Come celebrate five years of independent bookselling’s biggest party. Join Books & Books @ The Studios of Key West and more than 500 independent bookstores in 49 states celebrating our shared love of reading and shopping local, small & independent.
It’s a party for the best customers in the world. We’ll have exclusive day-of merchandise – fun products you can only get in indie bookstores and only on Bookstore Day – along with giveaways and a surprise or two. And, you’ll certainly find great books, art supplies, toys and all the other things that make our store special.
The 2019 IBD author ambassador Tayari Jones, author of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE, says, “Indie stores stock books by hand and sell them the same way. They know what we want and need to read because they know us, as people. A writer is not a machine. A reader is not an app. We are human beings and so are the independent bookstore workers who show up each day and place books in our hands.”
Some of this year’s exclusive Bookstore Day items include:
Charles Bukowski Uncensored exclusive vinyl album
In 1993, the year before he died, Bukowski recorded selections from his classic Run with the Hunted. This exclusive vinyl edition features these selections along with additional material from that recording session including candid conversations between Bukowski, his wife Linda Lee Bukowski, and his producer. This is a true must-have for the Bukowski fan.
Women Talking (signed edition with an exclusive IBD-only cover)
Author: Miriam Toews
Fans of Toews’ darkly funny fiction have been waiting for this one. And we have an exclusive signed edition with a redesigned, IBD-only cover. Women Talking is a transformative novel — as completely unexpected as it is inspired—based on actual events that happened between 2005 and 2009 in a remote Mennonite community.
What to Eat with What You Read: A Guide for Book Clubs and Other Literary Gatherings
A companion to last year’s IBD bestseller The Book Club Journal, comes this funny, helpful guide with reading lists, recipes, and menu suggestions from 25 of our favorite authors, including Min Jin Lee, Mary Roach, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Egan, and Robin Sloan.
Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants (Exclusive, signed edition with FREE iron-on Ada patch)
Author: Andrea Beaty
A special Independent Bookstore Day exclusive autographed copy of ADA TWIST AND THE PERILOUS PANTS signed by bestselling author Andrea Beaty. Includes a collectible embroidered iron-on patch of stellar scientist Ada Twist.
If you won’t be in Key West on April 27, check out this list of participating indie bookstores: http://indiemap.bookweb.org/