#supportindiebookstores

[thebookhavenblog]

How to Support Independent Bookstores: Keep the Magic Alive

Hey there, book mates! It’s casmith76, your book-obsessed dad, banging out some thoughts while my toddler naps (a rare win) and my preteen’s off raiding the fridge like it’s her life’s work. With another little one on the way, I’ve been thinking about the places that make my bookish heart sing—like our local indie bookstore, Pages & Pints. These shops aren’t just stacks of books; they’re…

[sistahscifi]

Sistah Scifi Series at @sfpubliclibrary is back this October!!! Guest authors are Nalo Hopkinson & Michele Tracy Berger!!!!

Berger will discuss her latest collection, Doll Seed: Stories, and be in conversation with the brilliant Nalo Hopkinson. Hopkinson will share insights from her upcoming collection, Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions. Although this is an in-person event, Nalo will join us virtually!

📅 When: Thursday, October 10, 2024, 6pm-8pm

📍 Where: SF Public Library, 100 Larkin St

💸 Cost: FREE!

🌐 Sign-up: https://sistahscifi.com/pages/events

@bergermichele2005 @nalohop

Tagging additional book tour and pre-order partners:

@bookculture, @bookshop_org, @bookworksabq, @barnesandnoble, @cafeconlibros_bk, @flyleafbooks, @McIntyreBooks @malapropsbookstore, @NorthtownBooks, @travelinstoryteller, @sistahscifi, @aseatatthetablebooks, @shakespeareandco

#SpeculativeFiction #AuthorEvent #BookLovers #NaloHopkinson #MicheleTracyBerger #DollSeedStories #IndieBooks #SupportIndieBookstores #consortiumbooks #sistahScifi

@auntlute @tachyonpub @ConsortiumBooks

[wellreadwyvern]

📖AUTHOR EVENT📖 I enjoyed a lovely evening at @littleshopofstories with authors Lauren Blackwood and Jordan Ifueko. Blackwood’s new book, Wildblood, was one of my most anticipated YA fantasies for February. I can’t wait to dive into this “Jamaican jungle teeming with ghostly monsters.” I don’t know why I enjoy listening to authors discuss their writing process, but I do. Maybe it’s because I find the act of creative writing to be so intimidating. The best events are those with two writers in conversation. I’d love to see Jordan Ifueko lead more author discussions. Her energy and enthusiasm were absolutely delightful. And now I’m ashamed it’s taken me so long to read Raybearer. YA readers in Atlanta are pretty spoiled by the number of authors in the metro area. And they are so supportive of each other! There’s almost always at least one bestselling YA author in the audience. (Last night I found myself sitting behind Mark Oshiro.) Looking forward to more great author events soon! ❓What was the last fun event you attended? (Any event, not necessarily book related.) #wildblood #laurenblackwood #raybearer #jordanifueko #fantasybooks #yafantasy #ireadya #authorevent #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocalbusiness #supportindiebookstores #littleshopofstories #decaturga #newbookrelease #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CofL_xkLyw5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cupofteajones]

It was so nice to go to an #AuthorEvent in person again! And Alice Feeney (@alicewriterland) was just such a delight! 😊 I can wait to read her latest, it sounds really interesting! If you have never been to the @themysteriousbookshop and you are a fan of mysteries like me, then you will love this bookshop! ❤️ The shelves are covered with every mystery you can think of (some surprises you will find 😉)! #books2022 #ukbooks #books2022 #booksigning #bookshopping #bookstagram #britishmysteries #alicefeeney #newreleases #indiebookstore #supportindiebookstores #mysteries #themysteriousbookshop #bookstores #nextbooktoread https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch3SUz_LNC1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[scribesandvibes]

#reesashaynebooks / #supportblackownedbookstores ✊🏾 Repost @reesashaynebooks ・・・ 🗣show love to Independent Bookstores 💜♥️📚📚✅🙌🏾🙌🏾 #bookstores #bookshop #localbookstore #picturebooks #blackownedbookstore #supportindiebookstores #supportblackownedbusinesses #blackauthor #childrensbooks #authorsofinstagram #bookstore #childrensbookstagram #bookshops #kidlit https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca0w6nPrSWI/?utm_medium=tumblr

[diana-toledano-illustrations]

When I was a kid, I didn’t know who Santa was, but we celebrated Reyes Magos. January 6th was my FAVORITE day of the year. I remember being so excited… Los Reyes Magos always brought me books and I loved it. I still do. This is a tradition I plan to continue with my baby. 💙 Books make great presents. HINT, HINT: buy my my books! 😉 (Pictured here is Rocking Bed of Dreams) And once more, this time with feeling: To support book creators and benefit communities, please buy from independent bookstores. Use @bookshop_org to shop online. Thank you! • #DianaToledano #kidlitart #babybook #supportindiebookstores #supportindies #bookloversunite https://www.instagram.com/p/CXmBisovT3r/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jessicaburkhart]

Heading out for #smallbusinesssaturday to #shoplocal and #supportindiebookstores! ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Clbtgt-pdi0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dreampoetforhire]

A lot of what makes up poetry, is in the backdrop. It’s found deep in the roots, with stems raising limbs towards the future. Yesterday, I had the great pleasure to visit one of the greats, #HenryMiller. A writer who set the precedent for the later Beat Generation. Someone who inspired some of my own works of dream erotica. I set up with the typewriter at @henrymillerlib along Highway 1 in Big Sur, and did my best to soak up all that rich history and atmosphere. I used to visit this sanctuary 2-3 times a month when I lived in Oakland, CA back in 2015. I’d drive down down the coast, grab a cup of tea, and begin to journal. Every moment that transpired invoking new ideas about my surroundings. The distant roar of ocean. The bounce of the Stellar Jay leaving its roost to find a meal upon the grass. It was nice to see the library still open in these pandemic times. The books hung up outside from the ceiling and walls, creating an outdoor art gallery for guests to lose themselves in. Book cover presented like magical objects. On the typewriter, the words were like redwoods themselves. Springing up from the land of wind and fire, ocean and mountain. Deeply inspired. Breaths of meditation. I couldn’t take my eyes off the fairy grove in front of me. Several old growth redwoods rising high above. Their stillness present, and yet I wondered what conversations they had overheard over all this time. What stories they had paid witness to. What world they hosted in all these years of growth. Still here now. Whole worlds of poetry, ripening within their bark. June 2021 📸 by @gusplusgus #dreampoetforhire #poetforhire #poetryondemand #streetwriters #buskinglife #busker #typewriterpoetry #poetsofinstagram #marshalljameskavanaugh #publicpoetry #henrymillerlibrary #bigsur #bigsurcoast #supportindiebookstores #indiebookstore #buybooks #readmorebooks #losangelespoet #losangelespoetry #losangelespoetsociety #poetry247 #beatnik (at Henry Miller Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPH1xhj-Yw/?utm_medium=tumblr

[reeseryan]

Repost from @xioaxelrod • Support Indie bookstores! Pre-order your copy of THE GIRL WITH STARS IN HER EYES before 5/3 and you'll get a signed bookplate, a bookmark, and an exclusive set of awesome stickers! 🤩 Participating stores include: @anovelideaphilly in Philadelphia 🌟 @bluewillowbooks in Houston, TX 🌟 @copperfishbooks in Punta Gorda, FL 🌟 @fountainbookstore in Richmond, VA 🌟 @harrietts_bookshop in Philadelphia 🌟 @loyaltybooks in DC & MD 🌟 @oldfirehousebooks in Fort Collins, CO 🎸 #indiebookstores #shopsmall #buylocal #supportindiebookstores #xioaxelrod #GWISHE #TheGirlWithStarsInHerEyes #sourcebooks #sourcebookscasa #romancenovels #rockromance #phillyauthor #ownvoices #2021books https://www.instagram.com/p/CNdfeb8H6AJ/?igshid=wb36iy8vu8ru

[mybookbath]

Last week while in the U.K. I also had the opportunity to visit the charming town of Lewes, where my good friend Triin @wordchild lives. Sadly, this bookshop still had not opened for the day when I walked by. But that didn’t stop me from snapping this photo through the window. I wish I had time that day to go back and brows. Can you imagine the treasures that are just sitting in there waiting to be read? When you go book shopping do you prefer a tidy shop with new editions or a cluttered shop with used books? . . . . . #shelfie #supportindiebookstores #bookstore #bookshop #bookshopping #shelfie #bookshelves #booksofinstagram #booksonbooksonbooks #booksfordays #bookshelf #lotsabooks #bookcase #bookshopshelfie #bookstorevibes #livresque #bookshopsoftheworld #readtheworld #bookshelfie (at Lewes Book Centre)

[dimitryleger]

Meet my favorite roommates this fall. #buybooks #supportindiebookstores https://www.instagram.com/p/CG5WdcZjyTS/?igshid=1bw1hesggl9jv

[cupofteajones]

Looking for the perfect gift for the book lover in your life? Books make perfect holiday gifts! 🎁📚🎄Remember I have a bookshop on Bookshop.org, full of great books and recommendations. Find a great read and support your local bookstores at the same time! Visit bookshop.org/shop/cupofteabook (Link in Bio) #books #bookstores #HolidaySeason #holidayshopping #booklovers #HolidayReading #bookworms #supportbookstores #supportindiebookstores #bookblogger #booklists https://www.instagram.com/p/CXHwrGyrGpH/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gingermck]

So I was ordering books by a few #Bronx born & BIPOC authors so I went to Bronx-based @thelitbar - not just the only indie bookstore, but since the demise of @barnesandnoble its the only bookstore period in the boogie-down borough. I can’t wait to visit in person once the lockdown has passed. Before checking out, I couldn’t help but look up my own book #intheheartoftexasthenovel - almost four years later, it’s still a thrill to see my labor of love doing its own thing on the interwebs. #mybookismyotherchild #supportindiebookstores #intheheartoftexas #i❤️ny https://www.instagram.com/p/CGad_8iBne2/?igshid=jw9002shdnyj

[gregsantospoet]

‪Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay! ‬ Grateful to Canadian indie bookstores who have supported and featured my books over the years like @wordbookstore, @argobookshop, @phoenixbooksndg, @librairiedrawnandquarterly, @knifeforkbook, @paragraphebookstore... Thank you!!! ‬ ‪🙏📚✨‬ . . . #gregsantos #poetry #poetsofinstagram #supportindependentbookstores #supportindiebookstores #canlit #argobookshop #thewordbookstore #drawnandquarterlybooksmontreal #knifeforkbook #toronto #paragraphebookstore #montreal #cibd #blackbirdspoetry #rabbitpunch #oblivionavenue #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CEe_nFfg8zxZdtHBlABMmu0wzN7EVN56D8LNS80/?igshid=1f4x26qklktpb

[fredhandbag]

The look on my face when Coben gives us the twist 😮 (or when he tells me l won a tshirt from @murderbooks) Indie bookstores like Murder By The Book need your support. #harlancoben #murderbythebook #supportlocal #supportsmallbusiness #supportindiebookstores #theboyfromthewoods #photoshopcs6 #bookstagram #bookshelves #bookswithcharacter #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookreview #hardcover #bookcollector #bookhaul #bookspines #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #crimefiction #thriller #bookcollection https://www.instagram.com/p/CAsqVSPgaLt/?igshid=11u0x970p2ja5

[sabinahahn]

If you order books from Merrit Books or Oblong Books, you might receive my original artwork (while supplies last)! #Artsurprise is a project to #supportindiebookstores started by Elisha Cooper @elisha__cooper and Ruth Chan @ohtruth (Thank you so much for this project!). Many artists and bookstores are participating, but If you know a bookstore (who is doing curbside pickup/personal deliveries) who might be interested in participating, let them know! Participating stores so far (and more are coming): @storiesbk @thecuriousreader @oblongbooks @merrittbookstore @splitrockbks @booksofwonder #supportindiebookstores #supportindependentbookstores #supportsmallbusiness #artsurprise #kidlitartsurprise @kidlitartsurprise #books #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/CAauUgnBI_F/?igshid=1rosrvizckiy0