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Bookbugs and Dragon Tales

Bookbugs and Dragon Tales

Independent Book Shop, Cafe and Arts Centre in Norwich

Bookbugs and Dragon Tales

Bookbugs and Dragon Tales

Independent Book Shop, Cafe and Arts Centre in Norwich

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Poppy and I have escaped to the office to select t Poppy and I have escaped to the office to select the 40 #DARA winners who will be part of our review team for a year and get to select Β£50 worth of books each to keep! So many worthy applicants (and almost 100 to whittle down) so it's a tough job. Thank you to all of the schools who have nominated students πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #readingmatters #access #education #educationforall #bookschangelives #kindness #books #bookshop #indie #independent #Norwich #timberhill #morethanabookshop #wherebookslive #forever
I feel like I may have run the gamut of emotions t I feel like I may have run the gamut of emotions today (mostly A for anger) so this book by @susiedent feels appropriate! Thank you to all of the lovely people who have listened to me rage today 😑 and a special shout out to epic Bounce and Rhymers who never fail to make me smile 😊 Tomorrow is a new day, so onwards and upwards πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #bekind #somedays #books #bookshops #indie #independent #norwich #timberhill #cityofstories #morethanabookshop #wherebookslive
A wonderful busy buzzy day at the shop with so man A wonderful busy buzzy day at the shop with so many lovely conversations with our customer friends! And the fab @zoesomervillewrites even stopped by to sign some copies of #TheMarshHouse which are now out in paperback πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #saturdayfun #author #friends #books #bookshop #indie #Independent #timberhill #norwich #cityofstories #wherebookslive #morethanabookshop
🌺**WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP ALERT** 🌺 Fancy ma 🌺**WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP ALERT** 🌺 Fancy making your very own Christmas Wreath? This will be live on the website tomorrow but we wanted to give the budding florists among you a heads up! Saturday 3rd December 1-4pm and all for the bargain price of Β£35 including your creation to take home and a cup of something warm πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #wreath #Christmas #tistheseason #books #bookshop #indie #independent #timberhill #Norwich #morethanabookshop #crafty
Days don't get much better than this 😊❀️ We Days don't get much better than this 😊❀️ We were beyond thrilled to have the one and only @chris_riddell pay us a visit today. Myself, Dan and the Bookbugs Team were all giddy with excitement and are proud to have our very own #TiggyThistle living at Bookbugs 😍 We are so grateful for the time he gave to us, the signed stock and the wonderful conversation. Thanks also to the fab Tom @panmacmillan who pointed him our way πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #domeetyourheroes #books #bookshop #indie #independent #Norwich #timberhill #authors #cityofstories #wherebookslive #morethanabookshop
The bookselling world is unique and lovely and sup The bookselling world is unique and lovely and supportive and it was so wonderful to be able to finally show massive bookshop champion and MD of the Booksellers Association @meryl.halls around the shop in person today 😊 And as if a visit from one member of Book Royalty isn't enough, tomorrow sees another legend popping by, hopefully, in the form of the one and only @chris_riddell πŸ₯° I may just burst πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #whatalife #books #bookshop #indie #independent #norwich #timberhill #cityofstories #wherebookslive #morethanabookshop #lovenorwich #lifeinafinecity
Authors all day (and night!) We had a lovely autho Authors all day (and night!) We had a lovely authors-filled day yesterday as part of the @norwich_school Childrens Book Event and were awed by the incredible and inspiring talks given by @kirstyapplebaum @mossmontmomery and @samsedgman 😊😍 The evening was spent with our friends @kettsbooks @vintagebooks where we listened to #TomCrewe and @kirstylogan tell us all about their new releases πŸ“š Prepare to have your ears filled with us raving about all of their fabulous books! πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #showbizpals #books #bookshop #indie #independent #Norwich #timberhill #schools #outreach #wherebookslive #morethanabookshop #luckyduck
I had such a lovely time @ngatedereham that I didn I had such a lovely time @ngatedereham that I didn't get any pictures! Thankfully the wonderful @lisathompsonwrites paid us a visit afterwards to sign our wall and some of her lovely books πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ Really excited to hear that she will be paying our friends @therabbithole.brigg a visit soon 🐰 . . #author #popup #schools #outreach #books #bookshop #indie #independent #norwich #timberhill #cityofstories #wherebookslive #morethanabookshop
We had a wonderful day today with some of the love We had a wonderful day today with some of the lovely students from #QueensHill and @ueapublishers launching #FiveLittlePeppers 🌢 Fascinating presentation about publishing and design and excellent covers created πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #books #bookshop #indie #Independent #timberhill #norwich #wherebookslive #morethanabookshop
Little Bugs Story Tellers is BACK TOMORROW 10:30-1 Little Bugs Story Tellers is BACK TOMORROW 10:30-11:30am πŸŽ‰ Pops will be running 5 weeks of story telling fun. Join the group for story telling, roleplay, games and crafts!πŸ› Book your place here: https://bookbugsanddragontales.com/product/stbwin22 Drop ins welcome!
We are so excited to have @fionawritesbooks paying We are so excited to have @fionawritesbooks paying us a visit on Thursday 10th November 11am to talk about her wonderful books, with activities to get you and your little ones in the mood for Christmas πŸŽ„ Why not come along and get a personalised copy of one of her amazing books πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #author #authorvisit #books #bookshop #indie #Independent #norwich #cityofstories #timberhill #morethanabookshop #wherebookslive
Dan demonstrating his grown up job @weiss_squaduk Dan demonstrating his grown up job @weiss_squaduk to the youngest delegate at #BAConf22 πŸ€“ With Bounce and Rhyme not starting until next week, we have to get our baby hit somehow!! πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #babybookseller #conference #ourtribe #books #bookshop #indie #Independent #Norwich #timberhill #cityofstories #wherebookslive
At our most favourite event of the Booksellers cal At our most favourite event of the Booksellers calender #BAConference2022 πŸ“š Every year Booksellers from around the country gather together to regroup and celebrate and learn and bring back exciting ideas to our bookshops. Amazing authors, fantastic food, drink and friendship. I always come back bursting with ideas! And the shop is in the teams very capable hands while we are away πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #booksellers #books #bookshop #indie #Independent #norwich #timberhill #wherebookslive #morethanabookshop #bookbugsontour
Thank you to all of our wizard and witch helpers w Thank you to all of our wizard and witch helpers who removed the curse that meant I didn't like books any more!! I'm very glad to be back to normal πŸ™ƒWe had a fantastic evening making wands and writing spells and having a little bit of a dance! I am so lucky to have such incredible booksellers - not only do they join in with the nonsense, they bring their own πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈπŸͺ„ . . #bookshopsaremagic #books #bookshop #booksellers #norwich #timberhill #indie #independent #cityofstories #spooky #lifeinafinecity #wherebookslive #morethanabookshop
We have had so much fun this week with all of our We have had so much fun this week with all of our spooky events πŸ‘» Little Bugs Storytellers even had a special pumpkin pal today πŸŽƒβ€οΈ Crafty Bugs has sold out for tomorrow but we still have a couple of spaces for Haunted Bookshop on Friday at 5.45pm πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #half-term #activities #workshops #books #bookshop #indie #independent #Norwich #Timberhill #cityofstories #wherebookslive #morethanabookshop
The wonderful @thomskagram enthralling readers big The wonderful @thomskagram enthralling readers big and small with his bag of beach-combed goodies 🐚🦐 Don't worry if you couldn't make the event as we Will make sure we have lots of signed copies of his books πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #author #books #bookshop #indie #independent #timberhill #norwich #wherebookslive #morethanabookshop
For those of you who may not have seen the newslet For those of you who may not have seen the newsletter, we have @thomskagram paying us a visit tomorrow πŸ₯° We have a bookable session with meet the author, crafts and a signed copy of one of his books from 1-2.30 but he will also be about signing for those not attending the session 😊 Check out the website under 'Half Term' πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #author #authorvisit #books #bookshop #indie #independent #half-term #activities #workshop #morethanabookshop #wherebookslive
Book on to a spooky special of one of our classes, Book on to a spooky special of one of our classes, or join us on a tour of our haunted book shop πŸ‘»
Poppy had so much fun with #ChapelBreakInfant expl Poppy had so much fun with #ChapelBreakInfant exploring underwater stories and creating their own mermaid tail bookmarks πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ We are slowly catching up after the fun of the last 2 weeks of madness so apologies if we've been a bit tardy! Onwards πŸ“šπŸ›πŸ‰β€οΈ . . #normalservice #outreach #schools #books #bookshop #indie #independent #Norwich #timberhill #morethanabookshop #cityofstories #wherebookslive #always
Wave of Light 2022 🀍 . . #20years #waveoflight2 Wave of Light 2022 🀍 . . #20years #waveoflight2022 #stillbornbutstillborn #waterbugsanddragonflies
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