When an ARC arrives at the bookstore addressed to the store dog, you know it's gonna be good! 🤣 #booksky @celadonbooks.bsky.social #booksellermusings #indiebookstore

It was lovely having Gesine come in to sign our stock of her newest cookbook! @wwnorton.com #celebrities #booksellerlife #indiebookstore #booksky #cookbook #vermontauthor

Walking to my bookstore. It's a very loud time of year for nature! #booksky #autumn #crunchingleaves #booksellermusing #fallinvermont

Ah fall at a Vermont bookstore. #autumnvibes #booksky #vermont #indiebookstore

PSA: HOW SMALL DECISIONS MAKE BIG IMPACTS. Sometimes it might feel like your one singular choice couldn't possibly make a difference, but as part of a collective movement, it DOES make a difference! @libro.fm @bookshop.org #indiebookstores #shopesmall #yourchoicesmatter #booksky

We got our first 1 star review in 16 years of business. #booksky #indiebookstore #abooksellerlife #bekind

Two great events this month! Drag Story Hour and Book Bevvy Bingo. Check out all our events on bridgesidebooks.com/events #booksky #bookstoreevent #indiebookstore #dragqueenstoryhour

New historical fiction display... But not WWII historical fiction!! #booksky #historicalfiction #renaissance #shakespeare #bookdisplay

What are you doing on your phone? You've got books to read (or buy)! #booksky #stopthescroll #readbooks #reader #booklover #indiebookstore #bookseller

Reading list for the day ✨IT HAPPENS✨ (There was fun music but it didn't download with it 😔) #booksky #booklist #booksellers

What do booksellers do on a summer Saturday evening? Go to a Silent Reading Party at the library's garden, duh. #booksky #introverting #readingtime #silentreadingparty #saturdaynight #indiebookstore #vermont

Past, present, future: books to guide us through historical examples, where we currently are, & equip us to create a path to a different future 📚 Reading is resistance. One page at a time. #indiebookstore #booksky #independentbookstore #shopindie #shoplocal #shopsmall #vermontbookstore

I'm so excited to announce I'll be partnering with @bridgesidebooks.bsky.social to host a reading retreat in Vermont!!! If you want to join me for cozy reading times, grab your spot today! November 14 - 16, 2025!

VT Fall Reading Retreat w author Rebecca Thorne Nov 14-16, 2025 CALL Old Stagecoach Inn TO BOOK 802-244-5056 Welcome reception Reading Time, Author lunch Literary activities & goodies! $399pp (+tax & room) #readingretreat #rebeccathorne #booksky #vermont

Each year we pick a couple of nonprofits to which we donate a portion of our used book sales. You can bring us your "recent and decent" used books any weekday, and we'll take what we can. #usedbooks #indiebookstore #vermontbookstore #vermont #booksky #plannedparenthood #abortionishealthcare #proroe

Fall Reading Retreat w author EMILY RATH The Grafton Inn in VT Sept 12-14, 2025 CALL INN TO BOOK 802-843-2248  Welcome bonfire w s’mores Lunch w Emily Rath VT-inspired dinner Brunch w VT author Book Swap Books & bookish swag Bundle: $499/pp Rooms: $249-$329/nt #readingretreat #emilyrath #booksky

Who's birthday? JENNA'S! Manager, bookseller, content maven, event ideator, writer, who loves matching people with their perfect book. She's kind, smart, and Bridgeside would certainly not be the same without her. Here are some of favorites. Happy Birthday! #booksky #indiebookstore #happybirthday

My sign for today's #nokings protest in Vermont. #makeatwoodfictionagain #booksky #bookseller #wethepeople #thehandmaidstale @margaretatwood.bsky.social

Your unplugged summer starts @ Bridgeside. Books, games, art kits, puzzles, search & find, wood carving, you name it! Unplugged is kind of our whole thing! #booksky #indiebookstore #waterburyvt #vermontbookshop #vtbookstores #vtbookshop #shopindie #shopvermont #shopsmall #discoverwaterbury

My hs math teacher & her daughter visited me @ the bookshop. The 5th teacher of mine to see the direct result of their amazing education. I don't remember calculus, but I use algebra & geometry regularly! Thank you to all of MY teachers & ALL teachers everywhere. #booksky #teachersareheroes

The next silent reading party is @ the von Trapp Family Lodge w/ Waterbury & Stowe libraries & Bear Pond Books Stowe. A big book lovefest in the Concert Meadow. BYO chair/blanket & book. Park @ Outdoor Center Lot. RAIN DATE: 6/25 #silentreadingparty #Waterburyvt #stowevt #booksky #indiebookstore

Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here...🤷‍♀️ #booksky #indiebookstore #bookseller #womanownedbusiness #smallbusinessowner

Fall reading retreat at the Grafton Inn in Vermont! 50 readers, two best-selling authors, literary activities and goodies! Mark your calendar for June 30th, the big reveal and booking launch. #booksky #readingretreat #vermont #graftoninn

I'll just leave this here. #booksky #fiction #dystopianbooks #Georgrorwell #aldoushuxley #raybradbury #octaviabutler #ursukakleguin #sinclairlewjs @margaretatwood.bsky.social #bothaynaalessa #lionelshriver #sandranewman #jacquelineharpman

I haven't watched You've Got Mail since before I owned a bookstore. It certainly hits differently now! #booksky #youvegotmail #bookseller #indiebookstore

Stopped by @bridgesidebooks.bsky.social today and was delighted by the collection (fierce), signage, and conversation. Dropped off an ARC of my new thriller, THE BOARD, out this fall 🍁

Bara the Corgi was very happy for a bookstore treat! #booksky #corgi #bookstoredog #indiebookstore

Good night register & good night phone, now I leave you all alone. Good night stuffies asleep in your nooks. Good night, Bookstore. Good night, books. #booksky #indiebookstore #poetry #rhyming

A fantastic lunch and talk with authors @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social and Katherine Arden at our Bookworms B&B Reading Retreat! #booksky #readingretreat #fantasyauthors #katherinearden #thespellshop #winternightseries

Wahoo! I got on the local news! #booksky @americanbookseller.bsky.social #indiebookstoreday #indiebookstore #shoplocal @wcaxtv.bsky.social @wcax.bsky.social

Love bookstores? Love browsing new ones while traveling? Love having one near home? if so, you need to shop at them, or they won't be there to love. Indies offer way more value than just buying a book - expert curation, personal book recs, events, donations, a safe space, fun social media! #booksky

Books are the original handheld devices. #booksky #indiebookstore #booksellermusings #theog #theGOAT

My book of choice for tonight's Silent Reading Party. It's a whole mood right now. #feminism #feminist #mood #womensrights #booksky @penguinclassicsusa.bsky.social @roxanegay.bsky.social #indiebookstore #silentreadingparty

It might False Spring no. 2 here in Vermont. But I'll take it! #booksky #freshair #springinvermont #indirbookstore #booksellermusings

Bookselling Mythbusting #3 Myth: There's no indie bookstore near me, so I can't support them. False: Most Indies will ship or order on bookshop.org (a B-corp comp.) which profit shares w indie bookstores and helps keep your money out of billionaires' pockets. #booksky #indiebookstore #shopsmall

We host 3-Day reading retreats at historic lodging in VT w NYT Bestselling Authors like Katherine Arden, @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social, Riley Sager, @sarahstrohmeyer.bsky.social, & @jopiazza.bsky.social. What authors do you think would be the perfect fit? #vermont #booksky #bookworms #indiebookstore

The newest addition to our bookstore team... welcome baby Chloe Cannoli! #booksky #bookstoredog #adoptdontshop #rescuepuppy

How people think we react when someone RSVPs to one of our events vs how we actually react! #booksky #indiebookstore #booksellermusings #bookstoreevents

If you live near Waterbury VT and have been looking for you new best friend, come to Bridgeside this Sunday 3/23 from 11-1 for a puppy adoption event with For The Love of Dogs Rescue! #booksky #adoptdontshop #puppies #indiebookstore #dogrescue #dogsofbluesky

Would you rather...? DISCUSS! #booksky #booksellermusings #indiebookstore #wouldyourather #choices #surveysays #literature #dracula #frankenstein

Avoiding Amazon 101 📚 Where do bookstores get their books? How do you buy books without supporting Amazon? How can you learn more? #booksky #indiebookstore #shopsmall

Bookseller Mythbusting # Myth: if you don't have an indie bookstore near you, you can't support them. Fact: many Indies have online stores and ship books. Or you can go to bookshop.org or libro.fm, both profit share with Indies. #booksky #indiebookstores #readmore #supportsmallbusiness

Join Bridgeside Books for a Jane Austen Tour in England to celebrate her 250th birthday. Expert talks, guided tours, a Regency dance, a 5-star hotel, and more! Detailed itinerary & info: bridgesidebooks.com/events/jane-... #booksky #literarytour #indiebookstore #janeausten #ilovejaneausten #regency

Love Vermont? Check out this non-exhaustive starter pack. I continue to add authors as I find them on here, so apologies if I've missed some because I surely have! go.bsky.app/HtZtho6 #booksky #indiebookstore #vermont #vermontauthors

Bookseller Mythbusting #2 Myth: Bookstores are dying. Fact: while some indies have closed in recent years, the number of bookstores across the country has increased year over year since 2021, largely minority and women-owned. Buy from indies if you want them to exist.! #booksky #indiebookstore

Bookseller Mythbusting #1! MYTH: Bookstores get their books from Amazon. FACT: Bookstores have direct accounts with publishers, and book distributors. Amazon is NOT part of the equation at all. #booksky #indiebookstore #booksellermusings #mythbusting

New stickers! #booksky #indiebookstore

Compassion, joy, rebellion, action, distraction, humor, history, peace? Whatever you need, we've got a book for that! #booksky #indiebookstore #gotbooks #booklovers #bookstores #shopindie #shoplocal

It's a good day when a puppy visits the bookstore! #booksky #englishmastiff #indiebookstorr

BOOK SWAP EVENT! #booksky #indiebookstore