We've got three events in-store before the weekend, and 2 (3?) out of store. We've got new releases piling in. We've got Hungry Zine Harvest Fair coming up this weekend. It's ALL GO for FALL BOOK SEASON #yeg #booksky friendos! Get your COZY reads, your LONG cold season reads, your LATEST hot reads.

Edmonton Short Film Festival Truth & Reconciliation Film Screening & Author Event Sep 30, 4-6pm @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social 10702 Jasper Ave #yeg Celebrating Indigenous voices & storytelling: short films by Indigenous creatives + talks by local Indigenous authors. FREE. Info: [email protected]

Now in stock at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social Highly recommended. #booksellerpick #yeg #booksky #freepalestine #saeedteebi

#booksky friends in #yeg: We have DISCOUNTS on select PRE-ORDERS to help you get a jump on your gifting season shopping. Or, you know, to get yourself a lil something. We do not judge a person by their TBR (unless there's no TBR - what kind of monster doesn't have a TBR?). audreys.ca/save-on-pre-...

We're putting reviews on our website instead of just telling each other what we think of things. And if you ask us in person we're happy to share what we think is 'meh' as well as what we think is awesome. Books, that is. Maybe also cheese. We have opinions about cheese. audreys.ca/book-reviews...

Wrote long ramble about how bookstores make choices about which books go on our shelves and how that's different to censorship and deleted it because @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social said it very well already, so come by and get a copy of 'The Least We Can Do'. #yeg #booksky #bookbanning

Today Stock is officially out! Thanks so much to everyone who has preordered the book. I’ll be having a launch in Edmonton on Oct 5 @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social and in Toronto Oct 23 with other @coachhousebooks.bsky.social authors. Would love to see you there! chbooks.com/Books/S/Stock

In case you failed to pick up the previous hint and want to see our latest newsletter... mailchi.mp/audreys/sept...

Look, I'm not saying you'd be missing out on some SWEET preorder deals or SURPRISE season discounts or anything, but if you don't already get our newsletter, now's a good time to add a little booky JOY to your inbox. audreys.ca/newsletter-s... #wesellbannedbooks #yeg #bookstore #booksky

Send ice cream. It's even warm inside the #bookshop. #Yeg, we regret making jokes about November. Did we incur the wrath of #lateonsetsummer? We do have aircon, though. And #newreleaseseason has started and there are many great #books to browse. Come on by. #booksky

#yeg We have aircon. iykyk See you in the store this week. #booksky #heatwave #suddenlysummer

Events season kicks off with a bang in September. More details on our website.

hey #yeg, is it November yet? Icy winds gusting down Jasper have got us ready to curl up with some winter reads already. It's 3 months in one day kind of weather. Thank goodness the #bookstore stays cosy and inviting no matter what. #booksky

It's currently summer in downtown #yeg but we expect a touch of fall this afternoon, maybe a visit from winter tonight. How's your September treating you, #booksky friendos? We're about ready to call it a day & break out the onesies and the fall reading lists, tbh. #whatseasonisiteven #fallreads

Thanks for coming out last night to celebrate some very fine writing in the form of 'The End of the World As We Know It', with the fantastic @cjdwriter.bsky.social and @premeemohamed.com . Check our events calendar for when we'll have these two (and many other great local authors) in store again.

Ok we did have to delete a post because we made so many errors. Very soz. Got Premee's name completely wrong. And Candas's name somewhat wrong. And the title of the book slightly wrong. TONIGHT: Join Premee Mohamed and Candas Jane Dorsey for the launch of The End of the World As We Know It. 7pm.

TOMORROW! At my local book besties venue @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social -- the Canadian branch of our worldwide THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT signing tour! :D With @cjdwriter.bsky.social ! Free, 7 pm, Aug 19. www.audreys.ca/events/25540...

Woohoo, we just discovered that store bestie @premeemohamed.com won EVEN MORE awards! CONGRATS on the Aurora Awards, Premee! #yeg folks, join us for the launch of the anthology 'The End of the World As We Know It', inspired by Stephen King's 'The Stand', and featuring Premee's work - Aug 19 7pm.

Tonight, join us for a book launch. Former Edmonton resident Jay Martin joins us for the evening from Perth, Western Australia, to showcase her new book, BOOM TOWN SNAP, a fast-paced and engrossing story of greed, power and illusion. #yeg #booksky #bookstore #booklaunch audreys.ca/events/32266...

Can relate. When you're a bookseller your TBR is BIG and any excuse to stay home and read is a good one. That said, we're also big fans of #readinginparks, #readinginpubs and we LOVE to #readonapatio in #yeg.

#yeg friendies, we cracked 1k followers here, which is not AS exciting as our big insta following or that time we went weirdly viral on tiktok for a Dune joke, but is VERY EXCITING because we like it here in the #booksky world. So, like, thanks. Also, 2 book launches this week: audreys.ca/events

LOVE books? LOVE romance? LOVE FREE STUFF? Boy, are you going to LOVE this, #yeg #bluesky friends.... Get FREE AUDIOBOOKS from libro.fm/collections/... for Bookstore Romance Day (which is today, but also plus tomorrow because Libro.fm is cool that way).

Okay there I counted (a novella is not a huge time commitment, adopt one today!) bookshop.org/lists/premee...

Fancy a spicy audiobook to heat up your workout or get the car windows steamed while you drive? Check out the awesome audiobook SALE NOW ON at Libro.fm. We love the selection and their support of indie bookstores (sign up with Audreys as your store & we get a percentage of purchases).

Is biography your bag? Maybe more into memoir? We've got a great selection of BARGAIN biographies and memoirs, now on display in store. #yeg #bookstagram #bargainbooks

#booksky what do you think, is our bookstore cursed? Audreys Books is a family business in #yeg. For a few days, the entire family has been out of town (seldom happens, but there was a wedding and apparently they trust their booksellers). ...continues below

Hello #yeg friends. How is your summer going? We're happy to see lots of friends in the store, browsing our SUMMER SALE, picking up great books from our AI READING LIST and enjoying AUTHOR EVENTS. Hope you picked up our clues there. Did we mention we have AIRCON? See you soon, #booksky friends.

We agree with Winston re making art, holding people close, being fully human and, we'd add, finding some joy in every day. Come on by the store and admire this #bookart (and, yeah, enjoy our aircon while you're here). #alteredbooks #yeg #bookstore #booksky

By the way I hope I will see my fellow Edmontonian horror fans at the signing for THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT -- please note our illustrious city of CANADA 😂 I will be in conversation with @cjdwriter.bsky.social at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social 7 pm Aug 19!

Fringe Guides are on the counters and ready to go, #yeg #fringefestival #theatre fans. 15 bucks clean gets you the go-to guide for happy fringing in #edmonton.

#yeg #booksky come on by and see the amazing installation of 'The Mobius Book, Stripped' by our resident #bookartist Winston @blackriders.com . @catherinelacey.bsky.social we hope you like this take on your great book! Thanks to Raincoast for supplying books for this project. #bookart #mobiusbook

So, to recap: Big SALE, fab books at 50% off. Jacek The Audrey CHOCOLATE in stock Acquired Taste special Audreys Bibliophile Blend TEA in stock. AI Summer Reading selection (actually interesting real books picked by real booksellers) See you at the store this weekend? #booksky #yeg #edmonton

#yeg #booksky friends, here's a heads up that we have a l'il SALE going on. Some enticing backlist titles in the basement on deep DISCOUNTS, but, MORE IMPORTANT, we've got 50 great newer titles at 50% OFF. RUN on down and grab your faves while we still have stock. #booksale

We're feeling pretty spicy that a certain well-known chef chose to make their new salad book exclusive to that big chain store we all love to hate, but such is life. Please check out our wonderfully huge selection of cookbooks and find a just-as-good (or better) indie bookstore choice. #booksky

Tomorrow:

Would post cool catchy viral thing but can't come up with idea (easily distracted by books, it's in the job description). We're nearly at 1000 followers here in the #booksky. Pretty good for a lil old indie in #yeg. Help a bookseller out and share for follows? #indiebookstore #bookseller #shameless

Keep the kids happy and out of your hair with our SUMMER READING ADVENTURE. More reading = more goodies. Strictly for the kids only (but there's nothing stopping the grownups from having their own literary adventure, amirite?). #booksky #childrensbooks #bookstore #yeg

Outside it's balmy and busy as folks get into summer fun frenzy. In the bookstore, though, summer days are cool, quiet and relaxed. The aircon hums gently. Booksellers potter about reading reviews, making lists and tidying shelves. It's a good place to be. #booksky #bookstore #yeg

Thank you #yeg! We had a blast celebrating #audreys50favourites at The Yardbird last night. Amazing readers, fantastic musicians and a mind-boggling magician made it the most fun. Find out who our favourites are at audreys.ca/about-us/audreys-50-favourites- #booksky #bookstore #audreysbooksyeg

A full house to celebrate #audreys50favourites at Yardbird in #yeg tonight. We're so thrilled!

Our lovely neighbours at The Commodore sent us flowers to help us celebrate. Join us tonight at #audreys50favourites for more celebrations.

#yeg friendos, looks like our phones and internet are down again. Good times. Come on down to bask in our aircon and shop in person, or be patient #bookshoppers until you can phone/order online again. Soz.

#yeg #booksky #Audreys50Favourites party will feature 5 fantastic authors. Book your tickets today to hear readings by: @wendymcgrath.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com @breetaylor0.bsky.social @anothernisha.bsky.social Benjamin Hertwig

Do you like magic? Not the gathering kind, or the toil &trouble kind. We mean the 'how the hell did he know that & how did that card get into my pocket' kind. Magician Russell Comrie will perform at our #Audreys50Favourites event tomorrow night. Tickets on our website. russellcomrie.com/shows

We are closed today, celebrating the diversity of our beautiful country and our excellent literature, and remembering that we are settlers on Treaty 6 territory, with deepest respect for those who have walked and lived this land for centuries before.

CHOCOLATE! Delicious chocolate. Naturally, it is called The Audrey. Naturally, we are stocking it at the store.

Are you wondering about this whole 50 FAVOURITES thing? Who's on the list? Who makes the best sandwiches, where do we get our coffee, what's our favourite music? Find out this Thursday when we launch AUDREYS 50 FAVOURITES FOR A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY with some of our favourite friends at the Yardbird.

#yeg #booksky friends, we feel the love, and we love you right back. Have yourselves a fabulous weekend. Stop by if you like - we're open regular hours this weekend and Monday. Don't hassle us on Tuesday (1 July) though - doors will be closed and booksellers will be at home, reading.

Downtown, where all the lights are bright, there is nevertheless currently no Shaw service. Our phones and internet are as blank as the cheque Bezos is sending to Venice. Shop in- person or call us tomorrow. Thanks #yeg #booksky fam.

Our '50 Favourites' celebration features some amazing writers reading from their work, including #booksky #literarycelebrity (if it wasn't a thing it is now) @premeemohamed.com