Manga manga manga! A lot of new stuff to look at.

We’ve got the beautiful new Crickets 9 in store hot and fresh from Sammy Harkham . Smells like ink and just cut paper!

There is still one more week for you to come see the Ghibli art show in our gallery space- as well as our Ghibli display! Comics, art books, postcards, notebooks, pencils, and more- there are lots of Ghibli goodies to peruse.

Join us on Friday Oct 24th for a book and zine launch of Astral Panic by Katie Hicks and Bug Powwow by Chris Scriver. Readings! Discussions! How-To's! Give-aways!

Looking to beef up your manga collection? We are having a DELUXE Manga sale on certain chunky titles! Buy 2 books, get the 3rd FREE! OR... For those who have the arm strength... or friends to help carry books... or a car... Buy 3 books, and get the 4th and 5th books FREE!

To celebrate the release of "Painting the Worlds of Studio Ghibli", we have collaborated with Pie International to have a special gallery show featuring layouts from some of your favourite Ghibli films. During October you can check out the lovely landscapes in our gallery space.

Hey comics folk from Toronto!! Mollie Cronin and I are having a joint book launch at the end of the month!! With our latest @conundrumpress.bsky.social releases!! Definitely come by @thebeguiling.bsky.social and we’ll have a grand ol’ time!!

New(???) manga out now! The 80s are back!

TONIGHT!

We still have a few copies in store of the surprise first and last issue of Red Hood.

🧵Happy Fujoshi Friday! Pre-orders are now open on our webstore for @futekiya.bsky.social 's new BL titles, including the famous old man yaoi "Koh-Boku" by Sonoo Michiru, and "Here and There and Us" by Thanat!

Hello! We're running a @kickstarter.com campaign for 5 new titles: BAKU CHAN / CURSED BODY / BALCONY / BEETLE / TRUE BLUE kickstarter.com/projects/gla... NEW GIVEAWAY ✂️🔍📢 - follow @glacierbaybooks.com - like+repost this post - comment which books you're most excited for Closes SEP 10 11:59pm PST

Friday Sept 12 at 6:30pm, Johnny Ryan will be in conversation (with special tba guest) at The Beguiling for his book "Fuck My Son"! The film will be screening at TIFF on Sept 10 - 11. Whether you see it beforehand or not, join us to hear how this book made it to the big screen.

Nice to see the hanging and blaze beyond the pale in good company. @thebeguiling.bsky.social

did not expect to run into a massive noel sickles original drawing this morning, and only had enough time to do a few double takes, but @thebeguiling.bsky.social now has a massive noel sickles original drawing up above the register and i'll have to clear out a whole day sometime to ogle it properly

Another great month for manga

Pre-orders are now live on our site for Stop!! Hibari-Kun 01 ! www.beguilingbooks.com/item/IOCJxKF...

For fans of middle aged men walking around and doing stuff, the long awaited "Solitary Gourmet" by Jiro Taniguchi & Masayuki Kusumi is now available! Published by Fanfare and Ponent Mon.

Thanks for coming out to Otakuthon this past weekend! We had a great time in Montreal selling manga and seeing all the cosplayers! A huge thank you to @yenpress.com for all their support!

I’ll be joining all these beautiful people on the 2025 Corpse Tour for Exquisite Corpses from @readtinyonion.bsky.social at @thebeguiling.bsky.social on August 20th for a signing and Q&A!!

Hey Toronto! August 20 my issue of EXQUISITE CORPSES goes on sale. To mark the occasion, I’ll be joining @michaelwalsh.bsky.social @jamesthefourth.bsky.social @beccasee.bsky.social & @tatebrombal.bsky.social at @thebeguiling.bsky.social for a special signing & Q/A!

🧵A sneak peek at some of the special goodies we will have at Otakuthon in Montreal this weekend! (Booths 1046-1052!) We will have lots of cool freebies to give out, courtesy of @yenpress.com ! Stop by our booth and get bookmarks, posters, bags, and more!

Happy yaoi day! :)

🎸🔥☁The first of new independent manga publisher Manga Mavericks books have arrived! We've partnered with @mangamavericks.bsky.social and will be carrying their titles in store and online.

Comics from @thebeguiling.bsky.social (short game by Adachi and artmic Fan book by @sean.zimmerit.moe), and got to catch up with @sanyaanwar.bsky.social, @megacarter.bsky.social and the lovable @jasonloo.bsky.social!

I got my copy in the mail! #guideonhowtofailatonlinedating The merch edition was worth it, especially for the acrylic stand. Thank you @thebeguiling.bsky.social and @haitangbooks.bsky.social for bringing me this gorgeous novel. I can't wait for the rest! #danmei #danmeinovels #boyslovenovels

Nothing says "self care" like a beefy manga haul after combing the shelves of @thebeguiling.bsky.social . 🥰

We will be closed on Monday July 14th for Bastille Day.

The New Manga shelf has some familiar looking names on it this week. 👀

Just your average @thebeguiling.bsky.social Wednesday: comics + posters and a mild-mannered outfit.

July #BookEvents with At Bay Press! July 3, 4:00-6:00PM - Zeroed Out Book Launch @inkskratch.com and @jimmunroe.net! At @thebeguiling.bsky.social July 12, 11:00AM-4:00PM - Patti Smith will be giving at talk at the @sylvanlib.bsky.social's Book Expo. She will be speaking at 3:30PM. #atbaypress

We will be closed on Tuesday July 1st for the stat holiday.

It's KAIJUNE! Come celebrate the month of "strange beasts" at The Beguiling with our display featuring a ton of titles with our favourite kind of gigantic monsters.

Next week on Thursday July 3rd at @thebeguiling.bsky.social, I'll be with writer @jimmunroe.net signing Zeroed Out, our new book! We'll also talk about utopia building and SF rom-com comfort food during a time of non-stop dystopian reality. Come on by! beguilingbooks.com/events/46911

Our unprocessed back issue sale is back! We keep buying collections with no room for them! This is a completely new batch so come on down and treat yourself to 8 long boxes to dig through. We will keep restocking as space permits. 🦹‍♀️ PS. The back issue basement is open again too!

Another Peak After Dark is out this week! Orders will start going out soon, and copies are available in store now! 🎉

We will be without power in-store tomorrow June 11th until about 1PM. If you are planning to come in to do your regular Wednesday Comics shopping before 1PM please be advised we will only have the front section of the store open due to lighting restrictions. Thanks!

Now that #TCAF is done, if you're still in Toronto for a visit, make sure to stop by @thebeguiling.bsky.social past Spadina on College to get the REST of your comics fix.

This panel is just going to be me reenacting this comic in person (jk jk)

We kicked off #TCAF2025 with some comics legends! Snaps from our packed TIFF screening of "Paying For It" alongside director Sook-Yin Lee, creator Chester Brown, and TCAF's own @librarylandia.bsky.social + Ho Che Anderson. "Paying For It: The Film Edition" is now out with @dandq.bsky.social

Some new manga we've been looking forward to :)

Pre-Orders for STARember's Heaven Official's Blessing manhua are open on our webstore now! beguilingbooks.com/item/BQmk5nU...

Pre-orders are open on our webstore now!!! We have flat rate shipping across Canada, and this box set puts you reeealllyyy close to our Free Shipping minimum order for Ontario/Quebec. 👀 beguilingbooks.com/item/Cjpt5ik...

💓The original art shikishi board of “The Murderer and Her Runaway Desire”🥀

The original art shikishi board of “now no one lurks beneath the snow”❄️

A sneak peek at some of the things we will be giving away this weekend at Anime North, courtesy of @yenpress.com !

@thebeguiling.bsky.social‬ now holds three more futekiya titles! Get them in-store, online, or at Anime North at Vendor's Hall's largest booth (number 410)! They are also now linked on our lineup page: buff.ly/7mUxNBb

Kick off #TCAF with a special film screening! On June 3, catch the acclaimed flick "Paying for It" with a Q&A with director/writer Sook-Yin Lee, cartoonist Chester Brown (who'll be signing books), and TCAF's Ho Che Anderson. @dandq.bsky.social @thebeguiling.bsky.social tiff.net/events/speci...

We will be at Anime North again this year, with ~4000 square feet of manga, art books, webtoons, danmei, and more! Find us in the Vendor's Hall at the largest booth, number 410. More info on our new sections & specials in this 🧵