The Wandering Albatross
@walbatrossbookshop.bsky.social
A tiny indie bookshop in Bloomfield, Ontario, Canada. Translated literature, travel, offbeat history, walking, geography, folklore & other interesting finds.
287 Bloomfield Main St, around the back. Open Friday - Sunday.
www.wanderingalbatrossbooks.com
287 Bloomfield Main St, around the back. Open Friday - Sunday.
www.wanderingalbatrossbooks.com
Just had my busiest weekend since opening last year. Met some great people, sent loads of wonderful books to new homes, pet many cute dogs. I love this little bookshop so much.
August 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Just had my busiest weekend since opening last year. Met some great people, sent loads of wonderful books to new homes, pet many cute dogs. I love this little bookshop so much.
Doing a fun ‘lil popup at the bookshop tomorrow with Cult Records & Cinema and Christine’s Vegan Kitchen. Come get weird!
July 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Doing a fun ‘lil popup at the bookshop tomorrow with Cult Records & Cinema and Christine’s Vegan Kitchen. Come get weird!
A tiny perfect gem! I cannot think of a nicer compliment. Thank you for visiting!
Visited @walbatrossbookshop.bsky.social in Prince Edward County today and it was a tiny perfect gem of of a bookshop. A wonderfully curated collection of fiction (esp translated, Canadian, indigenous, global) and great nature, travel, and geography non-fiction (and more).
May 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
A tiny perfect gem! I cannot think of a nicer compliment. Thank you for visiting!
A big benefit to visiting local bookstores is that all the books we will recommend actually exist. www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...
How an AI-generated summer reading list got published in major newspapers
Newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, published a syndicated book list featuring made-up books by famous authors.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A big benefit to visiting local bookstores is that all the books we will recommend actually exist. www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...
Reposted by The Wandering Albatross
My sweet little bookshop @walbatrossbookshop.bsky.social turned one this weekend, and @pictongazette.bsky.social published this lovely piece today! pictongazette.ca/post/the-wan...
May 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
My sweet little bookshop @walbatrossbookshop.bsky.social turned one this weekend, and @pictongazette.bsky.social published this lovely piece today! pictongazette.ca/post/the-wan...
So nice to be home and back in the bookshop after a couple of months away. Lovely to see so many new and familiar faces today, feeling very in love with my little book lair and grateful for everyone who has supported me thus far.
March 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
So nice to be home and back in the bookshop after a couple of months away. Lovely to see so many new and familiar faces today, feeling very in love with my little book lair and grateful for everyone who has supported me thus far.
A 25% book tariff will be catastrophic for Canadian indie bookshops like mine. Please read @kingsbookstore.bsky.social's thread about this complicated, horrible situation and make your voice heard - the government is taking feedback until April 2. forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm...
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A 25% book tariff will be catastrophic for Canadian indie bookshops like mine. Please read @kingsbookstore.bsky.social's thread about this complicated, horrible situation and make your voice heard - the government is taking feedback until April 2. forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm...
I hope people feel this way about the Albatross, I genuinely love chatting with my customers & have met so many interesting people in the shop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My local bookshop has hit on an incredible business strategy: be nice to customers | Joel Snape
It’s weird more high-street shops don’t behave like this. Friendliness is one of the few things they have going for them in the war against the machines, writes Joel Snape
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I hope people feel this way about the Albatross, I genuinely love chatting with my customers & have met so many interesting people in the shop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Very cute little library spotted today in Salt, Staffordshire.
January 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Very cute little library spotted today in Salt, Staffordshire.
Do publishers think there is no demand in Canada? From my vantage point in a small, strange shop where every title is hand picked, the books that I go out of my way to bring from the UK are some of my best sellers. Maybe I’m shouting into a void here, but hey, publishers, contact me. Let’s talk.
January 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Do publishers think there is no demand in Canada? From my vantage point in a small, strange shop where every title is hand picked, the books that I go out of my way to bring from the UK are some of my best sellers. Maybe I’m shouting into a void here, but hey, publishers, contact me. Let’s talk.
Regarding the previous note (what do you call these things here - not tweets?) - I am open to the possibility. I mean, what’s yet another job on the pile if it means I can stock more Dervla Murphy?
January 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Regarding the previous note (what do you call these things here - not tweets?) - I am open to the possibility. I mean, what’s yet another job on the pile if it means I can stock more Dervla Murphy?
I’m currently in England, visiting bookshops is killing me. So many wonderful titles that I cannot stock in my shop in Canada. Why are Canadian sales rights so scarce? Do I have to become a publisher just to stock the books I really want? Would love to hear from UK book folks on this. 🤔
January 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m currently in England, visiting bookshops is killing me. So many wonderful titles that I cannot stock in my shop in Canada. Why are Canadian sales rights so scarce? Do I have to become a publisher just to stock the books I really want? Would love to hear from UK book folks on this. 🤔
Fresh out of the box… very pleased to get this in, been looking forward to it!
January 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Fresh out of the box… very pleased to get this in, been looking forward to it!
Flying Toronto > Dublin on Saturday. What should I read on the plane?
January 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Flying Toronto > Dublin on Saturday. What should I read on the plane?
First shop email newsletter going out this morning. Is it supposed to be this nerve-wracking?
January 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
First shop email newsletter going out this morning. Is it supposed to be this nerve-wracking?
It’s the kind of dark, rainy Sunday that books and tea were made for. Like this new release from @stmartinspress.bsky.social - it’s such an immersive journey through time and place to meet the characters keeping some of the world’s most unique traditions alive. Loved it! #custodiansofwonder
December 29, 2024 at 5:27 PM
It’s the kind of dark, rainy Sunday that books and tea were made for. Like this new release from @stmartinspress.bsky.social - it’s such an immersive journey through time and place to meet the characters keeping some of the world’s most unique traditions alive. Loved it! #custodiansofwonder
It’s a quiet, snowy day here in Bloomfield, but it started with the sweetest surprise: a lovely couple waiting for me to open the shop. We had a nice chat, and they left with a stack of books & a gift card for someone special - exactly the kind of moment I dreamed of when opening the shop. Magic ✨
December 24, 2024 at 5:53 PM
It’s a quiet, snowy day here in Bloomfield, but it started with the sweetest surprise: a lovely couple waiting for me to open the shop. We had a nice chat, and they left with a stack of books & a gift card for someone special - exactly the kind of moment I dreamed of when opening the shop. Magic ✨
I am having so much fun helping folks with holiday book recommendations. Feeling genuinely touched that so many people are trusting me to help them choose the perfect book.
December 24, 2024 at 2:32 AM
I am having so much fun helping folks with holiday book recommendations. Feeling genuinely touched that so many people are trusting me to help them choose the perfect book.
Picked up Wildlife Compendium of the World this morning and this is the page I opened it to. Totally unintentional. What are the chances?
December 18, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Picked up Wildlife Compendium of the World this morning and this is the page I opened it to. Totally unintentional. What are the chances?
Okay, pretty sure I’ve got this tax holiday thing figured out now, so: no tax on books until mid-February!
Plus, free Canada wide shipping over $100. Basically, the perfect time to stock up on books. Take a look at the website & treat yourself or someone you love: wanderingalbatrossbooks.com 📚
Plus, free Canada wide shipping over $100. Basically, the perfect time to stock up on books. Take a look at the website & treat yourself or someone you love: wanderingalbatrossbooks.com 📚
The Wandering Albatross bookshop in Bloomfield, Prince Edward County,
A tiny independent bookshop in Bloomfield, Ontario with a carefully curated mix of fiction, travel writing, history, nature and geography.
wanderingalbatrossbooks.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Okay, pretty sure I’ve got this tax holiday thing figured out now, so: no tax on books until mid-February!
Plus, free Canada wide shipping over $100. Basically, the perfect time to stock up on books. Take a look at the website & treat yourself or someone you love: wanderingalbatrossbooks.com 📚
Plus, free Canada wide shipping over $100. Basically, the perfect time to stock up on books. Take a look at the website & treat yourself or someone you love: wanderingalbatrossbooks.com 📚
On the shop wall today. Really enjoying A Feast of Folklore. #booksbooksbooks
December 8, 2024 at 7:21 PM
On the shop wall today. Really enjoying A Feast of Folklore. #booksbooksbooks
Pleased with todays addition to the geography corner.
December 3, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Pleased with todays addition to the geography corner.
It's so much easier to talk about books than myself, but if you're curious how this little bookshop came to exist, the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association posted a little member feature on me today! cibabooks.ca/the-wanderin...
Canadian Independent Booksellers Association - Meet Our Member: The Wandering Albatross Bookshop
cibabooks.ca
November 20, 2024 at 6:49 PM
It's so much easier to talk about books than myself, but if you're curious how this little bookshop came to exist, the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association posted a little member feature on me today! cibabooks.ca/the-wanderin...
So nice to see our local paper publish a lovely piece on our first author event with pilot & traveller Lola Reid Allin. She was here to promote her new book Highway to the Sky and gave us a fantastic talk on the history of women in aviation. Hopefully the first of many more events to come!
November 18, 2024 at 12:10 AM
So nice to see our local paper publish a lovely piece on our first author event with pilot & traveller Lola Reid Allin. She was here to promote her new book Highway to the Sky and gave us a fantastic talk on the history of women in aviation. Hopefully the first of many more events to come!
Feeling the urge to adventure…
November 16, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Feeling the urge to adventure…