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Stephen Baird
@bigbeardybooks.bsky.social
the account formerly known as BBB

I blog about pretty much anything I fancy but a lot about the book world, reviews, interviews, and directories.

https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk
https://ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbookseller
Let's hear from the illustrator/artists, tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've drawn, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#IllustratorTuesday #BookSky 📚💙 #Artists #Illustrator

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November 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Beetroot gnocchi just about to go in the pan

#HomeCooking #gnocchi
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Walnut and parsley pesto ready now
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
and a jar of pickled red onions
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Couple of jars of Mirepoix kimchi started off

www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...

#HomeCooking #kimchi #ferment
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It's Monday again and today I'm reading What Stalks the Deep by @tkingfisher.com, the conclusion to the Sworn Soldier trilogy and I've Snake-Eater lined up after that

What book(s) are you reading this week?

💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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November 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
What better place to spend your Saturday than in a bookshop?

If you're an #IndieBookshop why not tell us something about yourself, any upcoming events, where you're based, what your speciality is if any, show us around!

#SaturdayInABookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #Bookshop #BrowseABookshop

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November 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
It's the end of the week so it must be #PublisherFriday!

If you are an #IndependentPublisher why not let us know a bit about your press, some links, current projects, crowdfunders, submission windows, some of your authors

#publisher #SmallPress #publishing #IndiePress

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November 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
picture of Cernunnos
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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November 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Let's hear from you writers, tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚

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November 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Let's hear from the illustrator/artists, tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've drawn, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#IllustratorTuesday #BookSky 📚💙 #Artists #Illustrator

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November 4, 2025 at 5:58 AM
It's Monday again and today I'm still reading Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, had a graphic novel week last week instead

What book(s) are you reading this week?

💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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November 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
going to have a quiet day away from socials and just let my scheduled posts speak for me

going to be taking it really easy, wrapped up and sitting in the sunny garden for as much as I can

hopefully that will shift the protograne

had a visitor this morning reminding me to fill the bird table
November 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Durham Cathedral
November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
October's @thestorygraph.com roundup, still going strong but there were quite a few meh reads this past month

#BookSky 📚💙
November 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
What better place to spend your Saturday than in a bookshop?

If you're an #IndieBookshop why not tell us something about yourself, any upcoming events, where you're based, what your speciality is if any, show us around!

#SaturdayInABookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #Bookshop #BrowseABookshop

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November 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
This came with such a funky animation!
October 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's the end of the week so it must be #PublisherFriday!

If you are an #IndependentPublisher why not let us know a bit about your press, some links, current projects, crowdfunders, submission windows, some of your authors

#publisher #SmallPress #publishing #IndiePress

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October 31, 2025 at 5:54 AM
If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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October 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
An older Author Interview from the Big Bearded Bookseller blog with Lisa Fantino on of 114 on the blog, always on the lookout for authors who want to join in

#BookSky #WritersLift 📚💙 #AuthorInterview

bigbeardedbookseller.uk/lisa-fantino...
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Advertise your account with just one image
October 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Let's hear from you writers, tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚

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October 29, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair, hosted by Lighthouse Books

This year’s Book Fair theme is ecosystems of change, focusing on how we forge the coalitions vital to meaningful change and to building the world we deserve.

@lighthousebks.bsky.social #BookSky 📚💙

lighthousebookshop.com/events/edinb...
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM