Books at the Dragon’s Garden

We're an award winning independent book shop offering a great selection of books from a wide range of publishers and authors. #IndieBookshop

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

It may have rained, but it didn't stop the bees in the bookshop garden #bookshopbees #sunflowers

[The Wainwright Prizes @wainwrightprize]

#ThinPlaces is a breath taking mix of memoir, #naturewriting and history. @kerri_ni writes about borders and trauma, love and loss and the edges of nature. Kerri asks us to reclaim and rejoice in our landscape #WainwrightPrize21 #NatureWriting

[The Wainwright Prizes @wainwrightprize]

Shortlisted author @calflyn has written a feature for the @guardian on the best books on post-human landscape. A fascinating article that encourages us to learn from our past mistakes so we can live more lightly on this Earth. Read more: https://t.co/aBg1Zw67aC #WainwrightPrize21

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

"It’s a very strong shortlist indeed... And this at a time when people have been turning to nature, more than at any time in living memory", this year's @wainwrightprize shortlists have been revealed! Take a look here: https://t.co/VjgZj1F1qq

[The Wainwright Prizes @wainwrightprize]

We are absolutely delighted to be announcing the 2021 Wainwright Prize Shortlists for UK #Nature and #Conservation Writing this Wednesday from 4pm!! Stay tuned, the countdown is well and truly on! #WainwrightPrize21 #NatureWriting #ConservationWriting

[Bookshop.org @bookshop_org_UK]

The wait is over, the thirteen longlisted titles - or 'The Booker Dozen' is here! https://t.co/mv5G5q1GLs

Explore the list and support independent bookshops📚
#2021BookerPrize #FinestFiction #ChooseIndieLinks #ChooseBookshops

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

At our #IndieBookshop we grow lots of #pollinator friendly flowering plants and are proud to be part of the #SavingPollinators Assurance Scheme. Create your pollinator paradise with @DaveGoulson book #GardeningForBumblebees

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[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

New in!

📕 Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Here’s the link to buy from our website if you can’t make it to the shop:

➡️ https://t.co/5K9wz475ko

#indiebookshop

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

New in!

📕 Paperback edition of The Constant Rabbit by @jasperfforde

Here’s the link to buy from our website if you can’t make it to the shop:

➡️ https://t.co/e5QF3yKs2i

#indiebookshop

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

I made a list! Here’s some ideas for summer reading. Enjoy, Mandy

@bookshop_org_UK is a great way to support #IndieBookshops PLUS they have FREE shipping on orders over £45 until the end of July.

#CuratedByHumans #SummerReads

➡️ https://t.co/SF1mqhq5WM

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

New Gift Vouchers & Loyalty Cards. What do you think?

Remember to get your #LoyaltyCard stamped when you visit the book shop.

£10 off when you’ve collected all 10 dragonfly stamps. You get 1 stamp for every £10 you spend. Our thank you to you for supporting our #IndieBookshop.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Library found in Tibet containing 84,000 secret manuscripts (books), including history of mankind for over 1000 years. Sakya Monastery Perhaps the largest library in the world in the distant history of the planet. It was discovered behind a huge wall. It is 60m long and 10m high.

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

Behind the bookshop door 🚪 Our beautiful Dragon’s Garden where we grow lots of fruit and veggies for our customers and the chickens 🐓 roam free. An #IndieBookshop with a beautiful tranquil environment to enjoy 🪴 📚

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

And here they are, Alys and Maya spending their winnings. Maya won the over 12’s art competition and Alys won the under 12’s poetry, under 12’s short story AND came 2nd in the under 12’s art competition for #IndieBookshopWeek. Well done both fantastic achievement.

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

Winner of our Under 12s #PoetryCompetition AND our Under 12s #ShortStoryCompetition for #IndieBookshopWeek was…🥁

ALYS IBBOTSON age 9. Thank you Alys they are both wonderful reads.

Zoom in to Alys’ story to have a read, we know it’s small but we couldn’t not include it.

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

New In!
The new @NaturalistDara book is in and we’ve got just four copies of the #specialedition for #IndieBookshops.
It’s signed and has a lovely pull out poster, pop in the shop buy it here for delivery:
➡️ https://t.co/LBjXQKNoDC

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

New In! @DerekTheWeather Walking The Welsh Coast. There are some beautiful walks around our lovely coastline with Derek! #IndieBookshop #SupportIndieBookshops #ShopLocal #WelshCoast #WeatherManWalking #WalkingWales

➡️ https://t.co/LdKIxm0DEe

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Half Price Hardbacks!

I’ve been having a sort out, so here’s a great selection of fiction all at half price, you can peruse them here:

➡️ https://t.co/c5meI7L9M9

#IndieBookshop #bookshop #supportindies

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

Danny popped in to pick up his voucher for winning the art competition for #IndieBookshopWeek and quickly spent it on some lovely books. He couldn’t wait to get home to start reading Hubert Horacio by Lauren Child #IndieBookshop #LetsGetKidsReading #LoveOfReading

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

man and nature working together, The people do not move, but allow the bees agency, and the bees do not sting, focused only on moving to safety. A good use of imagery; I liked the snapshot aspect of the poem, capturing the moment, and the sense of relief that all went well" 4/4

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And the winner of the Adults #Poetry Competition for #IndieBookshopWeek is Owen Williams with his #poem The Bees. Follow the thread for comments from our wonderful judge Seonaid from @BlackBeeBooks 1/4 @booksaremybag @SerenBooks @Books_Wales @BAbooksellers @bookshop_org_UK

[Books at the Dragon’s Garden @BooksattheDG]

an 'ever-changing mosaic,' a lovely play on meaning, referencing both art and biology. And yet this is also an ordinary scene – the neighbours standing around, watching and chatting, until the swarm flies off and possibly the most beautiful idea is introduced – 3/4