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This is us giving you permission to stay home and catch up on all your Indie Bookstore Day purchases.

28.04.2025 16:47 — 👍 275    🔁 24    💬 7    📌 8

Thank YOU for showing up and supporting indie bookstores this weekend!

Save the date for the 13th #IndieBookstoreDay on April 25, 2026 🎉

28.04.2025 14:00 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Independent Bookstore Day Map | IndieBound.org

Today’s the day, friends. 🥳

We’ll meet you at the indie bookstore!

#IndieBookstoreDay

www.indiebound.org/independent-...

26.04.2025 13:16 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Why Shopping Local This Indie Bookstore Day Is More Important Than Ever Several independent book store owners are encouraging people to go out to their local independent bookstores to buy some novels to help celebrate Independent Bookstore Day and keep independent busines...

Need an excuse to buy more books? Now you have one! Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day! Show your favorite indie some love.

25.04.2025 19:07 — 👍 1394    🔁 638    💬 29    📌 101

With Independent Bookstore Day just over a day away, let’s take some time to appreciate the booksellers who make indies what they are.

In a jaded world where cynicism and criticism are the currency of the day, booksellers wear their joy and passion for books on their sleeves.

25.04.2025 04:54 — 👍 61    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 0

Don’t worry, the perfect date where all you need is a light jacket can also happen on April 26 for #IndieBookstoreDay

25.04.2025 13:02 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…

I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...

24.04.2025 11:46 — 👍 2614    🔁 926    💬 32    📌 119
“Ready, Set, Crawl” over a minimalist map and large pushpin. Text also shows “Indie Bookstore Day Crawls Near You”

“Ready, Set, Crawl” over a minimalist map and large pushpin. Text also shows “Indie Bookstore Day Crawls Near You”

Ready. Set. Crawl! 🚙

Support multiple stores for #IndieBookstoreDay with these bookstore crawls and passport programs all across the country!

www.indiebound.org/independent-...

24.04.2025 18:17 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
Text “Indie bookstores do it better” overtop of a photo of the inside of a bookstore.

Text “Indie bookstores do it better” overtop of a photo of the inside of a bookstore.

Indie bookstores do it better.

📍 You leave with a story & not just the one in the book.
🏘️ You support your neighborhood, not a warehouse.
❤️ You get recommendations with heart, not algorithms.

We'll meet you on Saturday for OUR party #IndieBookstoreDay

📍The Bookshop Nashville

23.04.2025 18:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
#BookstoreSpiritWeek

* Monday, April 21: Silly Sock Day
* Tuesday, April 22: Plaid Tuesday
* Wednesday, April 23: On Wednesdays We Wear Bookstore Shirts 
* Thursday, April 24: Book Character Dress-Up Day
* Friday, April 25: YOUR store’s Spirit Day

#BookstoreSpiritWeek * Monday, April 21: Silly Sock Day * Tuesday, April 22: Plaid Tuesday * Wednesday, April 23: On Wednesdays We Wear Bookstore Shirts  * Thursday, April 24: Book Character Dress-Up Day * Friday, April 25: YOUR store’s Spirit Day

It’s #BookstoreSpiritWeek! 🎉

Join us as we celebrate the indie spirit, all leading up to #IndieBookstoreDay on Saturday!

Monday: Silly Sock Day
Tuesday: Plaid Tuesday
Wednesday: On Wednesdays We Wear Bookstore Shirts
Thursday: Book Character Dress-Up Day
Friday: Your favorite store’s Spirit Day

21.04.2025 13:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2
Find your local participating bookstores. https://www.indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day/map #IndieBookstoreDay. Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Find your local participating bookstores. https://www.indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day/map #IndieBookstoreDay. Saturday, April 26, 2025.

"🎉 #IndieBookstoreDay is almost here—Saturday, April 26

www.indiebound.org/independent-...

This year, over 1,600 bookstores across all 50 states are joining the celebration! Find a participating indie near you with our searchable map and get ready for a bookish adventure (or two..or three... 😉).

19.04.2025 16:23 — 👍 29    🔁 21    💬 1    📌 5
Monday, April 21: Silly Sock Day
Tuesday, April 22: Plaid Tuesday
Wednesday, April 23: On Wednesdays We Wear Bookstore Shirts 
Thursday, April 24: Book Character Dress-Up Day
Friday, April 25: YOUR store’s Spirit Day

Monday, April 21: Silly Sock Day Tuesday, April 22: Plaid Tuesday Wednesday, April 23: On Wednesdays We Wear Bookstore Shirts Thursday, April 24: Book Character Dress-Up Day Friday, April 25: YOUR store’s Spirit Day

Did you know the week leading up to #IndieBookstoreDay is #BookstoreSpiritWeek?

Just more ways to support your local indie ☺️

16.04.2025 18:00 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Round up your friends and plan the ultimate bookstore date!

Round up your friends and plan the ultimate bookstore date!

Map your route! indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day/map

Map your route! indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day/map

What are your plans for #IndieBookstoreDay on Saturday, April 26?

Share this with your bookish pals and start planning your route!

📍 www.indiebound.org/independent-...

05.04.2025 16:39 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Multi-colored pastel graphic showing a shower of bright white fireworks at the top. Beneath the fireworks is title text that says, “Happy We Need Diverse Books Day!” Beneath the title is a light blue bubble containing the text, “Special Giveaway!” At the bottom of the graphic is an illustration of a book with its pages splayed open.

Multi-colored pastel graphic showing a shower of bright white fireworks at the top. Beneath the fireworks is title text that says, “Happy We Need Diverse Books Day!” Beneath the title is a light blue bubble containing the text, “Special Giveaway!” At the bottom of the graphic is an illustration of a book with its pages splayed open.

Multi-colored pastel graphic with black title text at the top that says, “Want a chance to win ALL of our recommended #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay books?” Beneath the text are twenty-six thumbnails of the titles WNDB officially recommended to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day. The titles include: “Miles of Style,” “The Wedding Shoe Snatch,” “Piano Wants to Play,” “Laolao’s Dumplings,” “Berry Song,” “Freewater,” “The Beautiful Game,” “Nic Blake and the Remarkables,” “Boy, Everywhere,” “Eagle Drums,” “Time and Time Again,” “Warrior Girl Unearthed,” “When the Mapou Sings,” “This Ravenous Fate,” “The Black Girl Survives in This One,” “All We Were Promised,” “The Rodeo Queen,” “The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina,” “Our Missing Hearts,” “Ayiti,” “The Reading Adventure,” “Fresh Ink,” “Flying Lessons & Other Stories,” “The Hero Next Door,” “A Universe of Wishes,” and “On the Block.”

Multi-colored pastel graphic with black title text at the top that says, “Want a chance to win ALL of our recommended #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay books?” Beneath the text are twenty-six thumbnails of the titles WNDB officially recommended to celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day. The titles include: “Miles of Style,” “The Wedding Shoe Snatch,” “Piano Wants to Play,” “Laolao’s Dumplings,” “Berry Song,” “Freewater,” “The Beautiful Game,” “Nic Blake and the Remarkables,” “Boy, Everywhere,” “Eagle Drums,” “Time and Time Again,” “Warrior Girl Unearthed,” “When the Mapou Sings,” “This Ravenous Fate,” “The Black Girl Survives in This One,” “All We Were Promised,” “The Rodeo Queen,” “The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina,” “Our Missing Hearts,” “Ayiti,” “The Reading Adventure,” “Fresh Ink,” “Flying Lessons & Other Stories,” “The Hero Next Door,” “A Universe of Wishes,” and “On the Block.”

Today is #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay!

If you’re celebrating, tag us so we can follow along with the festivities!

Unsure of what to read? We’ve recommended titles for all ages, and you can win ALL of them in our special giveaway, only on Instagram 🎉

🎁 bit.ly/4cd5vVE

03.04.2025 14:41 — 👍 72    🔁 54    💬 6    📌 7
Let’s Celebrate! Independent Bookstore Day. Saturday, April 26, 2025. Can’t wait to see you then.

Let’s Celebrate! Independent Bookstore Day. Saturday, April 26, 2025. Can’t wait to see you then.

Psst… #IndieBookstoreDay is this month 🤗

02.04.2025 14:03 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 2
Find an Indie Bookstore Near You! 1. Visit IndieBound.org. 2. Enter Your Zip Code. 3. Shop Indie!

Find an Indie Bookstore Near You! 1. Visit IndieBound.org. 2. Enter Your Zip Code. 3. Shop Indie!

Well hello, there! As a way of introduction, here’s our indie bookstore search tool ☺️

www.indiebound.org/indie-store-...

30.01.2025 14:03 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

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