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· Nov 20
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Looker Books will be closed on Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Looker Books will be closed on Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
October 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Looker Books will be closed on Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Looker Books will be closed on Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Though I am not attending a No Kings rally today, I wanted to show my support and to let the administration know that they can count one more among today's protestors of fascism and autocracy. The America I want to live in is one with NO KINGS, NO tyrants, NO poverty, and NO hate. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Though I am not attending a No Kings rally today, I wanted to show my support and to let the administration know that they can count one more among today's protestors of fascism and autocracy. The America I want to live in is one with NO KINGS, NO tyrants, NO poverty, and NO hate. #NoKings
New in stock: Philly ABCs: Jawns from A to Z by Christopher Wink and illustrated by Sara Scholl.
This fun alphabet book captures what Philly is all about. From "H is for Hoagie" to "M is for Murals," and yes, "W is for Wooder Ice," these jawns will have you and your little one laughing and learning.
This fun alphabet book captures what Philly is all about. From "H is for Hoagie" to "M is for Murals," and yes, "W is for Wooder Ice," these jawns will have you and your little one laughing and learning.
October 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
New in stock: Philly ABCs: Jawns from A to Z by Christopher Wink and illustrated by Sara Scholl.
This fun alphabet book captures what Philly is all about. From "H is for Hoagie" to "M is for Murals," and yes, "W is for Wooder Ice," these jawns will have you and your little one laughing and learning.
This fun alphabet book captures what Philly is all about. From "H is for Hoagie" to "M is for Murals," and yes, "W is for Wooder Ice," these jawns will have you and your little one laughing and learning.
Banned Books Week may be over, but the fight against book banning is ongoing.
So, how can you fight book bans in your community, county, and state? VOTE! In every national, state, and local election, VOTE for people who support free speech and fight book banning. Please VOTE on November 4!
So, how can you fight book bans in your community, county, and state? VOTE! In every national, state, and local election, VOTE for people who support free speech and fight book banning. Please VOTE on November 4!
October 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Banned Books Week may be over, but the fight against book banning is ongoing.
So, how can you fight book bans in your community, county, and state? VOTE! In every national, state, and local election, VOTE for people who support free speech and fight book banning. Please VOTE on November 4!
So, how can you fight book bans in your community, county, and state? VOTE! In every national, state, and local election, VOTE for people who support free speech and fight book banning. Please VOTE on November 4!
Today we honor and celebrate the history and cultures of Indigenous Peoples.
Please consider reading more books by and about Indigenous peoples. This list from Cultural Survival is a good place to start:
www.culturalsurvival.org/news/13-book...
#indigenouspeoplesday #indigenouspeoples
Please consider reading more books by and about Indigenous peoples. This list from Cultural Survival is a good place to start:
www.culturalsurvival.org/news/13-book...
#indigenouspeoplesday #indigenouspeoples
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today we honor and celebrate the history and cultures of Indigenous Peoples.
Please consider reading more books by and about Indigenous peoples. This list from Cultural Survival is a good place to start:
www.culturalsurvival.org/news/13-book...
#indigenouspeoplesday #indigenouspeoples
Please consider reading more books by and about Indigenous peoples. This list from Cultural Survival is a good place to start:
www.culturalsurvival.org/news/13-book...
#indigenouspeoplesday #indigenouspeoples
The top 10 most challenged books of 2024....
Add these to your reading list and/or your personal bookshelf.
#bannedbooks #readbannedbooks #imwiththebanned #bannedbooksweek
Add these to your reading list and/or your personal bookshelf.
#bannedbooks #readbannedbooks #imwiththebanned #bannedbooksweek
October 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The top 10 most challenged books of 2024....
Add these to your reading list and/or your personal bookshelf.
#bannedbooks #readbannedbooks #imwiththebanned #bannedbooksweek
Add these to your reading list and/or your personal bookshelf.
#bannedbooks #readbannedbooks #imwiththebanned #bannedbooksweek
Join us next month for our book club discussion of Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site
#killersoftheflowermoon #davidgrann #lookerbooks #bookclub #bookclubpick
#killersoftheflowermoon #davidgrann #lookerbooks #bookclub #bookclubpick
October 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Join us next month for our book club discussion of Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site
#killersoftheflowermoon #davidgrann #lookerbooks #bookclub #bookclubpick
#killersoftheflowermoon #davidgrann #lookerbooks #bookclub #bookclubpick
Censorship by the numbers...
Most library censorship can be tied to organized campaigns targeting 4,190 total titles in 2024. From 2001 to 2020, this constituency attempted to remove an average of 46 titles per year. Learn more at ala.org/bbooks.
#bannedbooksweek #readbannedbooks #imwiththebanned
Most library censorship can be tied to organized campaigns targeting 4,190 total titles in 2024. From 2001 to 2020, this constituency attempted to remove an average of 46 titles per year. Learn more at ala.org/bbooks.
#bannedbooksweek #readbannedbooks #imwiththebanned
October 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Censorship by the numbers...
Most library censorship can be tied to organized campaigns targeting 4,190 total titles in 2024. From 2001 to 2020, this constituency attempted to remove an average of 46 titles per year. Learn more at ala.org/bbooks.
#bannedbooksweek #readbannedbooks #imwiththebanned
Most library censorship can be tied to organized campaigns targeting 4,190 total titles in 2024. From 2001 to 2020, this constituency attempted to remove an average of 46 titles per year. Learn more at ala.org/bbooks.
#bannedbooksweek #readbannedbooks #imwiththebanned
Banned Books Week begins today, October 5!
This week, we'll be sharing facts and information about book banning and what you can do to fight against it in your community.
What is your favorite banned book?
#bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #censorshipisso1984 #fightbookbans
This week, we'll be sharing facts and information about book banning and what you can do to fight against it in your community.
What is your favorite banned book?
#bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #censorshipisso1984 #fightbookbans
October 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Banned Books Week begins today, October 5!
This week, we'll be sharing facts and information about book banning and what you can do to fight against it in your community.
What is your favorite banned book?
#bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #censorshipisso1984 #fightbookbans
This week, we'll be sharing facts and information about book banning and what you can do to fight against it in your community.
What is your favorite banned book?
#bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #censorshipisso1984 #fightbookbans
More great new titles for your fall reading list....
Check out the October Indie Next list here: bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
#indienext #lookerbooks #bookshop #indienextlist #fallreading #newbooks #newreleases
Check out the October Indie Next list here: bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
#indienext #lookerbooks #bookshop #indienextlist #fallreading #newbooks #newreleases
October 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
More great new titles for your fall reading list....
Check out the October Indie Next list here: bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
#indienext #lookerbooks #bookshop #indienextlist #fallreading #newbooks #newreleases
Check out the October Indie Next list here: bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
#indienext #lookerbooks #bookshop #indienextlist #fallreading #newbooks #newreleases
This month, our Liberation Donation Drive focuses on Banned Books, and more broadly, FREE SPEECH. Our First Amendment RIGHTS to free speech are being targeted and attacked daily by our current political administration. No one should be "cancelled" or physically harmed for expressing an opinion.
September 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This month, our Liberation Donation Drive focuses on Banned Books, and more broadly, FREE SPEECH. Our First Amendment RIGHTS to free speech are being targeted and attacked daily by our current political administration. No one should be "cancelled" or physically harmed for expressing an opinion.
Just in time for Halloween, we welcome local author Kay Chronister for the re-release of her spooky short story collection, Thin Places, & the paperback release of The Bog Wife! Join us Sunday, October 19, for an author signing and Q&A with Kay. Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site
September 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Just in time for Halloween, we welcome local author Kay Chronister for the re-release of her spooky short story collection, Thin Places, & the paperback release of The Bog Wife! Join us Sunday, October 19, for an author signing and Q&A with Kay. Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site
The weather is getting cooler, and pumpkin spice is back, which means it's time for fall reading! Check out the September Indie Next List for some great fall reading suggestions. #indienext #lookerbooks #fallreading
bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
Indie Next List September 2025
Inspired Recommendations from Indie Booksellers for September 2025
bookshop.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The weather is getting cooler, and pumpkin spice is back, which means it's time for fall reading! Check out the September Indie Next List for some great fall reading suggestions. #indienext #lookerbooks #fallreading
bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
While not a unanimous favorite, our September book club discussion of My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante was insightful and fun. We made paper fireworks that turned out to be as brilliant and unique as our group of book clubbers.
#bookclub #bookclubpick #mybrilliantfriend #lookerbooks
#bookclub #bookclubpick #mybrilliantfriend #lookerbooks
September 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
While not a unanimous favorite, our September book club discussion of My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante was insightful and fun. We made paper fireworks that turned out to be as brilliant and unique as our group of book clubbers.
#bookclub #bookclubpick #mybrilliantfriend #lookerbooks
#bookclub #bookclubpick #mybrilliantfriend #lookerbooks
We had a fantastic visit with Hannah Nicole Maehrer on Sunday! We crafted, chatted, laughed, and partied the way Evie would. Thank you to everyone who came out and to @hannahnicolemae for making us all smile with her writing and beautiful imagination. #hannahnicolemaehrer #accomplicetothevillain
September 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We had a fantastic visit with Hannah Nicole Maehrer on Sunday! We crafted, chatted, laughed, and partied the way Evie would. Thank you to everyone who came out and to @hannahnicolemae for making us all smile with her writing and beautiful imagination. #hannahnicolemaehrer #accomplicetothevillain
Science, literature, and crafting together in one book club! Yes, it's true!
Join us for our next book club meeting on October 7, when we will discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
Learn more and reserve your spot here: lookerbooks.square.site
#lookerbooks #bookclub #lessonsinchemistry
Join us for our next book club meeting on October 7, when we will discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
Learn more and reserve your spot here: lookerbooks.square.site
#lookerbooks #bookclub #lessonsinchemistry
September 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Science, literature, and crafting together in one book club! Yes, it's true!
Join us for our next book club meeting on October 7, when we will discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
Learn more and reserve your spot here: lookerbooks.square.site
#lookerbooks #bookclub #lessonsinchemistry
Join us for our next book club meeting on October 7, when we will discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
Learn more and reserve your spot here: lookerbooks.square.site
#lookerbooks #bookclub #lessonsinchemistry
Just a few more days, & only a few spots remain for our Accomplice to the Villain magical day of mayhem with Hannah Nicole Maehrer. Get your ticket for our fun activities planned for Sunday, September 7. Learn more & reserve your spot here: lookerbooks.square.site
#hannahnicolemaehrer
#hannahnicolemaehrer
September 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Just a few more days, & only a few spots remain for our Accomplice to the Villain magical day of mayhem with Hannah Nicole Maehrer. Get your ticket for our fun activities planned for Sunday, September 7. Learn more & reserve your spot here: lookerbooks.square.site
#hannahnicolemaehrer
#hannahnicolemaehrer
We are 3 weeks away from a full day of villainy & mayhem! Join us Sept 7, to celebrate Hannah Nicole Maehrer, and the release of Accomplice to the Villain. Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site #hannahnicolemae #accomplicetothevillain #assistanttothevillain #lookerbooks #authorvisit
August 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We are 3 weeks away from a full day of villainy & mayhem! Join us Sept 7, to celebrate Hannah Nicole Maehrer, and the release of Accomplice to the Villain. Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site #hannahnicolemae #accomplicetothevillain #assistanttothevillain #lookerbooks #authorvisit
Journals make great gifts for kids heading off to college! They also make great gifts for writers, friends, and yourself! Get those thoughts and ideas out on paper in these new cute or sophisticated journals from Looker Books!
#journals #journaling #capybara #highlandcow #lunamoth #onyx #lookerbooks
#journals #journaling #capybara #highlandcow #lunamoth #onyx #lookerbooks
August 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Journals make great gifts for kids heading off to college! They also make great gifts for writers, friends, and yourself! Get those thoughts and ideas out on paper in these new cute or sophisticated journals from Looker Books!
#journals #journaling #capybara #highlandcow #lunamoth #onyx #lookerbooks
#journals #journaling #capybara #highlandcow #lunamoth #onyx #lookerbooks
Join us for our September book club meeting, when we discuss My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante, named by the NY Times as the #1 book of the 21st Century.
Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/book...
Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/book...
August 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Join us for our September book club meeting, when we discuss My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante, named by the NY Times as the #1 book of the 21st Century.
Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/book...
Learn more and register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/book...
We don't read a lot of nonfiction, but when we do, we have thorough & thoughtful discussions about it. For August, we had an insightful discussion about Disability Visibility while making paper cranes & enjoying tasty fruit parfaits from the Butter Pecan Cafe. #bookclub #disabilityvisibility
August 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We don't read a lot of nonfiction, but when we do, we have thorough & thoughtful discussions about it. For August, we had an insightful discussion about Disability Visibility while making paper cranes & enjoying tasty fruit parfaits from the Butter Pecan Cafe. #bookclub #disabilityvisibility
Summer is almost over, but there is still time to get a little summer reading in.
Check out the August Indie Next List for some inspiration.
#indienext #indienextlist #summerreading
bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
Check out the August Indie Next List for some inspiration.
#indienext #indienextlist #summerreading
bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
August 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Summer is almost over, but there is still time to get a little summer reading in.
Check out the August Indie Next List for some inspiration.
#indienext #indienextlist #summerreading
bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
Check out the August Indie Next List for some inspiration.
#indienext #indienextlist #summerreading
bookshop.org/lists/indie-...
New inventory! We have new writing prompt decks, a novel writer's organizer/journal, and elastic pen holders for our writers and book annotators. Find some inspiration, get organized, and be ready at a moment's notice to write down that brilliant idea with these new items available at Looker Books!
August 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
New inventory! We have new writing prompt decks, a novel writer's organizer/journal, and elastic pen holders for our writers and book annotators. Find some inspiration, get organized, and be ready at a moment's notice to write down that brilliant idea with these new items available at Looker Books!
Something villainous is coming to Looker Books..or maybe a Villainess?
Hannah Nicole Maehrer is visiting for a Q&A and signing of Accomplice to The Villain on Sun, Sept 7. Learn more & register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/vill...
Don't worry, there's no punishment for accomplices to fun!
Hannah Nicole Maehrer is visiting for a Q&A and signing of Accomplice to The Villain on Sun, Sept 7. Learn more & register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/vill...
Don't worry, there's no punishment for accomplices to fun!
July 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Something villainous is coming to Looker Books..or maybe a Villainess?
Hannah Nicole Maehrer is visiting for a Q&A and signing of Accomplice to The Villain on Sun, Sept 7. Learn more & register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/vill...
Don't worry, there's no punishment for accomplices to fun!
Hannah Nicole Maehrer is visiting for a Q&A and signing of Accomplice to The Villain on Sun, Sept 7. Learn more & register here: lookerbooks.square.site/product/vill...
Don't worry, there's no punishment for accomplices to fun!
Hours update: Looker Books will be opening late tomorrow, Friday, July 18. We will be open from 4:30-7:00p. Normal hours resume on Saturday.
See you soon!
See you soon!
July 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Hours update: Looker Books will be opening late tomorrow, Friday, July 18. We will be open from 4:30-7:00p. Normal hours resume on Saturday.
See you soon!
See you soon!