Windowseat Books
309C Wesley Street V9R 2T5 Nanaimo, BC, Canada

We made a resolution to read more books, did you? Can't wait to see you all! Regular business hours are back #windowseatbooks #shoplocalnanaimo #nanaimobookstore #independentbookstore

Happy New Year to all you awesome people out there! I want to thank you all for your continued support during this insane year. I truly could not have done it without you! Here's to another year of buying books from a small but awesome independent bookstore! Woop woop! #shoplocalnanaimo #independentbookstore #windowseatbooks #nanaimobookstore

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!! See you soon, and enjoy all your new books! #windowseatbooks #independentbookstore #nanaimobookstore

Happy Holidays! Online Ordering is available throughout the holidays for the New Year!

Good morning from your neighbourhood book store! Andree and I are staying masked up and we ask all our customers to kindly do the same. Thank you! Stay safe and stay kind

Book of the Day Countdown to Christmas!! This one is a crowd-pleaser! #windowseatbooks #independentbookstore #nanaimobookstore

Brrr...it is starting to get ugly out there! No need to leave your house to browse our books!!! Visit www.windowseatbooks.ca to see what is in stock and reserve your copies by purchasing online #shoplocalonline #shopdowntownnanaimo #smallbusinessnanaimo #

Aaah!!! Cutest books ever!!! Perfect holiday gifts for the little ones #cutestbooks #booklove #narwhalidays #littlereaders

One of the coolest thing about your local bookstores is that they are often curated with the help of the customers These titles are all in stock due to the ongoing requests and love for them! Have a look by coming into the store or online at www.windowseatbooks.ca. Happy reading!!! #indiebookstore #readtolearn #supportlocal #welllovedbooks

'Tis the season to get cozy, falalalala lala lala Feels like the perfect time to wear slippers and wrap yourself up in scarves and mittens!! Welcome VI weather! Welcome cozy reads #madewithlove #cozyreadingtimes #cozyreads

Me every morning!!! Especially now that the cold has set in Get your blankets out and get comfy! Happy fall reading #blanketsandbooks #comfyreads #morningcoffee Photo credit: Twenty20

Most of you have already been ordering for the holidays but to make sure all special orders are received for Christmas, I have set the deadline for special orders on November 25th! Please contact us by email or phone to discuss timelines. Pre-payments may be needed to ensure orders go in as quick as possible. Thank you all for understanding and happy shopping #holidayshopping #bookhustle #smallbusinessnanaimo

Even though today is such a beautiful day, fun and silly, I am still thinking creepy books!!! Tell me friends...what is the scariest book you have ever read??? #scarybooks #creepybooks #weirdbooksellerphoto #windowseatbooksca

Fall is here!!! So are my sister's hand knit scarves...and her new venture into pillows!!!!! Bright, warm and cozy With one of these, you can still read outside for another month #handmadewithlove #cozyreads #yarnandbooks

Introducing Lady B!!! Volume 1 of the Allowed To Say No series Teaching kids how to stand up for themselves when they get the No feeling!! I'm still learning! Thank you Ralph for addressing this subject in the cutest book!! #allowedtosayno @allowedtosayno #localauthors

Howard is in!!!!! Remember that huge gnome that used to reside at the Chevron on the highway???? Find out what happens "when the world's largest gnome moves from home." Howard is great way to talk to your kids about moving and change #breadandclutter #localauthors #howardthegnome

GIFT CERTIFICATES WON HANDS DOWN!!! All week, starting today until Sunday October 11th at 4pm, purchase your GC's for yourself or for others There are no expiry dates so you can stock up :) Great gifts for the reader in your life that has read everything Save money by prepaying while also supporting your favourite little bookstore!! Come visit the store to purchase or email at [email protected] #booksforgifts #giftforreaders #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocal #alittlethankyou #thankfulforyou

Favourite Books Friday! If you caught Andree’s recommendations on CBC at the beginning of the month you know how we feel about these books. Check out these great books and more at windowseatbooks.ca

Wow! I cannot believe the love people have for this book I posted the link to the virtual event a couple of days ago, and have since run out of stock! Thank you for sharing your experience reading this book! It has been called the "sacred bible" and I have had more than one person say they have shed tears reading it! I am putting another order through for this one...contact me if you would like a book set aside for you! You can prepay to reserve!! Woop woop! #braidingsweetgrass #reconnectwiththeearth #bookoftheyear #booklove

Halloween will be a little different this year! I will miss seeing all the costumes but hopefully we get tons of entries for the pumpkin carving contest, colouring contest and Witches dance Get ready to join the virtual events by visiting #oldcityquarter.com #lifeintheocq #oldcityquarternanaimo #virtualhalloween

Congratulations Anne on publishing your book!!! Nanaimo resident Anne E. Turner's book includes her Master's thesis on the challenges and rewards of attending university as a student with disabilities, her life story, as well as full-coloured "selections of her art work derived through exposure to art therapy." Pick up a book and get inspired #don'tsayyoucan'tdothis #inspiredtolearn #arttherapy

I was looking for an image to show book love and found a whole book of them This will be on my next order...book lovers rejoice!!!! #booklove #booklovers #happysunday #windowseatbooksca

How is everyone doing in this wind??? Heads up that we have lost power at the store!!! At least it is sunny out #staysafeoutthere #windycity

Question: What would you rather...a sale on selected titles OR more money to spend on your gift certificate?? I feel like doing a Thanksgiving sale #supportlocal #supportsmallbusiness #downtownnanaimo #windowseatbooksca

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!! Just announcing that the gift certificate sale has been extended for another week Have a fantastic weekend with great dinners #thanksgiving #thankyoulongweekends #familytime

Favourite Book(s) Friday: October is my favourite month for reading! Paranormal love stories, spooky hauntings, autumnal settings! What’s on your spooktober reading pile?

What are you reading Thursday!!! Well, this gorgeous lady has gotten me all excited about sexy books! Don't hide them, be proud! Harlequin heaven #whatareyoureading #harlequinromance #booklove @thisemmalove

Just a random meeting between Boss Babes!!! @etchy_things @breadandclutter @churro_chica #supportlocal #bossbabe #smallbusinessnanaimo #womensupportingwomen

Introducing Lady B!!! Volume 1 of the Allowed To Say No series Teaching kids how to stand up for themselves when they get the No feeling!! I'm still learning! Thank you Ralph for addressing this subject in the cutest book!! #allowedtosayno @allowedtosayno #localauthors

Thank you Mrs. Pickerell for selling me a ton of awesome kids books This is just a small selection Read on kids!!! #booklove #booksforkids #readonkids #teachersareawesome

GIFT CERTIFICATES WON HANDS DOWN!!! All week, starting today until Sunday October 11th at 4pm, purchase your GC's for yourself or for others There are no expiry dates so you can stock up :) Great gifts for the reader in your life that has read everything Save money by prepaying while also supporting your favourite little bookstore!! Come visit the store to purchase or email at [email protected] #booksforgifts #giftforreaders #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocal #alittlethankyou #thankfulforyou

This gorgeous lady made my day on thursday!!!! She was soooooooo excited to receive her special order of James Herriot's books So much love for reading, it makes you realize once again the special place books takes in our hearts. Thank you Bonnie!!! #booklovers #booklove #bookmagic

I was looking for an image to show book love and found a whole book of them This will be on my next order...book lovers rejoice!!!! #booklove #booklovers #happysunday #windowseatbooksca

Favourite Book Friday!! It’s been 7 years since Allie Brian’s debut but she’s finally back!!! If you’re looking for something to brighten the rainy days, or something to get you laughing first thing in the morning, or if you need solutions to you problems THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. Check out the back of the book on the second slide. I’m cackling.

Yay!!!! I have just received the new novel by Yaa Gyasi! Perhaps my most anticipated book this fall The author of Homegoing, one of my favourite books of the past 5 years, follows up with "a deeply moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression and addiction and grief -- a novel about faith, science, religion, love." May sound a bit daunting but Yaa Gyasi is a beautiful writer #newarrivals #mostanticipatedbooks #booklove #newfavoriteauthors

It's fall!!!!!! Time to go for walks in the forest, forage for mushrooms, hug a tree!!!! We have local nature identification books here for you #explorenanaimo #mushroomforaging #hugatree