#Overheard #BookshopLife #IndieBookshop
NEW REGULAR: Yeah, impulse shopping again
CLERK: [sounding bewildered] You impulse buy Hegel?
NEW REGULAR: Yeah, impulse shopping again
CLERK: [sounding bewildered] You impulse buy Hegel?
November 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
#Overheard #BookshopLife #IndieBookshop
NEW REGULAR: Yeah, impulse shopping again
CLERK: [sounding bewildered] You impulse buy Hegel?
NEW REGULAR: Yeah, impulse shopping again
CLERK: [sounding bewildered] You impulse buy Hegel?
Out of total #BookshopLife curiosity, do you grab a book when the in-shop customer count reaches zero or does it depend on how busy it is and who needs attention, etc?
Also, do you explore strange new worlds - like architecture - or tackle your TBR when it’s quiet in the shop?
Just interested! 🤓
Also, do you explore strange new worlds - like architecture - or tackle your TBR when it’s quiet in the shop?
Just interested! 🤓
September 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Out of total #BookshopLife curiosity, do you grab a book when the in-shop customer count reaches zero or does it depend on how busy it is and who needs attention, etc?
Also, do you explore strange new worlds - like architecture - or tackle your TBR when it’s quiet in the shop?
Just interested! 🤓
Also, do you explore strange new worlds - like architecture - or tackle your TBR when it’s quiet in the shop?
Just interested! 🤓
Them: I want XXL
Me: That's incorrect. That would just be XXX
Them: *looks scandalized in Midwestern American*
Me: 😳 Were you not talking about Roman numerals?
#bookshoplife
Me: That's incorrect. That would just be XXX
Them: *looks scandalized in Midwestern American*
Me: 😳 Were you not talking about Roman numerals?
#bookshoplife
September 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Them: I want XXL
Me: That's incorrect. That would just be XXX
Them: *looks scandalized in Midwestern American*
Me: 😳 Were you not talking about Roman numerals?
#bookshoplife
Me: That's incorrect. That would just be XXX
Them: *looks scandalized in Midwestern American*
Me: 😳 Were you not talking about Roman numerals?
#bookshoplife
But actually I do like it so far, & most books do feel more strongly fantasy or SF (tell me if you know of any you think sit in the middle!)
Maybe there are little puzzles like "do I split Brandon Sanderson's SF from F, or keep all his books together" etc, but nothing insurmountable.
#BookshopLife
Maybe there are little puzzles like "do I split Brandon Sanderson's SF from F, or keep all his books together" etc, but nothing insurmountable.
#BookshopLife
September 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
But actually I do like it so far, & most books do feel more strongly fantasy or SF (tell me if you know of any you think sit in the middle!)
Maybe there are little puzzles like "do I split Brandon Sanderson's SF from F, or keep all his books together" etc, but nothing insurmountable.
#BookshopLife
Maybe there are little puzzles like "do I split Brandon Sanderson's SF from F, or keep all his books together" etc, but nothing insurmountable.
#BookshopLife
Today is a big Pokémon card release day, which probably means customers started queuing at shops across the country over an hour ago...
At least it's a beautiful morning for it!
#BookshopLife
At least it's a beautiful morning for it!
#BookshopLife
September 16, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Today is a big Pokémon card release day, which probably means customers started queuing at shops across the country over an hour ago...
At least it's a beautiful morning for it!
#BookshopLife
At least it's a beautiful morning for it!
#BookshopLife
I've started the bank holiday weekend in style by walking into a door at the bookshop and bending my glasses, so now whenever I look down (at, say, a till, or a book, or some steps...) they try to fall off my face. Yay!
#BookshopLife
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#BookshopLife
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August 29, 2026 at 9:19 AM
I've started the bank holiday weekend in style by walking into a door at the bookshop and bending my glasses, so now whenever I look down (at, say, a till, or a book, or some steps...) they try to fall off my face. Yay!
#BookshopLife
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#BookshopLife
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Ah, today's Facebook memory was the bookshop customer who complained that I didn't send my staff into work during a hurricane because they were a bit bored at home... #StormOphelia killed 3 people in Ireland... #BookshopLife #Retail
October 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Ah, today's Facebook memory was the bookshop customer who complained that I didn't send my staff into work during a hurricane because they were a bit bored at home... #StormOphelia killed 3 people in Ireland... #BookshopLife #Retail
NB: This photo reminded me of the man in his 60s who walked up to the desk in @gutterbookshop.bsky.social & said "You have a very Anglo-Saxon nose" to me & then got angry when I told him that was an inappropriate thing to say to me. #BobsNose #AnnoyingMen #BookshopLife
September 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
NB: This photo reminded me of the man in his 60s who walked up to the desk in @gutterbookshop.bsky.social & said "You have a very Anglo-Saxon nose" to me & then got angry when I told him that was an inappropriate thing to say to me. #BobsNose #AnnoyingMen #BookshopLife
Thinking of the man who walked up to me in the bookshop and, apropos of nothing, said "that's a fine Anglo-Saxon nose you've got there." #bookshoplife
July 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thinking of the man who walked up to me in the bookshop and, apropos of nothing, said "that's a fine Anglo-Saxon nose you've got there." #bookshoplife
The Waterstones at Martlesham looks out over the men's department of Next, and when it's quiet I'm always tempted to go find outfits to match books...
I feel like that floral shirt in the distance would go well with Kat Dunn's Rottenheart, for instance!
#BookshopLife
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I feel like that floral shirt in the distance would go well with Kat Dunn's Rottenheart, for instance!
#BookshopLife
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June 5, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The Waterstones at Martlesham looks out over the men's department of Next, and when it's quiet I'm always tempted to go find outfits to match books...
I feel like that floral shirt in the distance would go well with Kat Dunn's Rottenheart, for instance!
#BookshopLife
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I feel like that floral shirt in the distance would go well with Kat Dunn's Rottenheart, for instance!
#BookshopLife
🪐📚💙
When two people come through the bookshop door 1 minute before closing and you walk over sad you're going to have to disappoint them, only to be told they just wanted to give you a cool sticker before the shop shut 😻
#BookshopLife
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#BookshopLife
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May 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
When two people come through the bookshop door 1 minute before closing and you walk over sad you're going to have to disappoint them, only to be told they just wanted to give you a cool sticker before the shop shut 😻
#BookshopLife
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#BookshopLife
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"A bookshop? You must get to stand and read all day!" they say.
"Er, occasionally..." I reply, embarking on a sixth attempt at elastic-banding two fluffy elephants so they'll hold hands behind a book while balancing on a turtle...
#BookshopLife
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"Er, occasionally..." I reply, embarking on a sixth attempt at elastic-banding two fluffy elephants so they'll hold hands behind a book while balancing on a turtle...
#BookshopLife
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Happy Terry Pratchett Day everyone!
Thanks to @doubledayuk.bsky.social we have some exclusive short samples of The Discworld Bestiary to give away to our customers @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social!
Preorders open, published 15th October.
#TerryPratchettDay
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#SFF
Thanks to @doubledayuk.bsky.social we have some exclusive short samples of The Discworld Bestiary to give away to our customers @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social!
Preorders open, published 15th October.
#TerryPratchettDay
💙📚🪐
#SFF
May 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"A bookshop? You must get to stand and read all day!" they say.
"Er, occasionally..." I reply, embarking on a sixth attempt at elastic-banding two fluffy elephants so they'll hold hands behind a book while balancing on a turtle...
#BookshopLife
📚💙
"Er, occasionally..." I reply, embarking on a sixth attempt at elastic-banding two fluffy elephants so they'll hold hands behind a book while balancing on a turtle...
#BookshopLife
📚💙
I'm helping in another branch of Waterstones today so I'm enjoying seeing what they've got that I haven't
Particularly enjoying Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix, a gloriously entertaining tour of horror novels from the 70s-80s!
💙📚🪐
#horrorsky
#BookshopLife
Particularly enjoying Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix, a gloriously entertaining tour of horror novels from the 70s-80s!
💙📚🪐
#horrorsky
#BookshopLife
May 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I'm helping in another branch of Waterstones today so I'm enjoying seeing what they've got that I haven't
Particularly enjoying Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix, a gloriously entertaining tour of horror novels from the 70s-80s!
💙📚🪐
#horrorsky
#BookshopLife
Particularly enjoying Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix, a gloriously entertaining tour of horror novels from the 70s-80s!
💙📚🪐
#horrorsky
#BookshopLife
Hey you, are you staying hydrated today? Make sure you're drinking enough. It's easy to forget when it's chilly outside.
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This PSA was brought to you from a very busy bookshop, where I've just found a coffee I made 5 hours ago and forgot to drink.
#BookshopLife
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This PSA was brought to you from a very busy bookshop, where I've just found a coffee I made 5 hours ago and forgot to drink.
#BookshopLife
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Hey you, are you staying hydrated today? Make sure you're drinking enough. It's easy to forget when it's chilly outside.
...
This PSA was brought to you from a very busy bookshop, where I've just found a coffee I made 5 hours ago and forgot to drink.
#BookshopLife
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This PSA was brought to you from a very busy bookshop, where I've just found a coffee I made 5 hours ago and forgot to drink.
#BookshopLife
If you've ever fantasised about spending the night trapped in a bookshop, let me tell you it's very spoopy and more importantly TOO DARK TO READ.
#BookshopLife
#BookshopLife
November 15, 2024 at 7:28 PM
If you've ever fantasised about spending the night trapped in a bookshop, let me tell you it's very spoopy and more importantly TOO DARK TO READ.
#BookshopLife
#BookshopLife
(This is a nice counterbalance to all the times I've sat behind the bookshop counter, watched someone pick up #SomeOfUsJustFall and another book, then buy the other book 😆) #BooksellerWriters #TheWritingLife #BookshopLife
May 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
(This is a nice counterbalance to all the times I've sat behind the bookshop counter, watched someone pick up #SomeOfUsJustFall and another book, then buy the other book 😆) #BooksellerWriters #TheWritingLife #BookshopLife
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'Walking me to work': to finish, a brief extract from Errolyn Wallen's piece of this name - see her speak at #NairnFest! www.nairnfestival.co.uk
'Walking me to work': to finish, a brief extract from Errolyn Wallen's piece of this name - see her speak at #NairnFest! www.nairnfestival.co.uk
August 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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It’s finally chilly in the mornings. So sun bathing is a definitely must now 💚#bookshoplife
November 16, 2024 at 2:30 PM
It’s finally chilly in the mornings. So sun bathing is a definitely must now 💚#bookshoplife
Reopening my little bookshop this weekend! Excited to be back, definitely overwhelmed by the to-do list, but mostly just looking forward to being in my cozy space and talking about books again. #bookshoplife #indiebookseller
March 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Reopening my little bookshop this weekend! Excited to be back, definitely overwhelmed by the to-do list, but mostly just looking forward to being in my cozy space and talking about books again. #bookshoplife #indiebookseller
📗 I fancied reading something more relaxed than my current tome today in a spot of #HammockTime 😎
I decided to go with further tales of #BookshopLife in “More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops” by Jen Campbell.
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
I decided to go with further tales of #BookshopLife in “More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops” by Jen Campbell.
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
June 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
📗 I fancied reading something more relaxed than my current tome today in a spot of #HammockTime 😎
I decided to go with further tales of #BookshopLife in “More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops” by Jen Campbell.
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
I decided to go with further tales of #BookshopLife in “More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops” by Jen Campbell.
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
📕 Decided that I’d finish up evening #HammockTime with a few tales of #BookshopLife. I am chortling along at most pages 😆
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
June 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
📕 Decided that I’d finish up evening #HammockTime with a few tales of #BookshopLife. I am chortling along at most pages 😆
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋
📬 I have found myself much enjoying the Tales of #BookshopLife that both @bookishsff.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social put out on their socials.
When I learned there are some collections of such tales, I knew what to do! 😆
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #JuneBookHaul 📦
When I learned there are some collections of such tales, I knew what to do! 😆
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #JuneBookHaul 📦
June 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
📬 I have found myself much enjoying the Tales of #BookshopLife that both @bookishsff.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social put out on their socials.
When I learned there are some collections of such tales, I knew what to do! 😆
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #JuneBookHaul 📦
When I learned there are some collections of such tales, I knew what to do! 😆
👨🏫 #NonFictionBooks 💡📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #JuneBookHaul 📦
Between you and @garethlpowell.bsky.social telling these great #BookshopLife tales, there’s probably an entertaining book in there somewhere 🤓
May 20, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Between you and @garethlpowell.bsky.social telling these great #BookshopLife tales, there’s probably an entertaining book in there somewhere 🤓
Quick shot, #bookshoplife. This is a fairly typical Monday delivery with new releases front of shot, then replacements from weekend sales. As always, the big pile centre shot is SFF/horror/graphics. Children's books and Romantic fiction are next, a bit scattered. Then everything else.
#booksky 1/2
#booksky 1/2
June 29, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Quick shot, #bookshoplife. This is a fairly typical Monday delivery with new releases front of shot, then replacements from weekend sales. As always, the big pile centre shot is SFF/horror/graphics. Children's books and Romantic fiction are next, a bit scattered. Then everything else.
#booksky 1/2
#booksky 1/2