The Artist-in-Residence Program is back at Nook & Cranny! This month featuring Nikita Ares! Prints available all month and you can join us for a special meet n greet at our first U-District Art Walk event on May 16! Check out website for more info #Artwalk #Indiebookstore

Happy belated book birthday to The Lilac People by Milo Todd! "It unearths an essential chapter in Trans history, long obscured by stigma and oppression, and celebrates the soul-sustaining life force of community." #booksky #transhistory #wwii #readmorebooks

Voting is open for our June "Read Around the World" Book Club pick (books from Syria)! Cast your vote by 5/7 and sign up for email reminders! www.nookandcrannybooks.com/book-club-vo... #booksky #bookclub #readsyria #vote

Spoken Word Open Mic this Thursday! Check out our website to RSVP and/or sign up for email reminders! #openmic #poetry #storytelling

One intrepid listener found the Golden Ticket in the final hour! Thanks for this awesome prize, @libro.fm!! 😍

Calling All Seattle Creatives! We're re-launching our popular Artist-in-Residence program...and regularly joining the 3rd Friday U-District Art Walk! If you're a visual artist interested in displaying your work, or a creative of any discipline interested in vending for Art Walk, shoot us an email!

Am$n and B&N conveniently scheduled their annual sales for this weekend. Indies can't send celebrities to space, but we support local economy and offer community that algorithms can only dream of. Plus, we know how to PARTAAY! Come show some love during our Grand Re-Opening Extravaganza! #Booksky

Keys to our new home acquired! Look out for the "Coming Soon" sign at 5637 University Way NE! #booksky #moving #indiebookstore

Time to knock out February book club reads! There was a LOT to say about Cobalt Red yesterday. But you can still join us for Poet of Tolstoy Park on 2/23! Learn more (and check out March picks) at www.nookandcrannybooks.com/book-clubs #booksky #bookclub #socialjustice #readaroundtheworld

Escargot says, "Happy Valentine's Day!" #booksky #kidlit #escargot #valentinesday

Do you have your copy of Black in Blues yet?? The moment I saw it, I knew it had to pair with this STUNNING book from one of my favorite illustrators 😍 Pictured: Black in Blues by Imani Perry Blue by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond & Daniel Minter #booksky #blue #blackhistorymonth #kidlit #nonfiction

Happy belated book birthday to these Wicked Witches! #booksky #kidlit #newrelease

January Reading Wrap-up! 1/4 What did you read in January? For 2025 I've set myself the dubious task of reading through our #ReadAroundTheWorld #BookClub backlist. First up: NIGERIA! (Official pick back in July 2023 was Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi #booksky #readingwrapup #january #nigeria

HUGE NEWS, BOOK NERDS! @bookshop-org.bsky.social has officially launched e-books! You can now read in a browser or on any device that supports Android/Apple apps. Read e-books, support indie bookstores! Learn More: www.nookandcrannybooks.com/ebooks #booksky #ebooks #bookshop #shopsmall

Loving this hilarious dark fairytale by Jess Hanigan. 😂 The review is a bit rich, though, coming from Jon Klassen who wrote the SKETCHIEST character in children's lit. (Looking at you Mx. Crab 👀🧐)

It's finally heeeeereeee!! 😍 #booksky #witchcraft #newrelease #gradyhendrix #horror

Tomorrow, on my podcast, Jenn Inquiries, we have Extra-terrestrial stories!! I'm so excited to meet all the guests.

This was in my Top 10 of 2024! Congrats to all involved! 👏 #booksky #recommendedreading

In more excellent awards news, YOUR ABSENCE IS DARKNESS by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, translated by Philip Roughton, has been longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize (US/Can). Congrats to Jón and Philip for their work, and to our fellow small presses on the list! @usrofc.bsky.social

This Friday, Jenn Inquiries, my podcast, will be discussing Extra-terrestrial stories!! I have an incredible lineup of guests. ❤️

This was one of my final reads of 2024 and it was so wonderful! Great for experienced birders, climate activists, or casual nature lovers who want to make a difference! Thanks @librofm.bsky.social for the #ALC! 💜 #booksky #Socialjustice #birding #climateactivism

Book clubs are making a comeback, which is good news for mental health. www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/well... #mentalhealth #bookclub #wellbeing #selfcare

Shop's closed and I'm done with conference calls. Time to knock out January book club reads! Join us 1/19 (We Do This 'Til We Free Us) or 1/26 (Tyll) to chat! Learn more (and check out February picks) at www.nookandcrannybooks.com/book-clubs #booksky #bookclub #socialjustice #readaroundtheworld

This Thursday, 1/16! Join us for our Spoken Word Open Mic at Nook & Cranny! Doors open at 6:30. We'll have a mini workshop on limericks led by poet and artist Alison Peacock, and the open mic portion starts at 7:30! RSVP at www.nookandcrannybooks.com/spoken-word-...

Done with Meta? We're now on Bluesky! I never did the Twitter thing and only lasted for about a week on Threads, so thanks for your patience as I figure out how to exist here! 😘