On Wednesday, October 21st—Ursula's birthday—please join us as we announce the recipient of the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! The announcement will be on YouTube at 9 am Pacific time. www.youtube.com/@ursula.k.le...

I'm going to elaborate on this in as calm and reasonable way as possible, but sincerely: fuck off

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We’ve pledged to use generative AI services only in a way that protects and supports human creators. By signing the Charter of Ethical AI Use in the Creative Industries we’ve committed to:

Starting from September 7th our annual manga club will be back! For our first event we'll be welcoming Hanny who will be hosting a manga art workshop and our friends Pugsworth Books will be offering fun manga surprises at their pop-up stall. We'll also have 10% all manga for members!

Kaden's Recommendations Recommendation 109: The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap Available online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-... A historical thriller perfect for fans of the gothic and the macabre set during one of the most grizzly eras in medical science's history.

The Resurrectionist

Death is only the beginning…⚰️ 'Breathtaking … A new talent [in] the field of gothic historical literature' NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS 'Devilishly macabre … As dark as a midnight graveyard' PATRICE McD...

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Introduce your littlest ones to the fun of Halloween with our First Halloween list! uk.bookshop.org/lists/first-...

First Halloween!

Halloween fun for the littlest ones!

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Our friends Gnome Game Club are here today teaching new players how to play Pokemon TCG! Come say hi and try your hand at the iconic Pokemon card game!

Remember today all board games are 50% off! We also have a free board game table set up, if you're looking for something to do why not pop in and try one of our games from our board game library!

If you have ever wanted to learn to play the iconic Pokemon card game why not pop in today to meet Gone Game Club! They'll be here today teaching learners how to play!

Join us today for Ponty Geek Fair! Lots of wonderful vendors, a free board game table, and a lego workshop all in store today!

Support this chap if you can his podcasts and poems are great

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This link will connect you to all my latest podcasts - from science to activism to poetry and beauty - I am at my most independent now and there’s no way back - so if you like it can support it - please do www.patreon.com/rss/RobinInc... #creativity #beauty #poetry #science

We are very happy and grateful to @canongate.co.uk for asking us to sell copies of Tender by Harry Baker at his show in the The Muni on Weds 30th Sept. Come and say hi! awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/har...

I have an all-new story in this super-thick anthology of 22 authors, which is out now. My story is called “Sinner’s Grave” and I hope ye enjoy.

I’m coming to WARNHAM this Saturday night #poetry #comedy #love

I’m in Hastings tomorrow - we will have fun - come along 245pm - will try to get some rainy crazy golf in beforehand www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/robin... #comedy #poetry

Robin Ince | Hastings Book Fest

POETS IN PERFORMANCE Part 2 supported by Kyla Jardine

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The Gruffalo has gone home now but had a wonderful day meeting everyone who came to say hi! Thank you too to all the wonderful authors and booksellers who joined us today, we can't wait for the next one!

Kaden's Recommendations: Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince Copies available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/norm... As a neurodivergent person myself, this was a wonderfully fun and meaningful book that shows neurodivergent people that their "weird" is wonderful.

Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal: My Adventures in Neurodiversity

‘Authentic, heartbreakingly wonderful and refreshingly grounded – this book captures the internal neurodivergent experience with rare grace and warmth’ – Camilla Pang, award-winning author of Explaini...

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Experience the whimsy of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli with our list of gorgeous art books of a range of Ghibli's most beloved films. uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-wo...

The World of Ghibli

Explore the art from the beloved films of the iconic Studio Ghibli!

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We'll be welcoming the Gruffalo today to celebrate the release of Gruffalo Granny! To add to the fun, all Gruffalo related items including books, activity packs, and toys are 10% off!

Excited to read both of these fresh purchases

Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...

Today’s the day!!! My new novel, WE TURN GRUESOME AT NIGHT, is officially out 🖤

I wish everyone knew they could get their audiobooks through their indie bookstore!

Sorry I was so frustrated last night - for those saying “move on” - let me share this Patreon.com/robinince

In honour of Dolly Parton, encourage your children to read books. In honour of Tim Curry, encourage them to play near an open storm drain in the rain.

Dolly Parton... -Gifted millions of free books to kids -Ensured musicians she worked with got union benefits -Helped fund medical research, including the COVID vaccine -Donated millions to communities hit by natural disasters -Quietly funded high school band programs We lost an incredible person.

Dolly Parton didn’t spend her dollars on space travel or a trip to the titanic because she was writing checks to put over 330 million books in the hands of children. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has confirmed it will continue to send out millions of books to children after her passing. R.I.P

Hey all, I had this cold war SF novel come out in July. It's about generational trauma, what we do for love, how secret government bureaus get set up in a world where the Cold War ended in 1975 because physics changed suddenly and without warning. I really love it and think you will too

And now I'm reading this! #booksky

AI slop, insta block. No art without artists.