Belmont Books
@belmontbooks.bsky.social
The biggest independent bookstore in Belmont, MA! (Also, the only one.) Loves: Books, readers, teachers, schools, kids, parents, dogs, cats, mythical creatures and desserts of all kinds! Visit us at https://belmontbooks.com or on Instagram!
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@belmontbooks.bsky.social
· Nov 22
We're here! Where's the party at?
Here's a really good one from years ago!
Here's a really good one from years ago!
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My wife and I went to @belmontbooks.bsky.social yesterday to see my books! Always so exciting (especially did not realize my hair also seemed a bit wackadoodle but oh well)
October 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My wife and I went to @belmontbooks.bsky.social yesterday to see my books! Always so exciting (especially did not realize my hair also seemed a bit wackadoodle but oh well)
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Thanks to the engaged, thoughtful, capacity crowd who braved darkness and inside-of-128 traffic last night, and to the most excellent @belmontbooks.bsky.social for hosting. You rock.
Tonight -- the on sale day for Nations Apart -- I'll be at @belmontbooks.bsky.social in the eponymous Boston suburb. (Yes, the town was named for the bookstore... Don't argue, I'm a historian.) Come say hello.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thanks to the engaged, thoughtful, capacity crowd who braved darkness and inside-of-128 traffic last night, and to the most excellent @belmontbooks.bsky.social for hosting. You rock.
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Looking ahead to next weekend, @jnwieder.bsky.social and I will be having a Food-themed *and* Holiday-themed double storytime at @belmontbooks.bsky.social! Join us at 11am on Saturday, 10/18 for a late breakfast at Blackbear Cafe and some #picturebooks!
#kidlit #authorlife #booksky #holidays
#kidlit #authorlife #booksky #holidays
October 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Looking ahead to next weekend, @jnwieder.bsky.social and I will be having a Food-themed *and* Holiday-themed double storytime at @belmontbooks.bsky.social! Join us at 11am on Saturday, 10/18 for a late breakfast at Blackbear Cafe and some #picturebooks!
#kidlit #authorlife #booksky #holidays
#kidlit #authorlife #booksky #holidays
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BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.
June 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.
8 years ago today, we opened our doors for the first time! After months of buildout, ordering (and shelving!) inventory, and hiring, we took the paper off the windows and opened the doors. It was such a special day and we took photos! If you stop by today, please wish a happy birthday!
June 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
8 years ago today, we opened our doors for the first time! After months of buildout, ordering (and shelving!) inventory, and hiring, we took the paper off the windows and opened the doors. It was such a special day and we took photos! If you stop by today, please wish a happy birthday!
Tomorrow night is our monthly book club on zoom! If you'd like to join, please email to register and receive bookclub materials.
“This exquisitely imagined family saga spans cultures and continents.” —New York Times
“A highly readable and poignant tale of dislocation, refuge and resilience.” —NPR
“This exquisitely imagined family saga spans cultures and continents.” —New York Times
“A highly readable and poignant tale of dislocation, refuge and resilience.” —NPR
June 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Tomorrow night is our monthly book club on zoom! If you'd like to join, please email to register and receive bookclub materials.
“This exquisitely imagined family saga spans cultures and continents.” —New York Times
“A highly readable and poignant tale of dislocation, refuge and resilience.” —NPR
“This exquisitely imagined family saga spans cultures and continents.” —New York Times
“A highly readable and poignant tale of dislocation, refuge and resilience.” —NPR
TONIGHT! Please join us for an evening with @kenneth.oppel and @cl_herman as they discuss Kenneth's newest YA, BEST OF ALL WORLDS. An utterly unique book, this is sure to be one conversation you won't want to miss! 7pm at Belmont Books!
June 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
TONIGHT! Please join us for an evening with @kenneth.oppel and @cl_herman as they discuss Kenneth's newest YA, BEST OF ALL WORLDS. An utterly unique book, this is sure to be one conversation you won't want to miss! 7pm at Belmont Books!
Our new Sunday music program starts today (6/1) at 4:30! Come check it out!
June 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our new Sunday music program starts today (6/1) at 4:30! Come check it out!
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An Ohio man checked out 100 Black, Jewish, and LGBTQ books—then burned them. And bragged.
Rep. Shontel Brown exposed it on the House floor. This is erasure in real time.
📚ERASED exists because of this exact hate. They want our history gone.
Read it. Share it. Defend it: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
Rep. Shontel Brown exposed it on the House floor. This is erasure in real time.
📚ERASED exists because of this exact hate. They want our history gone.
Read it. Share it. Defend it: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
May 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
An Ohio man checked out 100 Black, Jewish, and LGBTQ books—then burned them. And bragged.
Rep. Shontel Brown exposed it on the House floor. This is erasure in real time.
📚ERASED exists because of this exact hate. They want our history gone.
Read it. Share it. Defend it: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
Rep. Shontel Brown exposed it on the House floor. This is erasure in real time.
📚ERASED exists because of this exact hate. They want our history gone.
Read it. Share it. Defend it: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
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Public pressure works! Keep it going.
May 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Public pressure works! Keep it going.
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Sharing (again) this Massachusetts KidLit starter pack - including recently added bookstores @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @belmontbooks.bsky.social @odysseybks.bsky.social & @anunlikelystory.bsky.social Follow to keep up with kidlit folks and goings-on in Mass! go.bsky.app/HLF9f5R
May 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Sharing (again) this Massachusetts KidLit starter pack - including recently added bookstores @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social @belmontbooks.bsky.social @odysseybks.bsky.social & @anunlikelystory.bsky.social Follow to keep up with kidlit folks and goings-on in Mass! go.bsky.app/HLF9f5R
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I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...
Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend
I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…
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April 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...
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Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Join us on Saturday for the One Stop Bookstore Crawl! #independentbookstoreday
April 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Join us on Saturday for the One Stop Bookstore Crawl! #independentbookstoreday
Are you a huge fan of indie bookstores, but find the idea of doing a whole bookstore crawl daunting? Or maybe you have a busy day and want to make your one bookstore stop count? WELL. Belmont Books has the answer for you! A ONE STOP BOOKSTORE CRAWL!
April 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Are you a huge fan of indie bookstores, but find the idea of doing a whole bookstore crawl daunting? Or maybe you have a busy day and want to make your one bookstore stop count? WELL. Belmont Books has the answer for you! A ONE STOP BOOKSTORE CRAWL!
And we have lots of signed copies of her books—especially her new picture book, LITTLE BIRD LAILA! #booksky
Such a thrill to see @kellyyang.bsky.social at @belmontbooks.bsky.social yesterday! One of the best children's/YA authors writing today and one of our favorite people ever. #mglit #childrensbooks #yalit #booksky
April 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
And we have lots of signed copies of her books—especially her new picture book, LITTLE BIRD LAILA! #booksky
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Where is our humanity?
April 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Where is our humanity?
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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Roll up of the massive protests across the country today! We had 2,000 on our stretch of road in west St. Louis county. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
Anti-Trump Protests Get Underway Across the Country (Gift Article)
Demonstrators packed the streets in cities and towns to bemoan what they considered a lack of strong opposition to the president and his policies.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Roll up of the massive protests across the country today! We had 2,000 on our stretch of road in west St. Louis county. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
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I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”