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Carpe Librum Bookstore and Art Gallery
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Baltimore-based indie bookstore. Currently online until we get a new space for the bookstore. Generally doesn't DM people.
https://carpelibrumbaltimore.com/
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We just listed a bunch of used books for sale on our website last night!
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We're packing up an order we got on the website overnight.
January 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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We just listed a bunch of used books for sale on our website last night!
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January 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
carpelibrum.bsky.social
We just listed a bunch of used books for sale on our website last night!
carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...
January 2, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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Wednesday, December 31 is the last day of our post-Christmas sale on the website. Get 75% off the used books with promo code used at checkout. Pictured are some of the used books we have in stock.
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2017: When Angela Creighton discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession, she is determined to find the intended recipient. Her search takes her back to the 1970s when a group of daring women operated an illegal underground abortion network in Toronto known only by its whispered code name: Jane. 1971: As a teenager, Dr. Evelyn Taylor was sent to a home for “fallen” women where she was forced to give up her baby for adoption—a trauma she has never recovered from. Despite the constant threat of arrest, she joins the Jane Network as an abortion provider, determined to give other women the choice she never had. 1980: After discovering a shocking secret about her family, twenty-year-old Nancy Mitchell begins to question everything she has ever known. When she unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she feels like she has no one to turn to for help. Grappling with her decision, she locates “Jane” and finds a place of her own alongside Dr. Taylor within the network’s ranks, but she can never escape the lies that haunt her. At a time when following the law means survival, could breaking the law mean freedom? Amidst the turmoil of Occupied Paris, 25-year-old teacher Jane Smith is tested as she discovers that sometimes doing the right thing requires breaking rules when her Aunt Mathilde draws her into the dangerous task of smuggling Jewish girls out of France. Adding another layer of danger, the school’s doctor seeks Jane’s help in providing abortions, thrusting her into a clandestine world. Jane embarks on a mission to provide care for those marginalized by society, from migrant workers in California, to women in post-war Japan. When she enlists in the Navy, Jane falls in love with an admiral’s daughter, adding another secret and another rule broken. In this first book of a trilogy that spans decades and continents, Jane’s journey paints a vivid portrait of essential care given without permission, without authority, and without apology. Without Permission is a poignant tale of love, the power and peril of secrets, and the emotional and spiritual essence of abortion care. Jane’s enduring quest for justice offers a window into the resilience and courage of women who live outside of the laws of men.
December 31, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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We're running our annual post-Christmas sale on the website. Get 75% off the used books with promo code used at checkout. Pictured are some of the used books we have in stock.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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We're running our annual post-Christmas sale on the website. Get 75% off the used books with promo code used at checkout. Pictured are some of the used historical fiction novels we have in stock.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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We're running our annual post-Christmas sale on the website. Get 75% off the used books with promo code used at checkout. Pictured are some of the used books we have in stock.
carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...
December 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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We're running a sale on the website. Get 75% off the used books with promo code used at checkout. Pictured are some of the used historical fiction novels we have in stock.
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December 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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We're running a sale on the website. Get 75% off the used books with promo code used at checkout. Pictured are some of the used historical fiction novels we have in stock.
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December 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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We're running a sale on the website. Get 75% off the used books with promo code used at checkout. Pictured are some of the used biographies and memoirs we currently have in stock.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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We're running a sale on the website. Get 75% off the used books with promo code used at checkout. Pictured are some of the used biographies and memoirs we currently have in stock.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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We're running the annual post-Christmas sale on our website. Get 75% off the used books with promo code used at checkout. Pictured are some of the used world history books we have in stock.

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December 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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We're running the annual post-Christmas sale on our website. Get 75% off the used books with promo code used at checkout. Pictured are some of the used world history books we have in stock.

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December 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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We'd love to get a new space for the bookstore so we can reopen in a brick and mortar format, then adopt a shop cat, so we're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. Pictured is Stan Lee, our shop cat who died last year.
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Stan Lee was our shop cat who died last year.
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Hey Baltimore, need a last-minute gift idea? We offer free and quick delivery when you order off our website if you live within reasonable driving distance of us. Pictured are some of the new books we currently have in stock. Thanks for shopping small! #shopsmall
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Winter moves like a predator, taking villages one at a time, leaving the people either dead or half mad. For thousands of years, the Elementari — spirits of the elements — have slept peacefully under the watchful eye of the Terakhein, a guardian tribe that protects them. But now that the Elementari have started to awaken, the Terakhein are nowhere to be found. In Gaelastad, where the trees never die, eighteen-year-old Jonathan is haunted by dreams of a little girl: the last of the Terakhein. Fleeing from enemies across treacherous lands, Jonathan must survive and find the girl. Fortunately, help comes in the form of Bryn, a terrible fire spirit, and Morgan, the most beautiful — and deadly — of water spirits. But are they strong enough to give him the time he needs to find the missing girl and stop the tide of destruction? President Gerald Wellington Thorne, a bumbling, ineffective leader, wakes up one morning to discover that his mouth has disappeared. On the very same day, Larry White, a porter at Union Station, wakes up from a long night of drinking and realizes that he now has two mouths. His wife decides that this is actually a blessing in disguise, one that offers her a chance to save her husband from drink and eternal damnation. She enlists the help of her pastor, who in turn recognizes this as his once-in-a-lifetime chance to transform his run-down storefront mission into a lucrative mega-church. And while Thorne and White are assessing their respective dilemmas, Fuzzaluddin Choudry, a humble and affable immigrant butcher from Pakistan, hears the voice of God in a water spout in Washington, DC's Tidal Basin. The voice tells him that he has been chosen to save the President of the United States. What evil force is behind this madness? Will the world ever be the same? Would it be better if we had a President without a mouth? The Wizard and the White House is a delightful fantasy full of humor and imagination. Mike Maggio’s take on the clash of cultures in contemporary American life will leave you smiling… and perhaps wondering whether the foolishness we are witnessing in today’s politics could be improved only through a good dose of magic. A comical memoir about a klutz's sex change, Bumbling into Body Hair shows how a sense of humor - and true love - can triumph over hair disasters, resurrected breasts, and even the most crippling self-doubt.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
carpelibrum.bsky.social
We'd love to get a new space for the bookstore so we can reopen in a brick and mortar format, then adopt a shop cat, so we're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. Pictured is Stan Lee, our shop cat who died last year.
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Stan Lee was our shop cat who died last year.
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
carpelibrum.bsky.social
Hey Baltimore, need a last-minute gift idea? We offer free and quick delivery when you order off our website if you live within reasonable driving distance of us. Pictured are some of the new books we currently have in stock. Thanks for shopping small! #shopsmall
carpelibrumbaltimore.com
Winter moves like a predator, taking villages one at a time, leaving the people either dead or half mad. For thousands of years, the Elementari — spirits of the elements — have slept peacefully under the watchful eye of the Terakhein, a guardian tribe that protects them. But now that the Elementari have started to awaken, the Terakhein are nowhere to be found. In Gaelastad, where the trees never die, eighteen-year-old Jonathan is haunted by dreams of a little girl: the last of the Terakhein. Fleeing from enemies across treacherous lands, Jonathan must survive and find the girl. Fortunately, help comes in the form of Bryn, a terrible fire spirit, and Morgan, the most beautiful — and deadly — of water spirits. But are they strong enough to give him the time he needs to find the missing girl and stop the tide of destruction? President Gerald Wellington Thorne, a bumbling, ineffective leader, wakes up one morning to discover that his mouth has disappeared. On the very same day, Larry White, a porter at Union Station, wakes up from a long night of drinking and realizes that he now has two mouths. His wife decides that this is actually a blessing in disguise, one that offers her a chance to save her husband from drink and eternal damnation. She enlists the help of her pastor, who in turn recognizes this as his once-in-a-lifetime chance to transform his run-down storefront mission into a lucrative mega-church. And while Thorne and White are assessing their respective dilemmas, Fuzzaluddin Choudry, a humble and affable immigrant butcher from Pakistan, hears the voice of God in a water spout in Washington, DC's Tidal Basin. The voice tells him that he has been chosen to save the President of the United States. What evil force is behind this madness? Will the world ever be the same? Would it be better if we had a President without a mouth? The Wizard and the White House is a delightful fantasy full of humor and imagination. Mike Maggio’s take on the clash of cultures in contemporary American life will leave you smiling… and perhaps wondering whether the foolishness we are witnessing in today’s politics could be improved only through a good dose of magic. A comical memoir about a klutz's sex change, Bumbling into Body Hair shows how a sense of humor - and true love - can triumph over hair disasters, resurrected breasts, and even the most crippling self-doubt.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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We're running a sale on the website in memory of our shop cat, Stan Lee. Get 20% off the new books with promo code Catmas at checkout. carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...
Stan Lee was our shop cat.
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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We're running a sale on the website in memory of our shop cat, Stan Lee. Get 20% off the new books with promo code Catmas at checkout. carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...
Stan Lee was our shop cat.
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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We're running a sale on the website in memory of our shop cat, Stan Lee. Get 20% off the new books with promo code Catmas at checkout.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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We're running a sale on the website in memory of our shop cat, Stan Lee. Get 20% off the new books with promo code Catmas at checkout.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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We just listed some used books for sale on our website last night.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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We just listed some used books for sale on our website last night.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Just listed for sale on our website: The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi. It's used and $5.99.
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The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi, by Jacqueline Park
The Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi is a sweeping tale of intrigue and romance set in a time rife with court politics, papal chicanery, religious intolerance, and inviolable social rules. Grazia, priv...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Just listed for sale on our website: 1929, by Frederick Turner. It's used, $6.99, and historical fiction about the Jazz age and the start of the Great Depression.
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1929, by Frederick Turner
Celebrated jazz artist Bix Beiderbecke recounts his early jams at the Caponed-controlled Blue Lantern Casino, grueling cross-country tours with Paul Whiteman's "Symphonic Jazz" orchestra, disastrous e...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM