After the Inspirational No Kings protest in Frederick, MD on Sat we walked over to my local bookstore @curiousiguana.com to pick out this year’s Halloween read. @pfracassi.bsky.social never disappoints! Go grab this book The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre. #books #booksky #whatIamreading

This week’s chalkboards at @curiousiguana.com

Just finished “Play Nice” by @rachelharrison.bsky.social and saw a lovely shoutout to @curiousiguana.com in Frederick, MD! Love local representation!! Also, go read “Play Nice” because it was a great read!

This week’s chalkboards at @curiousiguana.com books!

Signed FIEND at @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social @symposiumbooks.bsky.social @parnassusbooks.bsky.social @wordbookstores.bsky.social @curiousiguana.com Novel Neighbor, Rainy Day Books, Wordplay WV, and coming soon @dieselbookstore.com @bookshopsantacruz.bsky.social

I heart the folks from @curiousiguana.com - one of the best indie bookstores out there.

Frederick, MD is one of my favorite places to visit in fall and @curiousiguana.com has a solid horror collection for spooky season!

TONIGHT!!!! Happy October 👻 kicking it off with the incredible @almakatsu.bsky.social and @jamieflanagan.com at Frederick Book Arts Center. Here's some fun parking info: East All Saints Street Parking Garage, located at 125 E All Saints St, Frederick, MD 21701 (only a 3-5 min walk to venue)

We are literally so lucky that Mel, in addition to bookselling and being an author, is also an artist! 🥰

A few photos from the author event at Dancing Bear Toy Shop in Frederick, MD last weekend. I ❤️d reading with the kids, and the leaf characters they made were so cute! Thank you to @curiousiguana.com books for coordinating the event. ❤️📚🍁 #kidlit #childrensbooks #picturebooks #nonfictionpicturebook

It was great chatting with @bookbent.bsky.social at my local bookstore ( @curiousiguana.com rocks) and picking up this beauty

The last two week’s chalkboards at @curiousiguana.com

Live near Frederick MD? WEDS @jamieflanagan.com (Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher) joins me to discuss FIEND. Hosted by @curiousiguana.com curiousiguana.com/event/alma-k...

This week’s chalkboards at Curious Iguana.

Visited @curiousiguana.com yesterday — great place, got a few things to read. Staff was awesome, had a great conversation with one of them about disability rights. Hopefully I’ll get back there soon.

This week’s chalkboards at @curiousiguana.com

This week’s chalkboards at @curiousiguana.com

This week’s chalkboards at @curiousiguana.com!

Today's new releases in book world include the latest from Riley Sager, V. E. Schwab, S.A. Crosby, and MORE. Browse all the newness in our newsletter here: curiousiguana.bookstoreloyalty.com/campaign/296...

New Book Tuesday: THE BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER, by David Demchuk & Corrine Leigh Clark; DEEP HOUSE, by Jeremy Atherton Lin; METERS FROM THE DEAD, by Isabella Valeri, and RUN FOR THE HILLS, by Kevin Wilson. Thank you @curiousiguana.com .

Literally OBSESSED

The lineup for June! Mark your calendars for a book-filled month. In addition to our events, find us selling books at,

I always stop in here when I am downtown.

TONIGHT! Learn great tips and tricks for conflict resolution by former policymaker Robert Fersh as he promotes his book, From Conflict to Convergence: Coming Together to Solve Tough Problems. curiousiguana.com/event/robert... C. Burr Artz Library 6:30 pm-8 pm

We're open today 10 am-7 pm! If you're in Downtown Frederick or just down for a road trip, check out our independent bookstore! #BookSky #DowntownFrederick

5/5 stars to "A First Time For Everything" by @dansantat.bsky.social. I picked up this autographed copy last year at @curiousiguana.com!

If you're not subscribed to our email newsletter, check out this week's email filled with all the new books that just came out today! curiousiguana.bookstoreloyalty.com/campaign/293...

Hey #FrederickCounty and #booksky we have a great author-illustrator event coming up this Sunday at Urbana Regional Library! Creaky Acres is a heartwarming graphic novel about being the new kid in middle school, making new friends, and learning to trust yourself through the power of horseback riding

Frederick MD-area peeps! Signed copes of The Fervor, The Deep, and The Hunger at @curiousiguana.bsky.social

Need an excuse to visit one of my favorite bookstores in MD - @curiousiguana.com ? Check out these signed books by @almakatsu.bsky.social

TOMORROW! Support local authors at this special author panel at Middletown Public Library. Find more details here: curiousiguana.com/event/author...

New book Tuesday, on Friday. Very exciting. Love my @curiousiguana.com family.

Since it's finally MAY, don't forget to check out all the author events this month: curiousiguana.com/events/

Meet mid-grade author-illustrator Aliza Layne here at Curious Iguana this Wednesday from 6 pm-7pm! curiousiguana.com/event/aliza-...

Made a stop at Curious Iguana in Frederick, Happy Independent Bookstore Day

INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY 2025 AT CURIOUS IGUANA

This week is going to be so much fun! -Tomorrow, Emily Henry's new book comes out. -Friday, find us with author Nicole Cuffy in conversation with Hailey Piper at Give Rise Studio to talk about Nicole's amazing book, O Sinners! -Saturday, INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY! 😍 AND @claymcleod.bsky.social signing

NEW BOOKS! Browse here: curiousiguana.bookstoreloyalty.com/campaign/285...

This week is going to be so much fun! -Tomorrow, Emily Henry's new book comes out. -Friday, find us with author Nicole Cuffy in conversation with Hailey Piper at Give Rise Studio to talk about Nicole's amazing book, O Sinners! -Saturday, INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY! 😍 AND @claymcleod.bsky.social signing

Saturday night Continued. (I have a gift card of some heft at @curiousiguana.com , so I read their new release email every Tuesday and buy at least one. I also reserve at least one new pub every Tuesday at the library. I can't save the world, but I'm going down reading.

FIND THE GOLDEN TICKET 🎫 Join us in celebrating Indie Bookstore Day (U.S.) and Canadian Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. Almost 800 indies across the U.S. and Canada will be hiding a single Golden Ticket in their store on Bookstore Day—each worth 12 Libro audiobook credits 👀 ⏬

This week’s boards at @curiousiguana.com

Browse today's new releases that you can find here at the Iguana! curiousiguana.bookstoreloyalty.com/campaign/284...

Excited is an understatement as we get ready to celebrate @jennihowell.bsky.social debut novel, Boys with Sharp Teeth! Jenni will be in conversation with fellow author Charlene Thomas, tomorrow April 8, 6:30-7:45 pm at C. Burr Artz Library! SEE YOU THERE!!! #DowntownFrederick #BookSky

What is "sustainability"? We talk about how cafes throw out food. @curiousiguana.com takes their damaged books and once a month gives them away rather than tossing them. This is good for people and the environment. Defeat the system that tries to divide us. Be like Curious Iguana. Shop indie.

#Downtownfrederick friends! Join us at Frederick Book Arts Center today at 6:30 pm for our author talk and signing with author Mike Tidwell. Details: curiousiguana.com/event/mike-t...

Another Tuesday, another day of new releases! View the list here: curiousiguana.bookstoreloyalty.com/campaign/281...

TONIGHT!

NEW BOOKS :) curiousiguana.bookstoreloyalty.com/campaign/280...

TODAY! We are VERY excited for this!