent bookshops, these SIGNED & numbered editions also have Klein blue sprayed edges Order here. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED BOOKS! Celia Imrie's new joyful memoir "The Elegant Hustler" is out later this year Bridget Jones! Acorn Antiques! Calendar Girls! The Thursday Murder Club! Traitors (parp!). Jump on board as she shares the most memorable adventures of her life biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED BOOKS! "The Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian" by Jon Richardson. What possible value could there be in revisiting the awkward, unfiltered thoughts of a 14-year-old boy? As it turns out, quite a lot. Out October. Order a SIGNED copy HERE biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED book news. You can pre-order copies of "Have It", the new poetry collection by the Bard of Salford, John Cooper Clarke. It's out in October, but you don't have to wait until then to secure a SIGNED copy. ORDER HERE! biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED BOOKS! Pre-order a SIGNED copy of "Vigilauntie: A Memoir - Innit?" by Meera Syal Structured around those chance remarks that somehow end up changing the course of a life, this is the heart warming story by the writer, actor & comedian. HERE! biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED BOOKS! "More". Sexual fantasies submitted by anonymous, collected by Gillian Anderson More pleasure, more kink, more zest. Joyful, deliciously unapologetic & unfiltered. It's out in September. Pre-order your copy here. do it. DO IT. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED BOOKS! The awesome Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social has a new novel out in October. "Sleepers in the Snow". A beautiful, gripping read for fans of Piranesi (and obvs Joanne Harris fans!) SIGNED copies are available to pre-order HERE! biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED BOOK ACTION! We're getting SIGNED copies of Mark Billingham's latest thriller "The Shadow Step". Detective Miller is back in Mark's riveting new mystery! It's his deadliest dance yet... If you'd like a SIGNED copy, you can order one HERE. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

Get yourself (or someone else) A Big Green Book Club subscription. Each month I'll send you a book, all wrapped up, based on the kinda stuff you enjoy reading. 3, 6 & 12 month options available. Incredible stuff! Details HERE www.biggreenbookshop.com/book-club/in...

EXCLUSIVE! Pre-order SIGNED & DEDICATED copies of "Death Writ Large", Susie Dent's @susiedentwords.bsky.social new murder mystery. Linguistic shenanigans abound! Susie's very kindly agreed to do this for anyone who orders from us! Out in August Order HERE! biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

"What Am I, A Deer?" by Polly Barton. This is the first of @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social incredible "author collections". Available exclusively through independent bookshops, these SIGNED & numbered editions also have Klein blue sprayed edges Order here. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

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SIGNED BOOK ACTION! We're getting SIGNED copies of Mark Billingham's latest thriller "The Shadow Step". Detective Miller is back in Mark's riveting new mystery! It's his deadliest dance yet... If you'd like a SIGNED copy, you can order one HERE. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

EXCLUSIVE! Pre-order SIGNED & DEDICATED copies of "Death Writ Large", Susie Dent's @susiedentwords.bsky.social new murder mystery. Linguistic shenanigans abound! Susie's very kindly agreed to do this for anyone who orders from us! Out in August Order HERE! biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED "Letters to Our Sons". Stephen Graham, most recently known for his role in Adolescence, & psychology lecturer Orly Klein invited fathers to put into words the things they couldn’t say out loud to their sons. Out in October. Order a SIGNED copy. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED BOOK NEWS! Scarlett Thomas has a new book out in July. I LOVE Scarlett Thomas! "The Runner". A mind-expanding new thriller from the bestselling author of The Sleepwalkers and The End of Mr. Y. SIGNED copies are available to pre-order HERE. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED BOOKS! The awesome Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social has a new novel out in October. "Sleepers in the Snow". A beautiful, gripping read for fans of Piranesi (and obvs Joanne Harris fans!) SIGNED copies are available to pre-order HERE! biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

SIGNED BOOKS! Celia Imrie's new joyful memoir "The Elegant Hustler" is out later this year Bridget Jones! Acorn Antiques! Calendar Girls! The Thursday Murder Club! Traitors (parp!). Jump on board as she shares the most memorable adventures of her life biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

Exciting SIGNED book news. Rachel Cusk has a new novel out in August. "Life of M" An irresistible novel of fame, power, beauty and truth -- and a blazing renovation of the form. You can pre-order a SIGNED copy HERE. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

🎵Some books are better than others🎵 SIGNED copies of "The Smiths" by the incredible Michael Bracewell arrived last week! This brilliant novella recounts the impact of an unconventional pop group from Manchester on one man's life. Order HERE biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...