I'm looking forward to my next CT bookstore tour on Saturday, April 18!

You can order books in advance that I'll personalize for you when I'm at the stores. You can also visit on Independent Bookstore Day and get signed copies of my books.

#independentbookstores #kidlit #authorlife

Which bookstores are doing something fun for Independent Bookstore Day?

#bookstores #booksky #IBD #indiebookstoreday #independentbookstores

Visited Lost City Books today! I loved this table arrangement #independentbookstores #booksky

Lovely evening event with author @saramaurerwrites.bsky.social at The Bookman. Spread the word about this great debut novel. Pick up a copy of A Good Animal at your local bookshop! #Read #IndependentBookStores ##BookTok

IndieBound: Other Indie Favorites From last week's Indie bestseller lists, available at IndieBound.org, here are the recommended titles, which are also Indie Next Great Reads

Love perusing the bestseller lists from independent bookstores instead of the NYT, Amazon, etc. There are also some indie bookseller reviews here. #booksky #shopindie #shoplocal #independentbookstores
www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...

Why independent bookshops strike fear in the heart of Germany’s culture tsar | Fatma Aydemir First he came for Berlin’s film festival. Now it’s books. Wolfram Weimer seems to be on a mission to curb progressive thinkingThere is a particular kind of danger that smells like paper and dust. You find it in independent bookshops. Those with...

Yikes. #Weimer #IndependentBookstores

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/1...

Now in New York and Online Worldwide Have a look. Pass it on. Free e-copies for a limited time if you want one and can post an honest Amazon review. (drggautier@gmail.com). * * * Click covers for links * * *                           …

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#newfiction #shortstories #independentbookstores #newyorkbookstores #kindledeals #literaryfiction #writingcommunity #garygautier #twodreamsandtwohollows
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And if you don’t live in Hyde Park, just get on the red line and go support them anyway!!
#Chicago
#Independentbookstores

We are sorry to hear that Whitlock’s Book Barn, a Connecticut bookstore founded in 1948, will be closing this spring. Independent bookstores hold decades of stories, conversations, and discoveries. To everyone who built and loved it, thank you.

#IndependentBookstores #ConnecticutReads #BookCulture

Now in Cleveland and Online Worldwide Have a look. Pass it on. Free e-copies for a limited time if you’d like one and can post an honest Amazon review. (drggautier@gmail.com). * * * Click covers for links * * *                   …

#writingcommunity #newfiction #literaryfiction #shortstories #kindledeals #independentbookstores #clevelandbookstores
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Blacksburg, VA Independent Bookstores Earlier this month, I took a day trip to Blacksburg, Virginia.

I took a day trip to Blacksburg, VA and got to visit two independent bookstores!

Read about it here: open.substack.com/pub/theresti...

#booksky #independentbookstores #blacksburgva #bookishdestinations

Book Launch: “The Subtlety of the Street” by M. Peregrine Balmat — Hudson Valley Books for Humanity Celebrate Perry’s new book with a lively discussion of the nuances of everyday communication between institutional professionals and those they serve.

Come help me celebrate yet another stellar CC faculty scholar (and good friend and colleague) @profperrybalmat.bsky.social
Of particular interest to CC fac and social workers!! 💜💚💪🏽💙❤️ #independentbookstores #CommunityCollegeRocks

www.hvbooksforhumanity.com/events/book-...

American Book Center #thehague #amsterdam #books #readsomething #independentbookstores 📚🤣

Asheville's Independent Bookstores Thrive Despite Amazon's Grip | WNC Times Asheville's indie bookstores are flourishing! Discover how they're beating Amazon with community, unique offerings, and local charm.

Asheville's Independent Bookstores Thrive Despite Amazon's Grip wnctimes.com/article/ashe... #Asheville #IndependentBookstores #ShopLocal #WNC #AshevilleNC #SupportLocal #ReadingCommunity #Booklovers #WNCNews #WestAsheville #Malaprops #FirestormBooks #wnctimes #Asheville #SmallBusiness #Amazon

drawing of a woman holding an elaborate fan in front of her face; MANUFACTURING A DUCHESS by Tracy Wise; a pair of white gloves sit on top of the fan, covered with machine engine oil; a factory with smokestacks releasing smoke is also part of the picture

Calling all #IndependentBookstores -- coming September 2026, MANUFACTURING A DUCHESS from @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social
#LiteraryFiction #HistoricalFiction #Regency #Romance #BookSky

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Happy Letterboxd Friday! Here's my Last Four Watched!

#LetterboxdFriday #Letterboxd #FilmSky #LastFourWatched #Trap #MNightShyamalan #EllaMcKay #JamesLBrooks #TheRip #MattDamon #BenAffleck #HelloBookstore #IndependentBookstores

#booksky #books #reading #libraries #library #bookstores #independentbookstores 📚🧡🥰

We need to create a fund where kids can buy these books from independent bookstores. I’m not sure how it would work, but kids need access to become intelligent thinking adults. #books #booksky #bannedbooks #independentbookstores 📚🥰💖@stephenking.bsky.social

👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 Long live #IndependentBookstores! #BookSky 📚 💙

Members of Puget Sound Sisters in Crime present an evening of readings--these are always so much fun!
I'll be reading from A Lion's Ransom!
7 pm, Monday, 9 February, at Third Place Books/Lake Forest Park! #booksky #mysteries #independentbookstores

Wandering across Kentucky one Independent bookstore at a time.

Welcome to Fabled Forest in Georgetown, KY. A cozy,unique store thst offers new%used books in all genres, children's books, local authors, and other bookish goodies.

#books #independentbookstores #kentucky

10 Themed Independent Bookstores in NYC - Untapped New York From a romance novel-only store to a shop for Winston Churchill fans, here are 10 of the most quirky, themed independent bookstores in NYC!

Untapped Cities explores themed independent bookstores in New York City, profiling specialty bookshops dedicated to specific subjects - from mystery and travel to art and cooking.
#NYCBookstores #IndependentBookstores #NewYorkCity #BookLovers #LiteraryNYC

Readers are almost always good guys. 📚
#independentBookstores

Photo. Politics and Prose. Washington, DC

Photo. Wonderland Books, Maryland

Do you love your local independent bookstore? Let us know!

@jackewilson.bsky.social is looking forward to giving shout-outs to your beloved independent bookstores in upcoming History of Literature Podcast episodes!

#books #reading #community #independentbookstores

Participating Bookstores 2026 - Google My Maps Independent bookstores that have registered as participating bookstores for Bookstore Romance Day 2026. Last Updated January 13.

In only the first week of registration being open, there are already 200+ #IndependentBookstores signed up to celebrate this year's #BookstoreRomanceDay on August 15. Don't see your local/fave? Encourage them to sign up. (Registration link in comments.) www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...

I moved to the Netherlands this past October. I just got the first set of replacements for my favorite books! The first installment was for the Haunted Bookshop series by @cleocoyle.bsky.social
#booksky #cozymysteries #books #readsomething #reading #libraries #bookstores #independentbookstores

Participating Bookstores 2026 - Google My Maps Independent bookstores that have registered as participating bookstores for Bookstore Romance Day 2026. Last Updated January 6.

Registration has only been open since Tue. & there are already 180+ #IndependentBookstores who will be celebrating #BookstoreRomanceDay on 8/15. Don't see your fave listed? Encourage them to sign up. (Registration link in comments.)
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#booksky #newyearsresolution #read #readmorebooks #libraries #independentbookstores #reading 📚

Spotted front and center here in @politicsprose.bsky.social is the ninth issue of PAPER BRIGADE! What are some of your fav #IndependentBookstores?
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This issue of PAPER BRIGADE celebrates the 100th anniversary of JBC's roots.⁠ Learn more here! bit.ly/42CoiGw

You should follow me on @goodreads! I only read 50 books in 2025 and I plan to get back on track with two reads per week in 2026! 📚 #annieinthehague #expat #thehague #netherlands #books #libraries #booksky #independentbookstores