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Books to Get Out of the UK and Ireland: May Edition
Books to Get Out of the UK and Ireland: May Edition
Are you looking for your next great read? Why not try out the books from across the pond? Despite from what governments say, books are essential and are needed now, more than ever. So if you are need of a variety and want to read diverse stories, then I suggest you try out some British and Irish titles!
During this coronavirus crisis and global quarantine, retailers of all stripes are being hit hard. We wanted to share some ways you can stock up on reading material for isolation and help keep your neighborhood bookstore afloat.
(This is not a comprehensive list, and you should look up your local bookstore to see their delivery/pickup options. Of course, ebooks can be read without leaving the home. And if you have enough books at home but still would like to support a bookstore, gift cards can often be purchased and given out for later birthdays or holidays.)
New York Review Books is (evidently) located in New York City, and we know our locals well.
Book Culture - phone and online orders for pickup at 112th and Long Island City locations (until further notice) - otherwise, normal shipping in US -https://www.bookculture.com/
Books are Magic - online and phone (718-246-2665) orders for pickup (closes 3/22) and shipping available -https://www.booksaremagic.net/
Community Bookstore: - open for phone (718-783-3075), online orders (free media mail), pickup and free neighborhood delivery (closed as of 3/22) -https://www.communitybookstore.net
Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA - taking phone (617-566-6660) and online orders - offering free media mail shipping -https://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/
Green Apple Books, San Francisco, CA - online orders with free media mail shipping -curbside pick up now available, 10am–6pm -https://www.greenapplebooks.com/
City Lights, San Francisco, CA - taking online orders and now offering curbside pick-up every Monday - Saturday from 12-6pm PST. Call 415-362-8193 to pre-order. - http://www.citylights.com
Vroman’s/Book Soup, LA + Pasadena, CA - taking phone and online orders, curbside available - offering 99-cent media mail shipping within LA County, otherwise free shipping for orders over $50 -https://www.vromansbookstore.com/
Kramer Books, Washington, DC - offering curbside pickup for phone (202-387-1400) and email ([email protected]) orders - they also deliver books through the Postmates app
Elliot Bay, Seattle, WA - taking online and phone orders (206-624-6600) - offering curbside pick up by appointment -https://www.elliottbaybook.com/
Labyrinth Bookstore, Princeton, NJ - curbside pickup for phone orders (609-497-1600) - all phone and online orders ship for free in NJ -https://www.labyrinthbooks.com/
Literati Bookstore, Ann Abor, MI - now offering curbside pickup - currently offering $1 shipping for online orders, no curbside pickup -https://www.literatibookstore.com/
Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill, NC - offering curbside pickup for phone orders (919-942-7373) - $1 media mail shipping for orders over $25 -https://www.flyleafbooks.com/
Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, CO - curbside pickup for phone orders (303-447-2074) - free media mail shipping for all orders -https://www.boulderbookstore.net/
Square Books, Oxford, MS - offering curbside pick up for online and phone (662-236-2262) orders - free economy shipping for all orders - free local delivery -https://www.squarebooks.com/
Writer’s Block, Las Vegas, NV - free media mail shipping and curbside pickup (at particular times) for online orders -https://www.thewritersblock.org/
Gentlemen! Wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose! It can’t be dangling from your mustache, cradling your chin like a tiny goatee hammock, or looped around your wrist like a loose shackle proving you’ve broken free from the fetters of the medical establishment’s recommendations. Nor does it count if you wear it appropriately while silently browsing then take it off to ask a question at close range. The sign on the door says “masks please” and that means WEAR IT, dude! If we get sick, the shop shuts down! I’m so fed up with the unmasked browsers of book row that I got my dear friend (and famous mask artist) Amanda Walker to alter the cover of this Pan paperback to get the point across.
Mask up! It’s no mystery that it does not require any Herculean effort!! (forgive me, Agatha, but I could not resist.)
Last time I did the Chicago Independent Bookstore Day crawl was in 2019. It was snowing—damp, heavy snow—for most of the day. So all things considered, the spitting rain and occasional downpours were not the worst I’ve seen. And this time I was ready: my tote bag was outfitted with my best waterproof book sleeves. And I had a handy dandy boyfriend and his backpack to help as well!
I made it to 10 bookstores—which means I’ll get 10% off at all participating Chicago indies for the year! Now that’sa much-needed reward!
And if you’re thinking, wait, Leah, did you have an outfit change? I did. When it comes to books, I’m extra, and after half the day in my WCF 40th shirt, I changed into my Volumes shirt that quotes a real one-star Yelp review they received: “Clearly a white male is not their audience.”
I went to:
Seminary Coop
57th Street Books
Exile in Bookville
Quimby’s
The soon-to-be-opened Volumes storefront
826 Books / Wicker Park Secret Agent Supply
Semicolon
Uncharted Books
Women and Children First
Volumes at 900N!
Special shoutouts to all the lovely, excited booksellers; to Ramona, the fluffy white dog at Uncharted; to my book sleeves; to my boyfriend; and to all the people tweeting to the Chi Love Books twitter, which I ran this year.
Happy Friday, Vancouver! Here are a few new releases you might have missed during social isolation! Available in-store or online at your convenience. (And there’s lots more where these came from.)
One week till Halloween! What spooky books have you been reading lately? (And not to scare you further, but we’re already taking Christmas orders and have Christmas cards out….)
Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you’re all celebrating safely and enjoying the day off! Here are some of the things we’re thankful for this year (but you, our customers, top the list, of course).
