Orinda Books

Your community bookstore in Village Square!

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NEW MYSTERY from bestselling author Elizabeth George on our shelves now!

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For fans of the Netflix film 14 PEAKS! Nepali climber Nims Purja is the first man ever to summit all fourteen of the world's 8000 meter "Death Zone" peaks. He did so in less than seven months, breaking the previous record of seven years. Pick up this amazing memoir in store!

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NEW FICTION OUT THIS WEEK! Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life was one of the most acclaimed books of 2015. She now offers a new novel that spans three centuries (events take place in 1893 1993, and 2093) and three different versions of the American experiment.

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NEW FICTION out this week!

When bookish young American Sylvia Beach opens Shakespeare and Company on a quiet street in Paris in 1919, she has no idea that she and her new bookstore will change the course of literature...
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Adina Merenlender, PhD presents "Climate Stewardship: Taking Collective Action to Protect California". Register on Eventbrite: https://t.co/ArhXdCz5iH ticket includes a copy of the book.

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Books to kick start the new year!

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NEW thriller from bestselling author Noah Hawley out Tuesday, January 4th! 'Something is happening to teenagers across America , spreading through memes only they can parse...' Pre-order today online or on the phone!

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Our bookseller, Anita, loved Patricia Lockwood's latest novel, NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS. Lockwood offers a lyrical mixture of poetry and prose, ripe with analysis of our chaotic past few years and internet culture. Stop by the store to pick up a copy!

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Yes- we are open Christmas Eve 10am - 3pm! Stop by the store for any last minute goodies (we gift wrap too!)

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Just in time for the holidays, we’ll be sharing our staff’s favorite books of the year! Brandon loved WHEN WE CEASE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD by Benjamin Labatut. Stop by the store to pick up a copy!

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ON OUR SHELVES NOW! Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman captures a shipwrecked moment in time and transforms it into a lyric of hope.

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Join the fun from the comfort of your home with two upcoming virtual events!!

Tuesday, December 7th at 4 PM: paperback launch of No Time Like the Future Register here: https://t.co/rjSKlluhZa.

Wednesday, December 8th 4 PM: Sally Rooney Trivia Night. https://t.co/dqfI019Nq0

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ON JUNETEENTH by Annette Gordon-Reed is in the NEW YORK TIMES - 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2021! Juneteenth tells the essential, sweeping story of the day's integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Texas native.

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Join us for a conversation with best-selling author @megwaiteclayton as she discusses her latest novel, The Postmistress of Paris, at 7PM on Thursday, December 2nd at the @lafayettelibrary. Register on our website or call the store at 925-254-7606.

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We have lots of HOLIDAY books on display for all ages. Come on in and shop EARLY this holiday season!

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On our shelves TOMORROW, Nov 16th: the 1619 Project seeks to re frame our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative.

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A much-anticipated annual series from @harperperennial , #oliveeditions are on our shelves now! The 2021 series is a collection of powerful, must-read fiction from some of the most renowned and distinct voices in literature. Stop by to pick up a copy, or order online.

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NEW from bestselling author Sharon M. Draper: the sequel to 2010's OUT OF MY MIND. Follow along with Melody Brooks, a 12 year old diagnosed with cerebral palsy, at her first summer at Camp Green Glades. "A deeply satisfying and worthy continuation of a beloved story." Ages 8-12

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Signed copies on our shelves tomorrow! In this stunning and timely novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich creates a wickedly funny ghost story, a tale of passion, of a complex marriage, and of a woman's relentless errors.

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Damon Galgut's novel, The Promise, has been awarded the Booker prize for 2021. Stop by to pick up a copy in store!

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