It's so great to see a publisher supporting creativity in a writer's local area like this. Visit our fellow Cumbrian Indies @fredsbookshop.bsky.social, Verey Books, @bookendscarlisle.bsky.social and @westwoodbooks.bsky.social to see the other artists' work. #ChooseBookshops #CumbriaCulture #BookSky

Though they may not have been around in Sam Read's day, Cumbria supports an array of amazing #IndieBookshops. @fredsbookshop.bsky.social in Ambleside turns 70 this year, then there's @westwoodbooks.bsky.social in Sedbergh, @bookendscarlisle.bsky.social and The New Bookshop in Cockermouth (est 1968).

Guidebook writer @fellranger.bsky.social popped into @fredsbookshop.bsky.social to sign a few guides #LakeDistrict #Ambleside

Now available at @fredsbookshop.bsky.social in Ambleside.

Nostalgia time as @fredsbookshop.bsky.social marks a big anniversary northwestnewsandfeatures.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/s... What can you find on YOUR shelves? #books #1950s #Ambleside

If we don’t have a book you want on the shelf we can order it in next day (or next next day if Saturday) and we post anywhere from our online shop. There’s a whole bunch of brilliant indies in Cumbria including - @westwoodbooks.bsky.social @fredsbookshop.bsky.social @bookendscarlisle.bsky.social

It's Independent Bookshop Week. Ways you can support them: -Don't browse a little bookshop, make a mental note of titles, then get them on Amazon. Buy the books then and there! Dare you! -Get them to order books in, they almost always can. -Just march in and present them with a huge bag of money.

A million thanks to the amazing @louiseminchin.bsky.social and @fredsbookshop.bsky.social helping raise funds for Move charity at the Burn How Hotel in Bowness! #5kyourway

We are open across the Easter weekend! 🎉 PLUS! Over on our online shop, buy any book this entire Easter holiday (18th-21st) and you’ll be in with a chance to win a £250 digital gift card for @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social 🎉 Browse our shop here uk.bookshop.org/shop/fredsbo...

Ambleside and the Lake District has been bathed in some incredible spring sunshine over the last week, with the flowers and blossoms also coming into bloom 🌸 The perfect weather for a lazy afternoon reading in the sunshine! 📚 #lakedistrict #Ambleside

Three recently released paperbacks that our booksellers LOVED! You can check out our run down of April new releases over on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page here….> uk.bookshop.org/lists/april-... #BookSky #IndieBookshop

We were thrilled that author @ljross.bsky.social popped in the shop over the weekend for a surprise visit - and she very kindly signed ALL of our books from the DCI Ryan detective series set in Northumberland - from 1 to 23! Be quick; we don’t think these will here long! #BookSky #ljross

The Easter holidays kick off this week, and our upstairs section for kids looks tip-top with a wide range of books for all ages - from picture books for little ones to activity books for creative young minds and chapter books for older kids to enjoy in their holiday downtime. #lakedistrict #bookshop

Happy Spring Equinox! 🌼 We have two books for you to help welcome in the new season! #springbooks #naturewriting

It was lovely to meet Jenn today, who popped in with an advance copy of her memoir, The Parallel Path, which is out in July documents her moving journey of walking the Coast to Coast path post-lockdown. You can preorder your copy and find out more here uk.bookshop.org/a/28/9781399...

Hot off the press, a selection of our new releases and editions for March! And just LOOK at the colour combination 😍 We have new signed and indie special edition books arriving regularly, so do pop in for a browse! #indiebookshop

Dates for your diaries to come along and meet the authors at the book club with a difference in Bowness www.burnhow.co.uk/invitation-t... @lakedistrict.bsky.social @cumbriatourism.bsky.social @fredsbookshop.bsky.social @samreadbookseller.bsky.social

I finished reading this today and I am left utterly destroyed. A masterpiece. Thank you to Steve at @fredsbookshop.bsky.social for the wonderful recommendation! #booksky

A lovely stack of recent notable releases we think you should know about! Treat yourself (or someone you love, given the upcoming event on Friday 🤪) to a lovely new book this week! Lots more new release goodness for Feb here uk.bookshop.org/lists/februa...?

Our wee bookshop in the English Mountains 🥰 #ambleside #lakedistrict #fredsbookshop #wintersun

Here’s Our Fred! 🎉 This year see’s Fred Holdsworth (our founding father!) reach the splendid age of 93! 🎂 We’re so grateful he opened the Bookshop in 1950’s. what a champ! He gifted us all decades of bookish wonder and community goodness! 🙂 #indiebookshop #bookseller #foundingfather #birthdayboy