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KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore

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Unrepentant bibliophile - collect them, sell them, review them, ceaselessly acquire them. Reader. Writer. Researcher. Retired. Hopeful, human, humane, hippie. No automatic follow back.

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KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · Apr 25

We are an independent used bookstore specializing in out-of-print and hard to find vintage books. Emphasis on 20th century American works, across genres.
Online sales only. Look for us on Biblio, the world's largest independent book marketplace.
www.biblio.com/search.php?d...

#indiebookstore

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The Door In the Wall by De Angeli, Marguerite. Newbery Medal story of Robin, the crippled son of a nobleman, and his journey to find a place in the world. Scholastic Books, 9th printing, no date....

www.biblio.com

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KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Support the Freedom to Read - patronize your local library or independent bookstore 📖
#libraries #librarian #indiebookstore #FreedomToRead

Chris Bohjalian @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #bannedbooksweek. Let’s stand with booksellers and librarians. #bannedbooks @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Support independent bookstores and the freedom to read.
#indiebookstore #libraries #librarians #FreedomToRead

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 1d

PSA - passing this on ...
(no affiliation)
#poems #poetry #poets

Sandy Seeber-Quayle @sandyseeberquayle.bsky.social · Aug 25

🌪️ I’m excited and happy to share that my poem, ‘The Day the Wind Dies’ will be included in the next issue of the The Storms!

Can’t wait for you all to read it! 😊💨 #TheStorms #Poetry

🌪️ I’m excited and happy to share that my poem The Day the Wind Dies will be included in The Storms! Can’t wait for you all to read it! 😊💨 #TheStorms #Poetry

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 1d

PSA - just passing this along.
(no affiliation)

Rachael Gray @rachaelgray.bsky.social · 2d

Visit Elderwick, the small village with big secrets 🔎

🐓 geni.us/ALittleBird
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🎄 books2read.com/welcometoeld...

welcometoelderwick.godaddysites.com/home

💙⚡📚

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KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 2d

PSA - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Nearly 3 Women in the U.S. are killed by an intimate partner every single day.
#BeAware #BeSafe #SpeakOut

The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 2d

There is a common misconception that sex workers cannot be survivors of domestic violence. But, research shows they experience DV at high rates due to the intersection of anti- sex worker stigma, criminalization, racism, queerphobia, and gendered stereotypes.

#DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

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KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 3d

I admit a fondness for neglected books and forgotten authors ...

Neglected Books @neglectedbooks.com · 3d

The new US edition of Dorothy Richardson's modernist epic, Pilgrimage, has been on sale for a little less than three months and we've averaged a sale a day. If folks will keep supporting this project, we'll break even by Christmas.

asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Help support the freedom to read.
#libraries #librarians #bannedbooks #FreedomToRead

Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 4d

#LetFreedomReadDay is in ONE WEEK! On 10/11, take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for those who make them available. Find resources/tools + actions you can take in just 5 mins: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans

On a grayscale background of a stack of books are the Banned Books Week Coalition, Unite Against Book Bans, and Let Freedom Read Day logos. Text reads: October 11, 2025. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5 - 11, 2025. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/let-freedom-read-day

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 4d

#Project2025 made simple.
I bet Trumplestiltskin will love it!

Stop Project 2025 Comic @stopproject25comic.bsky.social · Oct 14

Hi. We’re a group of comic book writers & artists who are furious about Project 2025, The Heritage Foundation’s plan to consolidate power under authoritarian rule. So we made a bunch of comics to explain their agenda and move you to vote against it. stopproject2025comic.org

Stop Project 2025 Comic

Trump's Project 2025 is a detailed plan to shut you up, and shut you out. Don’t let it do either. Read on, then vote.

stopproject2025comic.org

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Oh. Hell. No.

Christine Is Fed Up With Republicans @coralgableswang.bsky.social · 5d

🤮🤮🤮

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

US Treasurer Brandon Beach has confirmed this is happening. This is what Republicans are working on as the government is shut down.

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 6d

Support your local school and public libraries and the freedom to read.
#libraries #librarians #FreedomToRead

Christine Is Fed Up With Republicans @coralgableswang.bsky.social · 7d

“Libraries 📚 literally aren't just a place to obtain books for free.
They're one of the few public spaces left in our society where you're allowed to exist without the expectation of spending money.”

~Amanda Killiar

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KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 6d

“There are small acts of resistance that will have a lasting impact on people in your community and I think we can all participate in those.”

PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 6d

A new report PEN America report reveals increasing “normalization” of book bans in the United States

“This isn't something that's happening in just one pocket of our country,” actress and author @hilariebmorgan.bsky.social tells PEOPLE. “This is a wide sweeping problem.” people.com/hilarie-burt...

Hilarie Burton Says ‘Small Acts of Resistance’ Can Help Combat 'Increasingly Routine' Book Bans (Exclusive)

On Oct. 1, PEN America published their annual report on book banning and censorship in the U.S. for the 2024-2025 school year. Actress and author Hilarie Burton, who is working with PEN America during...

people.com

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Wednesday.
It's probably just me, but our furry friend seems either surprised or anxious by their reading.
This morning I was considering how social media largely eliminates nonverbal communication, and the effects of that on social interaction.
Some say I overthink everything. That could be 😊

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KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 7d

"The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We can Prosper Together" by Heather McGhee
(just passing this on)
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/564989...

The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee: 9780525509585 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting ...

PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 8d

Readings Might Be Turning Into America’s New Favorite Pastime https://electricliterature.com/readings-might-be-turning-into-americas-new-favorite-passtime/

Readings Might Be Turning Into America’s New Favorite Pastime - Electric Literature

Many people arrive looking to meet someone and enjoy a shared cultural experience

electricliterature.com

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 10d

I don't know if there will be more in coming days or what, but I can say is that what's there is worth a peek.
Explore.

Julene Tripp Weaver @trippweavpoet.bsky.social · 10d

www.poetrysuperhighway.com/psh/poetry-f...

September 29 – October 5, 2025: Poetry from Saleem Abdal-Khaaliq and Anne Marie Wells - Poetry Super Highway

Poetry from Saleem Abdal-Khaaliq (New York City, New York) and Anne Marie Wells (Warrenton, Virginia)

www.poetrysuperhighway.com

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Is that the kind that's used for pineapple upside-down cake?

In the fields they look like giant artichokes.

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KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Not that John Fugelsang needs my repost ... not that I'm a huge fan either.
But his book sounds intriguing and he has a great George Harrison story, and I'm a huge fan of George.
If you have read the book please feel free to comment.

John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 10d

Here is this week's full appearance on The Daily Show, including the George Harrison story at the end.

Separation of Church & Hate is 2 weeks on the NYT Best Seller list and physical copies are SOLD OUT on Amazon, new prints coming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj3O...

John Fugelsang - “Separation of Church and Hate” | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

www.youtube.com

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Support independent authors, publishers, and sellers,
#indieauthors #indiepublishers #indiebooksellers
and the Freedom to Read.

Critical Hauntology @highway62.bsky.social · 11d

"I want to know how to support people in their work."

Folks.

I dunno, maybe it needs saying. Buy their books or comics or records. If they're on the outside, get people talking about them. Talk about them yourself. Share the links. Subscribe to the outlets and say why.

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 12d

A perfect choice ...

sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 12d

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 13d

Admire your ambition!

Stephanie @bookfrolic.bsky.social · 13d

Cleaned up my bookshelves for a Zoom event tonight. This will probable last exactly one day before books are crammed into every available nook like I’m practicing for the world Tetris championships again. So I had to take a photo 😆 💙📚

A photo of a bookshelf with lots of colourful books and some random items, including an old camera, a box for a Poirot puzzle, a Sherlock Holmes themed tote bag, and some miniature stuff toys

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 13d

Support independent bookstores and the freedom to read.
#FreedomToRead #indiebookstore

Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 13d

Closing at 5 pm today, Thursday, September 25th, but our online store is always open at pilsencommunitybooks.com. All of our new and used books as well as merch can be found in our online catalog, and we ship anywhere in the so-called United States.

A pink and black tote hanging in front of a bookshelf full of books. On the totes are three femmes walking and reading books next to the words Always Carry A Book.

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 14d

In praise of libraries, librarians, and the freedom to read.
#libraries #librarians #indiebookstore
#FreedomToRead

ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table @ NYCC WB-19 @libcomix.bsky.social · 20d

In his heartwarming graphic memoir Marry Me a Little, Rob Kirby recounts his marriage to his partner in 2013. With a red, white, & blue color scheme, Kirby balances humor & celebration alongside the political background of the legalization of same-sex marriage #CreatorsGetCarded

Creator Rob Kirby standing in front of a bookshelf and holding his St. Paul Library card.

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 15d

I love the smell of libraries in the morning.
It smells like ... knowledge.

#libraries #librarians #FreedomToRead

Shannon Hale @shannonhale.bsky.social · 16d

Libraries are so cool. Whenever I'm away from home and need a place to hang out between things, I find a library. There's a bathroom, a water fountain, chairs, and I can read, meditate, use the computers, or just be, and no one tries me make me buy anything.

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Watched that with my son, back in the day.

KnC Books - Used and Vintage Bookstore @kncbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Well done.

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