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Big Green Books
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social
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Half Man, Half Bookshop.
Moved to Hastings in 2018 to start a wild new adventure with my family.
Not the inventor of the word "brainbow"
https://www.biggreenbookshop.com/
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I have MORE #buyastrangerabook day action!

Bike fans!

@mrstevious.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Potholes and Pavements : A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network by Laura Laker.

It looks ace.

If you'd like a copy, just get in touch.

UK only
Front cover of the book. Blurb for the book. A unique journey around the UK’s National Cycle Network and one journalist’s quest to investigate the state of our country’s cycling. What if we were less reliant on our cars? What if there were safe cycling paths to take us places instead? What if those paths led to the next town, the next village and the countryside beyond?This was the dream of a group of Bristolian idealists in the 1970s when they founded Britain’s National Cycle Network, which now runs to nearly 13,000 miles across the country. Journalist Laura Laker sets off on an odyssey around the UK to see where the NCN began, and where it is now. What has gone right – and wrong – with this piece of national infrastructure? Why is it run by a charity whose CEO once admitted ‘we’ve had enough of it being crap, we need to fix it’? Laura lifts the lid on this maddening, patchy, and at times dangerous network, and the similarly precarious politics and financing that make it what it is. She discovers beauty, friendship and adventure along the way, from the Cairngorms to Cornwall, from the Pennines to the South Wales coast. On her mission to pin down what the NCN is and what it means to those who use it, she also meets up with high-profile travelling companions, including Chris Boardman and Ned Boulting. In a country where 71% of trips are less than five miles, two thirds of Britons say they want to cycle more and doing so could help our climate, health and wellbeing. Laura is on a mission to see if we can make that dream a reality.
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Here's another AMAZING #buyastrangerabook day offer.

@spacedlaw.bsky.social is offering to buy FIVE lucky people a copy each of Justin Myers new novel The Glorious Dead.

Check out the blurb, and let us know if you'd like a FREE copy!

UK only.
Front cover of The Glorious Dead by Justin Myers. Blurb for Justin's book. Laurie Blount, enfant terrible of the West End, the voice of a generation, a shining star. Also: dead. Very, very dead. Killed in a car crash in the middle of the night, Laurie exited this world the way he lived his life - dramatically and dangerously. Laurie 's husband Jo, best friend Vivi and goddaughter Rosy must step out from grief 's shadow and face life without him. Until rumours of Laurie 's unpublished memoir begin to haunt the group. Waspish, wicked and witty, these confessions reveal a side to Laurie nobody really knew . . . or would admit to knowing. But can the words of a dead man be trusted? Laurie 's grieving loved ones are about to discover that comedy and tragedy are the same mistakes, made under different lighting. If Jo, Vivi and Rosy are ever to find peace in the future, they might need to lift the curtain on Laurie 's past - as well as their own. Can a dead man shatter your life one chapter at a time?'
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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It's #buyastrangerabook day today, and as the rich & privileged continue to evade anything like real justice,
@sallyhinkley.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Nobody's Girl by Virginia Giuffre.

If you'd like a copy, get in touch.

UK only.
front cover of the book Blurb from the book.
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I have a #buyastrangerabook day offer to tell you about.

@humanaqvi.bsky.social will buy one lucky person a copy of Chris McCausland's new memoir, "Keep Laughing".

(blurb in 2nd pic).

If you've not benefitted from #buyastrangerabook before & would like it, get in touch!

UK only.
Front cover of Chris's book. Blurb for the book. The perfect feel-good gift for fans of comedy and Strictly alike. 'Oh my God, so funny, so nostalgic.I loved it!’ ALAN CARR Already one of the country's best loved comedians, Chris McCausland's participation on Strictly was a phenomenon. But how did the boy from Liverpool end up winning the hearts of the nation?This is his remarkable story, of a twenty-five-year journey through sight loss to blindness. Of the highs, the lows and the downright hilarious along the way. From being a lowlife conker dealer, and running his very own bootlegging empire (kind of) . . .to almost becoming a spy for MI5 (really). And of how he dared himself to try stand-up comedy, and ended up being brilliant on all your favourite TV shows. Before, of course, he surprised himself, as well as everybody else, when he tried dancing on live TV in front of millions. Warm, honest, insightful and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the most likeable, cheering and uplifting book of the year!
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Here's a BRILLIANT #buyastrangerabook offer.

I have THREE copies of "Cosmetics to Go: The Story of the Company That Came Before Lush" by @miramanga.bsky.social.

It's a must for any Lush fan. Discover the wild & brilliant company that started it all.

If you'd like one get in touch.

UK only
Front cover of Mira's book, Cosmetics to Go. Blurb for the book. Here in lies the story of the meteoric rise, and devastating fall, of Cosmetics To Go, the dynamic cosmetics brand that revolutionised bathing and enchanted customers with their innovative offerings, all well ahead of their time. This book is a journey of invention, following the fortunes of this young company as they create new, ground breaking products – set to revolutionise the cosmetics industry. Read all about the invention of the original bath bomb, shampoo bars and fresh facemasks that have since gone on to become some of LUSH’s most iconic and best-selling products. Featuring artwork and photography from the original Cosmetics to Go catalogue, this new book is an essential read for Cosmetics to Go customers and fans and anyone who wants to know more about the origins of LUSH. Mira Manga is a London-based writer, editor, and songwriter. She has worked at LUSH since 2000 and was formerly the editor and lead writer of The Lush Times, the brand’s much-loved customer newspaper. Originally published in 2013, this new edition, celebration 30 years of Lush, Cosmetics to Go is now refreshed, revitalised, and expanded with new content.
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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This is rather exciting.

I'll be getting SIGNED copies of "How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside" by Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social

We'll be getting extra special Independent bookshop editions, with an extra poem.

In your face Bezos

Order HERE. biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
Front cover of Brian's new book.
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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SIGNED BOOK NEWS.

I'll be getting SIGNED copies of "The Bookshop Below", the new book by Georgia Summers.

It's out next week, and sounds WILD!

Read the blurb.

You can pre-order a copy HERE

www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
Front cover of Georgia Summers' book. Blurb for the book. Below the streets of London, a secret network of magical bookshops has existed for millennia. But they're slowly disappearing, and no one knows why. Only one dishonoured bookseller can uncover the truth and rewrite her story—in this spellbinding standalone fantasy novel from the author of The City of Stardust.
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Katie got a thank you gift from one of her clients last week, for being ace (she is the most ace person in the world btw).

She may have mentioned to them she liked France...

There was wine, very fancy pate & this

THREE BRIES!

The sheep & the goat ones are lush. Haven't tried the cow yet.
A trio of Tesco Finest Brie Cheeses.
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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A lovely surprise.

I got some SIGNED copies of the kid's version of "Tina. The Dog Who Changed the World" by Niall Harbison today.

It's such a lovely uplifting book. Just what we need.

It's on my website HERE if you'd like one.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
Front cover of Niall's book. It shows Tina, the doggo, with her tongue out. Niall's signature inside the book. There's a special page with a paw print, which Niall has signed.
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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I've been to Morrisons (but i've never been to me)

I cannot stress how lush these mince pies are.

They have them at £3.50, but I have a Morrisons "More Card", which means they were half price!

They have Apple Crumble ones too that I might try.

I'm going back tomorrow. For "More" obvs...
a pack of four Cherry Bakewell Mince Pies bought from Morrisons.
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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MY BIG CLEAR OUT! (part 3)

Here are 3 shelves of my books in A-Z order by author.

You can have any 2 for £10 (free P+P).

Please share (and buy).

UK only.
Alphabetised books on a shelf A-I Alphabetised books on a shelf J-O Alphabetised books on a shelf O-Z
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Have you heard about "The Festive Big Green Book Swap"?

It's ACE!

You'll get sent a mystery book, based on the kind of stuff you like reading.

You'll also get choc & a cuppa tea.

And I can match you up with a new book buddy too if you like

JOIN HERE!

biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Went to Brighton today.

We parked in Hove so we could have a bit of a walk along the seafront to get there.

I bought some pens and a REALLY expensive comic book notepad (which I should have checked the price before I went to the till..).

Had meatballs for lunch in IKEA.

I do like Brighton.
I'm holding a comic book notepad and a pack of pens.
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Forgot to share this earlier.

Went for a lovely morning walk.

It's pretty cool living by the sea.

I try and get down to the seafront most days.

It's fabulous for my mental health.

I'm so pleased we moved to Hastings.
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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The Big Green Books Advent Calendars are a hit!

I've now sold eleven of them!

I'll send you 4, 6 or 12 surprise books, personally chosen just for you, to unwrap on the run up to Christmas

Available for ALL ages.

INFO HERE.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...

Sharing is caring (thanks).
A stack of twelve books, individually wrapped in red and white striped wrapping paper, surrounded by some of Simon's Christmas decorations. The Big Green Bookshop logo, with animated Christmas tress on either side of it and a garland (?) running along the top.
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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HI there.

Here are three that might fit the bill.

However, I think you might be able to get a better selection here though.

www.gwales.com/home/
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I met up with my pal Luke, from Bloomsbury Publishing this morning. I'm being presumptuous saying he's my pal. But I hope he is.

Anyway, over coffee we discussed the book world and moaned about stuff. It was great.

He also gave me this BEAUTY!

NEW GEORGE SAUNDERS!

Out in Jan.
cover of the new George Saunders book, Vigil. Blurb on the back of the book. blurb on the front of the book!
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Hey.

I got in touch with another school yesterday to offer them £500 worth of books, courtesy of The Big Green Books 500 Club.

They are VERY happy!

This is the second school I've been able to do this for, thanks to you.

Join Here, if you can. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
Here's Harland's Primary School. The recipients of the first £500 of books, for The 500 Club.
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Thanks for a really lovely #buyastrangerabook day.

I think about 9 books were given out today.

How ace is that?

See you next week for more of this.

In the meantime please buy all your book related Christmas presents from me.

See attached pic.

[email protected]
A picture of the homepage of my website, explaining the best way to buy books. It's from me btw.
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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More #buyastrangerabook day magic.

@spidergravy.bsky.social is offering to buy someone any book by Patrick Ness.

Here are a few to choose from.

If there are any you fancy, get in touch.

UK only.
Six Patrick Ness book titles.
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Here's another #buyastrangerabook offer.

@paulacostello.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen.

Paula thought it was hilarious, and wants to share the fun.

So if you'd like a copy, get in touch.

UK only
Front cover of "Squeeze Me" blurb for the book. From the highly acclaimed author of Bad Monkey and Razor Girl comes this hilarious new novel of social and political intrigue, set against the glittering backdrop of Florida's gold coast. It's the height of the Palm Beach charity ball season: for every good cause, there's a reason for the local luminaries to eat (minimally), drink (maximally), and be seen. But when prominent high-society dowager Kiki Pew suddenly vanishes during a swanky gala, and is later found dead, panic and chaos erupt. Kiki was an ardent fan of the Winter White House resident just down the road, and a founding member of the POTUSSIES, a group of women dedicated to supporting their President - who immediately declares that Kiki was the victim of rampaging immigrant hordes. This, it turns out, is far from the truth. The truth might just lie in the middle of the highway, where a bizarre discovery brings the First Lady's motorcade to a grinding halt. Enter Angie Armstrong, wildlife wrangler extraordinaire, who is summoned to the posh island to deal with a mysterious and impolite influx of huge, hungry pythons . . . Carl Hiaasen can brighten even the darkest of days and Squeeze Me is pure, unadulterated Hiaasen. Irreverent, ingenious, and highly entertaining, it perfectly captures the absurdity of our times
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Here's an ace #buyastrangerabook day offer.

Disability History Month starts on November 20th.

And to help raise its profile @rachelcdailey.bsky.social is offering to buy TWO people a copy each of her book Ramping Up Rights.

Check out the blurb and let us know if you'd like a copy.

UK only
Front cover of Rachel's book, Ramping Up Rights : An Unfinished History of British Disability Activism Blurb for Rachel's book. A 100-year history of enraging injustices and inspiring campaigns: the fight for British disability rights isn't over. From the 'crippled suffragette', to '80s punks chaining themselves to buses, to campaigners taking a stand online, this book celebrates the amazing activists and protest actions behind the UK's long battle for disabled people's rights to live. Rachel Charlton-Dailey highlights a shockingly overlooked tradition of disabled struggle. She unpacks how British attitudes and policy went so wrong in the twenty-first century, and interviews campaigners and disabled people about how they have reclaimed power, from resisting government reforms to changing the media narrative. She explores live frontiers in the push for civil rights--from the scandalous inaccessibility of our education and transport systems, to the existential debates about genetic screening and 'the right to die'. In this powerful book, honouring past disability activism becomes a call to action. Charlton-Dailey shows readers how hard, and how often, disabled people and their allies have fought, and won. She gives them the energy to keep fighting back.
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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HEY!

Get yourself a Big Green Books Advent Calendar.

Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.

Unwrap a new surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.

Books will be individually picked based on what you enjoy reading.

Info HERE.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...

PLEASE SHARE
Twelve books, wrapped in red and white striped paper, adorned with christmas decorations.
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The Bob Ross bobblehead desk toy is back in stock!

WITH SOUND.

10 different wise and witty sayings from the art master.

Buy here!

biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...

Gift-tastic!
The Bob Ross Bobblehead. A small "statue" of Bob, smiling and holding his easel.
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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SIGNED copies of The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer @bobmort.bsky.social are available to order from us!

With Long Shoe sprayed edges and now I have some funky bookmarks too!

You can get a copy HERE

biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
Bob's book, next to a matching bookmark Bob's signature inside the book. A stack of the book, showing the "long shoe" sprayed edges.
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM