Pollinator Week is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health. It is a time to raise awareness for pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. 🐝🦇🦋🪲 Learn more at @pollinatorpartnership.ca pollinatorpartnership.ca/en/pollinato...

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A small touch for Pride Month🌈 Look for rainbow ribbons in our young adult section to find LGBTQ+ books!

What book do you wish you could read again for the first time? These titles are some of the answers from our staff and customers.

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Father’s Day Sale this Sunday June 21st. Buy 2, Get 1 FREE on everything!

Our staff love to read! Here is some of what we have been reading lately. What comments would you add about your recent reads?

We are excited about this new spinner rack from Medicine Wheel Publishing! Perfect for National Indigenous History Month 🧡🧡🧡

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Sometimes the ex-library cards and other markings on older books add so much character! Are you a fan of indications of the book’s previous life or do you prefer your books pristine?

What are you reading this week?

Stop by the Sunday between 12 & 4 for a signing with Jack Knox! Until June 20th all the proceeds of the sale Jack’s books will go to the Island Kids Cancer Association. The timing is linked to the June 16-18 End2End relay.

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Check out our June newsletter for Pride picks, Indigenous History Month, Father’s Day and lots more! open.substack.com/pub/russellb...

It’s ACP’s Spring Conference in Victoria, BC! We kicked things off the night before programming with two publisher favourites: books and booze. Huge thanks to @russellbooks.bsky.social and Munro's Books for welcoming us to browse, and to Marquis for generously sponsoring our pub night!

Listen now to Carla Funk's episode! Generously supported by @russellbooks.bsky.social and the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria.

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🩷❤️🧡💛💚💙

Our staff book club met earlier this month to discuss ‘Villian Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies’ by Lindsay Wong. Find out what they thought here www.russellbooks.com/russell-book...

Looking forward to reading with @mishasolomon.bsky.social this coming Friday in my very own beloved @russellbooks.bsky.social 💕

May Long Weekend Sale! Buy 2, Get 1 FREE on everything in-store Friday May 15th to Monday May 18th 📚☀️📚☀️📚 (Sale is in-store only, item of lesser value is free)

Our May newsletter is out now! Check it out for upcoming events, information on our next sale, book recommendations and lots more! open.substack.com/pub/russellb...

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Happy fursday!

Our family day sale is on now! Buy 2, Get 1 Free all weekend!

Read our February Newsletter for info on our Family Day Weekend SALE, blind date with a book, upcoming events, Heated Rivalry recommendations and lots more! open.substack.com/pub/russellb...

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Cory Doctorow is coming to Victoria! For tickets and more info www.eventbrite.ca/e/cory-docto... #yyj

Check out our August newsletter for info on our Buy 2, Get 1 Free Anniversary sale and lots more great stuff open.substack.com/pub/russellb...

From 300 sq. ft in Montreal to 20,000 sq. ft in Victoria, we have come a long way since 1961! We’re grateful to our incredible community for making Russell Books a home for book lovers. Join us July 31 – Aug 4 for our anniversary sale! Buy 2, Get 1 FREE everything in-store

Happy Fursday! (Can you spot Jack Knox in Russell Books with his Jack Russell puppy?😉) #dogsofbluesky #booksky

Happy Fursday! #dogsofbluesky #booksky

Check out our July newsletter for staff picks and lots more! open.substack.com/pub/russellb...

Happy fursday! #booksky #dogsofbluesky

Attention all young baseball fans! We are excited to resume our partnership with Victoria HarbourCats Baseball Club this summer! We are inviting local students to turn their daily reading into baseball tickets. www.russellbooks.com/harveys-read... #yyj

We are having our first ever warehouse sale! 1 book for $5 3 for $10 8 for $20 July 11-13 10am-5pm 106 Ontario Street, James Bay, Victoria #yyj

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Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day. A day on which Canadians honour the rich histories and enduring contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada. Which books by Indigenous authors do you love? #yyj #booksky

Happy Fursday!

Books for pride month! #booksky

We are constantly blown away by how talented our staff are! Here is Russell Booker Dana with the stunning window she painted to celebrate our BC Publishers window display featuring books from Greystone Books, Touchwood Editions, Rocky Mountain Books and Heritage House Publishing.

Happy fursday! Also Duke says, don’t forget to come buy your Jack Knox book this week! All proceeds to the Island Kids Cancer Association until June 17! #yyj

In celebration of Father’s Day weekend we are doing a Buy 2, Get 1 free sale on absolutely EVERYTHING in-store Friday June 13th-Sunday June 15th. 🎉🥳📚📖📚 #yyj

Stock up for a daring-detective-loving Dad in preparation for Father’s Day (or grab yourself some can’t put down beach reads!) at our BUY 2, GET 1 FREE mystery book sale! Sale is in-store only and runs Friday June 6th to Friday June 13th. Book of lesser value is free. #yyj

Join Planet Earth Poetry on Friday, June 6th for the FINAL EVENT of Season 29! In partnership with the Victoria Arts Council: PEP is proud to present readings from Tawahum Bidge & Tracy Wai de Boer, hosted by Melanie Siebert, as part of the inaugural QUEER ISLAND FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS! #yyj

Happy Fursday from some of our recent furry customers! #yyj #booksky #dogsofbluesky

Join us in-store this Friday evening and next for the final nights of Planet Earth Poetry before they take their summer break. #yyj

Join us May the 28th at our store for works across various mediums, Fragments will bring together local artists showcasing paintings, electronic music and photography in a very cozy spot in the heart of our bookstore. Soft drinks will be served and flamboyant conversations are expected. #yyj