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Blue Willow Bookshop
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West Houston's favorite bookshop. Can we say that? Opinionated service and fantastic author events since 1996.
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Blue Willow Bookshop @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social · Nov 13
Hey, friends. We're an independent bookshop in Houston, Texas, and we're happy to be here.

We've got pizzazz. We've got great book recommendations and fantastic author events. We'll hold your baby while you browse.

Come on by. We can't wait to welcome you. bluewillowbookshop.com
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TOMORROW! ✨ Register now to join us for a virtual event with USA Today bestselling author @sarinabowen.bsky.social! We'll celebrate her new book, THROWN FOR A LOOP: A New York Legends Hockey Romance. 🏒

Sarina will be joined by @theallycarter.bsky.social! 😍 buff.ly/NuaNhSF
A blue graphic promoting Blue Willow Bookshop's virtual event with author Sarina Bowen, in conversation with Ally Carter, on Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00pm CT. There are headshots of Bowen and Carter, and a photo of Bowen's book, Thrown for a Loop. Register free to attend virtually.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Your indie bookshop wishes you a wonderful week! 🌟
A close-up photo of the front door of a bookshop and the wooden sign that hands from the ceiling in front of the door. The sign is hand-carved and painted white and blue. It reads, "Blue Willow Bookshop." There is a fall wreath on the door.
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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TONIGHT! We can't wait to see you all for ✨Romance Book Club!✨

We'll be discussing GOOD SPIRITS by B.K. Borison,and we can't wait to hear your thoughts.

See you in the bookshop, friends! 😍 buff.ly/hT2XxfQ
A light blue graphic adorned with snowflakes, promoting the next meeting of Blue Willow Bookshop's Romance Book Club on November 10 at 6:30pm at Blue Willow. It features the cover of the book we'll be discussing, Good Spirits by B.K. Borison. All are welcome. Join us!
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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✨Holiday Donation Drive!✨

This holiday season, help us provide visitors to the Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital with a new book and a new pair of socks! 🧦📚

The drive will run through Dec. 12. Please visit our website for all the details: buff.ly/0cWaL1V
A blue graphic promotes Blue Willow's upcoming Holiday Donation Drive. It reads: "Books & Socks Holiday Donation Drive! This holiday season, help us provide visitors to the Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital with a new book and a new pair of socks! HOW TO HELP: From November 3 to December 12, stop by the bookshop to purchase books for children of all ages, from board books to books for teens. Out of town? Purchase a gift card, and we will shop for you! You can also drop off new socks-ankle socks are best—in any size, from baby to adult."
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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✨Tomorrow is Blue Willow's Romance Book Club!✨

We can't wait to discuss GOOD SPIRITS by B.K. Borison with you.

All are welcome. We hope you'll join us, friends! 😍 buff.ly/hT2XxfQ
A light blue graphic adorned with snowflakes, promoting the next meeting of Blue Willow Bookshop's Romance Book Club on November 10 at 6:30pm at Blue Willow. It features the cover of the book we'll be discussing, Good Spirits by B.K. Borison. All are welcome. Join us!
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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You're invited to an event with JeriLynne Clifford, AKA the Hill Country Bon Vivant!

We'll be celebrating her new cookbook, THE VINEYARD TABLE: Cooking, Wine & Stories of Hospitality, with 80+ recipes, wine pairings, and more!

We'd love to see you, friends! buff.ly/fwPJWwp
A dusky red graphic promoting Blue Willow Bookshop's event with JeriLynne Clifford, The Hill Country Bon Vivant, on Saturday, November 22 at 4:00pm CT. There is a headshot of Clifford and a photo of her cookbook, The Vineyard Table: Cooking, Wine, and Stories of Hospitality. RSVP free to attend and reserve your book at bluewillowbookshop.com!
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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✨Silent Reading Party at the Bookshop!✨

Join us next Saturday in the bookshop to meet fellow readers, browse the bookshelves, and read a few chapters.

There will be time to shop, and the annex will be open for silent reading. We'd love to see you there! buff.ly/SrH8V5e
A light pink and berry graphic promoting a Silent Reading Party at Blue Willow Bookshop on Saturday, November 15 from 3:00-5:00pm. All are welcome.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Friends, have you seen our annual list of staff favorites? 😍

We've narrowed down the year's releases to 39 books that we love, from picture books to nonfiction.

We hope these recommendations help guide you toward your next great read—or gift. Read our reviews here! buff.ly/jJMNY44
A cream graphic featuring Blue Willow Bookshop's "Favorite Books of 2025," a collection of 39 books. The books' covers are displayed across six rows, and grouped by picture books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, adult fiction, and nonfiction.
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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We love Saturday at the bookshop! Come and see us, neighbors. 📚💙
The exterior of a bookshop. The wooden front door is flanked by two large windows, and the façade is decorated with white and light blue detailing. A hand-carved wooden sign that reads "Blue Willow Bookshop" hangs from the ceiling outside the door, which is decorated with a fall wreath.
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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TODAY! ⭐

Join us in the bookshop to meet New York Times bestselling author @mjgwrite.bsky.social! We'll be celebrating the new book in his Above the Black trilogy for teens, AMONG SERPENTS. 🐍

Don't miss it, y'all! buff.ly/6BroRv4
A dark red graphic promoting Blue Willow Bookshop's event with author Marc J Gregson on Saturday, November 8 at 4:00pm CT. There is a headshot of Gregson and a photo of the featured book, Among Serpents. RSVP free to attend and reserve your book at bluewillowbookshop.com.
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Hey, Houston!

Next Friday, don't miss our event with Ree Drummond and her daughter, Paige, celebrating Ree's new book, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes! It's going to be a wonderful night. ✨

Get your tickets now to join us, friends! buff.ly/70yCfk5
A sea-foam green graphic promoting Blue Willow Bookshop's event with Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman, who will appear with her daughter, Paige, to celebrate Ree's new cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes. The event will be held at Memorial Drive Presbyterian on November 14 at 7:00pm CT. Get your tickets now to attend.
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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TOMORROW! ⭐

Join us in the bookshop to meet New York Times bestselling author @mjgwrite.bsky.social! We'll be celebrating the new book in his Above the Black trilogy for teens, AMONG SERPENTS. 🐍

See event details and RSVP here! buff.ly/6BroRv4
A dark red graphic promoting Blue Willow Bookshop's event with author Marc J Gregson on Saturday, November 8 at 4:00pm CT. There is a headshot of Gregson and a photo of the featured book, Among Serpents. RSVP free to attend and reserve your book at bluewillowbookshop.com.
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Happy Friday from the bookshelves. 📚✨
An angled photo of the fiction section of a bookshop. The shelves are wooden and full of colorful books.
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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✨Meet our Teen Advisory Board!✨

These Houston-area students read, review, and select the books for our quarterly YA subscription, Another Shade of Blue. 🔹

Find their recs in our Teen Section, and learn more about the TAB and Another Shade of Blue here! buff.ly/bKeDgY7
A blue and cream graphic with a photo of 17 teenagers reads: "Meet Blue Willow Bookshop's Teen Advisory Board! These Houston-area students read, review, and select the books for our quarterly YA subscription, Another Shade of Blue. Meet the members of the board and learn more about Another Shade of Blue! bluewillowbookshop.com/TeenAdvisoryBoard"
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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It smells like books in here. 📚💙
The interior of a small bookshop. Directly ahead, there is a display of face-out new releases in front of the wooden check-out desk. Behind the desk is a wooden hutch which holds more books. To the sides, full, colorful bookshelves extend along both walls.
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Tonight! We can't wait to see you at ✨A Good Yarn.✨

This book and yarn crafts club meets monthly to work on our yarn/needle projects and chat about books. 🧶

We'll be discussing The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent. All are welcome. Join us! buff.ly/ClM1szT
A graphic promoting the meeting of Blue Willow Bookshop's books and yarn crafts club, A Good Yarn. The event will be held on November 6, 2025 at 7:00pm CT at Blue Willow. All are welcome. There is a photo of the cover of the book which will be dicussed at the meeting, The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent.
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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In case you missed it... 😍 we've announced the books selected for our annual list of staff picks:

✨Blue Willow's Favorite Books of 2025!✨

Did any of your favorites make the list, friends? Read our reviews and browse the picks here: bluewillowbookshop.com/blog/StaffFa...
A cream graphic featuring Blue Willow Bookshop's "Favorite Books of 2025," a collection of 39 books. The books' covers are displayed across six rows, and grouped by picture books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, adult fiction, and nonfiction.
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Tomorrow, don't miss our meeting of ✨A Good Yarn.✨

This book and yarn crafts club meets monthly to work on our yarn/needle projects and chat about books. 🧶

We'll be discussing The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent. All are welcome. Join us! buff.ly/ClM1szT
A graphic promoting the meeting of Blue Willow Bookshop's books and yarn crafts club, A Good Yarn. The event will be held on November 6, 2025 at 7:00pm CT at Blue Willow. All are welcome. There is a photo of the cover of the book which will be dicussed at the meeting, The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent.
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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✨Blue Willow tote bags!✨

Have you seen our canvas tote and cute nylon, foldable Baggu shopping bag? They are both available in-store and online. 💙 buff.ly/uJZP2mf
Inside a bookshop, two branded bags are hanging from wooden bookshelves in the fiction section. On the left is a canvas tote bag with a drawing of the shop's façade rendered in light blue. On the right is a white Baggu shopping bag, with rows of the shop's logo printed in light blue.
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Register now to join us for ✨next Tuesday's✨ virtual event with USA Today bestselling author @sarinabowen.bsky.social! We'll celebrate her new book, THROWN FOR A LOOP: A New York Legends Hockey Romance. 🏒

Sarina will be joined by @theallycarter.bsky.social! 😍 buff.ly/1oSS0NH
A blue graphic promoting Blue Willow Bookshop's virtual event with author Sarina Bowen, in conversation with Ally Carter, on Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00pm CT. There are headshots of Bowen and Carter, and a photo of Bowen's book, Thrown for a Loop. Register free to attend virtually.
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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✨Holiday Donation Drive!✨

Help us provide visitors to the Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital with a new book and a new pair of socks!

Through Dec. 12, come purchase books for kids of all ages and drop off donations of new socks. 🧦📚 Details: buff.ly/VryQqpd
A blue graphic promotes Blue Willow's upcoming Holiday Donation Drive. It reads: "Books & Socks Holiday Donation Drive! This holiday season, help us provide visitors to the Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital with a new book and a new pair of socks! HOW TO HELP: From November 3 to December 12, stop by the bookshop to purchase books for children of all ages, from board books to books for teens. Out of town? Purchase a gift card, and we will shop for you! You can also drop off new socks-ankle socks are best—in any size, from baby to adult."
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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We love sharing what our booksellers are reading and loving. 📚✨
An angled photo of wooden bookshelves. In the foreground, five shelves hold faced-out staff picks, each of which includes a small card with a staff members review of the book. Further along the shelves is the bookshop's fiction section.
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Next Monday at 6:30pm, we'd love to see you at the meeting of ✨Blue Willow's Romance Book Club!✨

We'll be discussing GOOD SPIRITS by B.K. Borison.

All are welcome. We hope you'll join us, friends! 😍 buff.ly/IEMjmvW
A light blue graphic adorned with snowflakes, promoting the next meeting of Blue Willow Bookshop's Romance Book Club on November 10 at 6:30pm at Blue Willow. It features the cover of the book we'll be discussing, Good Spirits by B.K. Borison. All are welcome. Join us!
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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✨Out tomorrow!✨

Preorder your signed copy of THE OLD SLEIGH, a gorgeous new picture book by Caldecott Honorees and Blue Willow staff favorites Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey.

We love this instant holiday classic and know you will too. Preorder now! buff.ly/lELkiOA
A green graphic that reads "Get The Old Sleigh signed by Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey. Pre-order by November 4 to receive a signed copy and by October 23 to receive a personalized copy while supplies last." There is a cover of the picture book The Old Sleigh and headshots of the Pumphrey Brothers.
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Dear local book clubs,

Did you know that you can register your book club with us? Your members will receive 15% off your book club picks when they buy them from us! ✨

Stop by or give us a call to register your group!
In the foreground, a table display of face-out books is topped by a flier that reads, "Book Club! What is your club reading? 15% discount for registered clubs." In the background are wooden bookshelves stuffed with fiction titles.
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM