LAST 2 HOURS of the BUY 2, GET 1 FREE BOOK SALE! We’re here until 9pm tonight. Come see us for an after-dinner coffee and a book or two or three to read! #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

LAST DAY OF THE SALE! Come in today and buy 2 used books and get 1 free!! Stock up now and get something for everyone on your Christmas list. We’re here 1-9pm! #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #Christmas #ChristmasGifts #BookSale #UsedBooks #BigfootBooks

We’re here at the 37th Annual Appalachian Potters Market serving Greensleeves, the new holiday coffee from Short Sleeves Coffee for the first time! Come see us and check out all the amazing pottery from across the region.

Are you a new parent or know someone who is? These brand-new recordable children’s books are available at a steep discount! They make great, unique, personalized gifts. Yes, these are available as part of our Buy 2, Get 1 Free deal this week! Come check it out. #FirstChristmas #ChristmasGifts

Thanks to everyone who has made us their selected bookstore on @Bookshop.org 🙏 If you haven’t made us YOUR selected bookstore on #Bookshop yet, you still can! Just go here, select us, and order books online now: bookshop.org/shop/bigfoot... #OnlineBookstore #OrderBooksOnline #BigfootBooks

Our Great Gatsby-Themed New Year’s Eve Party! is ideal for two groups of people ... Which one are you? 😅 #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #NewYearsEve #NYE2026

“Marion is a hidden gem in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With a cute downtown, nearby waterfalls, and affordable homes, it's a luxury-on-the-lite plan.” financebuzz.com/news/mountai... #WNC #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WhereMainStreetMeetsTheMountains

We’re excited to be one of the stops today for A Very Marion Christmas Adventure! Come and see us and get your picture with Sally (aka The Pumpkin Queen from The Nightmare Before Christmas). 5-6:30pm #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #VeryMarionChristmas #WNC

Interior decorating goals? 🏠😅🙏 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/t... #InteriorDecorating #LifeGoals #Books

Today we’re also launching our Holiday Drink Menu with three special editions of our classic original cryptid-themed drinks—plus ONE NEW ORIGINAL! As always, we proudly serve coffee and espresso roasted fresh from Short Sleeves Coffee in Swannanoa, NC! #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

It’s CHRISTMASTIME where Main Street meets the mountains — #MarionNC — and that means … It’s time for our first CHRISTMAS BOOK SALE! Today thru Sunday 12/7 all used books are BUY 2, GET 1 FREE.* Get books for everyone this Christmas! (*Of equal or lesser value. Used books purchased in store only.)

“Some of those who believe tech lost its way are finding explanations in a book published a quarter century ago.” Read this free gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t... #Cyberselfish #PaulinaBorsook #SiliconValley #AI #TechIndustry

Sending out our newsletter tomorrow with some MAJOR NEWS UPDATES! Get on our list 👇 www.bigfootbooksnc.com/signup #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #IndieBookstore #IndependentBookstore #BigfootBooks

Tickets for the Great Gatsby-themed New Year’s Eve Party are now available for just $10 each! Learn more & get tickets now before they are sold out: bigfootbooksnc.com/nye2026 #NewYearsEve #NYE2026 #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

Sad to announce our author talk and book signing with Sim Butler will have to be rescheduled! We hope to have him come out sometime in early 2026. We will keep you posted! #SimButler #AndTheDragonsDoCome #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

“Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” —Mark Twain Happy 190th birthday to Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens in Florida, Missouri, on this day (November 30) in 1835. #MarkTwain #GoodFriends #GoodBooks #IdealLife

NEW HATS ARE IN! From the Bristol Hatter in Bristol, TN. Hats make great Christmas gifts 🤔😅👍 #Bigfoot #Hats #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

We just want to say a huge thank you to everyone that made yesterday’s event a huge success! Firstly, thank you to Megan Shepherd, for coming out to Marion and speaking. #MeganShepherd #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

TODAY’S THE DAY! It’s “Small Business Saturday” here in Marion. Here are just some of the things going on today in downtown. #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #SmallBusinessSaturday #WNC

Get FREE SHIPPING on all orders today through Sunday 11/30, PLUS receive 25% off 150+ select titles* — handpicked by booksellers (like us!) — when using code BOOKISH at checkout! Shop now: bookshop.org/lists/free-s... #BlackFriday #ShopSmall #IndieBookstore #IndependentBookseller

Take it from this diehard Nightmare Before Christmas fan: “‘Hour of the Pumpkin Queen’ deserves a top spot on your fall TBR.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Bb... #NightmareBeforeChristmas #HourofthePumpkinQueen #MeganShepherd #FallBooks #TBR

HAPPY THANKSGIVING We are so thankful for all of you! We will be closed today (Thursday 11/27) & tomorrow (Friday 11/28). Please support other local small businesses, if you are shopping! #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #HappyThanksgiving #BlackFriday #ShopSmall

It’s Thanksgiving Eve! Get out and enjoy the warm weather WHILE YOU STILL CAN ... 😅 We’re OPEN TODAY 1-9pm! CLOSED TOMORROW (Thursday 11/27) and Friday (11/28). Saturday 11/29 is Megan Shepherd in Dowtown Marion, NC! #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

Have you RSVPed yet for THIS Saturday?? Better get on that 😅 : bigfootbooksnc.com/meganshepherd #SmallBusinessSaturday #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #NightmareBeforeChristmas

Today is the 131st anniversary of the “Big Fire” of 1894: “The devastating fire of November 25, 1894 started on Sunday morning in an old building known as the ‘Ark’ which was located behind the Courthouse.” Learn more: www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/big-f... #MarionNC #BigFire #McDowellCountyNC

THIS SATURDAY—Don’t miss your chance to experience Tim Burton’s #NightmareBeforeChristmas when NYTimes best-selling author Megan Shepherd comes to downtown #MarionNC! #WNC FREE author talk & book signing at Golden Hour (44 Depot St., Marion) at 2pm - RSVP REQUIRED: bigfootbooksnc.com/meganshepherd

EXCITING NEWS! “Erin and Matt Clare, cofounders of West Asheville’s Story Parlor, are launching a new chapter, taking over ownership of the Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar.” avltoday.6amcity.com/culture/stor... #AVL #WNC #StoryParlor #BatterParkBookExchange #GroveArcade

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” —Arundhati Roy Happy birthday to author Arundhati Roy, born on this day in 1961! #ArundhatiRoy #AnotherWorldIsPossible

It’s National Espresso Day! How do YOU espresso yourself? Come and let us know. We’re open until 9pm on Sundays! #NationalEspressoDay #Espresso #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

Come for the Marion Christmas Parade at 3pm and then come grab an espresso drink (or tea!) and settle in for a fascinating history of the “Big Fire” of 1894 that destroyed much of downtown Marion! Learn more: www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/big-f... #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

Next Saturday, November 29 - Don’t miss your chance to experience Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas when #1 New York Times best-selling author Megan Shepherd comes to downtown Marion in western NC! Learn more and RSVP now at bigfootbooksnc.com/meganshepherd #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

TONIGHT AT 7PM! FREE natural pure-fume “make & take” event hosted by Marla Moffet! As a special gift, every attendee will receive a complimentary sample of #Jasmine #essentialoil, one of the world’s most exquisite & valuable #essentialoils. Learn more: www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/pure-... #WNC

Reminder the Holiday Market at the Marion Tailgate Market is going on today until 2pm! We open at 1pm, so come by and see us after for a coffee! www.foothillsfoodhub.org/marion-tailg... #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #HolidayMarket #TailgateMarket #WNC

PLAN FOR YOUR SATURDAY: Go see “Wicked: For Good” at Hometown Cinemas - Marion tomorrow at 3:45pm, grab some dinner in downtown Marion, and then come by Bigfoot Books & Brews for a coffee and a scone and our FREE Natural Perfume Make & Take event! www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/pure-... #MarionNC

“Organizers have installed decorated mailboxes in [Old Fort and Marion] where children can drop off their letters to Santa Claus ... and get a letter from Santa in return.” Read more: mcdowellnews.com/news/local/a... #WNC #MarionNC #OldFortNC #McDowellCountyNC #MerryChristmas #SantaClaus

It’s Gingerbread House viewing season! Stop in Marion on your way and ask us for a gingerbread latte! #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #AVL #GroveParkInn #GinberbreadHouses

As this #TransgenderDayofRemembrance comes to a close, we want to remind everyone of this new book and author event coming up next month here at Bigfoot Books & Brews! It is sure to be a powerful evening, so please plan now to join us. 🙏 www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/sim-b... #MarionNC #WNC

Today is the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, and it’s also our next “Death Café” agenda-free discussion about death at 7pm tonight. If you have a trans loved one or hero you’d like to remember, please come and share that tonight! #TransgenderDayofRemembrance

Omar El Akkad, winner of the 2025 National Book Award for non-fiction for his book “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” about the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza, speaking tonight at the awards gala in New York City where he accepted the award. #NationalBookAwards

Who else is watching the 76th National Book Awards LIVE online tonight? 😅 www.nationalbook.org/awards2025/ #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookAwards2025

Our next “Death Café” agenda-free discussion about death* is tomorrow night (Thursday 11/20) at 7pm! And you guessed it, we have books on the subject you can take home with you … *Not a support group or grief counseling #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #AVL #DeathCafe

Whew, 72 degrees in November?! It’s another Wampus Cat Chill kinda day. Come see us! OPEN 1-9pm. #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC #AVL

“I read for pleasure and that is the moment I learn the most.” Happy birthday, Margaret Atwood—86 years young today! #MargaretAtwood #HandmaidsTale #ReadingForPleasure

“No. 1 New York Times bestseller and Carnegie Medal-nominated author Megan Shepherd grew up in her family’s independent bookstore in the Blue Ridge Mountains. ... She now lives and writes on a haunted historic farm outside Asheville.” mcdowellnews.com/life-enterta... #WNC #MarionNC

NOTE: Our hours today (Sunday 11/16) are 1pm-4:30pm! Also, the bathroom is still out of commission. Thanks for your understanding! 🙏

TONIGHT AT 7PM! We have something really unique and special happening tonight: Asheville-based author and speaker Joran Oppelt is going to be with us to speak on “Awaken the Spark: Creativity As a Spiritual and Strategic Practice”! www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/joran... #Creativity #MarionNC

Amazing! Do NOT miss your chance to meet author Megan Shepherd in Dowtown Marion, NC. RSVP now for the FREE public event or get tickets to the private “meet and greet” on Saturday 11/29: bigfootbooksnc.com/meganshepherd

PLEASE NOTE we are opening LATER than usual today. We will be open 5pm-9pm Wednesday 11/12. Hope to see you then! #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC

“How could you live and have no story to tell?” ―Fyodor Dostoevsky, from the book “White Nights” Known for his books “Crime and Punishment” and “The Brothers Karamazov,” Dostoevsky was born in Moscow, Russia, on this day (November 11) in 1821.

When I brought up the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on the Your Bookstore Besties podcast last week, I had no idea it was the 50th anniversary this week—or that there was a #McDowellCountyNC connection! 😮 mcdowellnews.com/news/local/a... #EdmundFitzgerald #MarionNC