We have some lovely new chocolates in stock, including peppermint, maple, and caramel chocolate drops and caramel and hazelnut mini chocolate bars! Come in and give them a try!

You can donate to help make sure Belfast has its holiday lights! #belfastmaine #ourtownbelfast gofund.me/5b9b79535

Tonight! Join us at the bookshop at 6:30 for an author event with Brock Clarke and Lewis Robinson! www.eventbrite.com/e/1505125854...

Left Bank Books is looking to hire a part-time employee to work on Fridays and Saturdays! Email [email protected] for more information.

Join us this evening for an author talk and signing with Maine Literary Award-winning author Penny Guisinger! conta.cc/45mG550

We have so many wonderful events coming up! Join us on August 4 for an event with Alix Morris and her new book, "A Year With the Seals"! Reserve your seat here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1419311361...

Our next two book club books for Better Worlds Book Club have been selected! August’s book is Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott; September’s is Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown. Sign up at tinyurl.com/betterworldsbookclub! #belfastmaine #bookclub #leftbankbooks

We have so many wonderful events coming up! Join us on August 4 for an event with Alix Morris and her new book, "A Year With the Seals"! Reserve your seat here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1419311361...

We now have notebooks from Decomposition! Check out these fun and beautiful designs!

Join us at Left Bank Books on Tuesday, July 8, for a book signing with local author Tim Cotton! His latest collection of stories, "Donut Holes for the Soul", is out now. The signing will run from 11AM-1PM.

Join us at Left Bank Books TOMORROW, June 24, at 6:30pm for an author conversation between Thomas Ricks, author of the newly-released thriller "We Can't Save You," and Tess Gerritsen!

Saturday 6/7! An exciting day at the bookstore: Author/illustrator X. Fang will be signing books and demonstrating art for little ones and their adults, 11:00 to noon; we'll also be participating in downtown Belfast's Sidewalk Sale, with 20% off all day! (Our sale is indoors.)

Join us on Saturday, June 7, at 11am! For kiddos and their adults :) #belfastmaine #mainebookstore #leftbankbooks #mainechildrensbook #xfang #wearedefinitelyhuman

As summer approaches, our shelves are stocked with all the reading material you need for a perfect summer reading day! Whether you'll be reading on a lawn chair or the beach, we have oodles of books, from romance to memoirs to graphic novels to fantasy!

We had a wonderful time at Paul Doiron’s book signing today at the shop! Stop by the bookstore to get your signed copy of his latest, “Skin and Bones”! #pauldoiron #mainebookstores #belfastmaine

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday May 13, for a book signing with Maine's own Paul Doiron! Paul will be signing his new book, Skin and Bones, which is being released that day! #pauldoiron #maine #mainebookstores #maineauthors #mikebowditch

Julia is a remote bookseller this week, as Left Bank Books is selling books at the annual Maine Human Resources Convention at the Samoset! #mainehrconvention #samoset #mainebookstore

Free Event! Poets Andrea Ballou & Pam Alexander WHEN: Thursday, May 1 at 6:30pm WHERE: Left Bank Books Andrea Ballou and Pam Alexander, both accomplished poets and teachers, will join us to celebrate the release of their new books, Other Times, Midnight (Andrea) and Left (Pam).

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Join us today and tomorrow for a 20% off SALE!

Join us Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for a 20% off SALE! Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day weekend with us! #belfastmaine #mainebookstores #independentbookstoreday

Author event with Melissa Olson! Join us on Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30pm at the bookshop. In her book The Rose by Another Name, Melissa weaves fictional narrative with historic documents to make a compelling case for attributing the Shakespeare canon to the pen of Christopher Marlowe.

Join us for a free event with author Maureen Stanton! Thursday, April 17 at 6:30pm at the bookshop. When Maureen’s boyfriend, Steve, at age 29, was diagnosed with cancer, the two of them embarked on an all-out effort to save his life. This memoir tells their story. #belfastmaine #mainebooks

Book your tickets now for our July 14 event with NYT writers Sam Sifton and A.O. Scott! Sign up for this event via Eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversa...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XwE... Join us on Friday at the bookshop to celebrate Christine Murphy's novel!

Join us for an author event with Christine Murphy! Friday, April 4 at 6:30pm at the bookshop. Christine will join us to discuss her debut novel, Notes On Surviving the Fire, an unbelievably propulsive story about feminist rage, vengeance, and the insidious nature of rape culture.

Author event with Murray Carpenter! Join us on Tuesday, March 25 at 6:30pm at the bookshop. Murray joins us to celebrate the release of Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick. RSVP to save your seat! #belfastmaine #mainebookstores #leftbankbooks

Join us on Thursday, March 20 at 6:30pm for an event with Tess Gerritsen! Tess will join us to celebrate The Summer Guests, the second book in her espionage series set in midcoast Maine. We are so excited to welcome Tess again! Please call or email your RSVP to save a seat.

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Author event with Murray Carpenter! Join us on Tuesday, March 25 at 6:30pm at the bookshop. Murray joins us to celebrate the release of Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick. RSVP to save your seat! #belfastmaine #mainebookstores #leftbankbooks

Books on sale! Stop by to look at our temporary sale shelf - select books currently 30% off! #belfastmaine #mainebookstores

Join us on Thursday, March 20 at 6:30pm for an event with Tess Gerritsen! Tess will join us to celebrate The Summer Guests, the second book in her espionage series set in midcoast Maine. We are so excited to welcome Tess again! Please call or email your RSVP to save a seat.

Free event with author Ellen Baker! WHEN: Tuesday, February 25 at 6 pm WHERE: Left Bank Books Please join us to celebrate the paperback release of Ellen’s immersive and compelling novel The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson! Call or email us to save your seat. #belfastmaine #mainebooks #mainebookstores

Due to the forecast for tomorrow (Sunday) we’re planning to be closed all day! See you on Monday! Stay safe and warm.

Looking at the weather, we will be closed for most of today, 2/13. We're here for a bit this morning, but will likely call it a day soon. Stay safe and cozy, and we'll see you tomorrow (Friday)!

Join us for our event tomorrow with poet Toussaint St. Negritude! Wednesday, February 12 at 6:30pm at the bookstore. Toussaint, former poet laureate of Belfast, will read from his recently published debut collection of poetry, “Mountain Spells.” #belfastmaine #mainebookstores #mainepoetry

We have closed early today due to snow. See you tomorrow!

We’re postponing our event with Sarah Perry due to weather. Look for a rescheduled date for this event in the spring!! Stay tuned.

We are so excited to be hosting a free event with author Sarah Perry this Friday the 7th at 6pm! Sarah is the author of the just-released “Sweet Nothings,” an essay collection about the world of candy. Join us! Reservations requested. #belfastmaine #mainebookstores #sarahperry

Join us today for Belfast’s Cabin Fever Reliever sale today, Saturday 2/1! Lots of shops downtown are participating. We’re offering 20% off all day!

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