Brian C. Veteran Bookseller
chainborne.bsky.social
Brian C. Veteran Bookseller
@chainborne.bsky.social
Bookseller (British, bearded, bespectacled, bald). Fantasy-fan. Sci-Fi guy. Word-nerd. He/Him.
On a mission to read all the middle-grade science fiction books.
Finally getting a Funko Pop! vinyl this year too!
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Cannot get my head around the fact that he was the voice of Lumiere...
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
You can't buy a daily ticket on the Metrolink Tram app, for I imagine this very reason.
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The Passengers' Dilemma.
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
So my brain read this image as a request, and came up with the word "Pygiagram".
Not sure if the Greek is entirely correct tho.
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
He sang the finale to season 1 of Arcane 4 years ago...

youtu.be/liPu1_aPH5k
Sting - What Could Have Been | Arcane League of Legends | Riot Games Music
YouTube video by Riot Games Music
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
One of our UK department stores used to have a "10-item breakfast" in their café, so you could choose 2 sausage, 2 bacon, egg, hash brown, etc...

I was always tempted to ask for beans, beans, beans, beans, beans, beans, beans, beans, beans and beans, but I never quite gave in.
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Bumped into a colleague this week who I haven't seen in about 9 years, since I moved back up North. When I first worked with her she was a barista in the store café, now she is a Commercial Manager for the Central London area bookshops.

It was just a lovely surprise, and great to catch up. 😊
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Wordle 1,598 5/6

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November 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Favourite movies (e.g.) should never be undisputed classics, those don't need the benefit of your love, and they communicate very little about your tastes.

Movies become your favourites precisely because of the belief that no-one else loves them quite the way you do.

(Dune [1984] dir. David Lynch)
October 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Especially as I still own the original hardback editions.
October 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A business plan with a lot of holes in, I would say.
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Thanks! I figured it out the answer by just trawling through all the 2025 releases, and the actual book bears only a passing resemblance to my description, so your answer was as good as any! 😁

bsky.app/profile/chai...
I figured it out! - I was thinking of The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott.

So, not a debut, and no wizard or mage involved. Possibly I was conflating the plot of another book with it, who knows?

Sorry for the confusion!

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
The Witch Roads
Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology, the latest epic novel by fan favorite Kate Elliott.. Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.When an...
us.macmillan.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I figured it out! - I was thinking of The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott.

So, not a debut, and no wizard or mage involved. Possibly I was conflating the plot of another book with it, who knows?

Sorry for the confusion!

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
The Witch Roads
Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology, the latest epic novel by fan favorite Kate Elliott.. Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.When an...
us.macmillan.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
...Obviously the job ends up being more than the MC bargained for. The wizard was being pursued? They had an object people wanted?

The blurb sounded like there was an element of humour to the writing. Can't remember if romance was hinted at.

Does any of this sound familiar?
Thanks for any help!
October 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM