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I’ve just realised how tragic this makes my life look

Wed, 14th Jul 2021

At the moment I’m reading R. M. Williamson’s ‘Bits from and Old Bookshop’ for quotations to use in my next book, and have stuck a few post-it notes in for…

Book launch of Kathleen Hart’s book Devorgilla Days.

Sat, 19th Jun 2021

Last night saw the launch of Kathleen Hart’s book Devorgilla Days. The Bookshop garden hasn’t been so busy since the festival of 2019.

Sadly these never seem to sell.

Sat, 5th Jun 2021

That’s quite cool

Thu, 3rd Jun 2021

Seven Kinds of People gets a mention from Doug Emhoff.

Tidying up the art section…

Mon, 19th Apr 2021

In preparation for opening again, we did a little bit of a tidy up of the art section and discovered these.

Many thanks to whoever sent this to Captain.

Sun, 18th Apr 2021

Sorting through a box of books this morning. Looks like the original Wigtown festival was in February.

Sat, 17th Apr 2021

Whittington Press

Wed, 14th Apr 2021

How flattering to have a piece published by the wonderful Whittington Press (handmade paper, lead type). How irritating to then discover that I used the word ‘truly’ twice in the…

Many thanks to Joshua Bodwell of Godine publishing for sending these.

Fri, 9th Apr 2021

Many thanks to Joshua Bodwell of Godine publishing for sending these.

Velvety Ears??

Tue, 9th Mar 2021

Every time I walk past this book on the stairs I imagine that it’s about velvety ears.

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