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Tom Gauld
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Cartoonist and Illustrator. My latest book of cartoons, REVENGE OF THE LIBRARIANS, is out now! www.tomgauld.com
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‘The Exceedingly Tiny Bookshop’ my cartoon for today's Guardian Books. Let's all support good bookshops of any size, either locally or online.

Title: The exceedingly tiny bookshop

It is no wider than its own narrow door but is easy to find as there is always a  queue of eager customers outside.

One at a time, they enter to find themselves uncomfortably close to the proprietor. His impeccable suggestions are mote than worth the indignity.

In the miniature stockroom a professional contortionist is employed to unpack deliveries and replenish the display.

The shelves can accommodate only eleven volumes, but each is chosen with such care that nobody leaves empty handed.

On Saturday mornings, a local author reads stories to as many small children as can be wedged into the shop.
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APamazonpissjugs.bsky.social

Love it

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Hhsuzumiya6.bsky.social

I always like a good book. Alongside manga I'm reading this series

Skullduggery pleasant by Derek Landy
A kind of magic based noir.
I recommend strongly to read
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Ddjgarybaldy.bsky.social

Sign on a Manchester book stall "Buy a book... Kill a kindle"

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What a beautiful vision! Captures something of the wonder of bookshops. I once stumbled into a bookshop in Venice with teetering stacks of books, cats sleeping among them, and a gondola inside full of books. Plus an open wall looking over a canal. It was truly magical.

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BGbarrygoldman1.bsky.social

@rebeccaallen.bsky.social oh god! i remember a bookshop not MUCH bigger than this many decades ago on the upper west side of manhattan new york city! so much magic in nyc lost...

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NHharkaway.bsky.social

100% would visit

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Tom Gauld
@tomgauld.bsky.social
Cartoonist and Illustrator. My latest book of cartoons, REVENGE OF THE LIBRARIANS, is out now! www.tomgauld.com
35.8k followers68 following417 posts