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

📆 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 · 3h

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 · 19h

📆 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 · 22h

📆 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 · 1d

📆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 · 1d

📅 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 · 1d

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 · 2d

📅 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 · 2d

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 · 3d

📅 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 · 3d

📅 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 · 4d

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 · 5d

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 · 6d

📅 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 · 7d

📅 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 · 7d

📅 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

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

Incredible #HBSWarehouseHaul!

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 9d

Boston-area friends, if you're in the vicinity of Harvard tomorrow, please come to @harvardbookstore.bsky.social for a conversation about novels, LLMs, public opinion polls, collages, cut-ups, and patchwork with me and @tomcomitta.bsky.social. It will be a wild ride--hope you can join us for it!

Poster showing Tom Comitta (big photo) and Deidre Lynch (smaller one) and the covers of their two new novels: Patchwork and People's Choice Literature. Monday, September 29th, 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA

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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social · 9d

GULP! I hope I am not so STIFF and SPOOKed that I can only speak in GRUNTs and BONK into things when I interview the legendary Mary Roach onstage about her new book REPLACEABLE YOU! See you there?? www.harvard.com/event/mary-r... @harvardbookstore.bsky.social 🧪

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

📅 Tues. 9/30 at 7PM: We welcome Christopher C. Gorham in store for a discussion of his new book, "Matisse at War". He will be joined in conversation by "Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life" author Natalie Dykstra. Learn more: buff.ly/Ov9otL7

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

📅 Tues. 9/30 @ 6PM: We join the Harvard University Division of Science and Long Now Boston in welcoming Christine Webb for a discussion of her new book "The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters" at the Harvard Science Center. Learn more and RSVP here: buff.ly/rjsLTac

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

Our warehouse sale goes on some more, Some extra hours to browse the store, Find some books you've been longing for, One day more! We extended the hours of our fall Virtual Warehouse Sale! Shop the sale until 12 AM EST tonight, at HBSWarehouseSale.com.

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

📅 Mon. 9/29 @ 7PM: Tom Comitta joins us for a discussion of their two latest books "People's Choice Literature: The Most Wanted and Unwanted Novels" and "Patchwork". They will be joined in conversation by author and professor Deidre Lynch. Learn more: buff.ly/YY6rg4i

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

Before tonight's event with Steven Pinker, catch his @wbznewsradio.bsky.social NightSide News Update with Dan Rea! wbznewsradio.iheart.com/featured/nig...
Tickets to his talk tonight with Danielle Allen are still available! www.eventbrite.com/e/steven-pin...

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