Sherlock & Pages

This one has done well for us…

A pleasure to chat with Author Karen Powell about her novel “Fifteen Wild Decembers” - a fictional reimagining of the life of Emily Brontë:

@ladylittler A pleasure - lovely to see the books find a home :-)

Thank you @Sherlock_Pages for these excellent books! Many joys to be discovered 📚

@Alpine_Joy Cheers David - happy reading for the year ahead :-)

@Sherlock_Pages 🧵Dear Sherlock & Pages, Just want to let you know that my order, N° 22719, arrived yesterday in perfect condition. The two totes are excellent quality! The book, “Far from the Madding Crowd” is very reasonably priced & luxurious. The calendar great as well ! Thank you, 😉‼️

And all was quiet at the bookshop at close…

Slowly we’ve been finding our strength at Sherlock & Pages. We hope 2026 can be the year we truly find stability after 2.5 years of dedicated work. If you’d like to help get our 2026 off to a good start we’re at sherlockandpages.com and in Frome, Somerset. Thank you

@Alpine_Joy @MyFaveBench Phwoar - thank you both 🤝

@MyFaveBench @Sherlock_Pages 📚Dear Sherlock & Pages, Due to My Favorite Bench quoting your email, as well as my love of independent bookstores, I just bought $83 worth of classic books, totes, & a calendar. I hope the fees you have to pay to Shopify aren’t too steep! My order # is 22719, Happy Xmas, 😉!

If any needs a book for Christmas please consider Sherlock & Pages. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

@AlCalves100 Cheers!

@Sherlock_Pages Ordered a couple of books for Christmas 😄

We’re running on fumes already in the bookshop. We remain at sherlockandpages.com and open every day here in Frome. So many books for our tiny shop. Everything nature, landscape, history and heritage (fiction + non-fiction). Your support keeps us going. Thank you

@lnveezee Thank you! ✨

@Sherlock_Pages Just placed an online order for a few books I can’t get from my local (US) library. Hope your store is filled with shoppers this holiday season! It looks beautiful! 🎄📖

Christmas book shopping? Come on down to our Frome shop or visit us at sherlockandpages.com - a couple of ideas for you…

@TulipHeather @karenlpowell1 This is special to read - the power of books

@karenlpowell1 Little did I know what effect this book would have on me when I bought it from @Sherlock_Pages I finished it this morning - I have not cried at an ending like that in a very long time. A devastating, wonderful book which I will treasure forever. Thank you 💔

@KonstantinKisin @Th_Angelopoulos @DowningAm

@Th_Angelopoulos I know this sounded clever in your head but water companies are natural monopolies that require proper regulation which all sensible people would support.

There has been a most British story in Tunbridge Wells over the last week. Last weekend, the entire town had its running water shut off. We were told a bad batch of chemicals had been delivered to the water treatment facility and there would be no water for a few hours while a new batch was delivered and deployed. When the evening deadline came, we were told that the water would return in the morning. When the morning came we were told it would return in the evening. When the evening came, we were told it would return the next morning. This went on for 4 days until eventually South East Water, the company responsible, simply stopped making any promises about the water returning at all. Yesterday, after 5 days with no running water, the town's 25,000 households were promised that they would get water shortly. Except it would be the contaminated water this entire thing was started to address. As it stands, some households, mine included, still have no water, while a few do have water which cannot be used for drinking, washing hands or pretty much anything else other than flushing toilets. We're becoming a third world country in real time.

@EHChalus Thank you Elaine and lovely to chat recently :-)

Such a lovely little bookshop with a carefully selected and fascinating collection of books. Do go and visit if you can. If you can't get to Frome, the online service is excellent. Merry Xmas to @Sherlock_Pages!

If you’re looking for some Christmas books we’ve got a selection available at sherlockandpages.com or come visit us in Frome, Somerset. Mona (🐶) would v much appreciate it. Christmas trading is so critical for independent retailers ✨🙏📚

Bookshop assistant gentle overseeing the production of our weekly newsletter:

@SamDalrymple123 @FT Congrats Sam!

Shattered Lands named one of the Best Books of 2025 by the @FT! on.ft.com/488DTPR

If your loved one weeps at the end of the present exchange on Christmas Day: “Why…why didn’t you get me an English Church Doors Calendar!” Don’t say we didn’t warn you:

Iran is facing a crisis unlike any in its modern history. Water shortages, record heat, and failing infrastructure are forcing officials to plan something unthinkable - evacuating parts of the capital 1/5