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💜 "Flirting Lessons" by Jasmine Guillory
💜 "It Had to Be Him" by Adib Khorram 
💜 "A World Worth Saving" by Kyle Lukoff
💜 "Glitch Girl!" by Rainie Oet

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Happy Pride Month!!! 🌈 📚 🥳

We're celebrating LGBTQ+ identities and their rich perspectives all month long! To start us off, we've got a lovely deep purple stack featuring romance, middle grade, and a fantastic nonfiction book that made it's debut this time last year.

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Keep that TBR diverse this summer with some incredible pride picks! We'll be back with more recs throughout June (and beyond, always!).

The books featured are:
💜 "Are You a Friend of Dorothy?" by Kyle Lukoff
💜 "So Many Stars" by Caro de Robertis

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🏒 "Fabric of the Game" by Chris Creamer & Todd Radom
🏒 "Dreamer" by Akim Aliu
🏒 "The Game" by Ken Dryden
🏒 "Willie" by Willie O'Ree

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We're a bunch of HUGE Caniacs over here at the Fig! 🌀 🏒 There's nothing better to bring home than the Stanley Cup, but books aren't bad either. Especially books about the Triangle's favorite sport!

You don't have to graduate from Jarvard to enjoy a good book! 🤔

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LET'S GO CANES!

The books featured are:
🏒 "Blackness Is a Gift I Can Give Her" by R. Renee Hess
🏒 "Check, Please! Book One" by Ngozi Ukazu
🏒 "It's a Love/Skate Relationship" by Carli J Corson
🏒 "Check, Please! Book Two" by Ngozi Ukazu

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We'll be donating $1 to the Carolina Abortion Fund for each copy sold. Plus, when you buy a copy in either of our stores, you'll save 10% off your entire purchase and receive $5 in store credit for next time. Can't come by in person? Order online to save 10% on your copy!

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June's Fig Pick is here! This month we'll be reading "God's Country" by Percival Everett. We're headed out West with Everett's dark, incisive humor as we follow Curt Marder, a coward, as he works to recover his farm, his wife, and his dog from the hooligans who took them from him

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Hot off the press! 📚️🔥

(Most of) These titles are 2026 releases, and they are new to our USED section over at the Durham shop! Find your next read at the Fig today. 🌞

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✨️ "Minor Feelings" by Cathy Park Hong
✨️ "My Baby First Birthday" by Jenny Zhang
✨️ Homeseeking" by Karissa Chen
✨️ "Happy Stories, Mostly" by Norman Erikson Pasaribu
✨️ "Chlorine" by Jade Song
✨️ "Good Talk" by Mira Jacob

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May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We've pulled a few books written by AANHPI authors to celebrate their rich culture and the diverse perspectives they offer. Keep your TBR open this May and beyond for AANHPI voices!

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The books featured are:
✨️ "Dear America" by Jose Antonio Vargas
✨️ "How to Write an Autobiographical Novel" by Alexander Chee
✨️ "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
✨️ "A Man of Two Faces" by Viet Thanh Nguyen
✨️ "A Burning" by Megha Majumdar

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By combining traditional author talks with interactive workshops, Carl's events are always fertile ground for learning, creativity, and community engagement, so we hope to see you there!

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Local creative Carl Nordgren is returning to the Carrboro Fig for a book launch!

Join us in Carrboro on Thursday, June 4th at 6:30PM for an interactive evening centered around his newest book, "Common Ground for Us".

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Wow, what a weekend! Thank you all for a wonderful time celebrating the Durham Fig's seventh birthday! We are so appreciative of everyone who came out to support us, and for everyone who has continued to show up for us over these past seven years. Here's to many more! 🥳

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P.S. - Don't forget, if you shop in person today we have a scavenger hunt happening! Our Flat Lesters are scattered about and waiting to be found!

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We're SEVEN!! 🥳 🎉 🎉

The Durham Fig is celebrating our seventh birthday today! We are so thankful for everyone that has shown up for us over these years, and we're so excited for many more years to come! Thank YOU for getting us to seven! 🎉

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This Saturday, May 23rd, we're celebrating SEVEN years of the Durham Fig!
We're super excited to celebrate with y'all! We'll be running a scavenger hunt with a tangle of Flat Lesters (shown here), where prizes range from 10% off to a free piece of merch. See you Saturday! 📚 🎉

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Indie Bookstores with Masking & Covid Policies in 2026 https://t.co/gxCBgMIanM

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Durham, voting is open for the Indy Best of the Triangle: Durham County! We'd love it if you could support the Durham Fig and vote for us as the Best Bookstore - you can find the voting link in our bio! Our nominated category is under "Retail and Services: Best Bookstore".