Bob Johnston
@bobjohnstonbooks.bsky.social
'Our Big Day' LGBTQ+ award-winning picturebook published 2022. Currently subbing agents w/ a gay novel for adults. Husband, dog lover, cat misser, biscuit eater, previously @gutterbookshop ... he/him. linktr.ee/bobjohnstonbooks
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A quick video from the Mayo bog meadow. Mainly so I can practice splicing two bits of video together for TikTok... #Mayo #Meadow #Rewilding #DogWalk #Saturday
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A quick video from the Mayo bog meadow. Mainly so I can practice splicing two bits of video together for TikTok... #Mayo #Meadow #Rewilding #DogWalk #Saturday
I'm a Borders Johnston in fairness but that's a phrase that didn't get passed down the generations. And I've never dared wear a kilt. I got a bit of money from my long lost Great Uncle Thomas in Canada's will when he died a few years back... and discovered some of my family heritage on the way. #Ayr
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I'm a Borders Johnston in fairness but that's a phrase that didn't get passed down the generations. And I've never dared wear a kilt. I got a bit of money from my long lost Great Uncle Thomas in Canada's will when he died a few years back... and discovered some of my family heritage on the way. #Ayr
@patricknessbooks.bsky.social Lookee! I was hunting Gutter pics and smiley us popped up! Bx
November 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
@patricknessbooks.bsky.social Lookee! I was hunting Gutter pics and smiley us popped up! Bx
16 years ago today we opened the doors to Dublin's newest bookshop.That @gutterbookshop.bsky.social continues to thrive today brings me so much joy. We created something that brought people together & celebrated books & reading. I feel like I added something good to the world & I'm so proud of that.
November 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
16 years ago today we opened the doors to Dublin's newest bookshop.That @gutterbookshop.bsky.social continues to thrive today brings me so much joy. We created something that brought people together & celebrated books & reading. I feel like I added something good to the world & I'm so proud of that.
I met Julian Cope at Electric Picnic (he was doing a book event & I was bookseller) Loved Peggy Suicide album so was quite excited. He shook my hand wearing a large steel gauntlet which was quite painful. Good times.
November 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I met Julian Cope at Electric Picnic (he was doing a book event & I was bookseller) Loved Peggy Suicide album so was quite excited. He shook my hand wearing a large steel gauntlet which was quite painful. Good times.
It's a lovely Yellow Weather evening in Mayo... the fire is lit... #IrishWeather
October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It's a lovely Yellow Weather evening in Mayo... the fire is lit... #IrishWeather
Today's Facebook memory is the hairdressers on Parliament St, Dublin 2 who had a lovely innocent promotion a few years ago...
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Today's Facebook memory is the hairdressers on Parliament St, Dublin 2 who had a lovely innocent promotion a few years ago...
If you see this, post four female characters you love.
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If you see this, post four female characters you love.
It's a large turnip the size of a small turnip. Hope that helps.
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It's a large turnip the size of a small turnip. Hope that helps.
I don't normally write in the evenings but bored of telly & too early to read as I'll fall asleep. So diving back into my ghost story armed with hot chocolate, lemon poppyseed cake, David Gray & Obie dog for company... #amwriting
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I don't normally write in the evenings but bored of telly & too early to read as I'll fall asleep. So diving back into my ghost story armed with hot chocolate, lemon poppyseed cake, David Gray & Obie dog for company... #amwriting
I had one offering to help me publicise my traumatic experiences in the Vietnam War. This is my book:
October 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I had one offering to help me publicise my traumatic experiences in the Vietnam War. This is my book:
Scottish pals! My amazing friend Clare is launching her sensory yoga classes for neurodivergent adults & kids - schools, institutions & private lessons. Please do share this with anyone you think might be interested - there's great benefits for everyone! www.sensoryyoga.co.uk #Yoga #Neurodivergence
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Scottish pals! My amazing friend Clare is launching her sensory yoga classes for neurodivergent adults & kids - schools, institutions & private lessons. Please do share this with anyone you think might be interested - there's great benefits for everyone! www.sensoryyoga.co.uk #Yoga #Neurodivergence
Ah, today's Facebook memory was the bookshop customer who complained that I didn't send my staff into work during a hurricane because they were a bit bored at home... #StormOphelia killed 3 people in Ireland... #BookshopLife #Retail
October 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Ah, today's Facebook memory was the bookshop customer who complained that I didn't send my staff into work during a hurricane because they were a bit bored at home... #StormOphelia killed 3 people in Ireland... #BookshopLife #Retail
Popped into @gutterbookshop.bsky.social to drop in garden seeds for a friend & got distracted by the #Samhain #Halloween display... unable to resist I'm delighted to get my hands on #YourOwnDarkShadow @tramppress.bsky.social + #GothicTales by #ArthurConanDoyle .. Let the spookiness begin! #AmReading
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Popped into @gutterbookshop.bsky.social to drop in garden seeds for a friend & got distracted by the #Samhain #Halloween display... unable to resist I'm delighted to get my hands on #YourOwnDarkShadow @tramppress.bsky.social + #GothicTales by #ArthurConanDoyle .. Let the spookiness begin! #AmReading
Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness.
October 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness.
Wonderful couple of days catching up with lots of crime writing friends at @murderonefest.bsky.social . And yes, I couldn't help but jump in to sell a few books along the way. Thrilled to finally meet author #JakeArnott who did a brilliant reading from his new novel #BloodRival .
October 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Wonderful couple of days catching up with lots of crime writing friends at @murderonefest.bsky.social . And yes, I couldn't help but jump in to sell a few books along the way. Thrilled to finally meet author #JakeArnott who did a brilliant reading from his new novel #BloodRival .
The pure comedy of not being able to use the till. Unless the till is also a ghost. I suppose you didn't actually specify that he was a ghost. Could just be a middle-aged man wearing a plastic mask. But that's a different kind of creepy I guess...
October 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The pure comedy of not being able to use the till. Unless the till is also a ghost. I suppose you didn't actually specify that he was a ghost. Could just be a middle-aged man wearing a plastic mask. But that's a different kind of creepy I guess...
Still giggling at this photo of me, my mum & my brother at Mum's 80th last week. My mum is very small but she's not 'photoshop' small. Perspective is an odd thing... (NB Mum was a systems analyst who ran a team of programmers & was deemed 'Mighty Mouse' for her project management skills..) #tinymum
October 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Still giggling at this photo of me, my mum & my brother at Mum's 80th last week. My mum is very small but she's not 'photoshop' small. Perspective is an odd thing... (NB Mum was a systems analyst who ran a team of programmers & was deemed 'Mighty Mouse' for her project management skills..) #tinymum
Yip, yip - finally managed to get organised & I'm off to #Dublin for the weekend for @murderonefest.bsky.social ! And I get to go as a NORMAL PERSON! No bookselling duties for me... Looking forward to catching up with a few of my booky friends along the way... #murderonefest #murderonefest2025
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Yip, yip - finally managed to get organised & I'm off to #Dublin for the weekend for @murderonefest.bsky.social ! And I get to go as a NORMAL PERSON! No bookselling duties for me... Looking forward to catching up with a few of my booky friends along the way... #murderonefest #murderonefest2025
Slowly making progress on the front garden - lifting bark chip & weed fabric (that the weeds have grown through..) and digging out a million rocks & weed roots from compacted soil. My knees hurt... #gardeningbob
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Slowly making progress on the front garden - lifting bark chip & weed fabric (that the weeds have grown through..) and digging out a million rocks & weed roots from compacted soil. My knees hurt... #gardeningbob
It's why I'm always wary of old ladies having afternoon tea tbh... NB 'The Hunt' with Betty Gilpin has v strong 'Ready or Not' vibes if you haven't already seen it - same level of black humour, some gore but not excessive. I enjoyed it.
October 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It's why I'm always wary of old ladies having afternoon tea tbh... NB 'The Hunt' with Betty Gilpin has v strong 'Ready or Not' vibes if you haven't already seen it - same level of black humour, some gore but not excessive. I enjoyed it.
Mum insists she's 80 on the outside but 08 on the inside... A lovely day celebrating Mum's birthday at Fawsley Hall near Daventry in Northamptonshire (I think..) #BobsMum
October 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Mum insists she's 80 on the outside but 08 on the inside... A lovely day celebrating Mum's birthday at Fawsley Hall near Daventry in Northamptonshire (I think..) #BobsMum