Kel P
@punkdonkey.bsky.social
Owner of two Indie Bookshops
Serenity Booksellers
• Romiley • Stockport Town Centre
Personal account, all opinions are my own.
For the bookshop https://bsky.app/profile/serenitybookshop.bsky.social
Serenity Booksellers
• Romiley • Stockport Town Centre
Personal account, all opinions are my own.
For the bookshop https://bsky.app/profile/serenitybookshop.bsky.social
GRAB YOUR TICKETS there’s only 12 remaining!!!!!!!
ICYMI - last night we revealed the full lineup for Stockport Noir 2026! Tickets are flying and there are now just 20 left - don’t sleep on it if you’re planning on coming along!
Your full author announcement for Stockport Noir 2026
July 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
GRAB YOUR TICKETS there’s only 12 remaining!!!!!!!
This is AMAZING!
Great to see @laurasrobinson.bsky.social, @connorhutchinson.bsky.social and @damianbarr.bsky.social among the picks for @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social’s Book Club with Sara Cox. Even better - we have events with all three! Join in the chat and come along - details and tickets in link below👇🏻
#BookSky 📚💜
#BookSky 📚💜
July 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is AMAZING!
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📣 JULY EVENTS! 📣
We’ve a jam-packed July coming up featuring events with Chris McDonald, Robert Rutherford, John Sutherland, Lily Samson, Steph McGovern, Gràinne O’Hare, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Robin Ince, Harriet Constable, Shahnaz Ahsan, Leigh Radford, Dominic Nolan and Guy Hale!
#BookSky 📚💜
We’ve a jam-packed July coming up featuring events with Chris McDonald, Robert Rutherford, John Sutherland, Lily Samson, Steph McGovern, Gràinne O’Hare, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Robin Ince, Harriet Constable, Shahnaz Ahsan, Leigh Radford, Dominic Nolan and Guy Hale!
#BookSky 📚💜
July 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📣 JULY EVENTS! 📣
We’ve a jam-packed July coming up featuring events with Chris McDonald, Robert Rutherford, John Sutherland, Lily Samson, Steph McGovern, Gràinne O’Hare, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Robin Ince, Harriet Constable, Shahnaz Ahsan, Leigh Radford, Dominic Nolan and Guy Hale!
#BookSky 📚💜
We’ve a jam-packed July coming up featuring events with Chris McDonald, Robert Rutherford, John Sutherland, Lily Samson, Steph McGovern, Gràinne O’Hare, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Robin Ince, Harriet Constable, Shahnaz Ahsan, Leigh Radford, Dominic Nolan and Guy Hale!
#BookSky 📚💜
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A WEEK TODAY!
We can’t wait to welcome the brilliant Jess Kidd to our Stockport shop next Tuesday when she’ll be talking to Louise Savidge about MURDER AT GULLS NEST - the first in her sparkling new 1950s seaside mystery series, featuring sharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen.
🎫👇🏻
We can’t wait to welcome the brilliant Jess Kidd to our Stockport shop next Tuesday when she’ll be talking to Louise Savidge about MURDER AT GULLS NEST - the first in her sparkling new 1950s seaside mystery series, featuring sharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen.
🎫👇🏻
Tues 29 April
MURDER AT GULLS NEST is the first in a brilliant new mystery series by acclaimed author Jess Kidd and introduces us to sharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen! Jess will be in conversation with Women’s Prize Book Club host Louise Savidge!
🎫 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...
MURDER AT GULLS NEST is the first in a brilliant new mystery series by acclaimed author Jess Kidd and introduces us to sharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen! Jess will be in conversation with Women’s Prize Book Club host Louise Savidge!
🎫 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...
April 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A WEEK TODAY!
We can’t wait to welcome the brilliant Jess Kidd to our Stockport shop next Tuesday when she’ll be talking to Louise Savidge about MURDER AT GULLS NEST - the first in her sparkling new 1950s seaside mystery series, featuring sharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen.
🎫👇🏻
We can’t wait to welcome the brilliant Jess Kidd to our Stockport shop next Tuesday when she’ll be talking to Louise Savidge about MURDER AT GULLS NEST - the first in her sparkling new 1950s seaside mystery series, featuring sharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen.
🎫👇🏻
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Just received a finished copy of Louise Hegarty’s incredible debut novel FAIR PLAY and look at those stunning end papers! We loved, loved, loved this book - a playful satire on detective novels and locked room mysteries that becomes so much more and had us both laughing and crying.
#BookSky 💜📚
#BookSky 💜📚
March 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Just received a finished copy of Louise Hegarty’s incredible debut novel FAIR PLAY and look at those stunning end papers! We loved, loved, loved this book - a playful satire on detective novels and locked room mysteries that becomes so much more and had us both laughing and crying.
#BookSky 💜📚
#BookSky 💜📚
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An amazing event last night celebrating John Ironmonger’s THE WAGER AND THE BEAR, an important novel of two very different men and a feud that spans fifty years - a heart-stopping tale of anger, tragedy, and enduring love, cast against the long unfolding backdrop of an irreversible global crisis.
February 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
An amazing event last night celebrating John Ironmonger’s THE WAGER AND THE BEAR, an important novel of two very different men and a feud that spans fifty years - a heart-stopping tale of anger, tragedy, and enduring love, cast against the long unfolding backdrop of an irreversible global crisis.
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Visited @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in the fine town of Stockport for the first time last night - a superb shop, team and setup. Cheers @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social! And another cracking Base Notes launch week event for Adelle too, officially out TODAY
February 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Visited @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in the fine town of Stockport for the first time last night - a superb shop, team and setup. Cheers @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social! And another cracking Base Notes launch week event for Adelle too, officially out TODAY
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WOW! We’re feeling incredibly grateful for all the fantastic support for our first @stockportnoir.bsky.social festival yesterday - we had an absolutely amazing time! A huge thank you to all the authors, sponsors and our wonderful attendees who turned up in their droves! Roll on 2026!
#BookSky 💜📚
#BookSky 💜📚
February 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
WOW! We’re feeling incredibly grateful for all the fantastic support for our first @stockportnoir.bsky.social festival yesterday - we had an absolutely amazing time! A huge thank you to all the authors, sponsors and our wonderful attendees who turned up in their droves! Roll on 2026!
#BookSky 💜📚
#BookSky 💜📚
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Short blog post about #StockportNoir with thanks to @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social for their brilliant organisation of this new event! There are tickets available for 2026 already! www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...
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Stockport Noir 2025
I had a great time at the inaugural Stockport Noir crime festival. I felt so lucky to have got a ticket as they had sold out in only four weeks despite not announcing author lineups till much later…
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February 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Short blog post about #StockportNoir with thanks to @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social for their brilliant organisation of this new event! There are tickets available for 2026 already! www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...
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Thank you @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social for making so much possible and just being your amazing self! Here’s to many more great events!
Such a joy working this yesterday! So many fantastic authors and the best crowd - what a brilliant day! Huge kudos to @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social, @punkdonkey.bsky.social and @chriswillocks.bsky.social for pulling off such an incredible feat for their first festival!
February 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thank you @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social for making so much possible and just being your amazing self! Here’s to many more great events!
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The latest from @clmillerauthor.bsky.social is out on 13th Feb and it's addictive reading. Can't wait to see her at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social next week (11th Feb)!
💙📚⚡️ #Booksky This second book in the Antique Hunters series sees Lockwood Antique Hunters Agency track a stolen painting to an exclusive antiques cruise to the Red Sea, with murder, mayhem and skullduggery. Addictive mystery and adventure! Out Feb 13.
Review: The Antique Hunter’s Death on the Red Sea – C L Miller
This second book in the Antique Hunters series sees Lockwood Antique Hunters Agency pick up their first case, when a stolen painting is tracked down to an exclusive antiques cruise to the Red Sea. Freya secures an invite onboard as an antiques expert, accompanied of course by Aunt Carole.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The latest from @clmillerauthor.bsky.social is out on 13th Feb and it's addictive reading. Can't wait to see her at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social next week (11th Feb)!
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📢Final call! ENDS 15th Feb!📢
BUDDING WRITERS!
Short story comp to celebrate 25 years of Murder Squad!
📖 Open to new writers aged 18+
🕵️ Original stories up to 1500 words
🔚 15/02/25
For submission details visit murdersquad.co.uk/competition/
@thecwa.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social
BUDDING WRITERS!
Short story comp to celebrate 25 years of Murder Squad!
📖 Open to new writers aged 18+
🕵️ Original stories up to 1500 words
🔚 15/02/25
For submission details visit murdersquad.co.uk/competition/
@thecwa.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
📢Final call! ENDS 15th Feb!📢
BUDDING WRITERS!
Short story comp to celebrate 25 years of Murder Squad!
📖 Open to new writers aged 18+
🕵️ Original stories up to 1500 words
🔚 15/02/25
For submission details visit murdersquad.co.uk/competition/
@thecwa.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social
BUDDING WRITERS!
Short story comp to celebrate 25 years of Murder Squad!
📖 Open to new writers aged 18+
🕵️ Original stories up to 1500 words
🔚 15/02/25
For submission details visit murdersquad.co.uk/competition/
@thecwa.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social
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One for the diary! May 21st, all of Murder Squad Authors at Stockport Guild Hall as guests of the wonderul folks @serenitybookshop.bsky.social!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/serenity-boo...
@thecwa.bsky.social @curtisbrownbooks.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/serenity-boo...
@thecwa.bsky.social @curtisbrownbooks.bsky.social
Murder Squad’s 25th Anniversary Celebration at Stockport Masonic Guildhall
Tickets are now available for Murder Squad’s 25th Anniversary Celebration at Stockport Masonic Guildhall, Stockport on Wed 21 May 2025. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
www.ticketsource.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
One for the diary! May 21st, all of Murder Squad Authors at Stockport Guild Hall as guests of the wonderul folks @serenitybookshop.bsky.social!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/serenity-boo...
@thecwa.bsky.social @curtisbrownbooks.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/serenity-boo...
@thecwa.bsky.social @curtisbrownbooks.bsky.social
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If you are able, please do support Indy bookshops.
The near monopoly of an online giant is skewering the industry.
Without Indies, we simply wouldn't be here.
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@serenitybookshop.bsky.social
@trumanbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
The near monopoly of an online giant is skewering the industry.
Without Indies, we simply wouldn't be here.
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@serenitybookshop.bsky.social
@trumanbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
If you are able, please do support Indy bookshops.
The near monopoly of an online giant is skewering the industry.
Without Indies, we simply wouldn't be here.
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@serenitybookshop.bsky.social
@trumanbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
The near monopoly of an online giant is skewering the industry.
Without Indies, we simply wouldn't be here.
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
@serenitybookshop.bsky.social
@trumanbooks.bsky.social
@drakebookshop.bsky.social
@forumbooks.bsky.social
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A wonderful sold-out crowd for our first event of the year with two giants of crime fiction! Mark Billingham and Chris Hammer we’re here discussing their latest novels THE WRONG HANDS and THE BROKEN RIVER and we got a fantastic insight into their writing processes as well as plenty of laughs!
January 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A wonderful sold-out crowd for our first event of the year with two giants of crime fiction! Mark Billingham and Chris Hammer we’re here discussing their latest novels THE WRONG HANDS and THE BROKEN RIVER and we got a fantastic insight into their writing processes as well as plenty of laughs!
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Fantastic to see @robparkerauthor.bsky.social’s THE TROUBLED DEEP as Book of the Week in Heat! We can’t wait to welcome him back to the Romiley shop next Thursday (23rd Jan) when he’ll be chatting about the book with @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social
Tickets available instore and via link below 👇🏻
Tickets available instore and via link below 👇🏻
January 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Fantastic to see @robparkerauthor.bsky.social’s THE TROUBLED DEEP as Book of the Week in Heat! We can’t wait to welcome him back to the Romiley shop next Thursday (23rd Jan) when he’ll be chatting about the book with @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social
Tickets available instore and via link below 👇🏻
Tickets available instore and via link below 👇🏻
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NEW EVENT!
We're delighted to be welcoming Jonny Sweet to the Romiley shop on Tues 4th March to celebrate the paperback release of his stunning debut novel THE KELLERBY CODE - a delightfully dark and funny thriller that is perfect for fans of The Talented Mr Ripley and Saltburn.
💜📚 #BookSky
🎫👇🏻
We're delighted to be welcoming Jonny Sweet to the Romiley shop on Tues 4th March to celebrate the paperback release of his stunning debut novel THE KELLERBY CODE - a delightfully dark and funny thriller that is perfect for fans of The Talented Mr Ripley and Saltburn.
💜📚 #BookSky
🎫👇🏻
January 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
NEW EVENT!
We're delighted to be welcoming Jonny Sweet to the Romiley shop on Tues 4th March to celebrate the paperback release of his stunning debut novel THE KELLERBY CODE - a delightfully dark and funny thriller that is perfect for fans of The Talented Mr Ripley and Saltburn.
💜📚 #BookSky
🎫👇🏻
We're delighted to be welcoming Jonny Sweet to the Romiley shop on Tues 4th March to celebrate the paperback release of his stunning debut novel THE KELLERBY CODE - a delightfully dark and funny thriller that is perfect for fans of The Talented Mr Ripley and Saltburn.
💜📚 #BookSky
🎫👇🏻
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Announcing the BASE NOTES tour...
Adelle Stripe is heading out on the road to discuss her new book and sign copies, including some very special guests at select dates.
All ticket info (and book pre-orders) at geni.us/BaseNotes
More details below, and further dates TBA ⬇️
Adelle Stripe is heading out on the road to discuss her new book and sign copies, including some very special guests at select dates.
All ticket info (and book pre-orders) at geni.us/BaseNotes
More details below, and further dates TBA ⬇️
January 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Announcing the BASE NOTES tour...
Adelle Stripe is heading out on the road to discuss her new book and sign copies, including some very special guests at select dates.
All ticket info (and book pre-orders) at geni.us/BaseNotes
More details below, and further dates TBA ⬇️
Adelle Stripe is heading out on the road to discuss her new book and sign copies, including some very special guests at select dates.
All ticket info (and book pre-orders) at geni.us/BaseNotes
More details below, and further dates TBA ⬇️
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2025 is well and truly here and there are lots of fantastic new fiction titles on the way! You still have time to catch up on some of the 2024 novels you may have missed though and here are just a few of our favourites to help jog your memory…
💜📚 #BookSky
💜📚 #BookSky
January 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
2025 is well and truly here and there are lots of fantastic new fiction titles on the way! You still have time to catch up on some of the 2024 novels you may have missed though and here are just a few of our favourites to help jog your memory…
💜📚 #BookSky
💜📚 #BookSky
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I began listening to this collection of Hilary Mantel’s writing on audio because I’d run out of podcasts to listen to whilst cooking etc and honestly it is wonderful. She has opinions on everything from films, princesses, politics and of course, writing. All of it masterfully written.
December 29, 2024 at 10:30 AM
I began listening to this collection of Hilary Mantel’s writing on audio because I’d run out of podcasts to listen to whilst cooking etc and honestly it is wonderful. She has opinions on everything from films, princesses, politics and of course, writing. All of it masterfully written.
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TEAM SERENITY!
Anna, Lou, David, Tom, Kelly and Chris.
A quick pint together ahead of the final crazy week before Christmas! Come visit us in Romiley or Stockport - say hi, have a chat and maybe, it you’re so inclined, buy some books! 💜📚
Anna, Lou, David, Tom, Kelly and Chris.
A quick pint together ahead of the final crazy week before Christmas! Come visit us in Romiley or Stockport - say hi, have a chat and maybe, it you’re so inclined, buy some books! 💜📚
December 17, 2024 at 9:13 PM
TEAM SERENITY!
Anna, Lou, David, Tom, Kelly and Chris.
A quick pint together ahead of the final crazy week before Christmas! Come visit us in Romiley or Stockport - say hi, have a chat and maybe, it you’re so inclined, buy some books! 💜📚
Anna, Lou, David, Tom, Kelly and Chris.
A quick pint together ahead of the final crazy week before Christmas! Come visit us in Romiley or Stockport - say hi, have a chat and maybe, it you’re so inclined, buy some books! 💜📚
Your closest independent book shop doesn’t have to stock your book because you’re a local author. Even less so if you have never stepped foot in/ been a customer of/ supported in any way said book shop, which is still not a guarantee in itself.
December 18, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Your closest independent book shop doesn’t have to stock your book because you’re a local author. Even less so if you have never stepped foot in/ been a customer of/ supported in any way said book shop, which is still not a guarantee in itself.
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Some lovely little red books that are currently flying off the shelves!
KILLING TIME - Alan Bennett
BOB THE ROBIN - Tony Putman
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE - Claire Keegan
💜📚 #booksky
KILLING TIME - Alan Bennett
BOB THE ROBIN - Tony Putman
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE - Claire Keegan
💜📚 #booksky
December 17, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Some lovely little red books that are currently flying off the shelves!
KILLING TIME - Alan Bennett
BOB THE ROBIN - Tony Putman
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE - Claire Keegan
💜📚 #booksky
KILLING TIME - Alan Bennett
BOB THE ROBIN - Tony Putman
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE - Claire Keegan
💜📚 #booksky
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Have you visited our new Stockport shop yet?
New bookshop opens in Stockport town centre
Serenity Booksellers has opened a new book shop in Stockport town centre, at 11 Warren Street - it aims to follow the success of the Romiley store
stockport.nub.news
December 16, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Have you visited our new Stockport shop yet?