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Three lovely, friendly, award-winning independent bookshops in Corbridge, Whitley Bay + Alnwick https://www.forumbooksshop.com Events: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hey! Hi! Hello!

Here we are & here we go!

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · 5d

👋 !! 🌊 !! 💙 !!

hiya! Less than a week til
@lenniesaurus.bsky.social joins us with poyums annaw - grab last few tickets here + we’ll see you there
www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks/a...

@thecrackmagazine.bsky.social
@canongate.co.uk

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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 8d

I am to be let out, and poked until I speak. My first talk in AGES - please do come along, if you're in the north-east. Books, birds, all that sort of thing. www.nhsn.org.uk/events/richa...

Richard Smyth: A Nature Writer at Large

An evening with nature writer Richard Smyth in the NHSN Council RoomRichard Smyth is one of the UK's busiest nature writers. His most recent book, The Jay, the Beech and the Limpetshell: Finding Wild ...

www.nhsn.org.uk

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · 14d

💙 ONE WEEK!! 💙

Still time to grab tickets for @anncleeves.bsky.social talking Orkney + Jimmy #TheKillingStones w/ Stuart Bain on Oct 1st

PLUS you’ll get *exclusive* short story The Lonely Man !!
Grab tickets www.theexchange1856.com/event-detail...

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our September events kick off with KEEGAN // Anthony Quinn chatting to @camsell59.bsky.social @livetheatre.bsky.social 🤍🖤
🎟️ www.live.org.uk/whats-on/kee...
Total result!!
@faberbooks.bsky.social
@thecrackmagazine.bsky.social

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Aug 19

We have tempted @damianbarr.bsky.social to FORUM’s pulpit to celebrate his new book The Two Roberts
& we’d love you to join us 🩵🩷

🗓️ 8th Sept
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks/f...
@thecrackmagazine.bsky.social
@canongate.co.uk

Damian Barr event poster for The Two Roberts at FORUM Books 8th Sept

Damian Barr in the pulpit at FORUM Books

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jul 10

I’m in tomorrow & Saturday… if you’re passing

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jul 10

🫶 thank you! *also might have another book recommendation for you 🤫

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · Jul 8

If you are able, please buy your books from Indy bookshops.

They pay their full taxes and build remarkable communities of readers & writers.

@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social
@woodbinebooks.bsky.social

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Beth @f33lthesun.bsky.social · Jul 8

This. I cancelled Audible a while back and signed up to @libro.fm . Slightly cheaper per month, I chose Read Holmfirth as the indie bookshop I support on it and The Accidental Bookshop in Alnwick @forumbooks.bsky.social is my local indie bookshop of choice.

Libro.fm @libro.fm · Jul 8

This Prime Day (& every day):

➡️ Support the small businesses making a positive difference

➡️ Get book recs from people who actually read—not algorithms

➡️ Visit your indie, immerse yourself in books, maybe chat with real people, & leave feeling happy

➡️ Support your indie with audiobook purchases

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jul 1

Wow!! What a night launching #DEADLINE the fab debut thriller from @stephmcgovern.bsky.social 💙 thanks to Steph & @anncleeves.bsky.social for brilliant interview & all who came 🙌

Gorgeous signed indie editions available from us if you missed www.forumbooksshop.com/product/dead...

Steph McGovern chatting to Ann Cleeves about her debut thriller

View from upper balcony showing packed house for Steph

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jun 22

Yep! We’ll be stocking & happy to pop on pre order for you 🙌

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jun 20

We 💙 Len!

Join us!!

🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks/a...

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jun 18

Gorgeous evening chatting Victorian gothic & Egypt w/ Rachel Louise Driscoll 💚 Nephthys is stunning - a captivating blend of myth, adventure and obsession … thanks to all who came & signed, special editions available if you missed

#IndieBookshopWeek

✍️ www.forumbooksshop.com/product/neph...

FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jun 16

Tick! Tock! ⏰!!

We’re on a #DEADLINE … just TWO WEEKS til @stephmcgovern.bsky.social is @ The Exchange, North Shields chatting to @anncleeves.bsky.social
about her debut thriller 🩵 join us!

🗓️ Mon 30 June
🎟️ www.theexchange1856.com/event-detail...

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jun 14

What a week!

It’s #IndieBookshopWeek & we’re celebrating in Corbridge, Whitley Bay & Alnwick 💖🫶 📚 !!
Events, book signing + @brianbilston.bsky.social listening party 🎧
@booksaremybag.bsky.social

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · Jun 14

Good morning.

It is Independent Bookshop Week.

If you are able please do support your local bookshop.

They pay their taxes and support the community!

@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@sevenoaksbookshop.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@grovebookshop.bsky.social

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jun 5

💚 ONE WEEK! 💚

Next Thursday Mel Rockett joins us at FORUM Books to talk Ratty and the 10 year project to reintroduce the water vole to Kielder. Come along!

🗓️ Thurs 12 June
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks/f...

@northwildlife.bsky.social

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jun 4

Looking forward to @patrickgalbraith.bsky.social at FORUM Books talking #UncommonGround - vital, engaging & highly relevant to our Northumberland community 💚 we’d love to see you there!

🗓️ Mon 9 June
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks/f...

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · Jun 4

💖!! It’s a beaut x enjoying immersing yourself in its pages

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Shetland Library @shetlandlibrary.bsky.social · Jun 3

Muckle thanks to Michael Pedersen & Forum Books for sending us a beautiful signed copy of Michael’s debut novel - Muckle Flugga!
“A fever dream of a book, melding myth and magic to the monumental landscape of Scotland” - Ian Rankin
@michaelpedersen.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
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Muckle Flugga book in library window, book cover is bright design in black, white, red, blue and yellow.

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Michael Pedersen @michaelpedersen.bsky.social · May 28

Such a thrill to launch Muckle Flugga with Stephen Fry at @hayfestival.bsky.social! What a phenomenal human. Next up I’m at @forumbooks.bsky.social (Corbridge) and then Bristol at Storysmith.

Just a tiny spattering of 🎫 left for each: www.michaelpedersen.co.uk/events

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · May 26

💛🩷THIS THURSDAY!🩷💛

💛 ’Extraordinary’ The Scotsman
🩷 'Phenomenal' Matt Haig
💛 ‘A dream’ My Weekly
🩷 'A thing of magic’ The Skinny

@michaelpedersen.bsky.social will be at FORUM Bookschatting gorgeously about his debut novel Muckle Flugga - come along! www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks/f...

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Beth @f33lthesun.bsky.social · May 25

Ordered and then collected these from @forumbooks.bsky.social last week.
Already read Candle Island and it is as brilliant as Wolf Hollow.
#BookSky 📚💙
“There’s something sad about everyone, Lucy. Don’t ever think otherwise.”

@mattobin.bsky.social @sconnor7.bsky.social
@smithsmm.bsky.social

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · May 23

It’s all we’re talking about!! 😉

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Rob Drummond @robdrummond.bsky.social · May 22

I'll be at @forumbooks.bsky.social in Corbridge on Thursday 10th July! Bookings here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks/f... #YoureAllTalk

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