tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post116965870908094079..comments2023-10-24T11:36:02.392+00:00Comments on Crockatt and Powell Booksellers - blog: Help! Calling all book detectives...Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940166741430047650noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169815713335267742007-01-26T12:48:00.000+00:002007-01-26T12:48:00.000+00:00Marie - All the booksellers I know would secretly ...Marie - All the booksellers I know would secretly love to be authors. Don't tell me the reverse is also true!<BR/><BR/>Susan - Your excellent goody bags were much appreciated by us and our customers. <BR/><BR/>Jonathan - You are the champion, you are the champion, no time for losers 'cos you are the champion - tea towell in the post today...CPMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103255778752221712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169812703257175692007-01-26T11:58:00.000+00:002007-01-26T11:58:00.000+00:00Err, I'd rather not be done for receiving if it's ...Err, I'd rather not be done for receiving if it's all the same with you guys...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169750868157366442007-01-25T18:47:00.000+00:002007-01-25T18:47:00.000+00:00We'll call you whatever you put on your passport. ...We'll call you whatever you put on your passport. So, is that Bookseller or Best-selling Writer?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793050007954678178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169747542675498022007-01-25T17:52:00.000+00:002007-01-25T17:52:00.000+00:00I'm a bit hurt that I've been dumped so quickly as...I'm a bit hurt that I've been dumped so quickly as a bookseller. I was one of you once, you may recall. Of course, you may choose not to recall, when I'm so far off the mark. Consarnnit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169746470616254732007-01-25T17:34:00.000+00:002007-01-25T17:34:00.000+00:00I said I could taste it.I said I could taste it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169743497786817062007-01-25T16:44:00.000+00:002007-01-25T16:44:00.000+00:00er I mean 80th...er I mean 80th...Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793050007954678178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169743420027086532007-01-25T16:43:00.000+00:002007-01-25T16:43:00.000+00:00Jonathan - yoou are the winner!(Booksellers 1 - Au...Jonathan - yoou are the winner!<BR/><BR/>(Booksellers 1 - Authors 0)<BR/><BR/>Your prize is an Emma Bridgewater tea towel that celebrates the Queens 8th birthday!<BR/><BR/>Well done!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793050007954678178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169741047308138662007-01-25T16:04:00.000+00:002007-01-25T16:04:00.000+00:00She just called...And the winner is...Colour of He...She just called...<BR/><BR/>And the winner is...<BR/><BR/>Colour of Heaven! (She thinks)<BR/><BR/>And guess what! It's reprinting!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793050007954678178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169738379895614632007-01-25T15:19:00.000+00:002007-01-25T15:19:00.000+00:00Still no word from our customer.The tension mounts...Still no word from our customer.<BR/><BR/>The tension mounts. <BR/><BR/>In the office sits a prize, a glittering prize...CPMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103255778752221712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169736318881415452007-01-25T14:45:00.000+00:002007-01-25T14:45:00.000+00:00Actually I woke up this morning and thought, Silk....Actually I woke up this morning and thought, Silk...<BR/><BR/>But I'm sticking with Venice and COLOUR...and painting.<BR/><BR/>Man, I can taste that prize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169728522073216442007-01-25T12:35:00.000+00:002007-01-25T12:35:00.000+00:00Silk may not be a colour but Venice is not in Fran...Silk may not be a colour but Venice is not in France either... I wanna win! I wanna win!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169719681536335902007-01-25T10:08:00.000+00:002007-01-25T10:08:00.000+00:00Aaaargh...voicemail. I'll keep you posted...Who wi...Aaaargh...voicemail. <BR/><BR/>I'll keep you posted...<BR/><BR/>Who will win the "special" prize?<BR/><BR/>The Bookseller or the "struggling" author?CPMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103255778752221712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169719404123497512007-01-25T10:03:00.000+00:002007-01-25T10:03:00.000+00:00Silk isn't a colour!I will try both of these with ...Silk isn't a colour!<BR/><BR/>I will try both of these with the customer...<BR/><BR/>In fact I'll call her now and let you know the result!CPMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103255778752221712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169682319166732242007-01-24T23:45:00.000+00:002007-01-24T23:45:00.000+00:00Isn't it Silk by Alessandro Barrico? Set in Franc...Isn't it Silk by Alessandro Barrico? Set in France, about a man who goes to China to buy silk, and falls in love with a woman there... Last time I checked it was on the table at C&P.<BR/><BR/>And to think you let me go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169663389671290892007-01-24T18:29:00.000+00:002007-01-24T18:29:00.000+00:00There is a strong possibility that this is the boo...There is a strong possibility that this is the book...<BR/><BR/>Not set in France but it IS set in other places (Venice/China etc) <BR/><BR/>Will try the customer and let you know.CPMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103255778752221712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-1169663104344414342007-01-24T18:25:00.000+00:002007-01-24T18:25:00.000+00:00Colour of Heaven, by James Runcie ? All about a ma...Colour of Heaven, by James Runcie ? All about a man who travels to find lapis lazuli, which is then turned into ultramarine...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com