Just a reminder that if your local independent bookstore doesn’t have the book you want in stock, they can usually order it in for collection within 24-48 hrs.

It’s Good Friday! Bring on the long weekend. We’re open today and closed on Monday. Come down and see us!

Book and Bottle tonight! Come and join us at Harvey Leonard’s to discuss James by Percival Everett. We’ll also be celebrating six years of this magnificent collaboration between the book shop and Harvey Leonard’s, two of Glossop’s finest indie establishments. There may be cake! All welcome!

Coming up! Abigail Dean in conversation with Beth Underdown for the publication of Abigail’s new novel, The Death of Us. Join us at the Partington Theatre Club Room on 17th April for book chat, Q&A and a signing. The bar will be open too. Tickets available here: darkpeakbooks.co.uk/event/abigai...

We’re taking preorders for this beauty on our website and they’re going fast! Grab one here: darkpeakbooks.co.uk/product/is-a...

Is A River Alive? – Robert Macfarlane {SIGNED INDIE EXCLUSIVE Pre-Order for 1st May 25}

Pre-order this special edition exclusive to independent bookshops that is signed and stamped by the author, with exclusive end papers (credit Daniel Coe) and ribbon marker, plus additional content - a...

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Robert Macfarlane@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · last yr.

Hello—we’ve made a special limited first edition of Is A River Alive?, exclusive to UK independent bookshops. Signed by me, stamped w/ a Stanley Donwood ink-print, w/ “Riversong” by me & Nick Hayes & glowing LiDAR endpapers. Pre-orderable now from 80 indies. Might go fast. 👉 linktr.ee/robmacfarlane

Women's History Month – March 13 Jigonhsasee, 12th century, one of the founders of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy

Do you fancy some fancy mice?

Tonight! Tickets still available, grab yours now!

Dark Peak Books and Gifts@darkpeakbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Event! We’ve got Patrick Joyce, author of Remembering Peasants, coming to Glossop’s. Victoria Hall on 13th March to discuss his book and answer audience questions followed by a signing. Tickets £12 with a copy of the book or £5. Free drink on arrival. Get yours here: www.darkpeakbooks.co.uk/events

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Josh Cook@joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · last yr.

The best time to shift spending away from Amazon is right now. The next best time is tomorrow. If you're first reaction to the action is "Why should I boycott Amazon?" I implore you, take a few minutes to find some answers. Because the answers are there. And you have other options.

The best time to shift spending away from Amazon is right now. The next best time is tomorrow. If you're first reaction to the action is "Why should I boycott Amazon?" I implore you, take a few minutes to find some answers. Because the answers are there. And you have other options.

Josh Cook@joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · last yr.

Some thoughts for folks looking to participate in the March 7-14 boycott of Amazon. 1. Start researching alternatives now. There are, of course, many things that are impossible to find elsewhere, but probably fewer things than you think! (E.g. many libraries let you take out tools!)...

#WorldBookDay 📚 "She walks among the tombs" 🪦 'A Picture Book for Little Children' • 1812 📚 #History

"What's your #WorldBookDay costume?" "Hemingway" "You're just drunk at 10am" "correct"

Happy World Book Day to all who celebrate! We’ve got the World Book Day books in stock so bring your tokens down after school or at the weekend! If this year’s books don’t appeal, you can use your token for £1 off any other children’s book. Vouchers valid until 23rd March, see you all soon!

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SF Said@whatsfsaid.bsky.social · last yr.

Reading for pleasure has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. And every reader is different, and enjoys reading different things in different ways. So please: let kids read for pleasure and celebrate books EVERY DAY - not just #WorldBookDay!

Event! We’ve got Patrick Joyce, author of Remembering Peasants, coming to Glossop’s. Victoria Hall on 13th March to discuss his book and answer audience questions followed by a signing. Tickets £12 with a copy of the book or £5. Free drink on arrival. Get yours here: www.darkpeakbooks.co.uk/events

i know people are coming here for catharsis and that's fine but when you are done screaming please pick something you can do that will help people and do it. you don't accomplish anything by rolling around in the fear all day

A beautiful piece on the criminalisation of bookselling, by publisher Simon Liebesny writersmosaic.org.uk/close-up/boo...

Bookselling is not a crime | WritersMosaic Magazine

Simon Liebesny on the Israeli raid of The Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem and arrest of the owner Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmad

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This description of evacuating a literary archive from Kharkiv after the Russian invasion could be straight out of @richove.bsky.social's Burning the Books

Raven Books@ravenbooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Victoria Amelina Looking at Women Looking at War

My statement on the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Muna and Ahmad Muna:

This is horrifying. We call for the immediate release of our fellow booksellers Mahmoud and Ahmad.

Saqi Books@saqibooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are alarmed and shocked by the arrest and detainment of our author and colleague Mahmoud Muna, along with his nephew Ahmad Muna, owners and booksellers of Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop. Please share our statement below widely.

Roll up for our first book signing of the year! Glossop’s own Dan Hanks will be here on Saturday 1st February from 1-2pm to sign copies of his new book ‘The Way Up Is Death’. Come down and say hello to Dan. You can secure a copy in advance here: www.darkpeakbooks.co.uk/product/the-way-up-is-death/

The Way Up Is Death by Dan Hanks - signed copy

Secure your copy of Dan Hanks' new book, The Way Up Is Death. Dan will be in store signing copies on Saturday 1st February. If you would like a specific dedication in your copy, please email details t...

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Useful info here if you have a Microsoft 365 subscription. We just checked ours and they indeed has increased our renewal price without informing us. Check yours too if you don’t want to or don’t need to use their AI.

James Coruscanti Diner III@adillondev.bsky.social · 2y ago

Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit. Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...

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The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · 2y ago

Amazon UK has said that it will cease selling Bloomsbury’s print and e-books from midnight on 23rd January, saying negotiations between the giant retailer and the publisher had broken down 👇 #BookSky www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...

Our Book & Bottle book of the month for January is Wild Houses by Colin Barrett. I’ve brought it on a long weekend in Anglesey with the intention of smashing the whole thing in. Haven’t even looked at the first page yet. Plenty of time though. Copies in the shop if you want one!

Reading a physical book bought from a local independent store is an act of resistance in 2025. Apple, Meta, and Amazon all desperately need your screen time. Start denying them some of it.

A helpful gift shopping algorithm that I made for @theguardian.com a couple of years ago.

Leeds' amazing #queer bookshop has been robbed, pls help by buying some stuff from their website if you're able to. Great people and fab place, hate to see this. RT's appreciated. 📚🏳️‍🌈📚🏳️‍🌈📚🏳️‍🌈📚🏳️‍🌈📚 thebookishtype.co.uk?srsltid=AfmB...

The Bookish Type - Independent Queer Bookshop in Leeds

Established in 2019, The Bookish Type is an independent LGBTIQA+ bookshop at 58 Merrion Centre, LS2 8NG. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10-6.

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The BookishType@thebookishtype.bsky.social · 2y ago

Sorry to say we're closed today (Tuesday) 😔 Someone has bricked our window, robbed the cash drawer and, bizarrely, the Bluetooth speaker 🎶 All the books are safe! Turns out robbers dont read. If you wanna help out this struggling queer bookshop our website is still open Merry bloody Christmas 😥

The people who say that, “kids don’t read anymore” have no concept of the GRIP manga has on my son’s elementary school. Librarian can’t keep them on the shelves. The kids who can buy them pass them around like bottles of moonshine during prohibition. It’s GLORIOUS.

SF Said@whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 2y ago

People sometimes say kids don't read books any more. As a children's author who's always visiting schools, I can tell you: KIDS STILL LOVE BOOKS! Give them access to the widest possible range of books, free choice in what to read & the right to read for pleasure - and every child can be a reader!

For December’s Book & Bottle we’ve chosen Run to the Western Shore by Tim Pears. Copies available in the shop or via our website now. It won’t take long to read over the festive period and you can come join us on Mon 6th Jan for our first book club of 2025. New year, new books, new you!

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Please, if you're able, support Independent bookshops in the run up to Christmas. Their curation and knowledge will help you choose books that no algorithm can. And algorithms don't smile and chat to you either. @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @forumbooks.bsky.social @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social