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Independent Bookstore Day April 25th Open 9-5 PAPERBACKS 20% OFF HARDCOVERS 30% OFF JOURNALS 30% OFF BOXED SETS 40% OFF

Coming at you 9-5 this Saturday for Indie Bookstore Day! We’ll have some great sales, the Libro.fm golden ticket, some fun giveaways, and probably some other cool things i haven’t even thought of yet that you’ll see when you come visit!

a booksellers hands vs microfibre cloth, absolute sensory nightmare

Piranesi? The Ministry of Time? Death of the Author? This is a legitimately excellent audiobook sale.

all our followers hit up libro.fm/sale challenge

a huge win for the loser community

Al lyricism: José González co-wrote song with ChatGPT on new album In an interview with Far Out, González explained his approach to Al, and said that he is "curious about this new technology".

i’m now curious about never playing his music in the bookstore again

Ian Roy book launch poster

Good Saturday morning! Planning your day? Come join Ian Roy and me for a sure-to-be interesting and undoubtedly funny conversation about Ian's new collection of short stories, Astrid, Aghast. @kingsbookstore.bsky.social @tridenthalifax.bsky.social

a red balloon that says CANADIAN INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY April 25, 2026

pennywise the clown holding his red balloon and i’ve added the CANADIAN INDEPENDENT to BOOKSTORE DAY April 25, 2026 text to it

there’s something unsettling about these balloons..

want

a wall of Indigenous books

we’ve been growing our Indigenous book collection enough to now have an entire bay in the shop dedicated to Indigenous reads! we’ll be continually adding to it in the hopes of having the best selection in the region. pop into the store to shop or browse our categories online at kingsbookstore.ca

now i’m even more upset

a shrink wrapped box set but the books are on upside down

put in upside down and shrink wrapped? literally unreadable

Are there any Nova Scotian artists (visual arts, craftspeople, musicians, etc.) who want to talk with me about their work, their financial challenges, and how the provincial budget cuts are affecting them?

an amazon box that was turned inside out with the amazon labeling showing on the inside

a publisher reused an amazon box to send me stuff but at least they went to the trouble to turn it inside out for me

the book Carnalis by Tiffany Morrs. the cover features a mirror image of a woman with a clear smear across it, blurring her face

Now in stock, Carnalis by local author and friend of the bookstore @tiffmorris.bsky.social!

Pick up your copy in store or order online at kingsbookstore.ca for shipping anywhere across Canada for only $5!

Two fiction books

Promising weekend ahead! @kingsbookstore.bsky.social
@theghostpine.bsky.social @gaspereaupress.bsky.social

a book called On Pedantry* A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE KNOW-IT-ALL

a picture from the book that looks just like me

hey man what the hell

IN CONVERSATION WITH ZAK JONES AUTHOR OF FANCY GAP THURSDAY APRIL 16TH EVENT START: 7:00PM READING BY ZAK JONES FOLLOWED BY CONVERSATION AND AUDIENCE Q+A LOCATION: KTS LECTURE HALL, 2ND FLOOR NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF KING'S COLLEGE

very excited for this one on april 16th!

an open box with a closed box inside

the inside box opens showing the novels of earth sea illustrated by ursula k leguin

you know you’re in for something good when the book box has a book box in it

My fellow writers might not want to hear this, but AI is a useful tool for certain aspects of the craft, like for instance when you’re engaged in the process of being a talentless shitbag hack who is too lazy to do any fucking writing.

IN CONVERSATION WITH ZAK JONES AUTHOR OF FANCY GAP THURSDAY APRIL 16TH EVENT START: 7:00PM READING BY ZAK JONES FOLLOWED BY CONVERSATION AND AUDIENCE Q+A LOCATION: KTS LECTURE HALL, 2ND FLOOR NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF KING'S COLLEGE

very excited for this one on april 16th!

Risking the Loss of Critical Ideas and Diverse Voices: Nova Scotia Book Publishers Facing Unprecedented Instability - CCPA What would our world be like if the only books available to readers eager to learn were published by large multinational corporations?

Nova Scotia is now the only province in Canada that does not provide direct funding to publishers

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

a rabbit wearing a head wrap looking at the crucifixion crosses up in the distance

browsing easter books and found this one about the very first easter bunny who watches jesus get crucified

a facebook post from the halifax municipality that says: Over the past few years, use of public Wi-Fi has declined significantly, with nearly 45 per cent fewer users from 2023 to 2024. Ending this service at transit terminals and select parks will result in approximately $450,000 in annual savings. Followed by a comment: We understand the timing may cause some confusion, but this is not a joke. Public Wi-Fi use has significantly declined, and ending the service is expected to save approximately $450,000 in annual operating expenses.

incredible city here

huh! i didn’t know that, maybe time to change my style 🙂

a pile of books by trans authors, and a trans flag coloured knitted rainbow on top

much love kindness and respect to our trans friends today on Transgender Day of Visibility. the world is and has always been better by you being in it

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AI is the future

King's Co-op Bookstore Order books online or shop in-person at Canada's hardest to find indie bookstore, co-operatively run in Halifax, Nova Scotia!

Good news, everybody! Carnalis is on order at King’s Co-Op Bookstore @kingsbookstore.bsky.social 🩷🥩 and they have $5 Canada-wide shipping!!

www.kingsbookstore.ca/carnalis

a table full of maritime published books with me behind it sipping some wine. the event was tbe shortlist announcement for the nova scotia book awards and atlantic book awards

if you need someone to sell books and drink wine, i’m your man