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Banned Books Week begins today, October 5!
This week, we'll be sharing facts and information about book banning and what you can do to fight against it in your community.
What is your favorite banned book?
#bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #censorshipisso1984 #fightbookbans
More great new titles for your fall reading list....
Check out the October Indie Next list here: bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
#indienext #lookerbooks #bookshop #indienextlist #fallreading #newbooks #newreleases
This month, our Liberation Donation Drive focuses on Banned Books, and more broadly, FREE SPEECH. Our First Amendment RIGHTS to free speech are being targeted and attacked daily by our current political administration. No one should be "cancelled" or physically harmed for expressing an opinion.
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Just in time for Halloween, we welcome local author Kay Chronister for the re-release of her spooky short story collection, Thin Places, & the paperback release of The Bog Wife! Join us Sunday, October 19, for an author signing and Q&A with Kay. Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site
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The weather is getting cooler, and pumpkin spice is back, which means it's time for fall reading! Check out the September Indie Next List for some great fall reading suggestions. #indienext #lookerbooks #fallreading
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While not a unanimous favorite, our September book club discussion of My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante was insightful and fun. We made paper fireworks that turned out to be as brilliant and unique as our group of book clubbers.
#bookclub #bookclubpick #mybrilliantfriend #lookerbooks
We had a fantastic visit with Hannah Nicole Maehrer on Sunday! We crafted, chatted, laughed, and partied the way Evie would. Thank you to everyone who came out and to @hannahnicolemae for making us all smile with her writing and beautiful imagination. #hannahnicolemaehrer #accomplicetothevillain
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Science, literature, and crafting together in one book club! Yes, it's true!
Join us for our next book club meeting on October 7, when we will discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
Learn more and reserve your spot here: lookerbooks.square.site
#lookerbooks #bookclub #lessonsinchemistry
Just a few more days, & only a few spots remain for our Accomplice to the Villain magical day of mayhem with Hannah Nicole Maehrer. Get your ticket for our fun activities planned for Sunday, September 7. Learn more & reserve your spot here: lookerbooks.square.site
#hannahnicolemaehrer
We are 3 weeks away from a full day of villainy & mayhem! Join us Sept 7, to celebrate Hannah Nicole Maehrer, and the release of Accomplice to the Villain. Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site #hannahnicolemae #accomplicetothevillain #assistanttothevillain #lookerbooks #authorvisit
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Journals make great gifts for kids heading off to college! They also make great gifts for writers, friends, and yourself! Get those thoughts and ideas out on paper in these new cute or sophisticated journals from Looker Books!
#journals #journaling #capybara #highlandcow #lunamoth #onyx #lookerbooks
Join us for our September book club meeting, when we discuss My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante, named by the NY Times as the #1 book of the 21st Century.
Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/book...
We don't read a lot of nonfiction, but when we do, we have thorough & thoughtful discussions about it. For August, we had an insightful discussion about Disability Visibility while making paper cranes & enjoying tasty fruit parfaits from the Butter Pecan Cafe. #bookclub #disabilityvisibility
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Summer is almost over, but there is still time to get a little summer reading in.
Check out the August Indie Next List for some inspiration.
#indienext #indienextlist #summerreading
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New inventory! We have new writing prompt decks, a novel writer's organizer/journal, and elastic pen holders for our writers and book annotators. Find some inspiration, get organized, and be ready at a moment's notice to write down that brilliant idea with these new items available at Looker Books!
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Something villainous is coming to Looker Books..or maybe a Villainess?
Hannah Nicole Maehrer is visiting for a Q&A and signing of Accomplice to The Villain on Sun, Sept 7. Learn more & register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/vill...
Don't worry, there's no punishment for accomplices to fun!
Hours update: Looker Books will be opening late tomorrow, Friday, July 18. We will be open from 4:30-7:00p. Normal hours resume on Saturday.
See you soon!
A little late this month, but it's never too late to share new book recs! Check out the July Indie Next List here: bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
#indienextlist #newbooks #newreleases #indienext #indiebookstore #lookerbooks #bookshop
Join us for our next book club meeting on August 5 when we will discuss Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, edited by Alice Wong.
Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site
#bookclub #disabilityvisibility #lookerbooks #alicewong #bookclubpick
Looker Books will be
OPEN Thursday, July 3 from 4:30-7p,
CLOSED Friday, July 4, and
OPEN Saturday, July 5 from 11:30a-4p.
We hope you use some of this time off to make a dent in that TBR list! Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
New inventory alert! These awesome political postcards from Strong Feelings Press have just arrived in the shop! Tell your elected officials exactly how you feel about a number of issues with these bold and brutally honest postcards for $1 each.
#politicalpostcards #strongfeelingspress #lookerbooks
Looker Books will be closed this Saturday, June 14.
Please spend this day giving back to your community or attending a protest or rally near you. Celebrate this Flag Day by exercising your right to free speech.
Join us for our July 1 book club meeting when we will discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.
Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site
#remarkablybrightcreatures #shelbyvanpelt #bookclub #lookerbooks #bookclubpick
The Strawberry Festival is finally here! Come out to #downtowncoatesville tonight and tomorrow for fun, food, and, of course, strawberries!
#strawberryfestival #coatesvillepa
New books (or new in paperback) at Looker Books!
#bookstack #bookstacklove #ilovebooks #lookerbooks #newbooks
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Make your favorite book literally shine at our Blinging Books event! Tickets include book-bedazzling supplies & light refreshments. This is a BYOBook event held at Looker Books on Thur, Jun 19 from 7-9p and Sat, Jun 21 from 4-6p. Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/blin...
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Our Liberation Donation Drive immigration young adult fiction title is American Street by Ibi Zoboi -- a highly acclaimed, gritty, and moving love story, about important current issues like immigration, race, and class by standout debut talent and Haitian immigrant. #americanstreet #ibizoboi
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Our Liberation Donation Drive immigration adult fiction selection is The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez. A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love, that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American." #bookofunknownamericans #cristinahenriquez
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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers (and mother figures) who read and made up bedtime stories and encouraged our love of books and reading. Thank you!
#mothersday #mothersday2025 #happymothersday
