The Open Book

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We took the day off to visit (highly recommended!) and visit other Wigtown shops (lovely treasures at , and !), but co...
25/05/2025

We took the day off to visit (highly recommended!) and visit other Wigtown shops (lovely treasures at , and !), but come visit us tomorrow for a “blind date book” 📚 and cake 🍰 at 3 pm!

Today we greeted, promoted, decorated, treated, sorted, toasted, and tallied… and sold £58 in books!
24/05/2025

Today we greeted, promoted, decorated, treated, sorted, toasted, and tallied… and sold £58 in books!

We started our first day of business with coffee drinks and brownies from Cafe Rendezvous. Only took in £13.50 in sal...
23/05/2025

We started our first day of business with coffee drinks and brownies from Cafe Rendezvous. Only took in £13.50 in sales, but our “Happy Spring” and “Bon Appetit” banners brightened up the store. Interesting conversations, including with Ruth , made the day fly by. Looking forward to our wine tasting event tomorrow!

The new booksellers have arrived from St.Louis! Come by & say hi!
22/05/2025

The new booksellers have arrived from St.Louis! Come by & say hi!

The adventure begins!!
22/05/2025

The adventure begins!!

Yesterday we closed the door on our last day running The Open Book. Despite best laid fears it was a stunning sunny day,...
23/04/2025

Yesterday we closed the door on our last day running The Open Book. Despite best laid fears it was a stunning sunny day, so we were able to make our way around the Machars in the morning with Dave (thanks to Joyce for linking us up!) before swapping our sign to ‘open’ one last time.

We were lucky to see so many various visitors on our last day, before we then wandered away for a final visit to the other esteemed bookstores in town. Don’t feel too sorry for us, our final venture from town will be toward whisky to down - toured and poured by the incomparable Innes at Bladnoch.

We’re sad to go but that’s our chapter at The Open Book closed - we look forward to seeing what the next guardians get up to!

Today was gloomy and dreich outside, so we turned up the cosy with fairy lights inside. But these bugs got too snug - we...
21/04/2025

Today was gloomy and dreich outside, so we turned up the cosy with fairy lights inside. But these bugs got too snug - we couldn’t resist some rapid reading of our own between visitors. We were also lucky enough to see some lovely lambs out near the Bird Hide in our post-shop stroll.

It looks like we’re in for more rain tomorrow, though you never can be too sure with the weather here. But just in case…

Do you love curling up in the rain with a good book? How about leaving your comfy den to go out in the cold to buy one? Have we sold you?

Come on down and purchase an adventure - we swear it’ll be worth the quest. Or not, we make no promises.

For anyone who has made it this far into our supreme sales pitch, please do come on by for our last day as guardians of The Open Book! We know it’ll be a good one - even if it’s the last page of our story here. We’ll be open 11 - 3pm 📖

This morning we had, you guessed it, an Easter egg hunt 🐰 It was eggcellent to see so many hunters in The Open Book den,...
20/04/2025

This morning we had, you guessed it, an Easter egg hunt 🐰 It was eggcellent to see so many hunters in The Open Book den, eagerly eying eggs in the shelves and putting their paws on some new (and old) pages.

Thankfully there was some sunny Sunday afternoon weather today, so after our shift we sauntered over to the Bird Hide and the Martyr’s Stake.

Thankfully the books made it out ungnashed and there are plenty still ready for a new home - we’ll be open again tomorrow 10 till 2pm 📚

Hello! We’re Shannon and Sarah, The Open Book’s latest care takers.Shannon is Scots native who never misses a chance to ...
19/04/2025

Hello! We’re Shannon and Sarah, The Open Book’s latest care takers.

Shannon is Scots native who never misses a chance to promote Glasgow over Edinburgh. If you see any traffic cones on local statues you’ll know where they came from.

Sarah is from Australia and has travelled a long way for the delightful Scottish weather. I have it on good authority that she’s been known to bring a book to a concert in her youth.

We both have writing degrees and owning a bookshop is a dream. But in this economy? We’ll take temporary ownership and are looking forward to stewarding the store for the next few days!

Keep your eyes peeled, we just might have an Easter event hopping into store tomorrow… See you at 10am 👀

Really enjoyed my time as a guest bookseller here in Wigtown. Thank you! Come join me on FB Sarah Stonich.
04/04/2025

Really enjoyed my time as a guest bookseller here in Wigtown. Thank you! Come join me on FB Sarah Stonich.

Goodbye, Little Booke Towne! Sarah Stonich and Annie Possis!
04/04/2025

Goodbye, Little Booke Towne! Sarah Stonich and Annie Possis!

SARAH here. Sorry to leave Wigtown. Next time I will stay longer!
03/04/2025

SARAH here. Sorry to leave Wigtown. Next time I will stay longer!

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