Marnie Parsons
rtgbooks.bsky.social
Marnie Parsons
@rtgbooks.bsky.social
Publisher at @runningthegoat.bsky.social; printer; editor; bookseller; reader; companion to Millie the cat; Newfoundlander by choice.
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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
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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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-...
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.
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!
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.
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!
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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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!
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
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."

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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
So looking forward to welcoming Shannon Bramer to the shop this weekend. Drop by and say hello!
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!
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
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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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
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
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
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
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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October 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM