Compass Books

15/03/2026

Sending massive love to all of you mums out there - birth mums, adopted mums, foster mums, dads who mum, aunties, grandmas, EVERYONE who does the mumming. To all of you who have spent your life, energy, money and sanity on raising the next generation - YOU GUYS ROCK!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL!

❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷🤎🤍🩶🖤

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Erica Mear

10/02/2026

Check out my amazing chums at Castle Books, Totnes Aren't they just the best of the best?! If you find yourself in Totnes and have half a mo, then pop and see them, have a browse, and make sure you buy a big ol' whack of books off them 😊❤👍


Totnes Community Bookshop at Belle, Book & Castle

www.southwestoldbooks.co.uk

Castle Books, which has had its best trading year, says it shows a community that loves reading.

23/01/2026

06/01/2026

Happy 2026 my darling bookists ❤️

Don’t you just love people sometimes? 😊❤️✊

I support The Uncensored Library and the fight for press freedom.

31/12/2025

Wishing you all a brilliant New Year 🥳from all of us at Compass Books!
Thank you for supporting your local second hand bookshop—every purchase, every chat, every “I only popped in for one book” (I saw the stack!) means the world to me. Here’s to another year of stories, surprises, and ridiuclously full to‑be‑read shelves 🥂🍾
Thanks for being part of my 2025 story ❤
Love you guys 😊and may your hangovers tomorrow be gentle but well earned! 🤣



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24/12/2025

An enormous, squeezey MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of my glorious customers and chums.
May your days be merry and bright ❤️

16/12/2025

💥Read Bold. Live Loud!💥

- Warning: These literary gifts may cause radical thinking, loud opinions, and a refusal to sit quietly, so accessorize your uprising with bookmarks, totes, and prints that shout back 👊

“Speak your mind—even if your voice shakes.”

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11/12/2025

🎄 This Christmas, Give the Gift of Laughter (and Mild Confusion) 🎁

Tired of gifting socks, soap, or scented candles that smell like regret? We've got a better idea: A festive heap of hilarity designed for stockings, sofas, and suspiciously long bathroom breaks.

📚 Introducing: The Throne Room Reader’s Club™
Perfect for:

Stockings that deserve more than a satsuma

Secret Santas with a twisted sense of humor

That one relative who reads everything on the toilet

Highlights include:

👩 How It Works: The Mum — A survival guide disguised as satire. Warning: may cause wine cravings.

🧠 A Practical Guide to Racism — Satirical, sharp, and definitely not one for the office party.

🕵️ MURDLE — Murder mystery logic puzzles for the Sherlock in your life, or anyone who believes puzzles should come with a body count.

👑 The Wisdom of Prince Philip — Gaffes, quotes, and royal eyebrow-raisers. A true throne-room read.

🧓 The Very Best of Linda Smith — Stand-up comedy that’s sharper than your nan’s knitting needles.

😒 The Cynic’s Dictionary — Because optimism is overrated.

🎅 Buy one now and we’ll throw in a free imaginary bookmark and a vague sense of literary superiority.
💩Warning: prolonged reading on the loo may cause numb legs and philosophical revelations.

Available from the shop today, or I can take orders by email 😊
These volumes are individually priced.

07/12/2025

🏇 Red, Racy, and Ready to Ride. This isn’t just a book collection—it’s a fox-hunting fever dream wrapped in crimson and gold.

Behold the ultimate gentleman’s bookshelf flex: a riotous romp through English sporting life, bound in blazing red and dripping with equestrian swagger. From Mr Sponge’s Sporting Tour to Ask Mamma, these vintage volumes are the literary equivalent of a double brandy after a muddy gallop.

📚 Why these books kick up more dust than a Derby day:

Ornate gold embossing that screams “I own land and opinions.”

Covers so vivid they practically neigh.

Titles that sound like gossip overheard at the hunt breakfast.

Whether you’re a bibliophile, a bridle-snob, or just love a bit of countryside chaos, this collection is your ticket to the wild, witty world of 19th-century sporting satire.

🦊 Warning: May cause spontaneous use of the word “jolly” and a craving for tweed.

Available from the shop today, or I can take orders by email 😊
These volumes are individually priced.

05/12/2025

🦞 Lobster Lit, Darling. This isn’t just a book—it’s a crustacean with credentials!

Available to buy now in the shop, or online: https://www.compassbooksdartmouth.com/framed-book-cuts

Introducing SAILING by Douglas Phillips-Birt, now reborn as the sassiest sea creature to ever grace a bookshelf. Carved, sculpted, and fabulously framed against a nautical chart, this lobster-shaped literary marvel is serving maritime realness with a side of salty attitude.

📚 Sailing? More like slaying

Anchors aweigh, claws on display

A crustacean creation fit for the captain’s cabin

Perfect for book lovers, sea lovers, and anyone who thinks their décor deserves a little more drama. Hang it, flaunt it, brag about it—this is book art that bites back.

🛥️ Warning: May cause sudden urges to sail, read, or redecorate.