Moon Palace Books
@moonpalacebooks.bsky.social
more books than before
We've got two left and will post if we get more 💜
screen-printed fabric window banners are now available for free pickup in South Minneapolis:
• moon palace books (longfellow)
• b resale mpls (whittier)
they are intended to be hung outside of houses like this, with the most visibility to busy streets.
• moon palace books (longfellow)
• b resale mpls (whittier)
they are intended to be hung outside of houses like this, with the most visibility to busy streets.
December 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We've got two left and will post if we get more 💜
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Neighbors: if you need 1-2 whistles, please pick them up at one of these great neighborhood businesses hosting whistles!
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
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Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
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December 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Neighbors: if you need 1-2 whistles, please pick them up at one of these great neighborhood businesses hosting whistles!
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
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Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
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Tigers Between Empires...great gift on either side of the pond!
Signed copies available at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social (US) & @stanfordstravel.bsky.social (UK)!
US: shorturl.at/Id8bM
UK: shorturl.at/ymb9y
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Signed copies available at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social (US) & @stanfordstravel.bsky.social (UK)!
US: shorturl.at/Id8bM
UK: shorturl.at/ymb9y
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December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Tigers Between Empires...great gift on either side of the pond!
Signed copies available at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social (US) & @stanfordstravel.bsky.social (UK)!
US: shorturl.at/Id8bM
UK: shorturl.at/ymb9y
💙📚
Signed copies available at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social (US) & @stanfordstravel.bsky.social (UK)!
US: shorturl.at/Id8bM
UK: shorturl.at/ymb9y
💙📚
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in the US I know that @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social has copies in stock if you're looking for one
moonpalacebooks.com/item/0vBk0cP...
moonpalacebooks.com/item/0vBk0cP...
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
in the US I know that @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social has copies in stock if you're looking for one
moonpalacebooks.com/item/0vBk0cP...
moonpalacebooks.com/item/0vBk0cP...
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Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and Moon Palace Books. The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and Moon Palace Books. The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them.
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Light refreshments will be served; masks are required at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social and are available on-site. This is a free event.
For more info, see https://reentrylab.org/better-things/.
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For more info, see https://reentrylab.org/better-things/.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Light refreshments will be served; masks are required at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social and are available on-site. This is a free event.
For more info, see https://reentrylab.org/better-things/.
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For more info, see https://reentrylab.org/better-things/.
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✨COMING UP!✨
Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic readers: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic readers: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
✨COMING UP!✨
Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic readers: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic readers: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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It's #smallbusinesssaturday friends! Say no to faceless corporate crap and say yes to the shops in your community. As for me, I'm heading over to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social to pick up my order and probably buy more stuff. Books are better when bought at independent bookstores!
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's #smallbusinesssaturday friends! Say no to faceless corporate crap and say yes to the shops in your community. As for me, I'm heading over to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social to pick up my order and probably buy more stuff. Books are better when bought at independent bookstores!
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Everyone likes books about tigers! Everyone! And @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social in #Minneapolis has signed copies in store for pickup or order online with convenient shipping!
www.moonpalacebooks.com/item/f10yIDk...
www.moonpalacebooks.com/item/f10yIDk...
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Everyone likes books about tigers! Everyone! And @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social in #Minneapolis has signed copies in store for pickup or order online with convenient shipping!
www.moonpalacebooks.com/item/f10yIDk...
www.moonpalacebooks.com/item/f10yIDk...
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Turns out I won't be able to make it to this, unfortunately, but it's still a fantastic lineup of poets sharing work Sunday (11/23/25) at 3pm at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social for @writersfordemocraticactionmn.org. Thanks to @darklake.bsky.social for the invite and your work on this.
Looking forward to this. Just reposting the flyer here with alt-text added in case that can be useful for future promo; thanks again for the invitation!
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Turns out I won't be able to make it to this, unfortunately, but it's still a fantastic lineup of poets sharing work Sunday (11/23/25) at 3pm at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social for @writersfordemocraticactionmn.org. Thanks to @darklake.bsky.social for the invite and your work on this.
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The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota…
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota…
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota…
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota…
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through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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https://reentrylab.org/better-things/
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https://reentrylab.org/better-things/
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reentrylab.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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https://reentrylab.org/better-things/
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https://reentrylab.org/better-things/
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Light refreshments will be served; masks are required at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social and are available on-site. This is a free event.
Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books.
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Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Light refreshments will be served; masks are required at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social and are available on-site. This is a free event.
Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books.
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Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books.
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Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic readers: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic readers: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic readers: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
3/6
Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic readers: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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…and most recently, in McSweeney's Volume 78. He was on the editorial team of We the Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word, published by Haymarket Books. He is a Vietnamese American, a Minnesotan, and a father.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
…and most recently, in McSweeney's Volume 78. He was on the editorial team of We the Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word, published by Haymarket Books. He is a Vietnamese American, a Minnesotan, and a father.
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Bao Phi (he/him) is a spoken word artist, poet, writer, and children's book author. His work can be found in two books of poetry both published by Coffee House Press, four children's books, all published by Capstone, and in anthologies such as Octavia's Brood, A Good Time for the Truth,…
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Bao Phi (he/him) is a spoken word artist, poet, writer, and children's book author. His work can be found in two books of poetry both published by Coffee House Press, four children's books, all published by Capstone, and in anthologies such as Octavia's Brood, A Good Time for the Truth,…
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them. You can learn more at reentrylab.org.
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Just a moment...
reentrylab.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them. You can learn more at reentrylab.org.
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Light refreshments will be served; masks are required at Moon Palace Books and are available on-site. This is a free event.
Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books.
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Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Light refreshments will be served; masks are required at Moon Palace Books and are available on-site. This is a free event.
Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books.
5/7
Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books.
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…at Moon Palace Books (@moonpalacebooks.bsky.social), for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic readers: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
…at Moon Palace Books (@moonpalacebooks.bsky.social), for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic readers: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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… With Su Hwang she is a co-director of Poetry Asylum. Sun Yung is a frequent speaker who presents her work nationally and internationally; she lives in South Minneapolis with her family—more at sunyungshin.com.
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Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm…
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Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
… With Su Hwang she is a co-director of Poetry Asylum. Sun Yung is a frequent speaker who presents her work nationally and internationally; she lives in South Minneapolis with her family—more at sunyungshin.com.
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Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm…
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Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm…
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…co-authored with Mélina Mangal and illustrated by Leslie Barlow (Lerner Publishing). Her newest book of prose is Heart Eater: A Memoir of Immigration, Belonging, and How We Find Ourselves in Language, forthcoming in May 2026 from Black Lawrence Press. …
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November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
…co-authored with Mélina Mangal and illustrated by Leslie Barlow (Lerner Publishing). Her newest book of prose is Heart Eater: A Memoir of Immigration, Belonging, and How We Find Ourselves in Language, forthcoming in May 2026 from Black Lawrence Press. …
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신선영 Sun Yung Shin (she/they) is an award-winning poet, cultural worker, educator, and multi-genre author of 13 books for adults and children. She is a 2025 McKnight Fellow in prose. Her newest book for children is Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
신선영 Sun Yung Shin (she/they) is an award-winning poet, cultural worker, educator, and multi-genre author of 13 books for adults and children. She is a 2025 McKnight Fellow in prose. Her newest book for children is Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs…
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Resistance and Giving Voice: A Reading at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social on Sunday, November 23rd at 3:00 pm with @shannongibney.bsky.social, @alicepaige.bsky.social, @davigray.bsky.social, @tarikd.xyz, @guante.info and many more brilliant authors. Join us for snacks, community, and powerful words!
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Resistance and Giving Voice: A Reading at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social on Sunday, November 23rd at 3:00 pm with @shannongibney.bsky.social, @alicepaige.bsky.social, @davigray.bsky.social, @tarikd.xyz, @guante.info and many more brilliant authors. Join us for snacks, community, and powerful words!
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I just pre-ordered my copy from @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social
So uh.
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
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November 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I just pre-ordered my copy from @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social