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Thanks to all who have been participating in our Thrills & Chills book club! We've been having a great time, and are *thrilled* to see you at the next meeting on Dec 1! This month's book is You Weren't Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White. RSVP with the QR code below!
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thanks to all who have been participating in our Thrills & Chills book club! We've been having a great time, and are *thrilled* to see you at the next meeting on Dec 1! This month's book is You Weren't Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White. RSVP with the QR code below!
We've got some great events coming up this month! Mark your calendars now, and we can't wait to see you there! TODAY, join us for Jere Nash in conversation with Marshall Ramsey for Reconstruction in Mississippi, 5:30 PM at Off Square Books!
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We've got some great events coming up this month! Mark your calendars now, and we can't wait to see you there! TODAY, join us for Jere Nash in conversation with Marshall Ramsey for Reconstruction in Mississippi, 5:30 PM at Off Square Books!
Many thanks to those who joined us on Wednesday for Adam Johnson for The Wayfinder! In case you missed it, you can watch the full event on our YouTube channel at the link below. Subscribe to catch future author events!
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Adam Johnson for The Wayfinder
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Adam Johnson returns to Square Books for The Wayfinder, an epic, sweeping novel with the grandeur of Wolf Hall, Shogun, and War and Peace, set in the Polynesian islands…
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November 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Many thanks to those who joined us on Wednesday for Adam Johnson for The Wayfinder! In case you missed it, you can watch the full event on our YouTube channel at the link below. Subscribe to catch future author events!
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Happy Halloween, y'all! Enjoy the spooky cool weather with a suspenseful story & a creepy coffee on our boo-tiful balcony! Today is the last day our pal Stephen King will be in public before he hibernates in the sewer, so stop by for your #StephenKingSelfie today while you can!
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Happy Halloween, y'all! Enjoy the spooky cool weather with a suspenseful story & a creepy coffee on our boo-tiful balcony! Today is the last day our pal Stephen King will be in public before he hibernates in the sewer, so stop by for your #StephenKingSelfie today while you can!
In case you missed it, our event with Andrew Donnelly for Confederate Sympathies on Wednesday has now been uploaded to YouTube! Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see future author events as we upload them.
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Andrew Donnelly for Confederate Sympathies
A provocative new perspective on the role of homoeroticism in national politics and the lost cause mythology
Andrew Donnelly in conversation with Anne Twitty for Confederate Sympathies, a…
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October 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
In case you missed it, our event with Andrew Donnelly for Confederate Sympathies on Wednesday has now been uploaded to YouTube! Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see future author events as we upload them.
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In case you missed it, you can catch yesterday's event with poets Alicia Wright and Cody-Rose Clevidence on our YouTube channel! Subscribe for future author events.
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Alicia Wright + Cody Rose Clevidence
Enjoy an evening of verse with poets Alicia Wright and Cody-Rose Clevidence for their new collections You're Called By the Same Sound and This Household of Earthly Nature.
Purchase signed copies of…
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October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In case you missed it, you can catch yesterday's event with poets Alicia Wright and Cody-Rose Clevidence on our YouTube channel! Subscribe for future author events.
youtu.be/ebTLbO3fDK0
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It's here, y'all! Narrated by Sparky Reardon himself, you can find The Dean audiobook on our partner audiobook site, Libro.fm! Scan the QR code or click the link below to listen now:
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October 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's here, y'all! Narrated by Sparky Reardon himself, you can find The Dean audiobook on our partner audiobook site, Libro.fm! Scan the QR code or click the link below to listen now:
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
This spooky month, you can find our cardboard pal Stephen King looming around the store encouraging folks to get out of their comfort zones and read banned books. Stop by for your #StephenKingSelfie and tag us!
October 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This spooky month, you can find our cardboard pal Stephen King looming around the store encouraging folks to get out of their comfort zones and read banned books. Stop by for your #StephenKingSelfie and tag us!
We'll see you tonight with this week's Thacker Mountain guest, Paul Burch, for Meridian Rising! Event begins 6:00 PM at Off Square Books. Can't wait to see you there!
October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We'll see you tonight with this week's Thacker Mountain guest, Paul Burch, for Meridian Rising! Event begins 6:00 PM at Off Square Books. Can't wait to see you there!
In case you missed it, you can now watch yesterday's event with Paula Saunders in conversation with Lee Durkee for Starting from Here on our YouTube channel! Don't forget to subscribe to receive updates when we upload author events. Signed copies available on our website!
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Paula Saunders for Starting From Here
Author Paula Saunders in conversation with Lee Durkee for Starting From Here, a "stirring, stunning" novel about a Midwestern girl who must balance her dreams of becoming a dancer with the…
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October 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
In case you missed it, you can now watch yesterday's event with Paula Saunders in conversation with Lee Durkee for Starting from Here on our YouTube channel! Don't forget to subscribe to receive updates when we upload author events. Signed copies available on our website!
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Join us tonight for this month's Thrills & Chills book club meeting, 7pm at Circle & Square! And in case you couldn't make this one, get a head start on this month's pick, Bad Cree by Jessica Johns! We'll meet next on November 3, and you can RSVP here:
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October 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Join us tonight for this month's Thrills & Chills book club meeting, 7pm at Circle & Square! And in case you couldn't make this one, get a head start on this month's pick, Bad Cree by Jessica Johns! We'll meet next on November 3, and you can RSVP here:
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Tomorrow marks the beginning of #BannedBooksWeek2025, and we'll be kicking it off this year by hosting a small read-in on our balcony. Everyone is welcome to join us while we celebrate free expression with free coffee, so bring your favorite book (banned or not) and we'll bring the vibes.
October 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Tomorrow marks the beginning of #BannedBooksWeek2025, and we'll be kicking it off this year by hosting a small read-in on our balcony. Everyone is welcome to join us while we celebrate free expression with free coffee, so bring your favorite book (banned or not) and we'll bring the vibes.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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TODAY! Y'all don't miss the Twilight 20th Anniversary party, 6:30pm @ Off Square Books! There will be trivia with prizes, themed snacks, and photo props. Costumes are both welcome and encouraged, so sparkle on up and come out!
October 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
TODAY! Y'all don't miss the Twilight 20th Anniversary party, 6:30pm @ Off Square Books! There will be trivia with prizes, themed snacks, and photo props. Costumes are both welcome and encouraged, so sparkle on up and come out!
Greetings! The post about Patricia Lockwood wasn't supposed to go up until tomorrow and though we can post, we can't see our profile to delete or make changes. Patricia Lockwood will be here Monday, the 29th! We'll see you then!
September 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Greetings! The post about Patricia Lockwood wasn't supposed to go up until tomorrow and though we can post, we can't see our profile to delete or make changes. Patricia Lockwood will be here Monday, the 29th! We'll see you then!
TOMORROW! Get ready for Patricia Lockwood in conversation with Mary Miller for Will There Ever Be Another You, 5:30 PM at Off Square Books!
#MeetTheAuthor #SignedBooks #OxfordMS
#MeetTheAuthor #SignedBooks #OxfordMS
September 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
TOMORROW! Get ready for Patricia Lockwood in conversation with Mary Miller for Will There Ever Be Another You, 5:30 PM at Off Square Books!
#MeetTheAuthor #SignedBooks #OxfordMS
#MeetTheAuthor #SignedBooks #OxfordMS
Dear friends of Square Books, the day has come where we no longer have access to BlueSky. (We're able to use this third-party scheduling platform, but can't access our own profile.) Thank you all for keeping in touch, and you can still find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and SquareBooks.com.
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September 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Dear friends of Square Books, the day has come where we no longer have access to BlueSky. (We're able to use this third-party scheduling platform, but can't access our own profile.) Thank you all for keeping in touch, and you can still find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and SquareBooks.com.
Thank you all who joined us for our first ever Thrills & Chills Book Club meeting on Monday! We know you've been on pins and needles waiting for the next pick, so here it is! We'll see you October 6 to discuss Bochica by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro. Click the link to RSVP!
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September 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Thank you all who joined us for our first ever Thrills & Chills Book Club meeting on Monday! We know you've been on pins and needles waiting for the next pick, so here it is! We'll see you October 6 to discuss Bochica by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro. Click the link to RSVP!
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We got a LOT of exciting new releases this #NewReleaseTuesday! Here's just a teensy handful of some titles we think you'll love. Plenty of signed books from your favorites and more!
#NewReleases #NowInPaperback #SignedBooks #AuthorEvents #MeetTheAuthor #BookSignings #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
#NewReleases #NowInPaperback #SignedBooks #AuthorEvents #MeetTheAuthor #BookSignings #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
September 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
We got a LOT of exciting new releases this #NewReleaseTuesday! Here's just a teensy handful of some titles we think you'll love. Plenty of signed books from your favorites and more!
#NewReleases #NowInPaperback #SignedBooks #AuthorEvents #MeetTheAuthor #BookSignings #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
#NewReleases #NowInPaperback #SignedBooks #AuthorEvents #MeetTheAuthor #BookSignings #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
TODAY! Join us 5:30 @ Off Square Books for Civil Rights Activist MacArthur Cotton and his book Mississippi's Black Cotton!
#AuthorEvents #BookSignings #MeetTheAuthor #CivilRights #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
#AuthorEvents #BookSignings #MeetTheAuthor #CivilRights #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
September 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
TODAY! Join us 5:30 @ Off Square Books for Civil Rights Activist MacArthur Cotton and his book Mississippi's Black Cotton!
#AuthorEvents #BookSignings #MeetTheAuthor #CivilRights #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
#AuthorEvents #BookSignings #MeetTheAuthor #CivilRights #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
TODAY! Don't forget, today is our very first Thrills & Chills book club meeting! Hope everyone enjoyed reading Bunny this month and is as excited as we are to meet up and chat about it. We'll see you tonight, 7:00pm at Circle & Square! #BookClub #HorrorBooks #Fiction #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
September 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
TODAY! Don't forget, today is our very first Thrills & Chills book club meeting! Hope everyone enjoyed reading Bunny this month and is as excited as we are to meet up and chat about it. We'll see you tonight, 7:00pm at Circle & Square! #BookClub #HorrorBooks #Fiction #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
Today is National #BuyABookDay! No matter what you're into, we've got a little something for everybody. We love recommending books, but we want to hear YOUR favorite read lately! What book would you buy over and over again if you could?
September 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today is National #BuyABookDay! No matter what you're into, we've got a little something for everybody. We love recommending books, but we want to hear YOUR favorite read lately! What book would you buy over and over again if you could?
In case you missed it, you can catch the recording of yesterday's event with Patrick Ryan in conversation with Lisa Howorth now on our YouTube channel! Click here to watch, and don't forget to subscribe!
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Patrick Ryan for Buckeye
"I've been yearning for a novel that connects the American generations who dealt with our two wars--one of Omaha Beach, the other of the la Drang Valley. Buckeye is that book, and it soars." --Tom…
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September 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
In case you missed it, you can catch the recording of yesterday's event with Patrick Ryan in conversation with Lisa Howorth now on our YouTube channel! Click here to watch, and don't forget to subscribe!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yl9...
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TODAY! We'll see you 5:30 PM @ Off Square Books for Patrick Ryan and his new book, Buckeye!
#AuthorEvents #BookSignings #MeetTheAuthor #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
#AuthorEvents #BookSignings #MeetTheAuthor #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
September 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
TODAY! We'll see you 5:30 PM @ Off Square Books for Patrick Ryan and his new book, Buckeye!
#AuthorEvents #BookSignings #MeetTheAuthor #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
#AuthorEvents #BookSignings #MeetTheAuthor #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
Y'all, this week is STACKED with some exciting events, so mark your calendars for Patrick Ryan TOMORROW, activist MacArthur Cotton, and our next Thacker guest Addie E. Citchens! And Monday will be our first Thrills & Chills meeting, 7PM @ Circle & Square! See you there!
September 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Y'all, this week is STACKED with some exciting events, so mark your calendars for Patrick Ryan TOMORROW, activist MacArthur Cotton, and our next Thacker guest Addie E. Citchens! And Monday will be our first Thrills & Chills meeting, 7PM @ Circle & Square! See you there!