Events listed in white are at the bookshop; events listed in yellow are elsewhere.

Unless noted otherwise all events at the bookshop are free & open to the public.   We recommend masks!

For events elsewhere, there may be vaccine or masking requirements.   Please follow the links to check.

• Thursday, June 9th at 4:00pm(Book launch)

Help us belatedly celebrate the publication of a recent book by local author Vanessa Chakour — Awakening Artemis: Deepening Intimacy With the Living Earth & Reclaiming Our Wild Nature.   Chakour is a visual artist, herbalist, holistic arts educator, former pro-boxer, & environmental activist.

• Sunday, June 12th at 4:00pm (Book launch party & concert)

Join Annye Anderson in celebrating her 96th birthday & the publication of her book, Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson, & a performance by blues banjo player Hubby Jenkins (of the Carolina Chocolate Drops) at The Drake, 44 North Pleasant Street, Amherst.   For more information see here.

• Friday, June 17th at 6:00pm (Book launch party)

Help us celebrate the publication of a new novel by Edie Meidav — Another Love Discourse.   Meidav is author of many books, including Lola, California,Kingdom of the Young, & Crawl Space.   She teaches in the M.F.A. Program at UMass, Amherst.   She will be joined by poet Margo Douaihy & musical friends.

• Monday, June 20th at 7:30pm (Reading)

Poets Franny Choi & Toni Jensen will read via livestream as part of the 2022 Juniper Institute Summer Reading series.   For more information see here.

• Tuesday, June 21st 7:30pm (Reading)

Novelist & short story author Noy Holland & poet Evie Shockey will read via livestream as part of the 2022 Juniper Institute Summer Reading series.   For more information see here.

• Thursday, June 23rd at 7:30pm (Book launch party)

Novelist Gina Apostol & poet Arda Collins will read via livestream as part of the 2022 Juniper Institute Summer Reading series.   For more information see here.