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Melissa Gilmore @melissajkg.bsky.social · 6d

@tricialockwood.bsky.social signed my padre pio card and it makes me laugh and I’m also deeply moved, which is very much what it’s like to read her work. What a night @thankyoubooks.bsky.social

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Hub City Press @hubcitypress.bsky.social · 22d

Ashley had her launch at Bham Museum of Art with @thankyoubooks.bsky.social. Head over to their instagram to check out the photos! www.instagram.com/p/DOmYr8QjYj...

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BHMSTR @bhmstr.bsky.social · 24d

TODAY — Sunday, September 14, 2025 — ArtLit w/ @thankyoubooks.bsky.social: Ashley Jones (Birmingham Museum of Art, 2 p.m.) — #art #reading #speaking

The BMA and Thank You Books are coming together to help launch Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones’s fourth collection of poetry.

ArtLit w/ Thank You Books: Ashley Jones

The BMA and Thank You Books are pleased to offer another installment of Art Lit. Together with Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones, they will be launching Ashley’s much-anticipated fourth…

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Kristen Iskandrian @kristeniskandrian.bsky.social · 28d

"insane in retrospect but we're doing it" sums up @thankyoubooks.bsky.social very nicely 🧚

Tricia Lockwood @tricialockwood.bsky.social · 28d

here are the tour cards for my US stops! seems uh sort of insane in retrospect but we’re doing it

tour dates: brooklyn, DC, st. paul, new orleans, oxford, jackson

tour dates: birmingham, atlanta, gainesville, st. pete’s, savannah, iowa city, chicago, minneapolis

tour dates: st. louis, salt lake city, san francisco, portland, austin, charleston, seattle, miami, key west

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · Aug 31

See y’all in September! 🗓️

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Kristen Iskandrian @kristeniskandrian.bsky.social · Aug 26

@thankyoubooks.bsky.social all the way tf locked in for @tricialockwood.bsky.social !!!!

Preorder here:

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · Aug 19

Tomorrow night at 6:30 pm! Maria Zoccola presents HELEN OF TROY, 1993, in conversation with @alinaetc.bsky.social 🧡

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · Aug 17

No big deal, just hanging out with our best friend Sarah Catherine Hook 🤩❤️😍 Thanks for stopping by, Sarah! PIPER FOREVER 🪷🧘🍹

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · Jul 3

If you want to stop funding everything Amazon does and stands for, you’ve come to the right place.

We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative for buying books online. Every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores, allowing them to continue serving their communities.

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Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social · Jun 25

New poetry from Birmingham, AL’s first poet laureate

Creative Writing at NEIU @neiu-cw.bsky.social · Jun 25

Racial Healing as a ‘Reawakening of Our Moral Imaginations’ - PEN America

In this PEN Ten Interview, Salaam Green discusses the importance of headstones, and what ‘revival’ means to her.

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · Jun 18

A beautiful, bustling day at TYB! 🩵

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League of Women Voters of the US @lwvus.bsky.social · Jun 14

The League of Women Voters calls on the government to adhere to the US Constitution and respect our First Amendment right to protest.

Read more:

League of Women Voters Supports Right to Protest | League of Women Voters

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Birmingham Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisiblebham.bsky.social · Jun 14

Come see us tomorrow Sunday, June 15th 12-6pm @ Linn Park

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · Jun 14

Thank you @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social & Dr. David Kimberlin for a dream-come-true, inspiring, smart & heartfelt evening & to our partners at the ASC & Children's of Alabama. We don't have the words to capture what it meant to us, but we'll carry it with us as we keep trying to do good. 💛

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · Jun 12

Looking forward to being in Birmingham, Alabama this evening!

Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · Jun 12

The big day is here! 🥳 And it’s not too late to get tickets!

Join us on Thursday, June 12 @ 7 pm, at the Alys Stephens Center, for an incredible evening with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, in conversation with Dr. David Kimberlin.

Tickets & info: bit.ly/johngreenbham

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · Jun 12

The big day is here! 🥳 And it’s not too late to get tickets!

Join us on Thursday, June 12 @ 7 pm, at the Alys Stephens Center, for an incredible evening with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social, in conversation with Dr. David Kimberlin.

Tickets & info: bit.ly/johngreenbham

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · Jun 1

June is here with another exciting month of events!

🧡 June 7: DK Yingst
❤️ June 8: The Highland Avenue Poets
🩵 June 11: @brandanrobertson.bsky.social
💚 June 12: @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
💜 June 22: Elise Burke Brown
🩷 June 29: Weird Girl Summer Book Club

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · May 31

Summer Reading Kickoff is in full swing! Lots of treats, deals, and fun to come! We’re partying til 6, come on down! ⛱️

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Emily Tarr @emilytarr.bsky.social · May 31

The best morning at @thankyoubooks.bsky.social for Special Story Time with Winston 🌞

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · May 25

6 days til our Summer Reading Kickoff party!!! Join us next Saturday, May 31, for fun, treats, & deals ALL DAY! Story time with Winston the weenie dog @ 10:30 am + Mackenzie painting faces to start off one of our favorite days of the year! See you there! 🌞

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · May 22

TONIGHT at 6:30 pm! Lauren K. Watel presents BOOK OF POTIONS (@sarabandebooks.bsky.social), in conversation with @emmabolden.bsky.social! We can’t wait! 🔪

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Kristen Iskandrian @kristeniskandrian.bsky.social · May 18

Last night, Kevin Wilson filled @thankyoubooks.bsky.social with love & laughter. My two favorite things!

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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social · May 15

The most special day! Thank you so much!!! 🦦🩵

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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · May 14

More from the #Odder picture book tour!

I loved getting to visit three schools in Birmingham with the wonderful folks at @thankyoubooks.bsky.social. 💙

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Emma Bolden @emmabolden.bsky.social · May 13

BIRMINGHAM PEOPLE, i am BEYOND excited to talk to Lauren K. Watel about THE BOOK OF POTIONS (from @sarabandebooks.bsky.social) next week at @thankyoubooks.bsky.social! RSVP here: thankyoubookshop.com/events/20848...

Lauren K. Watel presents THE BOOK OF POTIONS in conversation with Emma Bolden at a free event at Thank You Books in Birmingham, AL on Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 PM.

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