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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 18h

The creative force behind "Humans of New York," is back with a new collection of interviews and photographs. $42

Let us know if you'd like us to hold a copy for you.

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 3d

Thomas Pynchon has a new novel, "Shadow Ticket," ($22.50), out now!

We have copies in stock. Let us know if you'd like us to hold a copy for you.

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 5d

$69.99 for this gently used box set of books by David Day on the World of Tolkien, including:

A Dictionary of Tolkien
An Atlas of Tolkien
The Heroes of Tolkien
The Hobbits of Tolkien
The Battles of Tolkien
The Dark Powers of Tolkien
The King Legends of Tolkien

Let us know if you'd like the box set

Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 6d

Ooooh, this is such a beautiful book object! The cover has that weathered feel, the illustrations are haunting, and text is large enough to be gentle on the eyes and the margins are big and creamy.

Oh, and its a horror anthology <3

We have copies in stock, let us know if you want one!

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 7d

A told B
and B told C
"Let's sneak to the top of the creaky old tree."

BOO!

Letters quiver, letters quake.
Letters shiver, branches break!

$19.99 for the newest edition of this series, just in time for fall.

To inquire about all the Chicka Chicka books we have in stock, shoot us a message!

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 8d

I realize people poke fun at the Twilight franchise, but this is just *such* a pretty slip-covered copy of Twilight, and it can be all yours for $40.

Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 9d

There's a new stand alone novel from the Witcher universe available. If you enjoyed the Netflix series, or are curious about reading the books, this might be a nice way to try out the writing and the story before committing to a 5 novel series.

Crossroads of the Raven, $22.50. We have copies!

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 10d

I know y'all are pumped to buy the new T. Kingfisher book AS SOON as it's published, but "What Feasts at Night" is now available in paperback. Let us know if you need a copy! $17.99

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 12d

Today was the first Workshop class for Beginning Knitting. We have a great group! If you are interested in upcoming events, you can always check out our event page or sign up for the email newsletter.

#fireflybookstore #keepinitkutztown #lehighvalley #indiebookstore #berkscounty #knitting ⁠

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 13d

We now have in the Keith Haring releases from Blackwing Pencils. We have the journal/pencil set, the box of 12, the sharpener, and the box set of all of these plus the point guard. Also a new set of greeting cards. Limited quantities! Collectable!

#blackwing #kharing #fireflybookstore #berkscounty

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 14d

Jennifer Armentrout has a new novel in the Blood and Ash series out this week.

The Primal of Blood and Bone, $23.99. Shoot us a message if you're interested, and we'll ship you a copy!

Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 14d

A sweeping, gorgeously produced celebration of beloved American writer, artist, and illustrator Edward Gorey on his 100th birthday. Issued by the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust and produced in creative partnership with The Edward Gorey House.

"E is for Edward," $60. Let us know if you'd like a copy

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 15d

"The Tragedy of True Crime is a first-person journalistic account of the lives of four men who have killed, written by a man who has killed."

$22.49. Interested? Shoot us a message, and we'll get you squared away.

Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 15d

While Hollywood regularly seeks to capitalize on the complicated relationship she shared with her ex-husband, Priscilla Presley has mostly held her tongue up to this point--but now she wants to regain control of her own narrative.

Softly, As I Leave You, $24. Now available at Firefly Bookstore

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 16d

Tom Angleberger, author of Origami Yoda series and illustrator of the Geronimo Stilton graphic novels, dedicated this book, "To Maria Middleton, who bravely wrestled 600 pages of pure chaos into these three books without even needing a magic hat."

$14.99, hardback. Let us know if you want a copy!

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 16d

The newest installment in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series is now available. "This Inevitable Ruin," $29.25.

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 16d

Each book in the "I SURVIVED" series tells a terrifying and thrilling story from history, through the eyes of a kid who lived to tell the tale.

They're intended for kids ages 7-12, and can be a great introduction to big issues in the world.

Browse our selection here:
www.fireflybookstore...

Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 17d

"What We Can Know is a masterpiece, a fictional tour de force, a love story about both people and the words they leave behind, a literary detective story which reclaims the present from our sense of looming catastrophe and imagines a future world where all is not quite lost."

$22.50

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 17d

Ken Follett doesn't write slender volumes, does he?

"Circle of Days," $30 available now. Shoot us a message and we'll get you squared away.

It's written as a prequel to "Pillars of the Earth," which was published in 1989.

Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 18d

There's a new book in Rick Riordan's Nico Di Angelo series, and we'll have them available first thing when we open tomorrow morning.

"The Court of the Dead," $16.49. Let us know if you'd like us to set aside a copy just for you!

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 18d

We have several titles in stock by Local Author Roy Timpe, including, "Before GPS: Determining Your Position Using Celestial Measurements S.H.T.F. Edition: The How and Why of Celestial Navigation," which we shelved in our astronomy section.

$16.96.

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 18d

We have a gently used, 2 volume set of of the "A Modern Herbal" in stock for $15.99.

Shoot us a message if you'd like it for your personal collection.

Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 18d

We've got a stack of Agatha Christie books in stock. Let us know if you're interested in any of them

Death in the Air - $5.99
A Holiday for Murder - $4.99
The Pale Horse - $3.99
Hallowe'en Party - $3.99

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Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 19d

We've got a complete set of VC Andrew's Wildflowers series - the 4 novellas are each $1.99, and the full length novel is $3.99.

The series features the stories of 4 girls who meet in therapy, and the novel ties their stories together and resolves them. There's full late 90s nostalgia, too.

DM us.

Firefly Bookstore, New & Used @fireflybookstore.bsky.social · 20d

Ooooh, this is such a beautiful book object! The cover has that weathered feel, the illustrations are haunting, and text is large enough to be gentle on the eyes and the margins are big and creamy.

Oh, and its a horror anthology <3

We have copies in stock, let us know if you want one!

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