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Publisher : Channel Islands books.

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Joined September 2014
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Full room for #Guernsey @The_IoD Spring Seminar Thrilled everyone has been given a copy of speaker @andydoyle_com's book It is a masterpiece in understanding our past so as to challenge us to prepare for our future, pulling out core lessons It is a #must read for all islanders
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ICYMI my review of Roseanna Courtney’s rather fabulous book, Guernsey Lore… tommygirard.wordpress.com/20… #book #bookstagram #guernsey #folklore #guernseylore #illustration #visualart #bookreview @blueormer

Guernsey Lore by Roseanna Courtney

If you’ve been following this page for a while you’ll probably have noticed my interest in the history and culture of my home island of Guernsey, so it was with great interest I picked up artist an…

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Lovely interview by @matt_fallaize with Sean McManus about his new book ‘The Teeth of the Conger’ - an historical adventure with strong Channel Islands focus. Excellent cover by Steve Harrison and I’m honoured to have been asked to create the maps.
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We are delighted that Sean McManus will be joining us in the bookshop on Saturday to chat and sign copies of his new novel, Teeth of the Conger - not to be missed!
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Really enjoying The Teeth of the Conger new book by #SeanMcManus; set in the fracturing #RomanEmpire and #ChannelIslands. It's a great read. @wmarybeard I'd be interested to hear what you think. Maps drawn by @HeidiSoulsby. Buy from @blueormer
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Hopefully on Channel TV on Monday evening!
Ross Le Brun (@RossLeBrun) profile pictureRoss Le Brun@RossLeBrun8 Nov 2024
Hopefully on @ITVChannelTV later tonight talking about caricaturing the States of Guernsey with @matthewleachitv 😄
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Steve from Blue Ormer selling “You couldn’t make it up” at Peninsula Hotel Had a deputues family buy the original sketch of their loved one. They told me they thought it was hilarious and loved it 😄 If any other deputies want their original sketch they are for sale
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Come and be entertained for Hallowe'en at the Priaulx Library! Freaky Friday - meet Edgar Macculloch, collector of scary Guernsey tales! free entry, no booking required. Parking at the Library #localstudieslibrary #guernsey #halloween
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Happy National Bookshop Day! 🥳📚 Remember to support your local independent bookshops wherever you live!
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John Nettles' book signing at the Priaulx Library was very popular today with many copies of 'Gentle Violence: the Von Aufsess Diaries', sold & signed! John will be back at the Priaulx Library to sign more copies tomorrow (Saturday 5) between 10 & 12 #library #jersey #guernsey
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New book - Immoralists and Drama Queens - André Gide, Théo Van Rysselberghe and their colourful entourage in Jersey, 1907-1909. To be launched at @JerseyWordFest on 21 September. See jerseyfestivalofwords.org/di… for tix.
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GARDEN EXHIBITION STILL ON! See some of the fascinating photographs in our collection. The exhibition runs until end September. Entry to the garden & the Library is free & there is free visitor parking on site! #exhibition #guernsey #HistoricPhotographs #localstudies #library
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For everyone who prefers to hold a book in their hands rather than reading long texts online (that’s most of us then), the latest word for a generation on what happened in Alderney during the occupation can be purchased online @blueormer ; all profits to charity. Link 👇
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Look what’s now available as a book! ⁦@EricPickles⁩ ⁦@blueormer⁩ ⁦⁦@GuernseyMuseums⁩ Available to buy at blueormer.gg/product/lord-pi… #Alderney #Holocaust #ChannelIslands
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This week's quote can be a little prickly, but you are going to love him...
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Out now! Hedgehog Island - a new children’s book that puts Alderney’s rare Blonde Hedgehogs on the map. #alderney #hedgehog #booksforkids Available now from @TheLexiconGsy @writersblockgsy #cadeaux and soon from @blondehedgehog !
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Thanks to John Nettles for kindly signing and donating a copy of his book and to Steve Foote of @blueormer for getting it to me! I will bring it along on Friday Simon.
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Must say I'm really enjoying this book - has anyone else read it? Fascinating to learn about #Guernsey's 7 world famous industries - and how we met challenges of a changing world head on...with lessons drawn for our future... @GuernseyPress @blueormer
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From stockings to the stock market, Andrew Doyle will be chatting to us about how Guernsey has reinvented itself across the ages. Don't miss out on our Meet the Author event from 12 noon today!
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Tomorrow lunchtime - Andrew Doyle will be signing copies of his new book “Reinvention Island” @writersblockgsy
Writer's Block Guernsey (@writersblockgsy) profile pictureWriter's Block Guernsey@writersblockgsy19 Apr 2024
We are delighted to welcome Andrew Doyle to chat about his new book, Reinvention Island, a wonderful canter through how Guernsey has transformed itself across the centuries. Andrew will also be signing copies so come and pick yours up on Saturday 27th April 12 noon to 2pm.
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