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@oldschoolbooknerd.bsky.social

Indie bookstore owner. GenX. Nerd. Homebody. Neurospicy. Control freak learning to let go. Cozy reader. Liberal AF.

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Just a reminder that the "don't buy stuff" action for tomorrow Fri 2/28 refers to corporations. Feel free to celebrate the day by shopping at your local indie bookstore and/or other small local shops. They will appreciate your business! #Booksky #ShopLocal #IndieBookstores

27.02.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3805    πŸ” 712    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 37

Fuck Bezulbub

27.02.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Given that Bezos just did a full takeover of @washingtonpost.com and now it can only report that America and money are great--today is a great day to cancel if you have it, you check to make sure you aren't paying for a forgotten subscription.

26.02.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6910    πŸ” 1709    πŸ’¬ 290    πŸ“Œ 105

Every House Republican just voted to defund Medicaid. Reminder: there are no moderate Republicans in Congress, and stop pretending there are.

26.02.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5721    πŸ” 1757    πŸ’¬ 101    πŸ“Œ 108
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@stealthygeek.bsky.social: β€œDemocrats should be running daily press briefings from a shadow White House pool of the legitimate news agencies which have been locked out by the Trump coup. Their audiences will get real news, Dems will regain some messaging control.

Why is this not already happening?”

25.02.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6480    πŸ” 2113    πŸ’¬ 614    πŸ“Œ 294

This might be a radical concept but I don’t think anyone should feel like they need to justify why they like or don’t like a piece of media, literature, etc.

Enjoy what you enjoy, ignore what you don’t. Be free.

26.02.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 595    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 3
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I'm so glad Comrade Musk asked for us all to submit our highlights of what we did last week.  I'm sure you know I sell books... cause it's not like it's top secret or anything.  And conveniently, every Monday we report our sales to the New York Times and USA Today. So I'm happy to share our top five books of the week with you.
 
1. Handmaid's Tale
2. Attack of the Black Rectangles
3. Between the World and Me: Notes on the First 150 Years in America
4. United States Constitution and Bill of Rights
5. Maus a Survivors Tale : My Father Bleeds History
 
I think you will agree that it's important books like these find their readers.

Screen shot of an email to HR- I'm so glad Comrade Musk asked for us all to submit our highlights of what we did last week. I'm sure you know I sell books... cause it's not like it's top secret or anything. And conveniently, every Monday we report our sales to the New York Times and USA Today. So I'm happy to share our top five books of the week with you. 1. Handmaid's Tale 2. Attack of the Black Rectangles 3. Between the World and Me: Notes on the First 150 Years in America 4. United States Constitution and Bill of Rights 5. Maus a Survivors Tale : My Father Bleeds History I think you will agree that it's important books like these find their readers.

I did a little extra book sales reporting this week...just trying to help "catch fraud" in our government. 🀣

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25.02.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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22.02.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DO NOT BOYCOTT YOUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ON THIS DAY! THEY CAN'T AFFORD A FULL DAY OF NO SALES! January & February are hard enough as it is. No sales for one day often means not meeting rent or payroll.

19.02.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Sam's big ass pile of books she brought home this week. Mostly rom com advance reader copies

Sam's big ass pile of books she brought home this week. Mostly rom com advance reader copies

I swear, I was going to try and resist. I told myself only bring home the things I ABSOLUTELY WANT TO READ... So once again the TBR has reached triple digits.

To quote the baddest nerd villains- Resistance is Futile.

Not to mention the world is on fire, so...

βœŒοΈπŸŒˆπŸ•ŠοΈβ€οΈ My friends

19.02.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots of red today on ye olde glucose monitor... In a direction I'm not used to. Good thing healthcare in this country isn't under fire! πŸ€£πŸ˜‘πŸ€¦πŸ˜±πŸ–•

Take care of yourselves, loves. Body & Mind. Don't be like me and try to power through "bad days". Listen to your body.

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#diabetic

19.02.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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no idea why I can't sleep I say as I watch civilisation crumble in real time on the glowing rectangle in my hand

16.02.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 333    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4
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Office work done for the day, so rainy day reading and coloring time commencing.

And, YES, that IS an ABBOTT ELEMENTARY coloring book you can get from your friendly local bookshop.

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16.02.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! I hated the movie long before I was a bookseller. She sold her soul and killed her community for "love".

16.02.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are loving how magical our sculpture looks when the sun goes down!

15.02.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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😘

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Recreating sounds we hear in the bookstore - how’d we do? πŸ˜…

πŸ’™πŸ“š

08.02.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another great day to:
Buy books
Call your reps
Support small businesses
And fight the patriarchy!
Even small acts of resistance are resistance! ❀️

06.02.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1123    πŸ” 184    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4

Don't delay, DNF a shitty book today! And pick up something you know you'll like instead.

Life's too short, and all that.

#dnf #booksky

06.02.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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05.02.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2025 Lititz Kid-Lit Festival Featuring Newberry Honor and Bestselling AuthorΒ Adam Gidwitz&Β Two-time Printz WinnerΒ Amy (A.S.) KingΒ March 8, 9-5pmLinden HallTickets$5-25Β Β Bestselling author Adam Gidwitz was a teacher for eight year...

Did you know that we host an annual Kid-Lit Festival?!

This year's celebration is on Saturday, March 8 and tickets are available NOW!

Join us for a day of celebrating children's literature with readings, workshops, signings, and more πŸ’™πŸ“š

aaronsbooks.com/2025kidlit

04.02.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One thing we've learned since 1/20 with painful clarity is that our institutions are far more fragile than we could have ever imagined.

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02.02.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 61913    πŸ” 15544    πŸ’¬ 1141    πŸ“Œ 554
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Because we need cuteness right now. Squirrely Jr. enjoying brunch.

#squirrel #squirrelsky #squirrelsofbluesky

02.02.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or any one that couldn't be bothered to vote at all.

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Time to dive back into "serious reading" for next week's book club.

Tough & timely discussion on race, racism, and democracy/voting in our first Conscious Reads meeting of the year.

Join us at @aaronsbooks.bsky.social

01.02.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A sparkly background inset with three individual pictures of women, each holding a book and making excited faces.

A sparkly background inset with three individual pictures of women, each holding a book and making excited faces.

Is there anything better than that new book feeling?!

One of the best parts of being a bookseller is getting advance reader copies. This is how we figure out what books to bring into the shop for our wonderful customers πŸ₯°

So yes, booksellers get just as excited about new books as you! πŸ’™πŸ“š

31.01.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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