Thistle & Nightshade
@thistle-nightshade.bsky.social
A bookstore for weirdos and others in Reno, NV
https://linktr.ee/thistleandnightshade
https://linktr.ee/thistleandnightshade
Author Signing today! Allen Lyle will be here signing copies of his dark fantasy, Red Sun Rising.
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Author Signing today! Allen Lyle will be here signing copies of his dark fantasy, Red Sun Rising.
Upcoming events:
Dark Fantasy Fans -->Allen Lyle author signing Dec 6th 2pm-4pm
Swoony Romance Fans -->JA Forde author signing Dec 13th 2pm-4pm
Book Flood Dec 21-->10%off new releases. Bring a chair from 6pm-midnight and read with us!
Dark Fantasy Fans -->Allen Lyle author signing Dec 6th 2pm-4pm
Swoony Romance Fans -->JA Forde author signing Dec 13th 2pm-4pm
Book Flood Dec 21-->10%off new releases. Bring a chair from 6pm-midnight and read with us!
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Upcoming events:
Dark Fantasy Fans -->Allen Lyle author signing Dec 6th 2pm-4pm
Swoony Romance Fans -->JA Forde author signing Dec 13th 2pm-4pm
Book Flood Dec 21-->10%off new releases. Bring a chair from 6pm-midnight and read with us!
Dark Fantasy Fans -->Allen Lyle author signing Dec 6th 2pm-4pm
Swoony Romance Fans -->JA Forde author signing Dec 13th 2pm-4pm
Book Flood Dec 21-->10%off new releases. Bring a chair from 6pm-midnight and read with us!
Thank you to everyone who came out for Small Business Saturday! We appreciate you all so much 💜
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out for Small Business Saturday! We appreciate you all so much 💜
Happy Halloween! We will be closing at 4pm today. Hope everyone has a great and safe time trick or treating!
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy Halloween! We will be closing at 4pm today. Hope everyone has a great and safe time trick or treating!
Upcoming Events:
October 17th - Book Diamond Art - $25 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 26th - Harvest and Halloween - Sales all day and treats/costume contest 4-6pm!
October 17th - Book Diamond Art - $25 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 26th - Harvest and Halloween - Sales all day and treats/costume contest 4-6pm!
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September 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Upcoming Events:
October 17th - Book Diamond Art - $25 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 26th - Harvest and Halloween - Sales all day and treats/costume contest 4-6pm!
October 17th - Book Diamond Art - $25 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 26th - Harvest and Halloween - Sales all day and treats/costume contest 4-6pm!
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COMMON BONDS lovers, you can get even more of the good stuff. An entire anthology of short stories and poems that have:
💚 science fiction and fantasy
💚 aromantic MCs
💚 a focus on platonic relationships!
Publication in 2026; preorders through late pledges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
🌈📚
💚 science fiction and fantasy
💚 aromantic MCs
💚 a focus on platonic relationships!
Publication in 2026; preorders through late pledges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
🌈📚
September 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
COMMON BONDS lovers, you can get even more of the good stuff. An entire anthology of short stories and poems that have:
💚 science fiction and fantasy
💚 aromantic MCs
💚 a focus on platonic relationships!
Publication in 2026; preorders through late pledges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
🌈📚
💚 science fiction and fantasy
💚 aromantic MCs
💚 a focus on platonic relationships!
Publication in 2026; preorders through late pledges: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
🌈📚
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Haymarket Books for Fighting Fascism
Haymarket Books for Fighting Fascism
“Fascism, it’s always about using nationalism, and the nation, as a bludgeon to generate support for death policies, on behalf of death governments. For violence and repression and exploitation, inter...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Haymarket Books for Fighting Fascism
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Don't want to buy my books off of Amazon? Bookshop donates to local bookstores with every sale!
My Tales from the Punk Side short Songs is here. Short stories about people living lives of noisy desperation!
#books #shortstories #punk #rockandroll
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My Tales from the Punk Side short Songs is here. Short stories about people living lives of noisy desperation!
#books #shortstories #punk #rockandroll
bookshop.org/p/books/shor...
Short Songs: Tales From the Punk Side
Tales From the Punk Side
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September 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Don't want to buy my books off of Amazon? Bookshop donates to local bookstores with every sale!
My Tales from the Punk Side short Songs is here. Short stories about people living lives of noisy desperation!
#books #shortstories #punk #rockandroll
bookshop.org/p/books/shor...
My Tales from the Punk Side short Songs is here. Short stories about people living lives of noisy desperation!
#books #shortstories #punk #rockandroll
bookshop.org/p/books/shor...
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I am excited to announce that I will be participating in the 2025 Lit Crawl event in Reno NV, Saturday September 13
I will be on the Writing for young readers panel hosted by @thistle-nightshade.bsky.social
2:15pm at the Downtown Reno Library
#kidlit #picturebook #booksky #RenoLitCrawl2025
I will be on the Writing for young readers panel hosted by @thistle-nightshade.bsky.social
2:15pm at the Downtown Reno Library
#kidlit #picturebook #booksky #RenoLitCrawl2025
August 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I am excited to announce that I will be participating in the 2025 Lit Crawl event in Reno NV, Saturday September 13
I will be on the Writing for young readers panel hosted by @thistle-nightshade.bsky.social
2:15pm at the Downtown Reno Library
#kidlit #picturebook #booksky #RenoLitCrawl2025
I will be on the Writing for young readers panel hosted by @thistle-nightshade.bsky.social
2:15pm at the Downtown Reno Library
#kidlit #picturebook #booksky #RenoLitCrawl2025
✨ Sticker drop ✨
We love working with local artists. Come check out Fireside Textiles at your favorite weird little bookshop!! These are big, high quality stickers (and the ghost and moth glow in the dark 👻).
#stickers #stickerart #newinventory #stickerdrop #localartist #localart
We love working with local artists. Come check out Fireside Textiles at your favorite weird little bookshop!! These are big, high quality stickers (and the ghost and moth glow in the dark 👻).
#stickers #stickerart #newinventory #stickerdrop #localartist #localart
July 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
✨ Sticker drop ✨
We love working with local artists. Come check out Fireside Textiles at your favorite weird little bookshop!! These are big, high quality stickers (and the ghost and moth glow in the dark 👻).
#stickers #stickerart #newinventory #stickerdrop #localartist #localart
We love working with local artists. Come check out Fireside Textiles at your favorite weird little bookshop!! These are big, high quality stickers (and the ghost and moth glow in the dark 👻).
#stickers #stickerart #newinventory #stickerdrop #localartist #localart
At indie bookstores, your reading history is between you and your shelves. Let’s keep it that way. #shopindie
July 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
At indie bookstores, your reading history is between you and your shelves. Let’s keep it that way. #shopindie
Come meet Ken Sutherland and get a signed copy of the Hollywood Diamond Murders July 26th from 2pm-4pm #localauthor #mysterybooks #thrillerbooks #detectivebooks
July 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Come meet Ken Sutherland and get a signed copy of the Hollywood Diamond Murders July 26th from 2pm-4pm #localauthor #mysterybooks #thrillerbooks #detectivebooks
We got nominated for the Reno News & Review Best of Northern Nevada, which is kinda a big deal for us 🥹. Thanks for the nomination! If you haven't voted yet, here's the link: Best of Northern Nevada 2025 | Reno News & Review share.google/EjLypTgAWT7c...
Best of Northern Nevada 2025 | Reno News & Review
The annual Best of Northern Nevada readers' poll, highlighting Northern Nevada's best businesses, organizations and individuals.
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July 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We got nominated for the Reno News & Review Best of Northern Nevada, which is kinda a big deal for us 🥹. Thanks for the nomination! If you haven't voted yet, here's the link: Best of Northern Nevada 2025 | Reno News & Review share.google/EjLypTgAWT7c...
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THIS SATURDAY, I am teaming up with @thistle-nightshade.bsky.social for our first SUMMER READING SHINDIG!! This event is for kids, tweens, and teens, and is absolutely free!
Several local authors will be there, and I'm lucky enough to be featured with THE GLADE! Come hang from 10-1 on Saturday!!
Several local authors will be there, and I'm lucky enough to be featured with THE GLADE! Come hang from 10-1 on Saturday!!
June 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
THIS SATURDAY, I am teaming up with @thistle-nightshade.bsky.social for our first SUMMER READING SHINDIG!! This event is for kids, tweens, and teens, and is absolutely free!
Several local authors will be there, and I'm lucky enough to be featured with THE GLADE! Come hang from 10-1 on Saturday!!
Several local authors will be there, and I'm lucky enough to be featured with THE GLADE! Come hang from 10-1 on Saturday!!
We're excited for summer reading! Saturday June 28th from 10am-1pm stop by to meet some local authors and get excited about Summer Reading! #renonv #renoevents #authorevents #readingandbooks #yabooks #kidsbooks #localauthor
June 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We're excited for summer reading! Saturday June 28th from 10am-1pm stop by to meet some local authors and get excited about Summer Reading! #renonv #renoevents #authorevents #readingandbooks #yabooks #kidsbooks #localauthor
Adjusted hours for today. Hoping to be back to normal tomorrow!
June 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Adjusted hours for today. Hoping to be back to normal tomorrow!
We are unfortunately going to be closed this afternoon due to illness. We apologize for any inconvenience!
June 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We are unfortunately going to be closed this afternoon due to illness. We apologize for any inconvenience!
Come meet Nanda Reddy and snag a signed copy of her book! #localauthor #renonv
June 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Come meet Nanda Reddy and snag a signed copy of her book! #localauthor #renonv
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TODAY! 2 PM!!!
Book signing at Thistle and Nightshade bookstore in Reno!
From 2 to 4 PM - Trieste, a punk tale about strange and sudden family relations!
Check out this crazy tale and visit Reno's most awesomest bookstore!
@thistle-nightshade.bsky.social
Book signing at Thistle and Nightshade bookstore in Reno!
From 2 to 4 PM - Trieste, a punk tale about strange and sudden family relations!
Check out this crazy tale and visit Reno's most awesomest bookstore!
@thistle-nightshade.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
TODAY! 2 PM!!!
Book signing at Thistle and Nightshade bookstore in Reno!
From 2 to 4 PM - Trieste, a punk tale about strange and sudden family relations!
Check out this crazy tale and visit Reno's most awesomest bookstore!
@thistle-nightshade.bsky.social
Book signing at Thistle and Nightshade bookstore in Reno!
From 2 to 4 PM - Trieste, a punk tale about strange and sudden family relations!
Check out this crazy tale and visit Reno's most awesomest bookstore!
@thistle-nightshade.bsky.social
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Yesterday was release day for THE GLADE!! I'm so proud of this book and so happy it'll be in the hands of kids. I hope the ones who need it find it.
I still have physical ARCs if any reviewers/educators/librarians would like them!!
I still have physical ARCs if any reviewers/educators/librarians would like them!!
May 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Yesterday was release day for THE GLADE!! I'm so proud of this book and so happy it'll be in the hands of kids. I hope the ones who need it find it.
I still have physical ARCs if any reviewers/educators/librarians would like them!!
I still have physical ARCs if any reviewers/educators/librarians would like them!!