Richard Ryan

Self-employed bookworm, early musick enthusiast, amateur birder, out-of-retirement organist and long suffering Spurs fan.

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

‘We weren't put here to make money or to acquire status or reputation. We were sent here to search for the light of Easter in our hearts, and when we find it we are meant to give it away.’

JOHN O'DONOHUE
Dawn Mass Reflections at Corcomroe Abbey

[Belfast Telegraph @BelTel]

Inside the NI bookshops at the heart of their communities: ‘You can leave all your worries at the door’

https://t.co/bUJNr8hZZg

[Rathlin Stickybeak @_Stickybeak]

🎉 PUFFIN PUFFIN PUFFIN 🎉
Windy, wet and cold out here currently, but what a breathtaking scene! Gazillions of Guillemots and Razorbills, and very briefly our first Puffin of the year 🥳

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

Game day ready. Up the Duns!

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

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[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

The bookshop where I began my career is now a fancy pants coffee shop, and it is stunning I have to say, and much busier than ever our bookshop was. A lovely morning spent reminiscing.

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

On Ravel’s birthday today, I was reminded of this outrageous piece of music that so enthralled me when I first heard it as a youngster

[Berliner Philharmoniker @BerlinPhil]

🎹🎶 Hélène Grimaud and Tugan Sokhiev performed Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major in 2010. » https://t.co/3ju7WgTwZ8 Join us this week, when Tugan Sokhiev returns to the podium to conduct pieces by Lili Boulanger, Gustav Mahler and a premiere by Donghoon Shin.

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

We prayed the Litany last night, as we do every Ash Wednesday. I hope in some way, booksellers can be included in this one

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

Celebrating #WorldBookDay as I do, every day

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

#Lent doesn’t have to mean giving something up. It could be ‘clearing out a space for something new to enter.’ Extract below from ‘A Different Kind of Fast’ by Christine Valters Paintner

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

The countdown to Easter is well and truly on, and the lectionary readings on the Transfiguration today prompted me to start this wonderfully reflective book by Rowan Williams.

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

Love it when it’s dry and sunny on the beach, and all the rain is out at sea

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

I voted for This is the Record of John by Orlando Gibbons in The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2025. Vote for your favourite: https://t.co/Kn4LgJTWi9 #gibbons400 @QuireMemes

[Letterboxd @letterboxd]

happy birthday gromit 🐾

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

@scrabopower Or in my case, A@£?&n!

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

If you find our shop is closed in the next hour, it’s because my Liverpool supporting delivery driver is due and I can’t face him!

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

If we were to get Orlando Gibbons into the @classicfm hall of fame this year, which piece of music would that most likely be with? #Gibbons400

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

@scrabopower I’d rather Dundela did that first 🤣

[Richard Ryan @bookshopguy]

Spurs 8 points clear of relegation, but hey, trophies 🙄