Second Flight Books

Cadwell Turnbull (laughing) and Maurice Broaddus in conversation at Second Flight Books

Cadwell Turnbull and Maurice Broaddus sign books at Second Flight Books

I've never laughed so hard during a book event at the shop. @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social and @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social were hilarious in conversation tonight and we've got some signed copies from them both you can snag!

Look what arrived a day early from @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social !!
VEIL signed by @jonathanjanz.bsky.social - a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ horror/sci-fi/action-packed thriller published by @blackstonepub.bsky.social
Spoiler-free review:
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Three books arranged on a fluffy grey blanket. The books from left to right: Acquired Taste by Clay McLeod Chapman Veil by Jonathan Janz Play Nice by Rachel Harrison

Really excited about today’s bookmail from @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social & @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social

3 of my favorite authors’ newest offerings coming in on the same day!

@claymcleod.bsky.social @jonathanjanz.bsky.social & @rachelharrison.bsky.social

Wow! There's SO MANY books releasing today. Which ones are y'all excited about?

Tonight, I had a wonderful reading @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social w/ @johnmilas.bsky.social. Great questions asked, had great food w/ John & a long time fan gifted me a copy Grasshands he turned into a hardback! (I almost cried.) Making the hike to local bookstores to support PEERLESS has been great.

yay!! was so excited when I saw this preorder come in BC I am hyped for this book!

My hometown indie is @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social. They have a phenomenal collection of new and used books! They are/love romance readers AND have a fantastic horror section, too! They make this town feel home to me. I've made some of best friends there and I am so excited to celebrate tomorrow!

A stack of books that includes from top to bottom: The Wager by David Grant, The First Lady of World War II by McKenna Schmidt, SPQR by Mary Beard, The Kennedy Girl by Julia Bryan Thomas, The Sewing Girl’s Tale by John Wood Sweet, and Writing Women’s Lives Edited by Susan Cahill.

My stack of purchases from my favorite independent bookstore @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social … looks very #historian if I do say so myself. 🤣 #timetoread

Veil

Our friend @jonathanjanz.bsky.social has agreed to sign all the preorders of his forthcoming book VEIL ordered from our shop, and we're so excited! It's coming in September from @blackstonepub.bsky.social but you can order a copy now!
www.secondflightbooks.com/item/GUXYli1...

Anti trans harassment in a Facebook message saying that our post was "ungodly" and trying to "pervert our children."

Posted about the Trans Rights Readathon on fb. Had to block a sad lonely bigoted person who can't spell.

A stack of 3 books next to a wall.

Two tall stacks of books next in front of a wall.

3 tall stacks of wood in front of a wall.

4 stacks of books in front of a wall

We might have gotten a few books at #abawinterinstitute this week. This national bookseller conference is a dream! What book should I pick up first?

It’s MLK day. Feel free to make some Black content creators go viral today. ✊🏾

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Support your local bookstores! @mainbooksin.bsky.social @2ndflightbooks.bsky.social #indiebookstore #booksky #books #booktok #shoplocal #read

One of the most fun things about the holidays is when people find a book that's been sitting lonely on the shelf for months and it's the perfect gift for someone. We love to see a book find its perfect person.

It seems like this should be common knowledge, but don't expect a bookstore to have a book in stock at Xmas time just because you saw it MONTHS ago in the shop. Like, inventory is fluid. Things sells. Sometimes we don't reorder them. 🤷‍♀️

I don't know if this is normal for conventions, but I have seen this be the case for a lot of art/farmers markets.

A graphic of pansexual pride flag buttons with a mockup of the book

It's pansexual & panromantic pride day which means I can tell you about how pansexual Luna, the main character in CHEF'S CHOICE, is:

Very!

CC is a t4t fake dating foodie romcom & Lambda Literary finalist

Get it: tjalexander.com#books2

#pansexual #t4t #romancelandia

Local 2179's Strand Booksellers on Strike After months of stalled negotiation and three separate contract extensions, UAW Local 2179 members at the Strand Bookstore walked off the job today, December 7, marking the first strike at the iconic ...

As of yesterday booksellers at The Strand are on strike. Solidarity with them. Don’t cross the picket line, even virtually.

omg halupki is the best! had some a few weekends ago and salivating thinking about it now.

Lately I keep getting posts of scantily clad women, and I am not the target market for that either. It's super weird, and blocking and hiding has had zero effect for me either.

Hearing Amy Coney Barrett say there's no history of du jour discrimination against trans people is MIND BOGGLING when I had to sue the state of Illinois for the right to be a lawyer whilst trans

We are still on Facebook because some of our customers still are, but the things it shows me on the feed when I am signed in are wildly transphobic and misogynistic or AI engagement baiting. And we're a progressive bookshop. Can't imagine what it's showing to other people as the default 😬🤢

People tend to romanticize dusty bookshops filled almost entirely with old books, and yes, it's still a room full of books, but every time I go to one like that I am thinking about who is missing in all those pages. All the women and BIPOC folks and queer people. I want to hear those voices.

If you aren't lucky enough to have an indie bookstore local to you, I've created a starter pack of the ones I know of on Bluesky, & I'm sure any of them would love & appreciate your business this holiday season.

go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm

Looking for grassroots organizations standing up for intellectual freedom? Here you go:
bsky.app/profile/la-c...
readfreelyal.bsky.social
txfreedomread.bsky.social
freadomfighters.bsky.social
letutahread.bsky.social
flfreedomread.bsky.social
If you know of another one, please list it!

Any “best books of 2024” list that doesn’t contain even a single genre book is bullshit.

I keep seeing reports that bookstore sales are soft this holiday season and it worries me a lot. If we're going to defend democracy in the terrible years to come, healthy bookstores will be an absolute necessity

Absolutely! I've been hearing from a lot of folks who are down this year or season. Some shops had huge storms for Small Business Saturday, too, which means they're even further behind without what is usually a massive sales day.

Charlie is such an amazing advocate for indie bookshops and we're lucky to live in the same world with her!

Also keep in mind that a lot of shops have had a less than stellar holiday season so far, so help keep them here!