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Giveaway!

I’m giving one lucky person the chance to pick one shelf of books from our Bertvent bookcase.

Follow and repost by midday on Saturday 27th and I’ll pick someone at random! Which shelf will you choose?

(UK only)
December 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Merry Christmas Simon - thanks for being great x
December 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Reposted by Tom Ray
On last week's #buyastrangerabook day,
@jenillustrates.bsky.social offered to buy a book each for an adult and a child.

The children's book has gone, but Jen's offer to buy an adult a book is still up for grabs (£20 ish)

If you are an adult & there's something you'd like, get in touch!

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Another amazing #buyastrangerabook offer!

@jenillustrates.bsky.social is offering to buy two people a book each.

One for a grown up & one for a child.

I'll post them out so you get them for Christmas.

Any book (not just the ones on my website).

So get in touch if you'd like a book

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Hi Simon, @biggreenbooks.bsky.social
it’s been a while since I last joined in with #buyastrangerabook & I want to offer not one but two books in time for Christmas - one for a child & one for a grown up
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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It's #buyastrangerabook day today.

Yes, I know it's not Wednesday.

But I don't really want to do it on Christmas Eve, so here we are.

I've offered a few books out already. Some are unclaimed.

So, I'll do them again.

How does all that sound?
December 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
People! Lets rally behind this because its a lovely thing. Got list of books? Then just take an offer and pass it on. Win win win x
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Money transferred 👍
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Hey Simon - I would love Flesh by David Szalay if thats possible?

I'd love to pay it forward and offer the same to someone else?
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hey 👋 I just finished So Much Blue and really enjoyed it. Thanks so much for the gift
September 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Everything is shit buts also somethings are great. This is great and we should all buy books for each other so let's rally. I'll buy some books if you all will x
IT'S FRIDAY

And it's #buyastrangerabook day.

What??

Yep (see attached post)

I'll give out TWO books.

FOR FREE.

If you'd like one, let me know.

Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.

It's a thing! Look.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Yep course
August 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thank you! I loved Trees and James so really looking forward to it
August 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hiya 👋 I'd love the percival Everett if available and to repay with any book of someone's choice up to £20 x
August 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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IT'S SUNDAY

It's #buyastrangerabook day.

What??

Yep (see attached post)

I'll give out TWO books.

FOR FREE.

If you'd like one, let me know.

Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.

It's a thing! Look.

www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

UK only.
August 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Postcard by Anne Berest
March 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
February 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
February 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
February 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot
February 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. I'd highly recommend it
January 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger - absolutely mental
January 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Just finishing Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
January 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
January 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut which is brilliant
December 28, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner...it's brilliant
December 21, 2024 at 11:35 AM