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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hey, October Daye fans! 🕯 A reminder that @seananmcguire.bsky.social will be joining us for an event tomorrow (9/29) at 6:30 pm. No tickets/registration required - just show up to celebrate the twentieth book in this renowned series! #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who supported our Dolly Day Fundraiser yesterday (9/25). We raised over $1100 to buy books and support author visits at local Title I schools!

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today is Dolly Day! We’re donating 10% of all pre-tax sales between 9AM and 5PM on 9/25 to local Title I schools until 5PM, in store or online. You can also purchase a gift card to donate directly to Title I school.

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Announcing our midnight release party for ACOTAR # 6: A COURT OF SPLINTERED HARMONY! 🥀 October 26 from 9-midnight! Here's the scoop: 💵 Preorder A COURT OF SPLINTERED HARMONY to secure your ticket, and then RSVP so that we know you're coming (tip: prepay for your preorder to expedite your pickup!)

ACOTAR Poster: What was broken will be remade. A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas. The New ACOTAR book from global phenomenon Sarah J. Maas.

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Join us in the store or online for a one-day fundraiser in honor of the literary legacy of Dolly Parton. Inspired by her work with the Imagination Library, we’re donating 10% of all pre-tax sales between 9AM and 5PM on 9/25 to local Title I schools!

Dolly Day Fundraiser for Title I schools poster. Shop in store or online 9/25 from 9AM until 5PM and 10% of all pre-tax sales will be donated to local Title I schools. Or purchase a gift card to make a direct donation to a Title I classroom or library!

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tonight (9/17) is our event with Peter Hendrickson! 🌲 The author will discuss his book EMERALD CITY TRAIL, a Seattle experience guide, which blends "history, culture, and exercise into a continuous journey on foot." Free event at 6:30PM, no ticketing/registration required. We'll see you there!

Emerald City Trail by Peter Hendrickson.

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Yesterday was a huge new release Tuesday! Here are a few: 🎥 EXIT PARTY, a lit fic by Emily St John Mandel 💔 AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, a historical horror by local author Kelly McWilliams 🦉 DEAD BEAT, the latest in the Ninth House horror series by Leigh Bardugo ✊ NEVER SAY DIE, a memoir by Ke Huy Quan

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Word Craft is coming up ✌Host Alexandra Oliva will be joined in conversation by Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, author of NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. The topic of the evening will be "Family Dynamics." Event will be Thurs, 9/24 at 6:30 PM. Join us for another great evening of writerly conversation! #booksky

Names Have Been Changed by Yu-Mei Balasingamchow.

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Announcing the first ever Bigfoot Festival magazine! Preorder for a discounted price of $15 (festival price $18). Pickup at festival, Sat 10/10 at Redmond Senior & Community Center. Proceeds go to benefit the festival. Supply is limited! #booksky www.bigfootkidsbookfestival.com/bigfoot-maga...

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

AMAZING news: Stuart Gibbs will be joining us for an event one month from today (on Fri, 10/9) 🥳 This is a ticketed event; 1 ticket admits 2 people & includes a copy of SPY SCHOOL GOES EAST. Please purchase tickets at this link: www.brickandmortarbooks.com/events/62006...

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here it is: New Release Tuesday! 🙌 #booksky 🏠 TAIPEI STORY, by R.F. Kuang (Shay recommends!) | @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social 🌊 THE PIRATE QUEEN, by @ariel-lawhon.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social 📚 SWITZY, a Booker Prize longlist nom by Emma Cline | @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day! 💪🏽 We hope you have this historic day off, but if you don't, you're in good company! We're open today, 9/7 from 10-8. #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

September is going to be an EVENTful month! 😏 Each of these events is free to attend, and no ticketing/registration required. #booksky 🌲 Thursday, Sept. 17 at 6:30: Peter Hendrickson, author of EMERALD CITY TRAIL, a nonfiction about hiking in the Seattle area

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hear ye! 📢 Macmillan Publishing preorder promotions! When you preorder any of these books with us, you can submit proof of purchase to the publisher for promo goodies! For more info on how to get your preorder swag, follow this link: brickandmortarbooks.com/preorder-pro... #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Part III of New Release Tuesday: we end with nonfiction! 🤓 #booksky 🍷 CROSSING THE WINE-DARK SEA, an exploration of antiquity by @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social @liveright.bsky.social 🐸 LITTLE FROG'S GUIDE TO HOPE, a gentle self-care guide by Maybell Eequay | @summersdalebooks.bsky.social

Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea by Emily Wilson.

The Little Frog's Guide to Hope by Maybell Eequay.

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Part II of New Release Tuesday: fiction 🙌🏽 Remember, these books will come out tomorrow, September 1st, and will be available for pickup then! #booksky 🤖 SCION, a sci-fi thriller by James Islington 👑 AGRIPPA, a historical fiction by Robert Harris (Celina recommends!) | @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This New Release Tuesday is going to be so big, we're going to break it up into parts! 👐🏽 Part I: kids and YA! 🎒 All out 9/1! #booksky 🐉 THE NEVERFEAR, the third book in the Impossible Creatures middle grade series by Katherine Rundell (illustrations by Ashley Mackenzie) @ashmackenzie.bsky.social

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Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 @sylviaichen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

😍Oh my heart! Visited dearly missed friends in Seattle Eastside, and signed books at Brick & Mortar Books in Redmond (thanked Shay for her review featured for @americanbookseller.bsky.social's Jan/Feb Kids’ Indie Next List Pick) and Redmond & Kirkland Library. It was all joy, so thankful to do this!

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The last New Release Tuesday of the month!⁉ 💙📚 🌙 DREAMERS OF THE FULL MOON COFFEE SHOP, the latest in the staff-approved Full Moon Coffee Shop magical realist universe by @maimochizuki.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Dreamers of the Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki.

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Kids Summer Reading Challenge is winding down! ☀ You've got ONE WEEK to turn in your completed challenge sheets. Deadline is 8 pm on Mon, 8/31. Submitting a completed sheet gets you a small prize and one entry into our grand prize drawing (prize is a gift card to Brick & Mortar Books!). #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Onward with Staff Favorites of 2026 (so far!), this time with Ali! 👐🏽 #booksky WINGS OF STARLIGHT by Allison Saft WOLF WORM by T. Kingfisher STAY BURIED by Jennifer McMahon HABITS OF THE SEA by @sheaernshaw.bsky.social

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Who's in need of a New Release Tuesday 💙📚? Same here! Feast your eyes: 😱 THE CALAMITIES, a new horror by @chuckwendig.bsky.social 💔 SUFFER A WITCH, a memoir by @joymccullough.bsky.social 🍄 TOGETHERNESS, an exploration of scientific connections by @rowhoop.bsky.social

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Lily's Staff Favorites of 2026 (so far!)! ⚔ #booksky MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Akane Araki EXIT 8 by Genki Kawamura THE QUIET LIGHT by local author @caseyblair.bsky.social THE TAPESTRY OF FATE @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM by @ryannorth.ca , RB Silva, & David Curiel

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Kinda chic to have a local author come in to sign books ✨ @robertakwok.bsky.social stopped by to sign copies of LOST IN CURIOSITY, an exploration of science and its methods. Signed copies available while supplies last! #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Staff Favorites of 2026: Celina edition! 👓 #booksky DEATH ON THE LANAI by @rachelcourage.bsky.social TABLE TITANS CLUB: SNEAK ATTACK by @scottkurtzbooks.bsky.social MURDER AT THE SPIRIT LOUNGE by Jess Kidd LONDON FALLING by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social JOHN OF JOHN by Douglas Stuart

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

For this next installment of Staff Favorites of 2026 (so far!), we have Greg! 👑 #booksky HULA by @jasminiolani.bsky.social TOWARD ETERNITY by @antonhur.com MAKE ME FAMOUS by Maud Ventura DEEP CUTS a saga with an indie music backdrop by @hollybrickley.bsky.social PALACES OF THE CROW by Ray Nayler

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A fecund New Release Tuesday for your feed, friends! 🤗 #booksky ✒️ A KILLER PLOT, the latest cozy mystery by E.C. Nevin | @aaknopf.bsky.social 💔 LESSONS FROM A LOST REPUBLIC, an historical reflection of government by Michelle Berenfeld | @spiegelandgrau.bsky.social

Lessons From a Lost Republic by Michelle Berenfeld.

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Hey! 🙌🏽 New art prints soon, so here is a preview while you wait! Art by @elliepeterson.bsky.social @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social Ben Clanton, and more to come! #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Don't miss our events this week! No tickets/registration required - just show up! 🙌🏽 ⚔ Mon 8/10: @fondalee.bsky.social and Elaine U. Cho. Event begins at 6:30. ⛏ Tues 8/11: @jessicagoecke.bsky.social and @rachmakesbooks.bsky.social. Event begins at 6:30. #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Shay's favorites of 2026 (so far) are next! 📖 #booksky THE FARAWAY INN by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social THE UNMAGICAL LIFE OF BRIAR JONES by @lexcroucher.bsky.social

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

You asked for Jimothy stickers, you're getting Jimothy stickers! 🦝 Kudos to our friend Ellie Peterson for indulging all of us and our love for Seattle's favorite little rascal. @elliepeterson.bsky.social #booksky #jimothy

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Next up in our Staff Favorites of 2026 (so far!) is Michele 😇 DEATH OF THE AUTHOR, a post-apocalyptic fic by Nnedi Okorafor A DROP OF CORRUPTION, a fantasy mystery by Robert Jackson Bennett NORMAL WOMEN, an historical nonfic by Philippa Gregory SAOIRSE, a lit coming-of-age by Charleen Hurtubise 💙📚

Michele holds a BIG stack of her fav books of 2026 so far.

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It's the first New Release Tuesday of the month! 📖 #booksky 🏌🏼‍♀️ THE AMATEUR, a psychological thriller by @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social (John recommends!) 🦅 THE INFINITE STATE, a scifi dystopia by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social (Greg recommends!)

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

One week til our event with @fondalee.bsky.social! The author of THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO and UNTETHERED SKY will join us on Mon, 8/10 at 6:30📚 Exciting update: Elaine U. Cho will (author of THE ALLIANCE duology) will be in conversation that evening! #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Add Tina's 2026 faves (so far) to your list! #booksky AUDITION by @katiekitamura.bsky.social WHISTLER by Ann Patchett @parnassusbooks.bsky.social DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN & MOON by Lisa See COUNTRY PEOPLE by Daniel Mason THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY by @lizstrout.bsky.social GOOD PEOPLE by Patmeena Sabit

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It's time for the annual Redmond Arts Festival! 🎨 Artwork, handmade crafts, local goods, live music - all at RTC! Festival Hours: Friday July 31st: 12 - 8 Saturday August 1st: 12 - 8 Sunday August 2nd: 12 - 6 And, of course, we're right on the path 😁 Stop in for a break! #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

How's your Jimothy Summer going? 🦝 Thanks to Laurie Ann Thompson, ours is going great! #booksky #jimothy @lauriethompson.com

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Who's ready for the last New Release Tuesday of the month? 🙋 #booksky ⚓ SEA OF CHARMS, the latest in the Spellshop cozy fantasy series by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social | @torbooks.bsky.social 🥐 MEET ME IN PARIS, a romantic travel novel by Kristin Harmel

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We know you've been waiting for it, and here it is: the Bigfoot Kids Book Festival! 🌲 Join us for our 4th annual event Saturday, 10/10 from 10-4 at the Redmond Senior & Community Center. 50+ kids authors and illustrators this year (full list available at link in bio). Mark those calendars! #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Tonight! Come escape the heat in our AC and get curious!

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Please enjoy a New Release Tuesday - as a treat! 🍦#booksky 💰 COOL MACHINE, the latest in the Harlem trilogy historical fiction series by Colson Whitehead | @colsonwhitehead.com @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Guess who stopped by to visit the store? ⚽️ Why, none other than Sammy the Sounder! Starstruck? So are we! #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Join us Wed (7/22) at 6:30 for an event with @robertakwok.bsky.social! 🌍 Her book LOST IN CURIOSITY will be available for purchase at the event. Preorder now! Link below. If you'd like us to have the book signed at our event, please note that in your order. See you Wednesday! #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Mark your calendars! On Mon 8/10 at 6:30 pm, author @fondalee.bsky.social will join us for an event ⚔ She will be discussing her latest book, THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO, a dystopian sci-fi epic. No tickets/registration required to attend. Just bring yourself and your love of sci-fi! #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Decorating the store so Jimothy knows Redmond is raccoon-friendly 🦝 #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Attention, curious minds! 🙋‍♀️ Local author and award-winning journalist @robertakwok.bsky.social will join us Wed, 7/22 for an event celebrating her debut nonfiction LOST IN CURIOSITY. Event will begin at 6:30 PM, and no tickets/registration required. See you Wednesday, folks! #booksky

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Even more authors spotted! 👀 Jennifer Doehring came by to sign copies of her WANDERER'S JOURNAL books, and then Vandana Nair stopped in to sign copies of her novel THE WEDDING. How fortunate to have so many local authors visit our store! #booksky @jenniferdoehring.bsky.social

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

New Release Tuesday! #booksky 🔍 THE INTRIGUE, an historical noir by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 🔑 THROW AWAY THE KEY, a spy thriller by Jason M. Hough (psst: Jason joins us tonight 7/14 at 6:30 for an event with Django Wexler!) | @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

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Brick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Tomorrow (Tues, 7/14) is our event with Jason M. Hough and Django Wexler! 🙌🏽 The two authors will be in conversation, discussing Jason's latest thriller THROW AWAY THE KEY. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Event begins at 6:30. We'll see you then! @djangowexler.bsky.social #booksky

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