Reader quotes from event posts on FB - "the best book I've read all year" say a number of people to us, online and in store. "Loved this book, make sure to fill a thermos, you won't want to put it down, not even to put the kettle on." Man vs Baby is in store today!

What a joy to meet Man vs Baby today at his book signing in the lovely Book Vault in Barnsley. Can’t wait for the next books!

Recent bookpost thanks to And Other Stories, an advance copy of Season of the Swamp. I have read a couple of other titles from Yuri Herrera and look forward to this.

Congratulations to lex croucher for winning the #YABookPrize with Gwen & Art Are Not in Love, pictured with the newly released Not For the Faint of Heart. Both in store now! #ChooseBookshops #barnsley

New in store, we have indie exclusive editions of the new Kate Atkinson book, Death at the Sign of the Rook. In store now with free bookmark and tote bag! Be quick... #DeathAtTheSignOfTheRook #ChooseBookshops #Barnsley

More new signed books in store - Pat Barker, The Voyage Home is out now! #ChooseBookshops #Barnsley

A few new non-fiction titles: Westlessness from Dr Samir Puri, partly for me after an always interesting interview on Arthur Snell's podcast. The slightly too dark image is The Secret Life of the Universe from Nathalie A. Cabrol, a search for the origins and frontiers of life.

In store and out now - we have exclusive indie signed editions of The Life Impossible, the new novel from Matt Haig. The search for answers about a friend's life on a Mediterranean island, the discovery of truths and a story of hope. #ChooseBookshops #Barnsley

Compare and contrast, new signed books! WW1 affairs, espionage and govt. secrets, and a gateway to a mythical world... from Robert Harris and Katherine Rundell. #ChooseBookshops #signedcopies #barnsley

My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books

We met Chris Haughton 🇪🇺 at an event in the summer, talking about this fascination new non-fiction title. May years in research, The History of Information explores human communication, from the earliest marks and drawings to the modern day. In store now! #ChooseBookshops

We already have one or two orders for Under the Changing Skies, with bonus Ian McMillan content! #ChooseBookshops #barnsley

Out today! Compare and contrast... signed copies of The Golden Road by William Dalrymple on the preeminence of ancient India (one for me!). Listen to Empire Podcast with anita anand. And after pre-orders, one signed copy of Want from Gillian Anderson still available, in store only.

In case you are not aware, today in Barnsley! There is a fan zone in town from 11am, come and see what there is to see! While you are waiting for the finish, explore town and support independent stores. #ChooseBookshops #Barnsley