It's free book day! As always, BYO bag and get 'em while they last.

The October 2025 @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show is TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT! RSVP to david at dtlawson dot com if you want to show up, throw your name in the bucket, and perform a true, no theme, 5 minute story about something that happened to you! See you there!

Just a reminder: This coming Sunday, Sept 21 at 11:30am, I'll be doing a special Sunday Storytime event at Astoria Bookshop, where I'll be reading from my children's book “Pumpkin Spice." For more info: www.ariekaplan.com/reminder-ast... @astoriabookshop.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Coming up: 9/18: @lisaspringer.bsky.social 9/21: @ariekaplan.bsky.social 9/24: Hidden Gems book club 9/29: @megjoneswall.bsky.social 9/30 am: @nicoleharoutunian.bsky.social with Barrie Miskin 9/30 pm: @leannareneehieber.bsky.social & @andreajanes.bsky.social eepurl.com/jnAS4Y

Registered book club picks are 10% off! www.astoriabookshop.com/item/ZoOPMvN...

On Sunday, September 21st at 11:30am, I'll be doing a Sunday Storytime event at Astoria Bookshop, during which I'll read from my new children's book “Pumpkin Spice." For more info, check out this blog post: www.ariekaplan.com/astoria-book... @astoriabookshop.bsky.social #pumpkinspice #authorevents

i spy @raxkingisdead.bsky.social’s SLOPPY at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social

A WEEK FROM TONIGHT is the September 2025 @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show! RSVP email to david at dtlawson dot com if you want to show up, throw your name in the bucket, and perform a true, no theme, 5 minute story about something that happened to you! See you at the show!

shoutout to Mary Carrillo for buying the first signed CHANGEOVER of the day @astoriabookshop.bsky.social

We're outside the US Open today with @girinathan.bsky.social and his new book CHANGEOVER: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis! Meet the author! Snag an autographed book! Get some swag! Find us on the boardwalk by the LIRR between 4:30-7:30pm

Details + tickets for our launch event! astoriabookshop.com/events/33870...

If you need more NYC scavenger hunt in your life, may we recommend this tragically out of print YA coming of age summer romance by the late great Paula Danziger. We can't sell it to you but a bunch of used bookstores around the country can. www.alibris.com/search/books...

Hope you all had fun on the #ZcavengerHunt today! Astorians should have no problem deciphering the last clue. 🌷

SHAMLESS SELF PROMOTION TIME If you're heading to Little Flower for the end of the #ZcavengerHunt the Bookshop is open until 7pm and it's in between the N train & the cafe 🧡

Twelve years ago today, our original location on 31st Street opened for business 🥳

Tomorrow! @meganabbott.bsky.social & @danielkraus.com will be talking thrillers right here at the Bookshop Tue 8/19, 7pm We hope to see you there! astoriabookshop.com/events/30515...

In 5 weeks, AUDITION FOR THE FOX, arrives! I'm doing a launch event w/ the wonderful @astoriabookshop.bsky.social & I'll be in conversation with THEE @csecooney.bsky.social! An off-site event! Expect stories, laughs, theatre, and joy! Get your ticket today! 🦊 astoriabookshop.com/events/33870...

Tuesday night at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social -- a rare New York appearance, and with @meganabbott.bsky.social no less. Everyone who missed out when I had to cancel the ANGEL DOWN tour, simply fly to New York, what could be easier?

QUEENS! ASTORIA! NEW YORK CITY! THIS IS TONIGHT! Come join me and @claymcleod.bsky.social at the beautiful @astoriabookshop.bsky.social, at 7pm, where we'll talk WOLF and where I'll try to turn every one of my answers into a question back to Clay about how he manages to be so cool.

For no reason at all here is a great scifi novel about an Ethiopian-born woman whose Indian-born parents lived and worked in Addis Ababa astoriabookshop.com/item/VJWgxXR...

TFW Pride Month has ended but you're hosting launch parties for three local queer authors in July (plus a bunch of other excellent events) mailchi.mp/astoriabooks...

and if you're in NYC i would love for you to join me at one of my two FREE book launch events! the first is on pub day at the wonderful @astoriabookshop.bsky.social on july 7th, and includes gem of a human and all around badass @heatherhogan.bsky.social: astoriabookshop.com/events/29894...

TOMORROW! 7pm! The July 2025 @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show! Free storytelling open mic! Show up, throw your name in the bucket, and perform a true, no theme, 5 minute story about something that happened to you! RSVP by emailing david at dtlawson dot com! See you at the show!

NYC MY WIFE'S SECOND BOOK IS COMING OUT come hang out / meet us and @heatherhogan.bsky.social IN PERSON at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social event is free, but pls buy my wife's book it's so good, makes a great gift for the tarot newbie in your life astoriabookshop.com/events/29894...

Today the Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v Taylor that parents in Montgomery County, MD, must be allowed to "opt out" of elementary education lessons that use picture books with LGBTQ+ characters.

Had just a ridiculous amount of fun at Authorhood of the Traveling Pals last night!! Thank you @astoriabookshop.bsky.social & everyone who made it so joyous and special. We had a full house of giggles, queer exasperation, sour candy, and semi-spicy takes!!! 📚💫👽🪸🌈

Upcoming events at the Bookshop! eepurl.com/jf8Ig2

👽❤️‍🔥🚨AUTHOR EVENT‼️ Tuesday, June 3 7pm @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Join me, @yatllive.bsky.social, Jo Schulte, Adrienne Tooley, @daniellepaige.bsky.social & @ryanlasala.bsky.social for a fun night of book talk, signings, and I’m guessing some good-natured chaos! Can’t wait to see you there! 🧚🏼‍♂️🐠📚🛸💫🌈⚧️

Join us for story time with Steph Stilwell, a panel with members of the Fantasy Author Legion, Shayne Terry at our caregiver story time, Tarot Tuesday, and Hidden Gems book club! mailchi.mp/astoriabooks...

NYC! i'm hosting another tarot tuesday event at the wonderful @astoriabookshop.bsky.social tomorrow at 6pm! #tarotsky the event is free — just bring a face mask and a tarot deck. we'll chat tarot, answer questions, and pull some cards together 🖤 get more info and RSVP here:

We are hearing from friends & colleagues all over the country that this Saturday's Indie Bookstore Day was a huge success 💗 If you were able to visit a bookstore on Saturday, thank you for being part of such a wonderful day!

Registered book club picks are 10% off in store and online: astoriabookshop.com/item/-2678ii...

THANK YOU to everyone who stopped in yesterday for Indie Bookstore Day! It was our best day ever (!) in almost 12 years of selling books.

Happy Indie Bookstore Day, everyone! Please join us in reminding your local bookstore that you love them! Ours is @astoriabookshop.bsky.social 👋💚📚

The forecast is dicey (on and off thunderstorms) but the Indie Bookstore Day party goes on! astoriabookshop.com/events/20993...

The forecast is dicey (on and off thunderstorms) but the Indie Bookstore Day party goes on! astoriabookshop.com/events/20993...

A WEEK FROM TONIGHT! 5/1! 7pm! The @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show! Show up, throw your name in the bucket, perform a true, no theme, 5 min story about something that happened to you. Non performers welcome to watch! RSVP to david at dtlawson dot com! FREE! See you there!

but / and / also! if you'd rather support a local bookshop that i personally adore, please preorder instead through @astoriabookshop.bsky.social! i host tarot events here each month and they do a ton of fantastic things for the community (plus i'll try to sign al the copies i can!). get your copy:

Indie Bookstore Day is this Saturday! Check out our latest newsletter for details on that and other upcoming events eepurl.com/jc2yFc

Good news/bad news: Out uneven sidewalk is getting repaired today! But there is very limited access to our doors, so if you are coming by to pick up and have a stroller or mobility issues, please call us at 718-278-2665 and we'll meet you outside

Recommending picture books to illustrators doing market research might be even more fun than recommending them to generous book loving aunts & uncles?

Tonight: @lawsononstage.bsky.social hosts the monthly Storytelling Show Sunday: baseball storytime with @nathaliealonso.bsky.social Fri 4/11: a night of space horror with SA Barnes & @casskhaw.bsky.social Details in today's newsletter: mailchi.mp/astoriabooks...

Tonight!! I’m so excited to be moderating this conversation on trans romance at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social! Join us at 7pm, NYC!

March 31: Trans Day of Visibility Event with Joanna Lowell and @sarahmaclean.bsky.social at Astoria Bookshop in Queens RSVP: www.astoriabookshop.com/events/16015...

🧵We do our best to keep our air quality high in the Bookshop but there are limits to the building's HVAC system & our air purifiers. On busy days when it's too hot or cold to leave the doors open, our CO2 monitors can get into the red. bit.ly/no-mask-ban

PSA: if you ever need a piece of cardboard, for example to make a sign to hold up in public somewhere, a bookstore is a good place that can probably hook you up.

can't wait to dive in, @elongreen.bsky.social ! thank you, @astoriabookshop.bsky.social ❤️

We just had a call from someone looking for 20 copies of Mein Kampf "to hand out at a rally" So (1) heads up that there might be Nazi rallies coming up (though we think this call was not local) and (2) for the record we are not your source for Nazi manifestos!

This is an appreciation post for @astoriabookshop.bsky.social 🤩 They have… ➡️ a station to write your elected officials ➡️ an anti-fascist stance that’s obvious right when you walk in the door ➡️ an awesome kids section