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Marnie Parsons
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Publisher at @runningthegoat.bsky.social; printer; editor; bookseller; reader; companion to Millie the cat; Newfoundlander by choice.
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A screenshot of the newsletter. The header image is an illustration by Manon Gauthier from All of Us. It is a painted cardboard collage of a group of penguins. [text in image] Oodles of great books, and opportunities to shop small and local this holiday season
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The Goat Express in on the move! We deliver online orders between Tors Cove and St. John’s within a few days for just $5.

Shop small and local this holiday season, and get your books delivered to your door.

Check out our curated selection of books for all ages at www.runningthegoat.com
a photo of a large paper bag with a "delivered by Goat Express" sticker on it. The sticker shows an image of a goat leaping through the air.
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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What a great weekend at the Anna Templeton Centre’s Christmas Tea and Sale!

Thanks so much to the organizers, volunteers, and everyone who came out to shop and make this fair such a success. We’re so glad to have it back in our holiday fair schedule.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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SEASONS BEFORE THE WAR celebrates the small joys of childhood, and the ways children played in late 1930’s St. John’s; in many ways not so different from how children play today.

Pick up a copy of this beautiful book to read with the family this holiday season.

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#KidLit
An illustration by Britta Granstrom from Seasons Before the War. A painting of a young white girl lying on the floor, arranging marbles in the holes of the latticed metal foot pedal of an antique singer sewing machine
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Textured art like @mariemanon.bsky.social creates are always a "wow" for me. Manon Gauthier's latest picture book is ALL OF US from @runningthegoat.bsky.social. All animals may be different but we are all the same too. #cells #STEM #diversity canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/11/all-...
Book cover of All of Us by Manon Gauthier, translated by Michel Savard, depicts various animals made of cut-paper
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Last day of the Craft Fair!

Stop by the Jack Byrne Arena before 5pm to look at some of the best of local craft, and stock up on our wonderful kids' books.
A market table of kids books
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Molly Margaret is here to sign copies of OUT ON THE TRAIL until 11:30 today!
A picture of Molly, a young white woman with curly black hair holding her book
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Craft Fair day three!

We're at the Jack Byrne Arena with books and cards from 10- 7.
A market table full of books
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Dave Paddon's here at the Jack Byrne signing copies of his fabulous tall tales until 6pm today.

Susan Flanagan was up earlier this aft, so we have signed copies of THE DEGREES OF BARLEY LICK as well!
Dave, a white man with shirt grey hair, in a yellow rain coat signing a copy of Ralph, Flying Hound Susan, a white woman with shoulder-length blind hair signing a copy of her book
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Shannon Bramer and Cindy Derby's new YA poetry collection Nightmare Jones is a "dark delight". Click here for the starred review #kidlit #YA https://bit.ly/47Ck6Z6
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Edgy reads reviewed this wk: #WhitePine-
nominee #YA SONGS FOR GHOSTS by @clarakiyoko.bsky.social canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/10/song... & #MG NIGHTMARE JONES: POEMS by @shannyraindrop.bsky.social
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Book cover of Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai depicts a ghost-like woman in a Japanese kimono Book cover of Nightmare Jones: Poems by Shannon Bramer and Cindy Derby
October 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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A screen shot of Running the Goat's newsletter. The header image is an illustration by Manon Gautier from All of Us. It is a cardboard collage of a brown bear in the woods. It has a large oblong head, and big round eye that are looking right at you. There is a snail with an oblong shell on a stump nearby. [text in image] Start building you hibernation reading list
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Shannon Bramer is here signing copies of her newest book of poetry Nightmare Jones, until 2:30!
Shannon, a smiling white woman with long dark brown hair,stands in the shop holding a copy of her book.
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Check out all the fabulous fiction that arrived in our Tors Cove shop this week!

We're open Thursday - Sunday, 10:30 - 4.

Don't feel like a drive on a rainy day? Order online and have your books delivered to you in Town in just a few days with our local delivery option. www.runningthegoat.com
Copies of Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann; Intermezzo by Sally Rooney; Wild Life by Amanda Leduc; and The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Two books of short stories. They are The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck, and Other Worlds by André Alexis. A Stack of books by Mick Herron. They are The Last Voice You Hear; Why We Die; and Smoke and Whispers Copies of Three Parties by Ziyad Saadi; The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James; Clown Town by Mick Herron; and The Tiger and the Cosmonaut by Eddy Boudel Tan
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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"By bringing coverage, controversy and above all conversation to the party, the Children’s Booker prize will throw open the doors and shout: come on in! Most of all because of this brilliant notion: children on the judging committee."

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The Children’s Booker prize will tell kids that they matter
As the number of children reading for pleasure hits a record low, the new award highlights its importance for wellbeing, and will give away thousands of books
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October 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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So looking forward to welcoming Shannon Bramer to the shop this weekend. Drop by and say hello!
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We have a visiting author in the shop this weekend!

Shannon Bramer will be in Tors Cove signing copies of her new book NIGHTMARE JONES This Sunday, October 26th, 1:00 - 2:30. Stop by to chat and pick up a copy of her wonderful book of poems!
A poster for the event with a photo of Shannon, and the cover of her book. Text in image is repeated in the post.
October 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The Wednesday October 15th issue is out! #canlit
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October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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"The house became an uncomfortable place for one so frail and sickly, as damp walls creaked in the wind and frost inched out from corners of windowpanes. And always, the sound of breakers, hissing, churning, clawing at the land."
~'Annie', AN OLD MAN'S WINTER NIGHT

#KidLit #GhostStories
An illustration by Veselina Tomova from An Old Man's Winter Night, a black and white wood cut with colour and shadow added digitally. It shows a young woman sitting up in bed, her mouth open in shock, as the ghostly figure of Annie walks past the foot of the bed.
October 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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THE DEGREES OF BARLEY LICK follows a relatable teen hero in a high-stakes treasure hunt across BC’s lower mainland, as he looks for clues to a young boy’s disappearance that have been hidden in geocaches. A YA novel for anyone who loves the outdoors and a good adventure.

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The cover of The Degrees of Barley Lick with an old map of Southern British Columbia in the background.
October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Here’s a video of Manon Gauthier making a beetle in her distinctive illustration style. Find more of her charming animal illustrations in ALL OF US.

Available now from www.runningthegoat.com, and in other excellent stores soon.

#KidLit
October 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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There’s a lot of overlap between ghosts and fairies in Newfoundland and Labrador, so it’s no surprise that SPIRITED AWAY, Tom Dawe’s collection of NL fairy stories, is full of chilling tales.

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#KidLit #GhostStories #Folklore
An illustration by Veselina Tomova from Spirited Away in the style of a lino cut. A young girl in old-fashioned clothes floats above the ground in a swirl twigs and leaves. Below her, her father has stopped chopping wood to look up at her. They both look afraid. Two ghostly horses gallop past in the background.
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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What do birds, bugs, bats, bears, and buffalo have in common with you and I? Find out in Manon Gauthier’s delightful ALL OF US!

Copies are now available from www.runningthegoat.com, and will be coming to other stores soon.

#KidLit
An illustration by Manon Gauthier from All of Us. A cardboard collage of animals on the savannah. There are two types of birds, a warthog, a rhino, an elephant, a water buffalo, and an antelope. They all have large oblong heads or bodies, and big round eyes looking at the viewer.
October 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Look what's arrived early!

Manon Gauthier's wonderful picture book ALL OF US is now available in our Tors Cove shop, and will be arriving in other stores over the next month.

Stop by to pick up a copy Thursday - Sunday, 10:30 - 4, or order one online at www.runningthegoat.com

#KidLit
Copies of All of Us on the shelf. The cover shows a cardboard collage of a collection of animals. They all have oblong heads or bodies, and bid staring eyes looking out at you. There is a raccoon, a squirrel, a dog, a parrot, an ant, a chicken, an ox, a penguin, an ostrich, a bat, a fish, and a snail. Text on the cover not repeated in post reads "translated by Michel Savard".
October 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Why does Jack succeed in a task that his brothers have failed? He’s kind to the little bird.

Read about how the little white bird repays his kindness in THE QUEEN OF PARADISE’S GARDEN.

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#KidLit #FolkTales
An illustration by Darka Erdelji from The Queen of Paradise's Garden. Jack, a young white man in a dark green jacket and cap gently holds a small white bird in his hands. Behind him, a river winds through a forested landscape
October 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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A tall tale about a hurricane, or a humorous take on getting old? DANCING WITH DAISY takes a fun approach to a conversation about aging.

It’s the perfect book to read as a family, or pick up for Nanny and Poppy to read to the grandkids.

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An illustration from Dancing With Daisy. Two hands and a photo in a scrapbook. The photo shows a young man in a fishing boat, under a stormy sky. The wrinkled hand of an old white man points to the dark clouds. A small white hand lies flat near the photo.
October 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM