Photorealistic close-up of an aged, cream-colored dictionary page with dried coffee stains and rings. The entry for ‘contrarian’ is in bold serif font, with pronunciation ‘kuhn-TRAIR-ee-uhn’ in italics, followed by ‘noun’. Three humorous definitions: 1. Someone who toasts Veda because they’ve let it go stale. 2. Someone who calls chips in a bap a ‘chip butty’. 3. Someone who slices a soda farl horizontally instead of vertically before frying.

If you follow us over on Twitter you’ll know what this is about. If you don’t, you do now.

Dec 2025 Manga Belfast’s #1 used and new bookshop, specialising in Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ books, politics, war, sci-fi, horror, classics, cookery, biographies and books on trains. Business and education credit ...

No stock moves ⚡️ than superhero graphic novels and manga.

Check out both for worldwide delivery here👇👇👇

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🎤*”Gonna buy some classics - gonna read them in my attic…”

Over 450 Penguin classics for wistful, whimsical, romantic you to peruse, possibly purchase and share with other book lovers.

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*inspired by Adrian Gurvitz’s ‘Classic’.

a man says vinny see you in my dms while standing in front of a fire ALT: a man says vinny see you in my dms while standing in front of a fire

How's BlueSky working out for you all? If you want to be honest then...

This sought after book is currently Publisher Out of Stock (POS) in the UK, but the skanks at Amazon are still pretending they've stock of it, hoping to trick people into paying for a book they have ZERO prospect of getting.

Little wonder Bezos can afford a $500m yacht and a rumoured $600m wedding🙄

Congratulations @belfastbooks.bsky.social you're the 100th lovely indie bookstore in my #StarterPack!

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Can some please stop Mr Books from considering using fridges instead of bookshelves to shelve books?

It Was Only a Winter Sale Belfast’s #1 used and new bookshop, specialising in Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ books, politics, war, sci-fi, horror, classics, cookery, biographies and books on trains. Business and education credit ...

Plenty of movement in what's selling well in our #ItWasOnlyAWinterSale 30% off promo. Books by Sharon Davis and Leigh Francis up near the top.

Code you need at checkout is THEONLYWAYISESSEX
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2025 Veganuary Books Explore the best books for Veganuary. Delicious vegan recipes, tips, and inspiration to kickstart your plant-based journey. Perfect for beginners & food lovers

20% off veggie and vegan books in our 'Veganuary' promotion using code 'SPROUTS'.

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The last posting day before Christmas in the U.K. is THE worst day of the year for Mr Books, as it's the day he takes all the panicked calls from people let down by Amazon🥺

Mr Books is Spurs.

Sorry for your loss...🐓

That's a cockerel btw🤔

If you support Amazon rather than indie bookshops can I suggest you look away now...

#booksky 📚

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Purr-fect Picks: The Ultimate List of Cat and Kitty Books and Calendars Explore our delightful collection of cat-themed books and calendars! From heartwarming tales to adorable imagery, these purr-fect picks are ideal for cat lovers and make great gifts. Dive into the wor...

Every year Mrs Books and I have a competition to see who sells the most books on #BookshopDotOrg

This year she's gone with cat themed books and calendars, despite me telling her no one is going to buy a 'Cat Shaming Calendar'🚫 uk.bookshop.org/lists/purr-f...

25% Code Only for Our Email Subscribers Get the best titles at 25% off exclusively for Belfast Books email subscribers! Sign up now to unlock your discount and enjoy amazing savings on your next read

Our mailing list has had this since yesterday, now we're opening this 25% off offer on over 400 books to everyone.

Code at checkout is 'ULSTERFRY' and ends 2359 tomorrow (Fri).

📣But there's more...

FREE UK delivery when you spend £25 or more.
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Is that the Bauhaus book or the Ackman one?

Indie presses: what are they? They may also be called small presses or small publishers, but bear in mind the term also means those not part of a conglomerate, ergo also Faber and Faber and Bloomsbury. Here's the book you start with. For your book, but also magazines, journals, for poetry - ta da

Why Every Author Should Build Strong Bonds With Their Local Bookshops In this article, I have focused on why local bookshops offer authors unexpected opportunities to gain visibility and why they should be a key part of any author's sales and marketing strategy when sel...

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Isn't that sad though, that people would rather virtue signal that support indie authors?

It is from where we are on the side of the pond.

Ta very much.

The link is in our pinned post, and got very little action at all.

Any guesses what would get more reposts and likes on here?

1. A post supporting indie authors and a link to a website containing almost 200 of their books

OR

2. A picture of a cat wearing glasses that say 'F@#K TRUMP'

Answer 1 or 2 in any reply or repost...

Don't let anyone tell you that 'The Tommyknockers' isn't where you should start...

Mushrooms you say?

Northern Ireland's world famous breakfast - the #UlsterFry says "NEVER, NEVER...NEVER!!!"

Right, time to draw a line.
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If I don't recognise your name, you have no profile picture & your page is blank,
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Avon from Blake's 7, standing in front of Zen. He is holding the two different guns he used in the series. Orac is beside him.

One last Blake's 7 picture of mine before Doctor Who Day starts tomorrow. Here's Avon (with Zen and Orac) and yes, he never had both those guns at the same time - but probably wishes he did.
#Blakes7

Books!

Cute kids book section

Books with a sign that says 'Buy Local'

Cozy bookstore

This is my bookstore, Phoenix Books in Montreal. Show her some love. 🖤

very quiet day today
three customers buying
a teen popping in for a nose
oh well

but we did do our first sale via blusky
woo-hoo!

Indie Windae November 24 - Troubador Publishing Belfast’s #1 used and new bookshop, specialising in Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ books, politics, war, sci-fi, horror, classics, cookery, biographies and books on trains. Business and education credit ...

There isn't a bookshop in the UK more 'indie' than us.

No one is as small, poor or bootstrappy as us, and we're amplifying indie authors by opening an #IndieWindae on our website to showcase high quality self published books.

First up...Troubador Publishing

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