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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 12h

I'm not sure that posting this from a small independent bookshop's account is the kindest thing to do. I pay my taxes while the big online place doesn't. I know who's in the right.

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 12h

As well as all this, you'll also be able to get your hands on one of the beautiful limited edition #BooksAreMyBag tote bags!
And, if you need any more reasons to come along, there are SO MANY BOOKS! Please come along, it would be lovely to see you!

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 12h

Find the Golden Ticket to win 12 free audiobooks from Libro.fm.
Goodie bags!
Pay-It-Forward bingo (be rewarded for being nice)
AND
The 30th customer will win a £30 book voucher! 🧵

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 12h

This weekend is a BIG one at Bridge Books. It's #BookshopDay on Saturday + our 30th birthday on Sunday!
Here's what's happening.
20% off all day Saturday (+ online Sun, use code CELEBRATE)
Lucky Dip Books from £1. Lots of Blind Dates with Books.
Selected fiction 3 for £10
#BookSky

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Laurence Westwood @lwestwoodauthor.bsky.social · 1d

#BookSky 📚💜 #CrimeFiction Latest read! Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto (1958) trans. Jesse Kirkwood (2022) as supplied by the Queen of the Dromore Underworld herself, Aunty Lesley of Bridge Books @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social

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pmchoan.bsky.social @pmchoan.bsky.social · 2d

📚💙 #BookSky

Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 5d

If you're a fan of an ebook, did you know you can now read them ethically, using @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social! Not only will your conscience be clear, but you'll also be supporting independent bookshops! Here's the link to my affiliate page if ebooks are your thing!
uk.bookshop.org/shop/BridgeB...

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 5d

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you!

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Laurence Westwood @lwestwoodauthor.bsky.social · 5d

#histbookchat #sinology New arrival!! Politicizing Business by Ning Leng from @universitypress.cambridge.org as supplied by Aunty Lesley of @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social
who, this month, is celebrating 30 years of selling books to the (once) literary impoverished inhabitants of Dromore!!

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 5d

If you're a fan of an ebook, did you know you can now read them ethically, using @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social! Not only will your conscience be clear, but you'll also be supporting independent bookshops! Here's the link to my affiliate page if ebooks are your thing!
uk.bookshop.org/shop/BridgeB...

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so, so much to everyone who voted for me! I've made it onto the longlist of 12 in the An Post Irish Book Awards. I'm in very prestigious company (I'm the only Nordie 😱), and the next stage is down to me, so I need all the bits crossed and all the candles lit!

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 5d

Well now, there's an image...

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks to our friends @libro.fm, you will have the chance to win an amazing 12 free audio credits on #BookshopDay! A golden ticket will be hidden somewhere in the shop. All you have to do is come down and find it. Let's face it, I'm probably the smallest shop in Ireland, so it shouldn't take long!

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 8d

Haha I love this!

Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 8d

Two new events have been added to the #IrishBookWeek plans. Wendy Erskine In Conversation and a 'Curry Up and Read' Silent Book Club will complete the week along with the Sheila O'Flanagan event. Irish Books Week runs from 18th-25th October. Tickets 👇
www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 8d

Bookshop Day 2025 lands on Saturday, 11 Oct, the night before my 30th birthday!

(Yes, ok, it's the shop that's 30, not me 🙈)

Expect treats, surprise giveaways, and much more! Keep an eye out for all the details. Mark your calendars and come help us celebrate a double occasion!

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 11d

This week's #TopTenBestsellingTitles, and it was inevitable that the latest Thursday Murder Club book would be in the pile. It's flown out, along with John Boyne's, The Elements. Thank you all for being so supportive. You're the best!

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 12d

A customer asked if I had Johnny Marr's autobiography, prefacing his request with 'You'll probably not have heard of this guy.'

Reader, I hit him with my gladioli.

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 13d

Once in a while, a book comes along that absolutely stops you in your tracks. This is one such book. Scribendi, 100 striking portraits of Ireland’s greatest contemporary writers by photographer Steve Pyke. A 40-year love letter to Irish literature ❤️
bridgebooksdromore.co.uk/product/scri...

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 14d

Stacks of The Elements by John Boyne have arrived! A brilliance of Boynes, I'm calling them. Brilliant, beautiful Boynes.
Come and pick up your copy — the perfect addition to your autumn reads. Alternatively, you can get a copy on my website 👇
bridgebooksdromore.co.uk/product/the-...

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 18d

This week's #TopTenBestsellingTitles. A big thank you to everyone for their custom this week. It's lovely people like you who keep small independent bookshops open. Long may it continue!

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 19d

Freshly landed for autumn reading. A gorgeous stack of new nature books just arrived—almanacs, wild guides and lyrical explorations of the season. Celebrate landscapes and traditions, rain-soaked folklore, and night-sky wonders. Perfect for anyone who loves the turning of the year.

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 19d

Don't put him off @fidelma1.bsky.social 😂

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 19d

Already on order!

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Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 20d

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