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A new independent bookshop in Stroud ✨
Open Mon-Fri 9.30-17, Sat 9-17

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We're hosting a readathon in aid of @readforgood and we need YOU, our lovely customers, to take part!

Sign up for a 1-hour slot to sit and read in our bookshop window. You can do it with a friend, a family member, or your well-behaved dog.

We'll provide the snacks and drinks, you raise money for charity.

Send us a DM/email for more details and to secure your slot! taken in London Road Stroud by @borderless_books

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9 days ago

We've got some great sessions coming up over the next 3 months at the lovely @borderless_books

All events 7.30-9.30pm. Free entry, donations to cover costs. The books are available from Borderless Books with a 10%
discount. On our website, you'll soon be able to find free audio and video resources, more information about the books, and Stroud Radical Reading Group events.

Anyone interested in the book can join us - just turn up. We recommend reading the book for the month, but you don’t need to -
you can come along just to listen or ask questions.

October 21st:
How Long ’til Black Future Month? by N. K. Jemisin
A collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories, based on the author’s interest in gaining more representative protagonists in literature and criticism of the prevalence of harmful stereotypes.

November 18th
No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit
Essays arguing for the long-term view and the power of collective action, making a case for seeding change wherever possible, and offering us all a path out of the wilderness.

December 16th
Close to the Knives by David Wojnarowicz
A powerful and iconoclastic memoir covering street life, drugs, art and nature, family, AIDS, politics, friendship and acceptance. taken in Stroud, Gloucestershire by @borderless_books

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Want a chance to win a year of free audiobooks? 🤩

The good folk @librofm have given us a GOLDEN TICKET to hide in store on Bookshop Day. Whoever finds it gets 12 free audiobooks ✨

Come shop with us on 10 October to be in with a chance of winning 📚

Link in bio to learn more about how you can support us by getting your audiobooks from Libro.fm x by @borderless_books

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Hello Pumpkin!

Autumn has landed at Borderless Books 🍂

An absolutely gorgeous way to spend the day with @sharonkingchai as she created some window magic ✨

Watch to the end for an appearance from Pam 👀🐕

We're so lucky to have such brilliant creatives decorate our windows and cheer up the whole street 🩷

Come get your copy of Hello Pumpkin from the shop 🎃 x taken in London Road Stroud by @borderless_books

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The bookshop may be closed on Sundays, but you can still browse our stock online from the comfort of your sofa and order for collection or delivery 💞

Every single purchase means the world to this little independent team, and keeps us stocked with dog treats for our fluffy visitors. taken in Stroud, Gloucestershire by @borderless_books

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7 days ago

Appreciation post for the hardworking folks at @goodonpaperstroud who managed to cram all of our October events into this month's listings!

Come nab a copy of the latest issue from the bookshop before they're gone. Or subscribe and support them and get this marvel of printed goodness delivered to your door every month 🗞️

Oh and do check out our upcoming events and book tickets obvs x

#longlivetheprintedword #proudofstroud taken in Stroud, Gloucestershire by @borderless_books

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Sunny stacks and lots of unpacking of books today 🌤️

If you missed out on Richard King or Elizabeth Alker's talks at @hiddennotes___, we have a few copies of their books in the shop for you 😊

Come have a browse and don't forget to pick up a programme for @stroudbookfestival while you're at it!

Happy Monday x taken in London Road Stroud by @borderless_books

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12 days ago

I just finished reading Before I Forget, the upcoming release from @peirenepress. It's wonderful.

It's a book about the death of an imperfect but beloved dad that often made me laugh out loud.

It's about the politics of end of life care, and all the admin, family reckonings, and reminiscences that come with death.

Told with veracity, compassion, and a biting sense of humour, it's easy to see why this book won awards on its release in France.

I can't wait to talk with @elleenfiledesperles and @wordsofdina about it when they visit Borderless Books on 5th October.

Tickets available via the link in bio from £6 if you'd like to join us, a glass of wine included. taken in Stroud, Gloucestershire by @borderless_books

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13 days ago

Lucy's Picks!

If you've been into the shop recently, you've probably seen my recommendation for this - I love anything set in a remote location, and At the Edge of the Woods is one of those books that completely pulls you into the setting. If you've ever felt the urge to disappear to a cabin surrounded by forests and mountains - this is for you. The perfect cosy autumn read.

Mouse's latest trip takes him to the mountains, and it's the prettiest book in the shop right now. Complete with gorgeous illustrations, flaps, and a beautiful journey, I'd very much like to live inside this book.

#booksellerlife #autumnvibes taken in Stroud, Gloucestershire by @borderless_books

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What's your favourite local bookseller been reading recently? These gems 💫

In an effort to read more cheerfully I devoured David Sedaris' latest essay collection, The Land and Its People. A solid 10/10 for laugh out loud lines.

Next up was Country People by Daniel Mason, a story of a family who move to the countryside and the mad mythical antics that unfold. Set in Vermont but could totally imagine this taking place on the edges of Stroud.

Dogs on Dates is a funny and touching graphic novel by Luke Healy, which made it onto my reading list on @cally_mac_ 's strong recommendation. Did not disappoint. Adults should read more cartoons.

Bookseller privileges mean I got to read the new Barbara Kingsolver novel, Partita, before it's released in a few weeks and it is SO GOOD. No spoilers but seriously order a copy now you will not be disappointed.

And finally, Theft, which we read together for Borderless Book Club and is up there with my fave books of the year. Outrageous that Abdulrazak Gurnah's work isn't more widely read (he has won a Nobel prize, after all).

For more chit chat about what we've been reading at the bookshop come see us IRL, we beat any algorithm when it comes to recommendations x by @borderless_books

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16 days ago

Book Talks @sva__

Sat 19.09
@richardhywelking - Travels Over A Feeling: Arthur Russell - A Life
Q&A chaired by @zig_zag_cat
Doors 14:30 / Start: 15:00

Sun 20.09
@elizabethalker Everything We Do Is Music
Q&A chaired by @william_j_stokes
Doors: 13:00 / Start: 13:30

Huge thanks to @borderless_books 🙌🏻 (an amazing new indie bookshop in Stroud) who will be selling copies of the books at the SVA both days
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Head to link in bio for full lineup up, last few tickets and further info 💚

#hiddennotesfestival #richardking #elizabethalker @faberbooks @danpapps by @borderless_books

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18 days ago

Spend an evening with the Forward Prize Best Single Poem shortlist at Borderless Books in Stroud as we continue to mark the National Year of Reading.

Together we’ll read, unpick and argue for the lines we love (and hate?) looking at how each poem works, where it risks and what makes it award‑worthy. Reading groups give people a place to practise attention - to sit with complexity, ambiguity and difference, all of which we will celebrate and explore in this session.

This is a one‑off, in‑person workshop for readers and writers who want to sharpen their instincts and feel the pulse of contemporary poetry with their bare hands!

The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem recognizes outstanding individual poems, with recent winners showcasing diverse voices and themes in contemporary poetry.

This year’s shortlist includes five poems by Tara Bergin, Kizziah Burton, Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana, Fiona Larkin and Riwa Saab. You can read all of these poems online here.

The group will be led by poet JLM Morton. by @borderless_books

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