Bear Not Bear 🧸📚
@bearnotbear.bsky.social
🛵 Mini Traveling Bookstore
📍 Somerville, NJ
📖 Curated books (banned, classics, POC, Español)
🧸 Books inspected by a bear cub named Bear
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🛜: bear-not-bear.com
📍 Somerville, NJ
📖 Curated books (banned, classics, POC, Español)
🧸 Books inspected by a bear cub named Bear
🇳🇮🏳️⚧️
🛜: bear-not-bear.com
Battle Against Banned Books: October’s read. The book deals with some heavy subjects such as drug use and sexual violence, please read with caution if those subjects are triggering.
#bookclub #bannedbook
#bookclub #bannedbook
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Battle Against Banned Books: October’s read. The book deals with some heavy subjects such as drug use and sexual violence, please read with caution if those subjects are triggering.
#bookclub #bannedbook
#bookclub #bannedbook
September’s book club read: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 🧸🏳️🌈
#bookclub #bannedbookclub #somervillenj #🏳️🌈 #indiebookstore
#bookclub #bannedbookclub #somervillenj #🏳️🌈 #indiebookstore
September 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
September’s book club read: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 🧸🏳️🌈
#bookclub #bannedbookclub #somervillenj #🏳️🌈 #indiebookstore
#bookclub #bannedbookclub #somervillenj #🏳️🌈 #indiebookstore
Pop-Up Book Sale for Bear Not Bear 🧸📚💝; August 16 & 17 in #downtownsomerville #downtownsomervillenj #somervillenj
August 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Pop-Up Book Sale for Bear Not Bear 🧸📚💝; August 16 & 17 in #downtownsomerville #downtownsomervillenj #somervillenj
August 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
August’s Banned Book! I forgot to take a picture 😅
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August 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
August’s Banned Book! I forgot to take a picture 😅
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On one hand, I should be finishing my book club chosen book. On the other hand, I gave in and bought #CourtingSamira 😚 it’s so cute!
#booksky
#booksky
June 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
On one hand, I should be finishing my book club chosen book. On the other hand, I gave in and bought #CourtingSamira 😚 it’s so cute!
#booksky
#booksky
Banned Book Club read for June: Cemetery Boys 🪦 Happy Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#ReadBannedBooks #bookclub #somervillenj
#ReadBannedBooks #bookclub #somervillenj
June 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Banned Book Club read for June: Cemetery Boys 🪦 Happy Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#ReadBannedBooks #bookclub #somervillenj
#ReadBannedBooks #bookclub #somervillenj
I love getting to be silly with marketing for my tiny bookstore. Here’s a delightful screenshot of Bear to advertise Battle Against Book Bans 🧸🗯️
#somervillenj #downtownsomervillenj #bookclub
#somervillenj #downtownsomervillenj #bookclub
May 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I love getting to be silly with marketing for my tiny bookstore. Here’s a delightful screenshot of Bear to advertise Battle Against Book Bans 🧸🗯️
#somervillenj #downtownsomervillenj #bookclub
#somervillenj #downtownsomervillenj #bookclub
I’m so happy Bear is my mascot so I don’t have to be on camera. He’s always picture ready, and that means less work for me
#downtownsomverville #somervillenj
#downtownsomverville #somervillenj
May 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I’m so happy Bear is my mascot so I don’t have to be on camera. He’s always picture ready, and that means less work for me
#downtownsomverville #somervillenj
#downtownsomverville #somervillenj
May 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Next banned book read: Madame Bovary. It’s about to get scandalous 🫢 Next meeting is June 7 #bookclub #somervillenj
May 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Next banned book read: Madame Bovary. It’s about to get scandalous 🫢 Next meeting is June 7 #bookclub #somervillenj
Banned Book Club meeting on May 3 💐
May 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Banned Book Club meeting on May 3 💐
Bear Not Bear is going to participate in #SomervilleEarthDayGreenFair by being part of the town wide Town Swap! From April 25-27, it’ll be like a yard sale, but everybody is part of it and everything’s free ♻️
April 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Bear Not Bear is going to participate in #SomervilleEarthDayGreenFair by being part of the town wide Town Swap! From April 25-27, it’ll be like a yard sale, but everybody is part of it and everything’s free ♻️
April 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Next Banned Book Club read: A Monster Calls (I hope I’m emotionally ready for this one 😵💫) We’ll meet up on May 3 💐
#somervillenj #downtownsomerville #bookclub
#somervillenj #downtownsomerville #bookclub
April 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Next Banned Book Club read: A Monster Calls (I hope I’m emotionally ready for this one 😵💫) We’ll meet up on May 3 💐
#somervillenj #downtownsomerville #bookclub
#somervillenj #downtownsomerville #bookclub
Banned Book Club meeting on April 5 🌷
April 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Banned Book Club meeting on April 5 🌷
Next Banned Book Club read: The House on Mango Street. April 5 will be the next get together 🫶🏽
#bookclub #somervillenj #downtownsomerville
#bookclub #somervillenj #downtownsomerville
March 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Next Banned Book Club read: The House on Mango Street. April 5 will be the next get together 🫶🏽
#bookclub #somervillenj #downtownsomerville
#bookclub #somervillenj #downtownsomerville
Next Banned Book Club meeting coming up March 1st ☘️
March 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Next Banned Book Club meeting coming up March 1st ☘️
Banned book club’s next read: One Hundred Years of Solitude
I’m going to try and watch the show & read the book. Knowing my time management, I’ll probably only get to watching the show 😗
I’m going to try and watch the show & read the book. Knowing my time management, I’ll probably only get to watching the show 😗
February 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Banned book club’s next read: One Hundred Years of Solitude
I’m going to try and watch the show & read the book. Knowing my time management, I’ll probably only get to watching the show 😗
I’m going to try and watch the show & read the book. Knowing my time management, I’ll probably only get to watching the show 😗
When I say “Bear” runs Bear Not Bear with me, this is the aura of Bear.
#usedbookstore #somervillenj #smallbusiness #onlinebusiness
#usedbookstore #somervillenj #smallbusiness #onlinebusiness
February 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
When I say “Bear” runs Bear Not Bear with me, this is the aura of Bear.
#usedbookstore #somervillenj #smallbusiness #onlinebusiness
#usedbookstore #somervillenj #smallbusiness #onlinebusiness
January 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM