If you’re visiting, since we’re feeling festive, we’ve wrapped some presents for any children who come in! We’ll happily give a present to any child that comes into to the shop as every child should have books this Christmas.
We open our new branch of Goldsboro Books today In Brighton. Very much looking forward to welcoming new and regular customers. For those who can’t visit us in stock we are always open online:
It’s our 20th birthday today - happy birthday to us! Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years, we wouldn’t be here without you wonderful authors, customers and publishers.
Day 8 of our advent giveaway and we have another belter for you... Today it's a fantasy novel by an exciting talent, and another exclusive edition. Who is it? Like and RT to win!
What do we have for you to win on day 9 of our advent giveaway? It's a crime novel by one of the biggest writers in the game! Which one, though... Like and RT to win!
On the penultimate day of our advent giveaway, Goldsboro gives to you, a signed first edition of a Sunday Times Bestseller... Which though? Like and RT to win!
Christmas is a day closer, and we have another book giveaway for day 6 of our advent giveaway! Today, it's a prize-winning, international bestseller, and this hardback is exclusive to Goldsboro Books... Like and RT to be in with a chance of winning.
It's day 4 of our advent giveaway and we have a fantasy lover's dream... And it's a signed and numbered edition with sprayed edges, no less! But what is the book? RT and like to win...
Day 11, one day closer to the big one. Today we're offering you the chance to win a signed first edition by a wonderful crime writer... But which one? Like and RT to win..
It's day 14 of the advent giveaway! We have a special signed hardback edition of a children's novel by a much loved author. Who is it? Watch the video to find out... Like and RT to win.
Here is
@Beathhigh
working his way through signing a ton of books for us. Probably our largest ever pile we’ve had waiting for him (a lot more out of shot...), such is his popularity. Thanks so much!
The big day gets ever closer, but what do we have to give away on the 19th day of our advent? A dazzling, feminist fairytale from... Like and RT to win!
Today, we are so thrilled to announce the shortlist for the Goldsboro Books
#GlassBell
Award 2020.
This incredibly strong, all-female shortlist, is made-up of the six most astounding novels we read in 2019 & we are faced with yet another daunting task of picking a winner (02/07)
On day 12 of our advent giveaway what do we have for you? A modern re-imagining of a classic novel that we know you all love. Which one...? Like and RT to win!
Thank you
@ajridgeley
for coming in this morning to sign copies of Wham! George & me - such a pleasure to meet you. Copies are available to order on our website now!
#wham
!
@MichaelJBooks
Our exciting news is out courtesy of
@thebookseller
Our Brighton branch will open on the 12th December! We can’t wait to welcome you.
Please spread the news!
#visitbrighton
Today, we can finally reveal our special edition of
@misterkristoff
's Empire of the Vampire. Our special edition will be available to purchase later today for our GSFF members, and remaining copies will be available more broadly on June 10th.
#EOTV
On the second day of Christmas Goldsboro gave to you... The opportunity to win a limited edition copy of... Watch the video to find out! Like and retweet for the chance to win...
We are delighted to reveal the Goldsboro Books
#GlassBell
2019 longlist.
These 12 books were all loved by the team in 2018 & we’ve got our work cut out for us in deciding on a shortlist (announced 1 August).
Congratulations to all!
Today, we are delighted to announce the longlist for the Goldsboro Books
#GlassBell
Award 2020.
Each one is a genuinely unique tale for our time and narrowing it down to a shortlist of six will be no easy task!
Congratulations to all the much-deserving authors.
Competition time! We found this canvas bag from our 2014 Fantasy in the Court event, signed by most of the authors who joined us. It was quite the lineup! RT and follow us to win. Winner to be picked Monday 29th.
Today, on day 4 of Goldsboro's advent giveaway, we are offering you a signed first edition from one of the nation's most loved musicians! But who is it? Like and RT to be in with a chance of winning...
December 1st? Must be time for an advent calendar. But what are we giving away? Watch the video to find out what is behind today's door, then like and retweet for your chance to win a free signed copy.
#books
#AdventCalendar
#goldsborobooksadvent
📚 We’re hiring! 📚
Goldsboro are looking for a FT Bookshop Assistant. If you’re an organised, hard-working individual who thrives in being part of a team, we’d love to hear from you.
Hi everyone, we know lots of you are trying to order Aurora Rising by
@AmieKaufman
and
@misterkristoff
. We've suspended phone orders & we will be making the copies available as soon as our website is back up and running. We're so sorry for the inconvenience. Lots of books left!
Fantasy royalty in the bookshop today! What a Friday, and huge thanks to
@LordGrimdark
and
@joe_hill
for coming in to sign their latest books, A Little Hatred and Full Throttle.
Goldsboro Books is celebrating 24 years of business today!
The company was founded and incorporated on 30 September 1999 by two friends and book collectors, David H. Headley and Daniel Gedeon.
Do you like crime? Do you want an
#IBW2018
tote bag filled with signed books from our three crime panellists? Retweet and follow to enter our giveaway - the winner will be randomly selected after 6pm this evening!
#IndependentBookshopWeek
Our small but mighty team 👋 Here are some of the wonderful people who make Goldsboro Books what it is.
From our passionate booksellers, to those working tirelessly behind the scenes to get the most unique & captivating books to our customers 📖
#IndependentBookshopWeek
And here we have it. We are delighted to share the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell longlist with you. We think it's a stunning list of novels, and hope you agree! Congratulations to all the wonderful authors on the list!
#glassbell
🥁DRUM ROLL🥁
Here they are, our six shortlisted titles for the Goldsboro Books
#GlassBell
2018. Congratulations to all. We absolutely loved each and every one of these titles and hope you do too.
Winner announced on Thursday 27th September 2018!
With increasing infection rates, we will be respectfully asking all visitors and customers to wear a mask to protect our team members and other customers.
We are overjoyed to announce the six books on the
#GlassBell
Award shortlist!
Our award honours brilliant storytelling, regardless of genre, and this year’s shortlist places historical fiction centre stage, spanning Ancient Britain and Pompeii to mid-century NYC and 1960s Uganda
Due to the increasing rise in infections in London, we are closing our shop to the general public and will ONLY be open for customer collections by prior appointment.
Oh wow, the special edition of Pages & Co by
@acaseforbooks
is incredibly stunning! You need one of these beauties in your life... it also comes with a tote bag!
Delighted to announce our exclusive edition of The Starless Sea by
@erinmorgenstern
! We've got an exclusive dustjacket and copies will be signed and numbered with sprayed edges! Go forth and pre-order whilst you can...
@HarvillSecker
Are you passionate about books and looking to get into the bookselling world? We are hiring and would love to hear from you! Follow the link for more information on the role...
Hello everyone, we're dealing with an unprecedented level of emails at the moment, so please do bear with us and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thank you!
Calling all bookworms and aspiring writers! 🖋️ This
#BookshopDay
, we're excited to launch our Creative Writing Contest. 📝✨
How to enter:
Complete the ending of the following paragraph to craft a captivating intro to a story..
Huge congratulations to
@elodieITV
on winning the Goldsboro Books
#GlassBell
Award 2022 for her masterful historical novel
#TheWolfDen
!
It’s been a fantastic year with so many wonderful books, and we’re so grateful to be celebrating the
#GlassBell
Award on its sixth outing.
Happy Valentine’s Day everybody! To brighten up your day, we’re offering this fabulous Valentine’s bundle of books as a giveaway. Simply retweet and follow us to enter. We’ll pick a winner tonight! Good luck! 💝💞💘
We're excited to be able to help reveal the title and cover of
@richardosman
's second Thursday Murder Club Book - The Man Who Died Twice! We have an exclusive dust jacket for our limited edition - available to purchase now!
We are so very excited to reveal our June Book of the Month... The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
This stunning Goldsboro exclusive will be signed & numbered with an exclusive slipcase and board design, complete in all gold foil- it is only available to subscription members 😍
We're into double-digits now, so it's only fitting that our giveaway today involves numbers too. It's another exclusive limited edition, the latest entry in a young adult sci-fi series. But what is it?
The
#goldsborobooksshelfie
award is back! 🏆📚 Win a £50 voucher to spend on any signed first edition at Goldsboro Books, simply by sharing a photo of your beloved
#shelfie
!
From tiny reading corners to towering libraries - we want to see them all! 📖
We are partial to sprayed edges here at Goldsboro! So we thought we’d make a little sprayed edge rainbow with some of the editions we have here 🌈
We’d love to see the sprayed edges you have, so tag us in your photos of your collections!
Don't you just hate those people who say things like, 'We've got some really exciting news coming', and then not immediately revealing it?
We've got some really exciting news coming...
💥 AMAZING
#GIVEAWAY
KLAXON 💥
We’ll be announcing our
#GlassBell
shortlist 2 weeks today and to celebrate, we’re giving away the entire longlist!
To win, correctly guess the 6 books on the shortlist by Weds 31 July**
**we will only select 1 winner
#bookcomp
#win
Competition time!
Want to win 1 of 10 numbered copies of the beautiful endpaper prints from 'First Edition', featuring a map with the shop's location based on Richard Horwood's original plan of London 1792-99?
Simply follow and RT to enter
Competition closes 01.10.20 at 12.59PM
One week to go until the big day. There's still time to explore - and how better than with some non-fiction? Check the video to see what today's giveaway is!
Our windows are dressed and we are ready to welcome you back. Today we open again at 12 noon and until 4pm. We can’t wait to see you and help you buy your next read.
For those who can’t visit, our website is always open:
This month we celebrate 21yrs of Goldsboro Books!
Stay tuned this September, as we will be sharing special memories and significant moments from our history, as well as offering behind the scenes access to our work as the UK’s leading specialist for first edition, signed books.
We are delighted to announce the longlist for the 2021 Goldsboro Books
#GlassBell
Award, now in its 5th year. Congratulations to all of the brilliant authors and publishers featured here!
Our shortlist of 6 books will be announced on 5 August.
We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the Goldsboro Books
#GlassBell
2019.
Deciding on the shortlist was a *lot* of fun for the team. These books made us laugh, cry, gasp and stayed with us long after we’d turned the final page.
Winner announced on Mon 16 Sept!
Dragons Remember Betrayal…
Our April GSFF book is Dragonfall by
@LR_Lam
Our beautiful special edition will be signed and numbered with a digitally printed edge and hidden foiling!
AURORA RISING cadets, pls be patient! We know it's frustrating, the folks at
@GoldsboroBooks
are doing their best.
Thanks for your enthusiasm 🖤🚀💫
#squad312
We are so excited to announce our December GSFF choice!
It is this fantastic special edition of City of Last Chances by
@aptshadow
Our beautiful edition will be signed and numbered with a digitally printed edge and foil on the boards! 😍
🛎 Now in its seventh year, we are thrilled to be able to announce the longlist for the Goldsboro Books
#GlassBell
Award 2023.
🛎 Stay tuned for spotlights on each of these incredible books in the coming weeks…
🛎 More info here:
A huge thank you to
@Cari_Threads
for coming in to sign copies of our May
#GSFF
book, Threadneedle!
Isn’t it beautiful? We just can’t stop staring at these edges!! 😍