We're delighted to offer ✨signed and personalized✨ copies of THE OLD SLEIGH, a gorgeous new picture book by Caldecott Honorees and Blue Willow staff favorites Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey! We love this instant holiday classic and know you will too. Preorder: buff.ly/KJigKFn

Your indie bookstore is happy to see you. 📚💙

Out next week! 🍂 We're delighted to partner with @charlottestein.bsky.social on the preorder for her new book, DEALING WITH A DESPERATE DEMON. Preorder here to receive a signed bookplate, a notecard, & an illustrated page overlay, while supplies last. 😍 buff.ly/pPbvsci

Did you know that we have a Teen Advisory Board? This group of thoughtful, local teen readers selects the books for our YA subscription program, "Another Shade of Blue"— chosen by teens for all YA readers. 🔥 You can learn more here! buff.ly/pP8EIaB

Today's forecast: 100% chance of cozy new reads at your indie bookshop.

Register free now for a virtual event with @charlottestein.bsky.social, celebrating her new novel DEALING WITH A DESPERATE DEMON! 🧡 Charlotte will appear in conversation with @oliviawaite.com. We hope you'll join us, friends! Register free here: buff.ly/TAIar1B

✨Next Sunday!✨ We're very excited to welcome friend of the bookshop Lydia Gregovic to Houston to celebrate her new YA dark fantasy, THE WEAVER BRIDE! 🌹 Join us, friends! You can RSVP and reserve your book here: buff.ly/n6wCvxE

You're invited to ✨A Good Yarn!✨ This book and yarn crafts club meets monthly to work on our yarn/needle projects and chat about books. 🧶 We'll be discussing The Berlin Letters: A Cold War Novel by Katherine Reay. All are welcome. Join us! buff.ly/5eV2Ujj

Next Saturday, join us in the bookshop for an event with Tara Royer Steele, the owner of Royers Pie Haven in Round Top! We'll celebrate her book, KEEP YOUR FORK, THERE'S PIE!, full of 75 family recipes for pies, desserts, and more. We can't wait! 🥧 buff.ly/OXqZ1ML

You don’t have a book to read this weekend? 🙈 Inconceivable! Come on down to the bookshop! We have new releases and recommendations galore.

Today! Don't miss our event with Jamie Jo Hoang, celebrating the ✨book launch✨ of her new young adult novel, MY MOTHER, THE MERMAID CHASER! Jamie will appear in conversation with Phuong Ha, the Associate Director of Education at Asia Society Texas. Join us! buff.ly/g16KwWJ

Mark your calendars! 🐙 We're so excited to welcome USA Today bestselling author @lynnekelly.bsky.social (Song for a Whale) back to the bookshop to celebrate her new #mglit novel, THREE BLUE HEARTS. We can't wait! Join us, friends. buff.ly/Lx9mZGc

Tomorrow! Join us for our event with Jamie Jo Hoang, celebrating the ✨book launch✨ of her new young adult novel, MY MOTHER, THE MERMAID CHASER! Jamie will appear in conversation with Phuong Ha, the Associate Director of Education at Asia Society Texas. buff.ly/g16KwWJ

Fall is one of our favorite seasons for new books. 📖🍂 Our staff picks section is full of fresh favorites!

Preorder campaign! ❤️🔥 We're delighted to offer signed, personalized copies of NYT bestselling author @authorjelle.bsky.social's new YA romantasy, FORTRESS OF AMBROSE! Preorder to receive a gorgeous character overlay along with your signed, personalized book. buff.ly/865kbNM

We can't wait for our event with NYT bestselling author @authorjelle.bsky.social, celebrating the explosive finale of the dark, romantic fantasy House of Marionne series... FORTRESS OF AMBROSE! 🔥 J. Elle will appear in conversation with E.B. Golden. Join us! buff.ly/oZy9R7B

New recommendations from our Teen Advisory Board are faced out and ready to meet you in the teen section! 👋📚

✨TONIGHT!✨ Don't miss our event with @theallycarter.bsky.social!! She'll appear in conversation with Sophie Jordan to celebrate her new book, THE BLONDE WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD. ❄️ Get your tickets now to join us, Houston! buff.ly/q6CHfDI

✨Preorder campaign!✨ We're delighted to partner with Lydia Gregovic on the preorder of her YA dark fantasy, THE WEAVER BRIDE! 🌹 Preorder with us to receive a signed, personalized copy—complete with stenciled edges and printed endpapers—plus custom bookmarks! buff.ly/Jkub3OW

✨TOMORROW!✨ We are SO excited to welcome @theallycarter.bsky.social to Houston to celebrate her new book, THE BLONDE WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD! ❄️ Ally Carter will appear in conversation with Sophie Jordan. Get your tickets now to join us, y'all! buff.ly/q6CHfDI

Good morning from the boooooooks! 👻

We're delighted to offer ✨signed and personalized✨ copies of THE OLD SLEIGH, a gorgeous new picture book by Caldecott Honorees and Blue Willow staff favorites Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey! We love this instant holiday classic and know you will too. Preorder: buff.ly/XzxjS44

We are so excited to welcome New York Times bestselling authors @sararaaschbooks.com and @bethrevis.bsky.social to the bookshop to celebrate their new historical romantasy, THE CRIMSON THRONE! ✨ Don't miss it, y'all! buff.ly/C0A4up1

When you come to browse what’s new, don’t forget to take a look at the amazing bookmarks designed by this year’s contest winners: Amelia R., Elena D., and Emily and Luke O. We just love them! 🌈👻

Preorder campaign! 🍂 We're delighted to partner with @charlottestein.bsky.social on the preorder for her new book, DEALING WITH A DESPERATE DEMON. Preorder here to receive a signed bookplate, a notecard, & an illustrated page overlay, while supplies last. 😍 buff.ly/leDvESK

We work every day to encourage more people to read, all while supporting their local, independent bookshop ❤️⁠

Dear local book clubs, Did you know that you can register your book club with us? Your members will receive 15% off your book club picks when they buy them from us! ✨ Stop by or give us a call to register your group!

✨Tonight!✨ Don't miss our event with Houston-based author and speaker Karen Walrond, celebrating the launch of her newest book, IN DEFENSE OF DABBLING: The Brilliance of Being a Total Amateur! 😍 Can't wait to see you there, friends! buff.ly/PYdqNoQ

Today’s reminder that you can get these goodies when you preorder my book from @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social ! Only sixteen more days to go until my grumpy demon and cheery bookseller and talking pug are out in the world. You will also get a handmade notecard by me (see below)!

Looking for a special gift for the newest reader in your life? We offer subscriptions of hand-selected books for newborns to four year-olds! Learn more here, and don't hesitate to give us a call with any questions. buff.ly/K5wFJNK

Tomorrow, please join us in the bookshop to welcome Houston-based author and speaker Karen Walrond! We'll be celebrating the launch of her newest book, IN DEFENSE OF DABBLING: The Brilliance of Being a Total Amateur! 😍 Can't wait to see you, friends! buff.ly/PYdqNoQ

We're very excited to welcome friend of the bookshop Lydia Gregovic to Houston to celebrate her new YA dark fantasy, THE WEAVER BRIDE! 🌹 Join us, friends! You can RSVP and reserve your book here: buff.ly/8TZqwGy

Mark your calendars! 🐙 We're so excited to welcome USA Today bestselling author @lynnekelly.bsky.social (Song for a Whale) back to the bookshop to celebrate her new #mglit novel, THREE BLUE HEARTS. We can't wait! Join us, friends. buff.ly/Lx9mZGc

Next Saturday, we can't wait to welcome Jamie Jo Hoang to celebrate the ✨book launch✨ of her new young adult novel, MY MOTHER, THE MERMAID CHASER! Jamie will appear in conversation with Phuong Ha, the Associate Director of Education at Asia Society Texas. buff.ly/g16KwWJ

Are you ready for fun Halloween bedtime reads? 🎃 We are here with new and old favorites!

I forgot to take semi-professional looking pictures of the notecards you’ll get one of if you pre-order Demon from @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social , because everything is on fire, so you‘ll have to make do with the finished cards just as I was finishing up! bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9781250...

Today is the LAST DAY to preorder a personalized copy of Karen Walrond's new book, IN DEFENSE OF DABBLING: The Brilliance of Being a Total Amateur! 🌟 Place your order by 5:00 PM today to receive a copy that is both signed and personalized. Details: buff.ly/g8cPsH0

We're delighted to welcome Tara Royer Steele, the owner of Royers Pie Haven in Round Top, to the bookshop to celebrate her book, KEEP YOUR FORK, THERE'S PIE!: Serve Up a Slice of the Sweet Life with 75 Family Recipes for Delicious Pies, Desserts, and More! 🥧 buff.ly/OXqZ1ML

Dear friends, if you can’t make it to our event with B.K. Borison, she will be signing and personalizing copies of GOOD SPIRITS, which will be available after her visit! 🎀 You can order your signed, personalized copy to be picked up or shipped here: buff.ly/rZzeiiG

The temps may not be here yet, but the fall book recommendations are! Stop by to see us for a look at our favorite new cozy, spooky, and seasonal reads. 👻📚

✨LAST DAY of the audiobook BOGO sale!✨ @libro.fm members can get 2-for-1 audiobooks from a curated selection. 😍 Not a member? Start a new 1-credit monthly membership using code SWITCH & get 3 audiobook credits to redeem from the start, plus the ability to shop the sale! buff.ly/UdzDcJB

Preorder campaign! 🍂 We're delighted to partner with @charlottestein.bsky.social on the preorder for her new book, DEALING WITH A DESPERATE DEMON. Preorder here to receive a signed bookplate, a notecard, & an illustrated page overlay, while supplies last. 😍 buff.ly/leDvESK

We can't wait for our event with NYT bestselling author @authorjelle.bsky.social, celebrating the explosive finale of the dark, romantic fantasy House of Marionne series... FORTRESS OF AMBROSE! 🔥 J. Elle will appear in conversation with E.B. Golden. Join us! buff.ly/oZy9R7B

✨Next Thursday!✨ We are SO excited to welcome @theallycarter.bsky.social to Houston to celebrate her new book, THE BLONDE WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD! ❄️ Ally Carter will appear in conversation with Sophie Jordan. Get your tickets now to join us, y'all! buff.ly/q6CHfDI

✨Audiobook BOGO sale!✨ Through Sept. 19, @libro.fm members can get 2-for-1 audiobooks from a curated selection. 😍 Not a member? Start a new 1-credit monthly membership using code SWITCH & get 3 audiobook credits to redeem from the start + the ability to shop the sale! buff.ly/UdzDcJB

✨Preorder campaign!✨ We're delighted to partner with Lydia Gregovic on the preorder of her YA dark fantasy, THE WEAVER BRIDE! 🌹 Preorder with us to receive a signed, personalized copy—complete with stenciled edges and printed endpapers—plus custom bookmarks! buff.ly/Jkub3OW

We are so excited to welcome New York Times bestselling authors @sararaaschbooks.com and @bethrevis.bsky.social to the bookshop to celebrate their new historical romantasy, THE CRIMSON THRONE! ✨ Don't miss it, y'all! bluewillowbookshop.com/event/raasch...

Thank you SO much for visiting us!! 🥳

Author-illustrator Kirk Reedstrom celebrated the launch of the third book in his Duck and Moose Series, Moose’s Bad Hair Day! (Disney Hyperion), with a reading and a drawing demo at Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston, Tex., on September 6. (Sarah Duet)

We're so ready for fall, y'all. Who's with us? 😍🍂📖