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New Dominion Bookshop
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Charlottesville's independent bookshop since 1924. Shop local and support your community bookstore!
Thanks so much to author @thelincoln.bsky.social for stopping by the shop last week to sign copies of his new novel, Metallic Realms, one of the featured novels on our Holiday List. Stop by the shop to purchase your signed copy!

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December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Counting down the days till Christmas? Make it a little more magical with an old-fashioned advent calendar! These beautifully illustrated advent calendars from Woodfield Press feature picture surprises each day leading up to Christmas. Come check out our full selection of designs in the shop!
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The Holiday Sale is back at New Dominion Bookshop! All of the holiday-themed books on the two carts at the front of the shop, including some beloved winter classics, are currently 10% off.

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December 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at New Dominion Bookshop! The shop will be closing early today (Wednesday) at 5 PM, and then we will be closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday. We'll reopen for normal hours on Friday. We hope that you have a safe and joyful Thanksgiving!
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support the authors and our local literary community this fall. Pictured here, our last two author events of the year: Hannah Rosenberg's event for Same, and Inger N.I. Kuin's event in conversation with @aristofontes.bsky.social for Diogenes.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We hosted two incredible hometown author events last weekend! Here are some snapshots from our events with Polina Chesnakova (Chesnok) in conversation with Yuri Urbanovich, and MaKshya Tolbert (Shade is a place) in conversation with Lisa Russ Spaar.
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We are closing out our 2025 author event schedule this Saturday with an event for Inger N.I. Kuin's new book, Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic. Join us on Saturday (11/22) at 4 PM, when Inger N.I. Kuin will be in conversation with Gregory Hays!
November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This Friday night (11/21) at 7 PM in the shop, come hear poet Hannah Rosenberg read from her debut poetry collection, Same. Lyndsay Rush calls it "a gentle and generous account of everyday magic" and adds, "You will find yourself—and everyone you’ve ever loved—in these poems."
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Our annual Holiday Market is officially open in the back of the shop! Stop by during business hours to check out our easy-to-browse gift market, full of the best books to give as gifts this holiday season.

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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The 2025 New Dominion Bookshop Holiday List is here! Check out our hand-selected gift guide for the best books of the season to give as gifts, with ideas for everyone on your gift list: ndbookshop.com/2025-holiday-list

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November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Starting to think about holiday gifts for friends and family members who love to read? Come check out what's new in the store! Here are just some of the new release books that came out this week.

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November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This Saturday evening (11/15) at 7 PM in the shop, come hear MaKshya Tolbert read from her debut poetry collection, Shade is a place, followed by a conversation with Lisa Russ Spaar. We recommend arriving early to get a good seat!

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November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This Friday night (11/14) at 7PM, come hear Polina Chesnakova share stories and wisdom from her new cookbook, Chesnok: Cooking from My Corner of the Diaspora: Recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Polina Chesnakova will be in conversation with Yuri Urbanovich for the evening.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Friday Night Writes returns to the shop tonight (11/7) at 7 PM! Come hear emerging songwriters and writers in the community share their latest work.
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Here at the shop, we have been unpacking new books almost every day to prepare for the holiday season. Here are some of the new releases out this week in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction!

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November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Congratulations to MaKshya Tolbert on the release of her debut poetry collection, Shade is a place! It was our pleasure to sell books off-site last night for her "shade walk" event with New City Arts Initiative. [1/2]
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This coming Saturday (11/8) at 7 PM in the shop, Miranda Mellis will read from her new novel, Crocosmia, followed by a conversation with Brian Teare! Stephen Sparks called Crocosmia "a novel that dares to imagine a future enlivened and entangled with art."

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November 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happy Halloween from all of us at New Dominion Bookshop! Stop by the shop today for a little treat and your next spooky read.

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October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Some photos from this past weekend's events with Gabrielle Cerberville (Gathered: On Foraging, Feasting, and the Seasonal Life) and @ambersparks.bsky.social (Happy People Don’t Live Here). A special "thank you" to Splendora's for the foraged-ingredient gelato for Friday's event for Gathered!
October 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Join us for a special early release event as we celebrate Kevin Moffett’s new novel from @mcsweeneys.net, Only Son, in the shop on Saturday, November 1, at 7 PM! [1/2]
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Happy release day to @alixeharrow.bsky.social's new novel, The Everlasting! This deluxe edition from @torbooks.bsky.social features sprayed edges and intricately illustrated endpapers and interior artwork. Stop by New Dominion Bookshop to purchase your signed copy!

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October 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Exploring @bookbarnniantic.bsky.social in Niantic, CT, is like following a treasure map for booklovers, going from building to building, with endless nooks and outdoor bookcases filled with used books everywhere. Our marketing and communications director had a great time visiting last weekend!
October 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Come celebrate Halloween early at New Dominion! @ambersparks.bsky.social, hailed as the “master of the fantastic” by Roxane Gay, will be reading from her debut novel, Happy People Don’t Live Here, on Saturday, October 25, at 7 PM, followed by a conversation with Anna Beecher.
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Join us this Friday, October 24, at 7 PM in the shop, when Gabrielle Cerberville will discuss her new book—Gathered: On Foraging, Feasting, and the Seasonal Life—with Matthew Burtner!

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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
John Grisham's first-ever whodunit, The Widow, is out today from @doubledaybooks.bsky.social! Thanks so much to John Grisham for stopping by to sign copies for the shop. Come visit us on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall and pick up your own signed copy!

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October 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM