Last Updated December 1, 2010
Twitter. It seems you can’t turn on the TV or radio, pick up a paper or open a magazine without someone twittering on about twitter. Even April’s Christian Marketplace, p.39; but I’m to blame for that one.
So what’s it all about? What’s the point? Two words: twitter connects. Bookseller to bookseller: bookseller to customer: bookseller to publisher and supplier: bookseller to author; and vice-versa, as well as every other possible which way. It connects us professionally but, perhaps more importantly, as people. So let’s make it three words: twitter connects people; and people, surely, is what this trade of ours is ultimately about.
So who amongst us is twittering? Here’s a list of those I know of so far, with a few from beyond the Christian trade thrown in for good measure — because we wouldn’t want to be just talking to ourselves, would we? Since UKCBD is a UK focused project, I’m initially restricting this list to UK users or those with a clear UK crossover. Other users are very welcome to comment, of course!
- Shortcut to this post: bit.ly/cbtwitter
Index: Bookshops and Booksellers | Authors | Publishers and Suppliers | Others
Bookshops and Booksellers (A-Z by Shop Name/Surname)
- @jmcilroy: Joy McIlroy, Ashburnham Bookshop
- @crpbooks: Christian Resources Project
- @CHBookshop: Church House Bookshop
- @christianbits: Christian Bits
- @Cornerstonebks: John Duncan, Cornerstone Bookshop
- @fmbookshops: FM Bookshops: Online | Ireland | Scotland
- @supersimbo: Ally Simpson, FM Bookshops’ web developer
- @globookshop: GLO Bookshop, Motherwell
- @illuminatemedia: Illuminate, Shrewsbury
- @LSTBookshop: LST Books & Resources
- @perivalebooks: Perivale Christian Bookshop
- @mdeadman: Martin Deadman
- @notbovvered: Phil Groom, whoever he is
- @StDenysBookshop: Sue Usher, St Denys’ Bookshop
- @unicorntreebks: Melanie Carroll, Unicorn Tree Books
- @Tazallie: Allison Carroll, UTB Minion
- @SCRMitchell: Steve Mitchell, Wesley Owen Bookshops
Authors (A-Z by Surname)
With links to authors’ blogs and UKCBD Reviews where available.
- @nickbaines: Nick Baines: Blog | Reviews
- @cavepaint: Spencer Burke: Blog | Review
- @Steven_Croft: Steven Croft: Review
- @maggidawn: Maggi Dawn: Blog | Review
- @krishk: Krish Kandiah: Blog
- @Kercal: Paul Kercal: Blog | Reviews
- @jantyrufus: Janet Morris-Evans: Book Info
- @PeterRollins: Peter Rollins: Blog | Books+
- @Stroopwaffle: Jenny Rowbory | Review
- @abidemisanusi: Abidemi Sanusi: Blog
- @lensweet: Leonard Sweet: Review
- @davewalker: Dave Walker: Blog | Review
- @JGFWilks: John Wilks: Review
Publishers and Suppliers (A-Z by Company/Surname)
- @authenticmedia: Authentic Media
- @BHpub: Broadman & Holman Publishing
- @TasteFair: Cafédirect
- @canterburybooks: Canterbury Press
- @eddieolliffe: Eddie Olliffe, CWR
- @divinechocolate: Divine Chocolate: should be stocked by every Christian bookshop. Get some in today!
- @heartworksltd: HeartWorks
- @HodderFaith: Hodder Faith
- @GrishGrish: Wendy Grisham, Publishing Director at Hodder Faith
- @InspireBG: Inspire Books & Gifts
- @IVPbookcentre: IVP UK
- @ivpress: InterVarsity Press (IVP USA)
- @ivpacademic: IVP Academic
- @ukjohno: John O’Nions, Lion Hudson
- @OCMSoxford: Regnum Books
- @RobinParry: Robin Parry, Wipf & Stock
- @scm_press: SCM Press
- @sovereignworld: Sovereign World
- @ThomasNelson: Thomas Nelson
- @MichaelHyatt: Michael Hyatt
- @tyndalehouse: Tyndale House *
- @Jewelry4Jesus: Norma Murrain, Silverfish Jewellery
- @traidcraft: Traidcraft. Like Divine Chocolate, should be stocked by every Christian bookshop — get some in today!
- @widemargin: Wide Margin Books | Guest Post
- @Zondervan: Zondervan
- @ZonderAcademic: Zondervan Academic
- @theBookseller: the Bookseller
- @HoraceBent: Horace Bent, the Bookseller’s satirist
- @GBSReviews: The Good Bookstall
- @cbe2009: Christian Book Expo 2009
- @simplepastor: Phil Whittall, former Editor of Christian Marketplace and former owner of Illuminate Books
- @thirdway: Third Way magazine
Index: Bookshops and Booksellers | Authors | Publishers and Suppliers | Others
If you’re on twitter, have some sort of connection to the UK Christian book trade and would like to be added to this list, please leave a comment on this post and/or follow/tweet me @notbovvered and I’ll gladly add you.
For a list of who’s twittering in the wider book trade, check out @jennifertribe‘s Directory of Book Trade People on Twitter; and be sure to visit the christianbookshopbods twibe and blog set up by @unicorntreebks.
If you’re not on twitter and can’t quite figure it out, check out these posts from a couple of guys who’ve been at it for longer than me:
- 12 Reasons to Start Twittering, Michael Hyatt, 04/05/2008
- Beginner’s Guide to Twitter, Michael Hyatt, 19/05/2008
- Is Twitter Twaddle? Bishop Alan Wilson, 05/01/2009
- Twitter: The Compleat Twit, Bishop Alan Wilson, 17/02/2009
If you’re not convinced after reading those, then I guess twitter really is not for you. No worries: the world will keep on turning.
Where Next?
April 13, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Please add:
@DonaldLHughes: ChristianWritingToday.com
Thank you.
April 13, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Please add:
@MoBlessed: Deo Volente Publishng
April 13, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Donald, Larry: thanks to both of you for taking the time to drop by. This is a UK focused site, however, and whilst I’m happy to include publishers and projects that have some degree of USA/UK crossover, yours both appear to be entirely USA oriented. At this stage, therefore, I’m leaving you off the list.
April 15, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Hi Phil,
I know your not yet sure about Twitter Twibes, but any chance of a mention for it?
It’s for Christianbookshopbods – anyone that works in, manages or owns a Christian Bookshop is invited to join the Twibe!
http://twibes.com/christianbookshopbods
Thank you.
April 15, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Note added
April 22, 2009 at 10:25 am
Phil
Tried to contact you through normal route but have been gtting no response. Here is a copy of email recently sent.
I will send attcahment if you can provide contact details. Thank You.
Shop Name: Gladstones Christian Bookshop and Cafe
Address, including postcode: 18 Slater Street, Liverpool, L1 4BS
Telephone Number: 0151 708 9550
Fax Number: 0151 708 9550
Name of Contact Person: Bill Tonge Manager, Derek Alder Administrator
Website URL: http://www.gladstonestrust.org
Email address: gladstonesbooks@aol.com
Shop Opening Days and Times: Monday to Saturday 9.00am to 4.00pm
Gladstones Christian Bookshop is a peaceful oasis in the heart of Liverpool’s busy city. You can sit and browse our extensive Evangelical Bookshop; buy from our bargain Christian Booksales (special offers all year round); request help from our staff to find the exact Christian title you require, purchase your Christian Greeting Cards and listen to and buy your choice of Christian Music CD’s and DVD’s. We have a considerable second-hand section of Christian Evangelical Books and Theology (2000+ books).
Gladstones Café. If you want to take a break from shopping and relax, in a definite Christian ambience. Gladstones is the place for you! Great Food! Great Place! Great Prices!
We provide a delicious daily Breakfast & Lunch Menu, including Soup of the Day and a wide range of healthy main choices, as well as lighter lunches. Espresso Coffees made to your taste, Special Fruit and Herbal Teas, Home-made Cakes and Pastries. Almost every item on our menu can be served as a Take-Away option. Seating for 50 places.
Payments in the Bookshop and Café can be made with debit and credit cards. Also you can avoid the Liverpool One crush and take advantage of cheaper parking areas near to Gladstones Bookshop and Cafe.
Gladstones Christian Venue
Used by Churches, Christian Organisations and University CU’s, Gladstones provides a neutral, non threatening environment, with facilities for seminars, mini conferences, Christian music and sharing. Seminar room seats 40 to 50 persons. Special Buffet or Cafe food and refreshment available on request.
Gladstones is also the meeting place of
• Globe Café International Student Outreach (Liverpool Universities Christian Union).
• Gladstones Homeless Outreach facilitates evangelical churches reaching out to those suffering from alcohol and substance abuse, providing food and friendly help. Links:www.bridgechapel.com; http://www.southliverpoolvineyard.com
• Liverpool Healing Rooms, bringing prayer and faith to those in need of physical and emotional healing.
• Gladstones “Get Going” and BTCP (Bible Training Centre for Pastors and Leaders) for Christian workers on Merseyside. See our website: http://www.gladstonestrust.org Enquiries about courses to email get-going@tiscali.co.uk
The Gladstone Trust – Reg.Charity 232909
Thank you
Bill
April 22, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Hi Bill – thanks for this. I’ll update your entry within the next few days.
April 15, 2009 at 4:59 pm
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April 24, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Hello Phil,
Thank you for your reply.
May 12, 2009 at 7:02 am
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May 12, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Hello, thought we should give you some more info! Please add us to your list. We are not strictly a Christian Bookshop as we are in fact a secular society (est 1810); however we publish and sell the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg which are of interest to many progressive/academic Christians.
We are:
The Swedenborg Society
20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH
Website: http://www.swedenborg.org.uk.
Email: sales@swedenborg.org.uk
Twitter: @SwedSoc
Many thanks,
Nora Foster
Marketing Representative
The Swedenborg Society.
May 12, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Hi Nora – thanks for the info. I’ll leave your info here in the comments rather than add you to the list, however, since — as you acknowledge — your organisation is not actually part of the Christian trade.
May 19, 2009 at 3:19 pm
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September 13, 2009 at 12:18 am
Sovereign World are now twittering away over at @sovereignworld
Would be grateful if you could add us to the list Phil.
Thanks!
Paul
September 13, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Added, Paul: thanks. Now all you need to do is start following a few people and I’m sure you’ll soon pick up your own band of followers
January 27, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Regnum Books International is an imprint of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. We’ll be twittering about Regnum Books on twitter @OCMSoxford
Please add us to your twitter list!
The books we publish are the fruit of rigorous research to the highest international standards and demonstrate authentic Christian engagement in the transformation of people and societies throughout the world.
The new Regnum Books International website is now live http://www.ocms.ac.uk/regnum/
Customers are now able to buy books online direct from OCMS using the secure paypal service. We are currently offering all publications at a discounted rate with free shipping!
The new website will mean that Regnum books will be available to a wider group of people than ever before. Full information about all our titles can be found on the new site. We will be updating the site regularly with information about our forthcoming publications.
February 28, 2010 at 11:54 am
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July 31, 2010 at 2:48 pm
please add
@christianbits
to the bookshops twitter list
thanks & blessings
Andy Rigby
July 31, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Added, followed, and tweeted out: howzat?
July 31, 2010 at 3:34 pm
I’m @Stroopwaffle on Twitter.
Website: http://www.jkrowbory.co.uk
Review of my poetry book by Wayne Jacobsen: http://www.lifestream.org/guest-resources.php?rid=4
July 31, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Awesome, Jenny: adding you to the author list now.
August 7, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Phil, can you please add @globookshop to the list- and you’re still not finding out what I had for breakfast!
August 7, 2010 at 4:32 pm
’Tis done. OK – so what’s for supper??
August 20, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Hi Phil,
If this list is being maintained, please could you remove @josiegunn from the list (account now closed) and add @canterburybooks (Canterbury Press) and @scm_press ?
Thanks!
Josie
August 20, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Hi Josie – this list is being maintained: updates imminent! Thanks.