Vintage Books

ICYMI: The mind-boggling list of hundreds of #bannedbooks in Tennessee now includes Calvin and Hobbes by cartoonist Bill Watterson, They Called Us Enemy by @georgetakei.bsky.social, and The Complete Book of Cats by Rosie Pilbeam. More at: pen.org/magic-tree-h... #Caturday #Censorship

Happy first week of July book friends! We’ve got a big stack of new releases to share this week, including The Peculiar Gift of July by PNW author Ashley Ream.

Have a wonderful week and a holiday marked by joy and resilience. ❤️

You didn't need a video of a Red Panda eating grapes, but here you go #bluesky ... 😊

We know there is lots of crossover between book people and gamers, so we thought y’all might be interested…

Hammer Speech Last night, I got to stand up in front of the audience at the Locus Awards ceremony. I wound up presenting the Locus Award for Best Short Story (congratulations, Isabel J. Kim!) – but first, I deliver...

Last night, I had the privilege of delivering a keynote speech at the Locus awards. You can view the speech and read the full text here.

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Because you need something in your feed you can smile about.

“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say, ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
- Mister Rogers 💛

The human world, it’s a mess ❤️‍🩹💚🌎

Book cover for 'Every Dog in the Neighborhood' by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell. Labeled as BANNED in Clay County, FL. PEN America logo appears at bottom right.

🧵 The dog days of summer may be unavoidable. Dog books?

For some readers, they're getting harder to find.

Turns out the book banners who told you their only concern was "pornography" are also trying to restrict many students' right to read about... dogs.

If it makes a small difference, I just finished the ARC of Donut Summer. Anita, it is so wonderful. It’s gentle and kind and affirming, and I really loved it. ❤️

New Book Tuesday
June 17, 2025
Video shows book covers showing books releasing this week. First image shows the entrance path to Melville Books in Portland. End image shows bees flying around orange-hued flowers & the text reminds people to attend the Pollinator Festival in Vancouver this Saturday.

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Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!

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This is such a good book! Highly recommended. ❤️

We’ve got a copy in the store!

Handwritten quote on a white sheet with an illustrated face at the bottom and pink hearts around the text. The quote reads: "If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting." — Liana Brooks Illustration and lettering by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. A paintbrush lies across the page on a wooden surface.

If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social

#WriterSky #BookSky #KidLit

“At what point does childhood sadness become adult sadness anyway? Does the tsunami get larger as the figure grows? Was his wave already twice the size of the one in the poster?” —Ocean Vuong

baby armadillos in a birdbath

baby armadillo upside down in a birdbath.

Friend Fran Rutkovsky posted these lovely armadillo photos from her yard in Tallahassee. Armadillos *love* water and will take hilarious baths.

I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC

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Everyone’s favorite boy detective is back and better than ever in this new collection of mysteries from the bestselling Encyclopedia Brown series!

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It looks amazing!

And yet another book to add to our buy list for the store. 🙂

Happy book birthday to the paperback edition of @kaaauthor.bsky.social's The One and Only Ruby!

PBS (Elmo’s World specifically) got me enough time to take a shower when my firstborn was tiny. 😂

"What did PBS shows teach you?"

Mister Rogers taught us feelings are mentionable and manageable.

Reading Rainbow taught us discovering books is joy.

Sesame Street taught us learning through the kindness of community by way of our friends.

Bill Nye taught us to observe wonder through science.

This looks amazing! Adding it to our store buying list. ❤️

At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom

Happy book birthday to two-time Newbery Medalist @erinentrada.bsky.social's At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2024/10/at-l...

We have so many books in this week, we can’t fit them all in photos! Holler if you see anything you love and we’ll set it aside for you.

Thank you so much!