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Laurel Tree Books
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Online secondhand bookstore specialising in sci-fi, science, fantasy, art, literature and non-fiction.

www.laureltreebooks.co.uk

https://www.justgiving.com/page/halena-pritchard-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

📍Scotland, UK
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Manchester beer with a Manchester author.

I really love Manchester in general. Have you been to Affleck's Palace? I haven't been since The Before Times. I hope it's still as fantastically weird as ever.

Hope everyone's had a nice weekend so far! What are you reading/drinking?

#booksky #beer
A beer called Pages #2, a collaboration between breweries Beak, Track, Verdant and Manchester Museum. Held in front of a copy of A Clockwork Orange by Manchester author Anthony Burgess, all in front of vibrant green vines and a brick wall.
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Currently reading Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K Dick.

It's excellent! Might do a wee write-up when I'm finished.

#booksky #scifi #philipkdick
A picture of the book Flow MY Tears The Policeman Said by Philip K Dick.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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The virtual shelves are open again after a much-needed break! Lots of new books added to the shop as well, particularly for you sci-fi nerds.

Have a browse: www.laureltreebooks.co.uk

#booksky #books #scifi
November 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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We are taking a break for the month of October! Time for much needed rest and recuperation.

We look forward to coming back in November with our creativity recharged and ready for the festive season!

#booksky #rest
September 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Currently reading and absolutely loving The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.

Available in the shop soon! One perk of being a secondhand bookseller is getting first dibs on the good stuff.

#booksky #carlsagan #science
The book The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan held up by a hand in front of an alleyway with green trees and ivy on the side and a gorgeous September sky.
September 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Loads of fantasy and sci-fi in stock at the moment! Our shelves are bursting. Help us make room by treating yourself to an escapist autumn read!

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#booksky #fantasy #scifi #sff
September 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Currently reading The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

#booksky #recommendation
September 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Lots of new secondhand books in the shop recently. This one (in a rare picture of part of my face lol) is my favourite.

Have yourself a Friday evening book browse:

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#booksky #workingclass #secondhand
The book A Short History of the European Working Class by Wolfgang Abendroth, held in front of a person's face. A stack of secondhand books.
September 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Steinbeck's first posthumously published work, 'The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights' is a reinterpretation of tales from Sir Thomas Malory's 'le Morte d'Arthur'.

BCA edition, 1977. Available now on the website!

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#booksky #arthurianlegend #classics #steinbeck
The book 'The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights' by John Steinbeck, standing in front of a few plants and dried flowers.
August 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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@bsfa.bsky.social publications arrived today! Can't wait to dive into these on the weekend. Cover artwork is top notch 🌽

#booksky #sf #scifi #bsfa
August 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Read more books and learn something new! A large portion of our sales are non-fiction, shockingly. Don't know how I found all you curious weirdos, but damn does it make me happy.

Find your next non-fiction read now on the website:

www.laureltreebooks.co.uk

#booksky #nonfiction #books #facts
August 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Vintage sci-fi paperbacks, available in the shop!

In particular, loads of Frank Herbert, all in good to fine condition!

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#booksky #scifi #sciencefiction #vintagescifi
August 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Our Summer Newsletter incoming soon! We only send out mailers once a season, so no incessant marketing crap. Just book news from the shop, and sometimes a music recommendation. Usually comes with a discount code as well. Sign up on the front page of the website!

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#booksky
A meme from Portlandia tv show with feminist bookstore owners Candace and Toni. Candace says "Toni, it's so hot" and Toni replies "It's the heat."
August 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Currently reading:

#booksky #stephenking
The book Different Seasons by Stephen King, held by a hand in front of green plants and a stone bridge.
August 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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I looooove the smell of secondhand books! Which is good, as I'm surrounded by them most of the time.

Bunch of new olfactory delights in the shop this week! Check them out on the website.

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#booksky #secondhandbooks
An extremely happy human in glasses smelling the delicious scent of a secondhand copy of Kurt Vonnegut Jr's Slaughterhouse-Five.
August 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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I'm taking part in the Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland appeal to fundraise for life-saving services.

Goal is £200, but the more the merrier! Every little bit helps. All funds raised will go towards CHSS. Check out our website for more details!

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#fundraiser #donate
A brief description of a fundraiser for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland with a photo of the Forth Bridge, and a small cartoon person looking scared as they abseil down from the bridge. 10% of all sales and all tips will be donated, and there is also a Just Giving page.
August 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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New (secondhand) books added to the shop this week!

Vintage sci-fi, poetry, biography, fantasy and fiction.

Have a browse!

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#booksky #scifi #poetry #fantasy #fiction
A grid of vintage science fiction books by Samuel R Delany, Michael Moorcock, Frederick Pohl and A.E. van Vogt.
July 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Currently reading:

#booksky #Botany #science
The book Sex, Botany and Empire by Patricia Fara held up in front of trees.
July 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Not every book you read needs to be the most profound, life-changing learning experience ever written. Sometimes a big ol' fuzzy cozy lovely happy queer fantasy is necessary!

Paired with a damn fine lager and you've got yourself the best Friday night.

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#booksky #fantasy
The book Bookshops and Bonedust standing upright next to a glass of lager and a can of Newbarns Lager Beer, all in front of a grammaphone case and some dried flowers.
July 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Any Pratchett fans out there? Need some fluffy, witty fantasy reading in your life? Here you go, we have loads in stock at the moment.

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#booksky #fantasy #terrypratchett
July 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Just a couple of books about nature that I absolutely adore. Great reads for anyone interested in the frankly astonishing life cycle of trees or anyone keen to learn about the concept of rewilding, particularly in the UK.

Available on the website now!

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#booksky #nature
A photo of two nature books with a plant in the bottom left corner.
July 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Currently reading Society Despite the State. Feel like @anarchistrl.bsky.social would like it.

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A picture of the book Society Despite the State in front of some summer foliage.
June 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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After the daily barrage of absolutely fucked up news this week (this year?), a wine and a story advocating against colonialism is in order.

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#booksky #scifi #secondhandbooks
June 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Currently reading (and loving): Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

#booksky #scifi #sciencefiction
May 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Wild Friday night here at Laurel Tree Books HQ! Stamping our business cards. Every order comes with a seeded business card you can plant in your own garden, or in your neighbour's lawn because fuck lawns!
May 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM