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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 22h

It's the most exciting time of the year for new releases! Yesterday, our booksellers scanned in more than 50 new hardback and paperback titles for the shop. What's on your reading list this fall?

#shoplocal #indiebookstore #charlottesville

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 1d

This Saturday (10/11) at 7 PM in the shop, come hear poet Monica Ong read from her new book, Planetaria, a gorgeous collection of visual poetry inspired by the night sky! Monica Ong will be in conversation with @notsumatra.bsky.social for the event.

#authorevent #poetryreading #charlottesville

New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 5d

Last weekend, we had the pleasure of hosting @uvacreativewriting.bsky.social MFA alumni Bobby Elliott and Valencia Robin for a reading in the shop! We highly recommend checking out their new poetry collections, The Same Man and Lost Cities.

#charlottesville #uvaalumni #poetry #indiebookstore

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 6d

New in the shop! Here are some of the hardback and paperback releases out this week. What are you looking forward to reading this fall?

#indiebookstore #charlottesville #fallreading

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 7d

The Spooky Sale is back at New Dominion Bookshop! For the month of October, we'll be offering 20% off all spooky and Halloween-themed books for children and adults. You'll find some of our booksellers' favorite spooky reads on the cart at the front of the shop.

#indiebookstore #charlottesville

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 8d

This Saturday (10/4) at 7 PM in the shop, Henry and Priscilla Ireys will be discussing their new book, The Keep: Living with the Tame and the Wild on a Mountain Farm, with Paula Whyman! Gretchen Legler called The Keep "a delightful chronicle of a moment in time on a parcel in Appalachia."

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 12d

We're so excited for @polinachesnakova.bsky.social's new cookbook, Chesnok: Cooking from My Corner of the Diaspora: Recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia! Stop by the shop to purchase your copy, and save the date for Polina's event in the shop with Yuri Urbanovich on 11/14.

New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 13d

The UVA Creative Writing Program MFA Reading Series is returning for the fall semester *tonight* (9/25) in the shop at 7 PM. Come hear poetry and fiction graduate students in the UVA MFA Program read from their recent work!

#MFAReadingSeries #CreativeWriting #Charlottesville #UVA

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to hear poets Gbenga Adesina & Chet’la Sebree read from their new books! If you weren't able to attend in person, you can still pick up copies of Blue Opening & Death Does Not End at the Sea at the shop.

#authorevents #poetry #charlottesville #indiebookstore

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 15d

This Saturday night (9/27) at 7 PM in the shop, join us for a reading with UVA MFA alumni Bobby Elliott and Valencia Robin. Bobby Elliott will be reading from his debut poetry collection, The Same Man, and Valencia Robin will be reading from her new poetry collection, Lost Cities!

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 19d

A couple of photos from our author events last weekend: 1) Henry Wiencek signing copies of his book Stan and Gus after his event, and 2) Lea Marshall reading from her debut poetry collection, The Slow Hammer of Roots. We still have copies of both books available in the shop!

New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 20d

Just some of this week's brand-new releases in hardback and paperback! Come stop by the shop this week to browse all of the new books that have arrived in the shop this month.

#shoplocal #indiebookstore #charlottesville

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 21d

This Saturday night (9/20) at 7 PM in the shop, poet Gbenga Adesina will be reading from his debut poetry collection, Death Does Not End at the Sea, winner of the Raz/Shumaker @prairie-schooner.bsky.social Book Prize in Poetry. An audience Q&A and book signing will follow.

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 22d

Chet’la Sebree's Blue Opening is out today from @tinhouse.bsky.social! Join us this Friday night (9/19) at 7 PM in the shop for a reading with Chet’la Sebree, followed by a conversation with Kiki Petrosino. This event will be cosponsored by @writerhouse.bsky.social.

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 26d

Some of our favorite snapshots from last weekend's event with Tochi Eze in celebration of her debut novel, This Kind of Trouble. If you weren't able to make it to the event, we have signed copies of This Kind of Trouble available in the shop!

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 27d

The many beautiful books of Rizzoli, including some new releases out this week, as well as some of our perennial favorites! Rizzoli's publishing imprint is known for printing visually stunning titles in art, design, cooking, and more.

#indiebookstore #shoplocal #charlottesville

New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 28d

Come hear historian Henry Wiencek discuss his new book—Stan and Gus: Art, Ardor, and the Friendship That Built the Gilded Age—this Saturday (9/13) at 4 PM in the shop!

#authorevent #fsg #indiebookstore #history #charlottesville

New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 29d

This Friday night (9/12) at 7 PM in the shop! Join us for a reading with poet Lea Marshall, who will read from her debut poetry collection, The Slow Hammer of Roots, followed by an audience Q&A. We hope to see you there!

#authorevent #poetryreading #indiebookstore #charlottesville

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · Sep 5

Friday Night Writes, our monthly open mic series for emerging songwriters and writers, returns tonight (9/5) in the shop at 7 PM! If you'd like to perform your acoustic music, poetry, or short prose, make sure to arrive 15 minutes beforehand to sign up.

#fridaynightwrites #indiebookstore #cville

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · Sep 4

Here are some of our event host and bookseller Hodges's favorite poetry reads for the fall! As has long been New Dominion tradition, you'll always find our extensive poetry section right when you walk in the door.

#indiebookstore #poetry #charlottesville

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our extended fall evening hours begin today! New Dominion Bookshop will now be open later on both Wednesdays and Sundays. Here are our updated hours:

Monday–Tuesday: 11 AM–5:30 PM
Wednesday–Saturday: 9:30 AM–9 PM
Sunday: 11 AM–7 PM

#indiebookstore #charlottesville #shoplocal

New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · Sep 2

This Saturday (9/6) at 7 PM in the shop, come hear Tochi Eze and ‪@bruceholsinger.bsky.social‬ discuss Tochi's debut novel, This Kind of Trouble. We recommend arriving early to get a good seat!

#authorevent #charlottesville #indiebookstore

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 29

Behind the scenes at New Dominion Bookshop: new fall books are starting to arrive at the shop! Every day, our booksellers are unpacking more new books, which we can't wait to share with you.

#IndieBookstore #ShopLocal #Charlottesville

New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 28

We've recently restocked our *signed copies* of @bruceholsinger.bsky.social's new novel, Culpability, in the shop! If you haven't purchased a copy yet, stop by the shop or give us a call to put a signed copy on hold.

Pictured here: Bruce signing after his launch in July

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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our fall events schedule kicks off this Friday night with a poetry reading with Sharon Perkins Ackerman and William Prindle at 7 PM in the shop! Thanks so much to our cosponsor for this event, WriterHouse!

#poetryreading #charlottesville #indiebookstore