@EllisLandreth1
Happy to send Cal three books of his choice.
Just DM me the name and address to post 'em to and the three titles.
I'll post them off asap.
I make a point of buying books at my local
@Waterstones
rather than ordering on Amazon because I want bookstores to thrive, but if I go into your store and a member of staff asks me to wear a mask, you will lose my business forever.
That Jack Monroe's pretty ace.
So, I thought maybe as a way of saying thanks, I could give away 50 of Jack's books to people who might appreciate them.
I've bought 25 copies each of Tin Can Cook and Good Food for Bad Days to send out.
If you want one, let me know.
OK.
I will send ANYONE a copy of Matt's book who feels they might need it.
Just DM me your name and address. That's it.
If anyone wants to help me cover the cost of this, if you're OK to paypal what you can to simonkey68
@msn
.com, using family and friends.
Thanks.
If anyone feels they need a copy of Reasons to Say Alive, a VERY important book by Matt Haig,
@emmaisaway
is offering to buy one for you.
I'll try and cover any others that are requested.
If you feel you need this book, let me know.
Imagine no Piers Morgan
It isn't hard to do,
Nothing to lose your shit for
And no tweets from Donald too.
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a snowflake.
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join me,
And the world won’t buy The Sun.
I'm gonna swear.
If you have a problem with what Greta Thunberg is trying to do and how she's trying to do it, you can fuck right off.
And then, perhaps you can fuck off a little bit more please.
A thing.
I'm a bookshop who does a fair % of its sales because of Twitter.
I had a blue tick. I no longer do.
Spending £8 a month on something that will allow me to possibly sell more books seems OK.
Still working out what to do though.
Nobody will see this tweet, obvs!
I bet that you'd look good in a bookstore, I don't know if you're looking for romance or I don't know what you're looking for.
I said, I bet that you look good in a bookstore, looking for a book like I Robot, or 1984, or 1984.
Dunno if anyone has mentioned this on here, but indie bookshops got an email this morning from the publisher offering signed copies of Johnson's book.
No fucking chance.
I'm sure it'll sell more than 57 copies, but i'm not gonna help.
It's great being an indie bookshop.
A month ago, I was in a bit of a fix.
OK, I was in a LOT of trouble.
I sent this message out on Twitter. The response was quite incredible.
Things have improved a lot since then & I wanted to say thank you.
SO MUCH
You lot are absolutely awesome.
Hello. Firstly, can I apologise about the following tweets. I have reached a point where I don’t quite know what else to do. I am tweeting on behalf of me (Simon), not Big Green Books.
I, Tim, am allowed to use my colleague, Simon’s, twitter account once a week, on a Sunday. The weight of this responsibility lays quite heavily on my soul. So here it is. We Are Open. Phew, I thought that went well, didn’t you?
If anyone feels they need a copy of Reasons to Say Alive, a VERY important book by Matt Haig,
@emmaisaway
is offering to buy one for you.
I'll try and cover any others that are requested.
If you feel you need this book, let me know.
I'm no longer paying rent on the shop in Wood Green as from RIGHT NOW.
The lease has been signed over to someone else.
I've been paying rent & rates on the empty shop for the last six months.
This is now over!
I cannot tell you how happy I am about this.
*collapses*
Our bookshop will be ten years old tomorrow.
When we decided to open a bookshop in Wood Green, most people thought we must be crazy.
An independent bookshop in Wood Green?
Don't be ridiculous.
Well, it may have been ridiculous. But we're still fucking here.
You know what? I am so lucky.
I have no money, my flat is riddled with damp and I suffer from agoraphobia, but I am living my best life. I try to do all the things that make me happy, and this seems to work!
I love life. It's a wonderful thing.
My girlfriend bought me some Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I have never eaten a Krispy Kreme doughnut until this morning.
I must now sell the bookshop to help fund my new Krispy Kreme doughnut addiction.
Today's stats.
Breakfast : sausages and mushrooms (+ 1 fried egg)
Steps: 21706
Books Sold: 13
Horses Bought: 0
Did I speak to my Mum? : Not today
Currently Reading : Paper Sparrows by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi
Extra info: I spent £7 in Poundland earlier.
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
I just want a book to read
I just want one for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true oh
All I want’s a hardback or two.
@SJ_Watson
@EllisLandreth1
Thanks so much, I've got a list from Cal now and his address.
Can you paypal £8.99 to simonkey68
@msn
.com, using family and friends, with the note "CAL".
I'll send him a book on your behalf.
On our way home from school today, my daughter pointed at a tree and said "that tree looks like a pig. You should put it on Twitter".
So here is a tree that looks like a pig, courtesy of my daughter.
Next month, I will celebrate my 35th year in bookselling.
I've sold books for 35 years!
I've done some maths and reckon i've sold over a million books.
Gonna add "i've sold over a million books" to my twitter bio later.
Also, where's my medal?
So.
I wrote a thing about how Independent Bookshops might work together to get similar deals than the big chain stores.
Over 100 bookshops have been in touch so far.
Whoop etc.
@GuardianBooks
did this article on Monday
Hello INDIE BOOKSHOPS. I've written something about getting together to form an Indie Alliance, so we can negotiate with publishers for better stuff.
I'd really appreciate it if you could read and share. Thanks.
psst...
*anyone looking for books?
I can sort you out. No questions asked.
Hardbacks, paperbacks.
I can even get you spiral bound ones (if that's what you're into).
All sent out discreetly.
Your little reading habit's safe with me.
Tweet me.
You know you want to *
Two nights ago, someone smashed the window of Jerky's, the Caribbean restaurant, next door to our shop and nicked the till.
They've lost 2 days takings and had to replace the window.
If you're in Wood Green over the next few days, do come & help them get back on their feet.
Today's stats
Cheese eaten. Dolce latte!
Steps. 13015
Books sold. 15 (XV if you're Roman)
Horses bought. 0 (0 if you're Roman)
Did I speak to my Mum. For 2 mins (II if you're Roman)
Extra info. Today has been shite, then great & then shite again.
And then GREAT!
A wild ride.
Sorry.
I now have to stop offering post overseas.
It's hopeless.
New rules introduced post brexit that kicked in last year mean that loads of stuff goes missing.
It's pointless trying.
I've refunded (and lost) hundreds of pounds and I just can't afford it any more.
Sorry.
"Would you like me to ruin loads of people's lives?"
"no, of course not!"
..later.
"Would you like me to ruin loads of people's lives?"
"no, of course not!".
...later.
"If I fuck off soon, would you like me to ruin loads of people's lives?"
"yeah, go on then"
They offered an excellent solution.
We'll be sending books to them to help support their designated charity partner, The Teenage Cancer Trust.
And we'll be getting ONE HUNDRED Krispy Kreme doughnuts on March 8th.
Everyone wins!
Three cheers for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.
Please stop looking for a fight on Twitter.
It's really boring now.
Instead, let's look for, oh, I don't know.
A camel who knows stuff.
A terrific spelling mistake.
An acrobat called Lesley.
The number 146.
Anything but angry.
Cheers.
My Mum's not very well.
She's had to go to hospital.
I'm off to Bristol tomorrow to see her.
Might be there for a while.
Trying top get stuff sorted before I go, but SOZ if I don't.
Cheers.
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
I just want a book to read
I just want one for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true oh
All I want’s a hardback or two.
I picked up my post today from the post office and this was in it.
I cannot tell you how much it lifted my spirits.
Thanks so much to Gary S for sending it.
I really needed this.
S
Fucking hell.
It's high time they threw the fucking book at Johnson.
If you'd like to buy a book to throw at Johnson, let me know the title and I'll sort it out for you.
#marketing
EXCLUSIVE: No 10 staff held ‘wine-time Fridays’ throughout pandemic with Boris Johnson regularly witnessing the gatherings.
Sources say PM encouraged aides to "let off steam" despite indoor socialising being banned under lockdown rules.
Ran a half marathon this morning.
Wasn't sure whether to mention it, cos of the smugness etc.
But decided to screw that.
Ran a half marathon this morning.
It's not
#buyastrangerabook
day today, but...
On September 6th, someone messaged me to say they'd send me £100 to spend on books to give away, on the day Truss resigned.
True to their word, they have just sent it!
So, if there, something you'd like, get in touch.
Today I have been totally overwhelmed by your extraordinary kindness.
Thank you for everything.
Don't quite know how I can express how grateful I am.
You are ace.
Hello. Firstly, can I apologise about the following tweets. I have reached a point where I don’t quite know what else to do. I am tweeting on behalf of me (Simon), not Big Green Books.
Someone just threw a book at me.
That wasn't very nice.
Thankfully it was a paperback (we don't stock many hadbarcks).
He was angry about something, non book related, but we didn't quite get to the bottom of it before the book was thrown.
It's a lively business, bookselling.
A quick update.
If you have donated any money for this. THANK YOU.
If you have DMed me, asking for a copy, THANK YOU.
I will reply to all requests for Matt's book, and EVERYONE who asks will get a copy, but there are quite a few (!) so it may take me a bit of time.
Simon
Hello. Firstly, can I apologise about the following tweets. I have reached a point where I don’t quite know what else to do. I am tweeting on behalf of me (Simon), not Big Green Books.