Join us and the UVA Creative Writing Program's Meridian magazine as we celebrate the 50th issue of Meridian! We'll be hosting a reading in the shop in honor of this milestone issue on Friday (4/24) at 7 PM!
#meridian #charlottesville #indiebookstore
Thanks so much to Photography Champloo for capturing these moments from this month's Friday Night Writes open mic! Friday Night Writes takes place on the first Friday of the month, and the next event will be on Friday, May 1, at 7 PM.
#fridaynightwrites #openmic #charlottesville
A slide from my talk about how hard it is to define colors. It is a black slide with the word "magenta" at the top, and the Elmo-in-front-of-the-fires-of-hell meme below.
Reviewing slides for my talk on how hard it is to define colors (TONIGHT! @ndbookshop.bsky.social IN CHARLOTTESVILLE! 7:00 PM!) and dang, does it feel good to be back in my presentation wheelhouse.
Here are a couple of photos from our events last weekend with authors Soham Patel (in conversation with Hodges Adams) and Alice Martin. We'd highly recommend checking out their books, The Daughter Industry and Westward Women!
#charlottesville #indiebookstore #authorevents
National Poetry Month is also for young readers! Here are some of our favorite poetry books for children of all ages.
#nationalpoetrymonth #indiebookstore #charlottesville
Kory Stamper will be speaking about her new book, True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink, out now from @aaknopf.bsky.social. [2/2]
If you're interested in art, the history of color, or the background behind how dictionary definitions get written, don't miss our book talk with author @korystamper.bsky.social this Friday (4/17) at 7 PM in the shop! [1/2]
The mourning doves are back at New Dominion Bookshop! We originally shared this special pair almost exactly a year ago to the day. Perhaps you'll see them out in the Rose Garden!
#indiebookstore #charlottesville #birding
It's a big week for new releases in the shop! Here are some of the new titles out this week in paperback and hardback, including several new poetry books for National Poetry Month.
#shoplocal #indiebookstore #charlottesville
This Saturday afternoon (4/11) in the shop at 4 PM! Alice Martin will read from her debut novel, Westward Women, followed by an audience Q&A. Joyce Carol Oates called Westward Women "an audacious first novel to set beside Margaret Atwood."
#charlottesville #authorevent #indiebookstore
Come hear poet Soham Patel read from and discuss their new book, The Daughter Industry, in the shop on Friday, April 10, at 7 PM! Soham Patel will be in conversation with Hodges Adams for the event.
#charlottesville #indiebookstore #authorevent
It's the first Friday of the month, which means that Friday Night Writes returns to the shop tonight (4/3) at 7:00 PM! Come hear emerging songwriters, poets, and fiction writers share their recent work with the community.
#charlottesville #openmicnight #indiebookstore
Happy National Poetry Month! Here at the shop, we're celebrating with some of our favorite poetry reads. What's the best poetry collection you've read in the past year?
#charlottesville #nationalpoetrymonth #indiebookstore
If you typically park on 4th St and need help picking up an order during the closure, you can park on the outside edge of the mall and call the shop at 434-295-2552, and our booksellers can help you with your pickup! [2/2]
Beginning today and running through mid-June, 4th St (and 2nd St) will be closed to traffic on the Downtown Mall for construction. There *will* still be pedestrian access going across the entire mall, and New Dominion will be open normally during the entire project. [1/2]
Some of the new releases out this week in poetry, fiction, and more! Stop by the shop to browse all of the brand-new books that have arrived in the shop in March.
#charlottesville #indiebookstore #newreleases
Here's another treasure from the New Dominion Bookshop archives for today's #FlashbackFriday. This national monthly reading guide, similar to the Indie Next brochures of today, would have arrived in the shop each month. This particular one is from 1950 and is more than 75 years old!
Join us for our children's Storytime at 11 AM, free balloons for kids, and our annual Rose Garden Party out in the Rose Garden behind the shop from 11 AM to 3 PM, with free refreshments (while supplies last). Everyone is invited! [2/2]
Save the date! National Independent Bookstore Day will be Saturday, April 25, and we'll be celebrating all day in the shop!
Photo by Photography Champloo [1/2]
All of our spring holiday books are currently 10% off in the shop! Stop by to browse our selection of staff favorites on the cart at the front of the shop.
#shoplocal #charlottesville #indiebookstore
That's a wrap on the 2026 Festival of the Book! Thank you so much to the festival organizers, volunteers, authors, and attendees for so many wonderful events. If you are still looking to purchase any Festival of the Book titles, stop by the shop and check out our selection of signed festival books!
The Festival of the Book kicks off today (3/20) and runs through 3/22. You can see all of the in-shop festival events here: ndbookshop.com/events. We look forward to seeing you in the shop this weekend and celebrating so many wonderful books!
#festivalofthebook #charlottesville #indiebookstore
Join us tonight (3/19) at 6 PM in the shop for a special Virginia Humanities Festival of the Book preview event! Audrey Ingram will share her new novel, The Summer We Ran, followed by a conversation with @lizanashtaylor.bsky.social.
#festivalofthebook #charlottesville
Spotting some first signs of spring in the Rose Garden behind the shop! The New Dominion Bookshop Rose Garden is tended by a volunteer pruner and typically blooms in late April or early May.
#rosegarden #secretgarden #charlottesville
Today we're highlighting some of our favorite reads from Irish literature! What else would you include on your list?
#stpatricksday #indiebookstore #irishliterature #charlottesville
New Dominion Bookshop will be closed today (Monday, March 16). Stay safe in the storms!
Someone donated books to the Friends of the Library Sale packed inside a Doubleday box that was originally delivered to New Dominion on September 20, 1955. More than 50 years later, it's still carrying books in Charlottesville! [2/2]
For today's #FlashbackFriday, the folks at the Friends of Jefferson-Madison Regional Library shared this very cool box with us! [1/2]
A surprise snow in Cville means one more chance for cozy reads!
#charlottesville #indiebookstore #snowstorm
Last weekend, in conjunction with Hospice of the Piedmont, we hosted a wonderful evening with author @darnellwalker.bsky.social, who spoke about his new book, Never Can Say Goodbye. If you weren't able to attend, we have signed copies of Never Can Say Goodbye available in the shop!