Avid Reader - Davis

Davis' only independent new bookseller, featuring fast special orders, rare and out-of-print book searches, and complimentary gift wrapping year-round.

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Scandalous!👏 This month's After Hours Romantics' Book Club theme is: And they were coworkers! (oh my god they were coworkers)

🤵‍♂️Business or Pleasure by @rlynn_solomon
A ghostwriter falls for the C-list celebrity whose memoir she's helping write.

🦎Lizards Hold the Sun by @d

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Join us for a very special release party for @maddiedayauthor 's newest novel: Murder Uncorked! 🍾🍾🍾

We are so thrilled to host Maddie Day in conversation with Catriona McPherson on November 2nd at 6:30pm. This event is going to be catered by The Davis Wine Bar so we are reque

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Robin Lee Carlson will be joining us on Thursday for a discussion about her new work The Cold Canyon Fire Journals - an illustrated scientific journey over the past five years of fires and regrowth in the area. Carlson's exploration of the canyon reveals a story of ecological kin

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TONIGHT at The Avid Reader we are lucky enough to welcome local beloved architect and author Maria Ogrydziak. If you have been in Davis for awhile or are brand new to our shores, you'll have seen and cherished Maria's work. This is not an event to miss!!!! See you at the store at

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Here's the plan for National Ice Cream Day: you're gonna come to downtown Davis, first stop by the Avid Reader for a new summer paperback, then take a short walk down the block, turn left, and head into Davis Creamery for a scoop (or two), then sit under a tree: ice cream in one

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Halfway through our Avid Gnome's favorite season: SUMMER, where nothing is necessary except to sit on picnic blankets, hold ice cream, eat stone fruit and dream about the next book.
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“For me, it was almost like winter didn't count. Summer was what mattered. My whole life

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We read poetry on Wednesdays.
Mary Oliver's 'I Have Decided'
I have decided to find myself a home
in the mountains, somewhere high up
where one learns to live peacefully in
the cold and the silence. It's said that
in such a place certain revelations may
be discovered. That what

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❄ Winter Gift Guide for All Ages! - https://t.co/PuL1aESiLR

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Check out CAMP AVID! 🌟😀 - https://t.co/54wCoNkuW0

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Here at the Avid Reader Active we've had a couple of characters hanging out inside the store for a few years, and now with our latest addition to the many products we carry they have decided to share their thoughts...

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The Avid Reader and Avid Reader Active are proud to support our local Davis Girl Scout Service Unit in their 2020 Diaper Drive. The drop-off box is located just inside the door of Avid Reader Active. Donations will be collected between 2/21 and 3/15.

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We've enjoyed 33 years of The Avid Reader in Davis with Alzada Knickerbocker at the helm. Come by the store on Friday 2/21 from 6 to 8 pm to wish Alzada well & meet our new owners Brett & Erin Arnold. *Avid Reader Active will close early so staff can attend the reception*

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The Avid Reader will be welcoming back author Nikki Smith and her two latest children’s books Sarah’s Journey West and Charlotte Spies for Justice, part of the Girls Survive series, in-store on Saturday February 15th.

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The Avid Reader is pleased to announce a double-header book reading this next week. Wednesday, January 29 at 7:30 p.m. will feature Jennifer Wilhoit with Weaned Seals and Snowy Summits; Friday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. will feature Charles Halsted with Extenuating Circumstances.

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The Avid Reader is pleased to announce a double-header book reading this week. Friday, January 24 at 7:30 p.m. will feature Mona Siegel with Peace On Our Terms; and Saturday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m. will feature Eric O'Grey with Walking With Peety.

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The Avid Reader Active would like to share with you that all Christmas and Hanukkah cards are on sale, both single and boxed, Now 50% off!

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The Avid Reader Active would like to share with you that all Christmas cards, both single and boxed, are on sale 25% off!

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Just a reminder that The Avid Reader and Avid Reader Active will be closing at 5 pm on Christmas Eve, and will be closed on Christmas Day.

Happy Holidays!

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The Avid Reader Active would like to remind you that we have both single and boxed Hanukkah cards for this holiday season!

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Black Friday Sale Extended!

The Avid Reader Active is happy to announce our First Black Friday Sale has been extended! Look for the decorated shelf in the Active store, and find selected items that are 50% off the regular price.