The End-a Let’s Play Books Co.
@playbooks.bsky.social
Indie bookstore The End & Lehigh Valley Book Festival. Serving readers in PA’s Lehigh Valley since 2013. All new books & fiercely independent. #playbooks #theend
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1 more day! 40 + authors, illustrators and special guests over three days engaging in WORDS WORTH SHARING at the 6th Annual Lehigh Valley Book Festival! mailchi.mp/5de43aa4b57d...
Excited to host the delightful Victoria Schade at the bookshop today for her brand new book PICK ME!!!
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Excited to host the delightful Victoria Schade at the bookshop today for her brand new book PICK ME!!!
As a NAIBA member store for 13 years (and now represented on the board) we are beyond sad to say goodbye to Eileen! We haven gotten to know Liz, and she will be an incredible addition. www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...
Liz Hottel Named Incoming Executive Director of NAIBA
Liz Hottel, who has worked in events, programs, and marketing at Politics and Prose, Washington, D.C., and as a bookstore consultant, has been
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October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
As a NAIBA member store for 13 years (and now represented on the board) we are beyond sad to say goodbye to Eileen! We haven gotten to know Liz, and she will be an incredible addition. www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...
We met Dan in 2010 and were lucky to know him. Our hearts hurt today. Absolutely wonderful human. www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...
Obituary Note: Dan Cullen
Dan Cullen, former senior strategy officer and a 35-year veteran of the American Booksellers Association, died on October 6 after a long illness
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October 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
We met Dan in 2010 and were lucky to know him. Our hearts hurt today. Absolutely wonderful human. www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/202...
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The "Somebody Should Do Something" book tour heads to Pennsylvania! Join co-author Alex @madva.bsky.social at The End Bookstore on Tuesday, October 7th when he will be in conversation with Aimee Saunders, from @redwineblueusa.bsky.social: theendbooks.co/event/2025-1... @playbooks.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The "Somebody Should Do Something" book tour heads to Pennsylvania! Join co-author Alex @madva.bsky.social at The End Bookstore on Tuesday, October 7th when he will be in conversation with Aimee Saunders, from @redwineblueusa.bsky.social: theendbooks.co/event/2025-1... @playbooks.bsky.social
Did you hear? Order now to grab this exclusive pin from THE END!
ok so if you preorder my new novel you will get this pin, which will mark you as a member of the *~chaos collective~* that runs the streets and is exempt from the rule of law. participating indie bookstore locations here! sites.prh.com/will-there-e...
August 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Did you hear? Order now to grab this exclusive pin from THE END!
We have TWO BIG announcements about our bookshop to share shortly. With everything everything online, viral, pop-up & specialized, how can an independent, brick and mortar, general interest bookstore survive? We have ideas. Do you? Stay tuned! @americanbookseller.bsky.social
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August 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We have TWO BIG announcements about our bookshop to share shortly. With everything everything online, viral, pop-up & specialized, how can an independent, brick and mortar, general interest bookstore survive? We have ideas. Do you? Stay tuned! @americanbookseller.bsky.social
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
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I'm really hoping rumors of Stephen Colbert running are true because Lindsey is bad enough but this man is more evil!
#RunStephenRun
#Pinks
apnews.com/article/dans...
#RunStephenRun
#Pinks
apnews.com/article/dans...
Project 2025 author Paul Dans will challenge Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
A chief architect of Project 2025 is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina.
apnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'm really hoping rumors of Stephen Colbert running are true because Lindsey is bad enough but this man is more evil!
#RunStephenRun
#Pinks
apnews.com/article/dans...
#RunStephenRun
#Pinks
apnews.com/article/dans...
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July 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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This is a video that Noma Dumezweni (Dr Mensah) took during the filming of Murderbot, so I thought it would be a fun treat for Murderbot Day. Thanks to @mianomania.bsky.social for sharing!
July 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This is a video that Noma Dumezweni (Dr Mensah) took during the filming of Murderbot, so I thought it would be a fun treat for Murderbot Day. Thanks to @mianomania.bsky.social for sharing!
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Bullshit.
His age, growing up in NY, he knew.
President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.
apnews.com/article/trum...
His age, growing up in NY, he knew.
President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump says he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic
President Donald Trump says he didn’t know that the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.
apnews.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Bullshit.
His age, growing up in NY, he knew.
President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.
apnews.com/article/trum...
His age, growing up in NY, he knew.
President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.
apnews.com/article/trum...
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” - Mahogany Books reminds us to take a moment and listen to Frederick Douglas‘s speech - @npr.org shared a reading by his descendants 5 years ago
July 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” - Mahogany Books reminds us to take a moment and listen to Frederick Douglas‘s speech - @npr.org shared a reading by his descendants 5 years ago
Our summer reading picks.
June 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our summer reading picks.
READ THE BOOK FIRST!!! PROMISE!!!! #WeWereLiars @elockhartbooks.bsky.social
TV Alert: 'We Were Liars' by E. Lockhart buff.ly/MrfwOG4
June 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
READ THE BOOK FIRST!!! PROMISE!!!! #WeWereLiars @elockhartbooks.bsky.social
Exciting news - confirmed a visit from the incredible @marthawells.com
When we think of robots, we usually imagine them either being our slaves or enslaving us. But with the character Murderbot, the writer Martha Wells imagines an alternative scenario: an alien intelligence that regards us with utter indifference.
Do Androids Dream of Anything at All?
We have tended to imagine machines as either being our slaves or enslaving us. Martha Wells, the writer of the “Murderbot” series, tries to conjure a truly alien consciousness.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Exciting news - confirmed a visit from the incredible @marthawells.com
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I don’t care what city or town you live in. If these guys jumped out of an unmarked van and grabbed you on the street, would you just assume they’re ICE or FBI? Would you willingly comply with their orders and get inside the van?
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
THIS IS NOT AMERICA.
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
THIS IS NOT AMERICA.
June 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I don’t care what city or town you live in. If these guys jumped out of an unmarked van and grabbed you on the street, would you just assume they’re ICE or FBI? Would you willingly comply with their orders and get inside the van?
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
THIS IS NOT AMERICA.
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
THIS IS NOT AMERICA.
We will just keep buying all the books. We will keep just selling all the books. We will just keep buying the books.
June 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We will just keep buying all the books. We will keep just selling all the books. We will just keep buying the books.
Proud of our fellow citizens.
June 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Proud of our fellow citizens.
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Nothing says law and order like publicly fantasizing about 18th-century mob violence.
June 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Nothing says law and order like publicly fantasizing about 18th-century mob violence.
@esglaude.bsky.social today on @msnbc.com “ I have no words”
June 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@esglaude.bsky.social today on @msnbc.com “ I have no words”
It’s peaceful. Marines should not be deployed!
I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
June 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It’s peaceful. Marines should not be deployed!
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Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
June 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”