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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 16h

It's spooky season! Join us for a special Halloween event to kick off the weekend! Starting at 8:30 PM, we're hosting a costume contest, our special Pitch-A-Book event, & ending the night with special lights-off bookstore browsing. 🔦🎃 www.harvard.com/event/hallow...

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 1d

Alert! This little guy was left in the store this afternoon and we would love to get him home. If you know this good boy please return to the store or give us a call at 617-661-1515 🐶

A poor lost little stuffed dog that was left in the Harvard Book Store on October 10th. Posed with a blue crayon, also lost in the store today

A toy dog that was lost in the store today, posed holding a blue crayon (also lost), next to a copy of “If We Were Dogs” by Sophie Blackall

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Max Perry Mueller @maxperrymueller.bsky.social · 4d

I’ll be @harvardbookstore.bsky.social with Phil Deloria on November 24 to talk about Wakara’s America! www.harvard.com/event/max-pe...

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 3d

Check out this 7-city tour for Kelly Cervantes' THE LUCKIEST: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Motherhood, and the Pursuit of Self. More info and ticket links here: www.kellycervantes.com
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Steve Himmer @shimmer.bsky.social · 3d

Next Thursday night 10/16 at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social, talking to my pal @ambersparks.bsky.social — please join us!

Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 3d

Going on tour next week! Come say hi please don’t make me read to myself and that one guy who’s actually got earbuds in

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 2d

📆Fri. 10//10 @ 7PM: We are excited to welcome Laura Dickerman in store for a discussion of her debut novel "Hot Desk", which spans decades and generations of a family in the publishing industry. She will be joined in conversation by "Small World" author Laura Zigman. Learn more: buff.ly/k6A9TXS

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 2d

Read or Treat! 🍫📚 Because chocolate + books make the perfect pair, our booksellers created a featured list of Reads and Treats. The titles range across genres and go with a carefully selected treat. Browse the list of chocolates in-store and shop the books online: buff.ly/yiH12Cz

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 3d

📆Weds 10/22 @ 6PM: Come see Elaine Scarry, Quinn Slobodian, and Brandon M. Terry discuss the "Boston Review" 50th anniversary issue "The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide"! They will be joined in conversation by Aziz Rana. Get tickets and info here: buff.ly/gTtYqJO

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 3d

📆 Thurs. 10/9 @ 7PM: Mark Kurlanksy—author of bestsellers "Cod" and "Salt"—joins us for a discussion of his new book "The Boston Way: Radicals Against Slavery and the Civil War". He will be joined in conversation by author Jonathan Hansen. Learn more: buff.ly/eiy4jtq

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 3d

This week we're partnering with Prison Book Program to raise awareness for their donation-matching campaign during Banned Books Week. To donate to Prison Book Program, donate on their site: buff.ly/ulbHuCx

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 4d

📆 Fri. 10/17 @ 6PM: Social media star Joanne Lee Molinaro joins us at the Brattle Theatre to discuss her new cookbook "The Korean Vegan: Homemade: Recipes and Stories from My Kitchen" in conversation with Amory Sivertson of WBUR's "Beyond All Repair". Get tickets here: buff.ly/ECGzvL1

Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 4d

📆 Weds. 10/15 @ 7PM: For the latest Harvard Science book talk come see best-selling author Mary Roach discuss her new book "Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy", in conversation with science journalist Elizabeth Preston. Get info and RSVP for free here: buff.ly/CYnP6sT

Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 4d

📆Weds. 10/7 @ 7PM: We are excited to host John J. Lennon via live video call for a discussion of his memoir "The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us". Reginald Dwayne Betts will be in store moderating and answering audience questions. Learn more: buff.ly/raX0R2s

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 5d

📅 Tues. 10/14 @ 6PM: Don't miss your chance Hugo Award-winning author Ken Liu at the Brattle Theatre! Liu will be discussing his first scifi thriller in a brand-new series, "All That We See or Seem". He will be joined in convo by "Poppy War" author R.F. Kuang. Get tickets here: buff.ly/OZemmfT

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 5d

Come on by and check out the latest feature in our publisher focus window (and our neighbors in the square) Harvard University Press! View the highlighted titles in store or online here: buff.ly/P9BXqri

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 5d

📅 Tues. 10/7 @ 7PM: We are excited to welcome food blogger Aran Goyoaga for a discussion of her new book "The Art of Gluten-Free Bread: Groundbreaking Recipes for Artisanal Breads and Pastries". She will be joined in conversation by Dan Souza from America's Test Kitchen. Learn more: buff.ly/pioHlDw

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 6d

This year we observe banned books week from October 5th-11th to draw attention to the harmful rise of book censorship across the country. Pictured here are just some of the challenged titles of the thousands being removed from schools and libraries in the US. Read banned books!

In the HBS window sits a stack of 12 books with one larger picture book leaning against it. The picture book is "Sofia Valdez, Future Prez" by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts (Illustrator). The stack of books are, from the top down:
- "Melissa" by Alex Gino
- "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo
- "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
- "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
- "Ace of Spades" by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" by Malinda Lo
- "All Boys Aren't Blue" by George M. Johnson
- "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult
- "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" Jesse Andrews
- "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess
- "Flamer" by Mike Curato
- "Gender Queer" by Maia Kobabe

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 6d

📅 Mon. 10/4 @ 7PM: We are excited to welcome E.Y. Zhao for a discussion of her debut novel "Underspin", a coming-of-age novel about the short life of a charismatic and enigmatic table tennis prodigy. She will be joined in conversation by local author Neel Mukherjee. Learn more: buff.ly/WL1oCZl

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 6d

📅 Mon. 10/6 at 7PM: We are excited to welcome Jill Lepore―bestselling author of "These Truths", staff writer at "The New Yorker"―to First Parish Church for a discussion of her highly anticipated book "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution". Get tickets here: buff.ly/dbOnhfq

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 7d

826 Boston is holding a free College Essay Boot Camp on Sat, 10/25 at Suffolk University! Volunteers will support students at any stage of the writing process. The Boot Camp is open to high school juniors & seniors from any school, register at buff.ly/mxeQk5b

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 8d

We're joining our Harvard Square neighbors, Y2Y Network, for a fundraiser for their vital mission. Y2Y Network employs a youth-to-youth model to provide a safe and affirming environment for young adults experiencing homelessness. You can donate via their website or with us in-store. buff.ly/nxDTqiz

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 9d

📅 Fri. 10/3 @ 7PM: We are excited to welcome Christina J. Cross for a discussion of her debut book, "Inherited Inequality: Why Opportunity Gaps Persist between Black and White Youth Raised in Two-Parent Families", in conversation with Anthony Abraham Jack. Learn more here: buff.ly/okYIcK5

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 10d

📅 Thurs. 10/2 @ 7PM: We are excited to welcome legendary mystery writer Walter Mosley in store for a discussion of the seventeenth installment in his The Easy Rawlins mystery series, "Gray Dawn: An Easy Rawlins Mystery". Learn more here: buff.ly/WKAJyBT

Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 11d

📅 Mon. 10/6 at 7PM: We are excited to welcome Jill Lepore―bestselling author of "These Truths", staff writer at "The New Yorker"―to First Parish Church for a discussion of her highly anticipated book "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution". Get tickets here: buff.ly/dbOnhfq

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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 11d

Happy pub day to @richardosman1.bsky.social and The Impossible Fortune, the fifth in his Thursday Murder Club Mystery series! We've got an EXCLUSIVE set of pint glasses we're giving away to our newsletter subscribers. Subscribe to our New Releases emails to learn how to enter: buff.ly/LkLcs1K

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