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Dolly Parton holds two children's books, "The Little Engine That Could" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," against a blue and orange background. The text above reads "READ," and below, "Dolly Parton.

Calling all Dolly fans. The #DollyParton READ poster will no longer be available after April 16 when licensing ends. Get yours before it disappears.
https://alastore.ala.org/content/dolly-parton-poster

Tech has been coming for the written word for years (I mean, Amazon started as a bookstore), but each iteration of these attacks break my publisher/bookseller brain a little bit more anyway.

Image of a person at the bottom edge of a black hole, overlaid with a screenshot of text from a bookshop.org post on threads that reads: "all you do is read" nooooo, sometimes I yell into the void about supporting indie bookstores over billionaires, the importance of reading, and how angry I am at the government ...then I go back to reading PaperCatBookshop.com

I didn’t write this post from over on threads (I’m not even on threads) but anyone who knows me assumes that I did and I don’t blame them. Please support #indiebookstores and read books and America is broken.
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Tuesdays are for new #books, or at least the opportunity to use books as a distraction from the events of the early week. Way more than I can include in this round-up actually, but here are a few that caught my eye. Shop them all here: bookshop.org/shop/PaperCa...

#booksky #shopsmall #womenowned

This is the good stuff…🎊

Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay while we still can, by reading women authors, learning women’s history, and supporting women-owned businesses like the Paper Cat Bookshop.💪 Plus, save 20% on these #books and more with code WHM26 at bookshop.org/shop/PaperCa...

#booksky #womenshistory

This, please and thank you. 👇

This is the stuff of both editorial and status-of-humanity nightmares. Also, FWIW, one of several good reasons to work with smaller academic presses, who still have humans that check these sorts of things.

A mini reading list to understand what’s happening in Iran. Today marks the seventh day of the unlawful U.S-Israel war against Iran. Like many a citizen, I’ve been struggling to understand what’s animating this latest burst of imperial violence.…

Brittany Allen recommends books to help you understand what’s happening in Iran.

#OnThisDay: Bloody Sunday Today marks the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, which occurred #onthisday in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. The march was named for the 600 marchers attacked on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It was there that law...

Sixty-one years ago today, on Bloody Sunday, Alabama law enforcement attacked peaceful civil and voting rights marchers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. They broke John Lewis’s skull. 🗃️ #EduSky nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...

As always, looking forward to a new one from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Available here: bookshop.org/a/106297/979...

Tucson Spotlight & Tucson Tome Gnome RSVP Required BOOK PARTY: Let’s Celebrate before the Festival of Books Guest Authors: Jen DeLuca, Courtney Gustafson, Sarah T. Dubb Local Vendors: UA Bookstore, Friends of the Festival, Stacks Book Club, Di Luna Candles, The Paper Cat Bookshop, Why Choose, Adis Aguas Frescas MARCH 7, 2026 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM La Suprema Works & Events 319 W Simpson St, Tucson, AZ

Super excited for this event, coming up on Saturday, and hope to see you there!

#books #tucson #shopsmall

Another month, another Tuesday, more new #books. The word is very nearly literally on fire and it feels weird to be slinging books, but there are some really good ones this week and the authors deserve to have their work discovered and #read. Learn more here:
bookshop.org/shop/PaperCa...

#booksky

Last day! Shop tinyurl.com/bdezchy4!

And nonfiction. Plus kids and YA! Use code BHM26.
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There’s oodles of fiction…
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Final days to save 20% on 300+ selected by booksellers to honor #BlackHistoryMonth. Use code BHM26 at bookshop.org/shop/PaperCa....

For booksellers, the ABA created this form to make it easy to contact your Rep about this terrible bill. www.bookweb.org/advocacy-act...

This is one of the books I’m most excited about in all of 2026. You can preorder it here: bookshop.org/a/106297/978...

Let’s all say thank you, yes?
🙏😇😉📚

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This piece is an excellent refresher on the persistent and problematic “locker room talk” defense, and commentary on the behaviors, choices, and effects of the men’s Olympic hockey team. With enough willing suspension of disbelief, at least we’ll always have Heated Rivalry… tinyurl.com/4x26t6rd

More great reasons to break up with Audible and live happily ever after with @libro.fm!
Make the switch here: libro.fm/membership?b...

Do it, do it, do it…
blog.libro.fm/librarylove/

Sooo many great new #books today. I’ve been especially looking forward to @tayari.bsky.social “Kin.”😻 Have you been eagerly awaiting any of today’s bounty? All available here: bookshop.org/shop/PaperCa...

#booksky

It hurts my soul, breaks my brain, and occasionally makes me question my career choices…

And for TV, Poker Face on Peacock, especially season one, is worth a watch. Enjoy!

Better the Blood: A Hana Westerman Thriller A Hana Westerman Thriller

I also thought “Better the Blood,” the first in a series of thrillers by Māori author Michael Bennett, was a real page turner, while also exploring the history and impacts of colonization in NZ.
bookshop.org/a/106297/978...

Razorblade Tears: A Novel A Novel

If you haven’t read any SA Cosby, I’d recommend his “Blacktop Wasteland” and “Razorblade Tears”
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I haven’t paid attention to figure skating since Tanya clubbed Nancy, but I can tell you that AI would never be able to watch and tell you why Alysa Liu’s free skate was such a goddam delight.

Red background with a heart shape filled with romance book covers. Text reads: Fall in Love with Romance 20% Off select romance books with code LOVEIT Offer ends Monday, 2/23/26 The Paper Cat Bookshop Bookshop.org®

Select #romance books are on sale today and tomorrow! If you need a break from the darkness, check out the list and use code LOVEIT here: bookshop.org/shop/PaperCa...

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