A hot off the press #PillarOfPopularity - the 5th bestselling book at Bert’s last week was The House of Wolf, thanks to our visit from Sir Tony Robinson! followed by the latest Bunny vs Monkey in 4th, the Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple in 3rd and 2nd - not all of them were bought by Michael
October 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A hot off the press #PillarOfPopularity - the 5th bestselling book at Bert’s last week was The House of Wolf, thanks to our visit from Sir Tony Robinson! followed by the latest Bunny vs Monkey in 4th, the Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple in 3rd and 2nd - not all of them were bought by Michael
No big surprise to see Richard Osman appear on the #PillarofPopularity - his newest book The Last Devil to Die is out now in paperback
It's number 2 on this week's #PillarofPopularity
It's number 2 on this week's #PillarofPopularity
May 15, 2024 at 11:50 AM
No big surprise to see Richard Osman appear on the #PillarofPopularity - his newest book The Last Devil to Die is out now in paperback
It's number 2 on this week's #PillarofPopularity
It's number 2 on this week's #PillarofPopularity
I don't think the series was a big hit, but the book is proving incredibly popular still - 10 years after it was first released!
All The Light We Cannot See is at number 1 on the #PillarofPopularity!
All The Light We Cannot See is at number 1 on the #PillarofPopularity!
January 24, 2024 at 5:21 PM
I don't think the series was a big hit, but the book is proving incredibly popular still - 10 years after it was first released!
All The Light We Cannot See is at number 1 on the #PillarofPopularity!
All The Light We Cannot See is at number 1 on the #PillarofPopularity!
It’s #PillarOfPopularity time! These are the bestselling books in Swindon over the last seven days!
At 5, it’s Butter by Asako Yuzuki - we can’t keep this one in stock. (Too slippy)
At 5, it’s Butter by Asako Yuzuki - we can’t keep this one in stock. (Too slippy)
December 18, 2024 at 4:00 PM
It’s #PillarOfPopularity time! These are the bestselling books in Swindon over the last seven days!
At 5, it’s Butter by Asako Yuzuki - we can’t keep this one in stock. (Too slippy)
At 5, it’s Butter by Asako Yuzuki - we can’t keep this one in stock. (Too slippy)
Number 4 on the #PillarofPopularity this week is a second week for Every Move You Make by @callytaylor.bsky.social -
We have signed copies of this one available to order online - or you can pop in!
We have signed copies of this one available to order online - or you can pop in!
April 4, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Number 4 on the #PillarofPopularity this week is a second week for Every Move You Make by @callytaylor.bsky.social -
We have signed copies of this one available to order online - or you can pop in!
We have signed copies of this one available to order online - or you can pop in!
This week's number 3 is last week's number 1 - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
This is our LGBT book club choice for October, so I'll be reading it soon #PillarofPopularity
This is our LGBT book club choice for October, so I'll be reading it soon #PillarofPopularity
October 25, 2023 at 12:03 PM
This week's number 3 is last week's number 1 - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
This is our LGBT book club choice for October, so I'll be reading it soon #PillarofPopularity
This is our LGBT book club choice for October, so I'll be reading it soon #PillarofPopularity
At Number 1 this week it's A Lesson In Cruelty by Harriet Tyce.
Harriet popped into the shop last Tuesday too to sign copies of her book!
#PillarofPopularity
Harriet popped into the shop last Tuesday too to sign copies of her book!
#PillarofPopularity
April 25, 2024 at 12:13 PM
At Number 1 this week it's A Lesson In Cruelty by Harriet Tyce.
Harriet popped into the shop last Tuesday too to sign copies of her book!
#PillarofPopularity
Harriet popped into the shop last Tuesday too to sign copies of her book!
#PillarofPopularity
Number 3 this week on the #PillarofPopularity is Legends and Lattes by @travisbaldree.bsky.social
This has been ticking along for a few weeks now, but it's made it onto the pillar this week as people rush out to treat themselves!
This has been ticking along for a few weeks now, but it's made it onto the pillar this week as people rush out to treat themselves!
January 9, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Number 3 this week on the #PillarofPopularity is Legends and Lattes by @travisbaldree.bsky.social
This has been ticking along for a few weeks now, but it's made it onto the pillar this week as people rush out to treat themselves!
This has been ticking along for a few weeks now, but it's made it onto the pillar this week as people rush out to treat themselves!
Sometimes a book will just suddenly have a little resurgence for no real reason other than it's an excellent book.
We've sold enough copies of Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens to put it at number 3 on the #PillarofPopularity this week
We've sold enough copies of Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens to put it at number 3 on the #PillarofPopularity this week
October 18, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Sometimes a book will just suddenly have a little resurgence for no real reason other than it's an excellent book.
We've sold enough copies of Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens to put it at number 3 on the #PillarofPopularity this week
We've sold enough copies of Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens to put it at number 3 on the #PillarofPopularity this week
The paperback edition of Old Babes in the Wood by @margaretatwood.bsky.social continues to be really popular.
It's this week's number 3 on the #PillarofPopularity
It's this week's number 3 on the #PillarofPopularity
April 11, 2024 at 11:44 AM
The paperback edition of Old Babes in the Wood by @margaretatwood.bsky.social continues to be really popular.
It's this week's number 3 on the #PillarofPopularity
It's this week's number 3 on the #PillarofPopularity
And at number one on the #PillarofPopularity this week is Orbital by Samantha Harvey, the winner of the 2024 Booker Prize!
A lot of people picking this up this week, I think it will continue all the way through to Christmas.
A lot of people picking this up this week, I think it will continue all the way through to Christmas.
November 27, 2024 at 2:06 PM
And at number one on the #PillarofPopularity this week is Orbital by Samantha Harvey, the winner of the 2024 Booker Prize!
A lot of people picking this up this week, I think it will continue all the way through to Christmas.
A lot of people picking this up this week, I think it will continue all the way through to Christmas.
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey is the third book on the #PillarOfPopularity
This also won the Berties this year!
This also won the Berties this year!
December 18, 2024 at 4:07 PM
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey is the third book on the #PillarOfPopularity
This also won the Berties this year!
This also won the Berties this year!
And at number one this week, it's our latest Book Club book - The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell!
I loved this one when I read it a few years ago, so looking forward to a re-read #PillarofPopularity
I loved this one when I read it a few years ago, so looking forward to a re-read #PillarofPopularity
November 14, 2024 at 1:17 PM
And at number one this week, it's our latest Book Club book - The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell!
I loved this one when I read it a few years ago, so looking forward to a re-read #PillarofPopularity
I loved this one when I read it a few years ago, so looking forward to a re-read #PillarofPopularity
Just working out what should be on the #PillarofPopularity this week and I've noticed we're 33 books away from selling our 50,000th book in the shop since we opened.
Any guesses as to what it might be?
Any guesses as to what it might be?
December 29, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Just working out what should be on the #PillarofPopularity this week and I've noticed we're 33 books away from selling our 50,000th book in the shop since we opened.
Any guesses as to what it might be?
Any guesses as to what it might be?
And at number 2 on #PillarOfPopularity is the very delicious Butter.
I’ve heard so many good things about this book, I’m bumping it my TBR! (Sally)
I’ve heard so many good things about this book, I’m bumping it my TBR! (Sally)
December 4, 2024 at 3:36 PM
And at number 2 on #PillarOfPopularity is the very delicious Butter.
I’ve heard so many good things about this book, I’m bumping it my TBR! (Sally)
I’ve heard so many good things about this book, I’m bumping it my TBR! (Sally)
The #PillarofPopularity is the bit of the shop where we display the 5 bestselling books of the week.
These are just the books sold in the shop, so if you ever wanted to know what the people of Swindon are reading this is where to look.
At 5, It's The Twat Files by Dawn French
These are just the books sold in the shop, so if you ever wanted to know what the people of Swindon are reading this is where to look.
At 5, It's The Twat Files by Dawn French
October 18, 2023 at 8:58 AM
The #PillarofPopularity is the bit of the shop where we display the 5 bestselling books of the week.
These are just the books sold in the shop, so if you ever wanted to know what the people of Swindon are reading this is where to look.
At 5, It's The Twat Files by Dawn French
These are just the books sold in the shop, so if you ever wanted to know what the people of Swindon are reading this is where to look.
At 5, It's The Twat Files by Dawn French
In 3rd place, Gillian Anderson's Want. This is a collection of anonymous essays - one from Anderson herself - from women across the world, revealing our deepest, horniest desires.
#PillarOfPopularity
#PillarOfPopularity
January 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In 3rd place, Gillian Anderson's Want. This is a collection of anonymous essays - one from Anderson herself - from women across the world, revealing our deepest, horniest desires.
#PillarOfPopularity
#PillarOfPopularity
In fourth place on this week’s #PillarOfPopularity, it’s The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
This is our LGBT Book Club pick for this month. Not sure what we’ve let ourselves in for…
This is our LGBT Book Club pick for this month. Not sure what we’ve let ourselves in for…
December 18, 2024 at 4:04 PM
In fourth place on this week’s #PillarOfPopularity, it’s The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis
This is our LGBT Book Club pick for this month. Not sure what we’ve let ourselves in for…
This is our LGBT Book Club pick for this month. Not sure what we’ve let ourselves in for…
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey has been on the #PillarofPopularity every week so far this year...!
It's number 2 this week..!
It's number 2 this week..!
February 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey has been on the #PillarofPopularity every week so far this year...!
It's number 2 this week..!
It's number 2 this week..!
On Tuesday last week, we had a visit from Sarah Hilary - she signed copies of her latest paperback Black Thorn!
It's made it to number 2 on the #PillarofPopularity
It's made it to number 2 on the #PillarofPopularity
April 25, 2024 at 12:09 PM
On Tuesday last week, we had a visit from Sarah Hilary - she signed copies of her latest paperback Black Thorn!
It's made it to number 2 on the #PillarofPopularity
It's made it to number 2 on the #PillarofPopularity
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle spends its third week on the #PillarofPopularity and is this week's number 3.
We'll be discussing in our book club next week, so I'll be giving it a re-read this weekend!
We'll be discussing in our book club next week, so I'll be giving it a re-read this weekend!
November 29, 2023 at 4:54 PM
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle spends its third week on the #PillarofPopularity and is this week's number 3.
We'll be discussing in our book club next week, so I'll be giving it a re-read this weekend!
We'll be discussing in our book club next week, so I'll be giving it a re-read this weekend!
Graham Norton is in 4th place on the #PillarOfPopularity
Forever Home is his latest paperback — the only one i haven’t read yet. But he’s getting better and better with every book
Forever Home is his latest paperback — the only one i haven’t read yet. But he’s getting better and better with every book
October 23, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Graham Norton is in 4th place on the #PillarOfPopularity
Forever Home is his latest paperback — the only one i haven’t read yet. But he’s getting better and better with every book
Forever Home is his latest paperback — the only one i haven’t read yet. But he’s getting better and better with every book
The #PillarofPopularity is the five best-selling books in the shop for the last week. We update it every Sunday, but I update you guys during the week, when I remember.
In fifth place, it's @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social 's Notebook - we still have some signed copies of this one!
In fifth place, it's @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social 's Notebook - we still have some signed copies of this one!
April 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The #PillarofPopularity is the five best-selling books in the shop for the last week. We update it every Sunday, but I update you guys during the week, when I remember.
In fifth place, it's @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social 's Notebook - we still have some signed copies of this one!
In fifth place, it's @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social 's Notebook - we still have some signed copies of this one!