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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 11h

Join us TONIGHT AT 7PM for Pop-Up Game Night hosted by Grace & Mike from Tabletop Inn!!

Lots of games to choose from. It’s gonna be A TON O’ FUN. Don’t miss it!!!

#MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC #GameNight #TabletopInn #FunAndGames

Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 15h

#ICYMI — Our BIG ANNOUNCEMENT is that Tim Burton’s #NightmareBeforeChristmas is coming to downtown #MarionNC on Saturday, November 29. Best-selling author Megan Shepherd will be here!

Learn more & RSVP: www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/megan...

#McDowellCountyNC #MeganShepherd #HourofthePumpkinQueen

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 1d

We have an EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT coming THIS WEDNESDAY! Can you guess what it is? Here’s a hint ...

Get on our email list now to find out tomorrow morning (and you could WIN A FREE BOOK!): bigfootbooksnc.com/signup

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 1d

We have an EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT coming THIS WEDNESDAY! Can you guess what it is? Here’s a hint ...

Get on our email list now to find out tomorrow morning (and you could WIN A FREE BOOK!): bigfootbooksnc.com/signup

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 2d

TODAY is the LAST CHANCE to shop the @Libro.fm Indie Bookshop Appreciation Sale!*

Every purchase supports us as your local independent bookstore.

Shop audiobooks now: libro.fm/bigfootbooksnc

*Sale ends TODAY Monday, October 13, at 11:59 PM PT.

#Audiobooks #LibroFM

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 2d

“Countless studies and scientific agreement drive home to us that humans are inherently social beings who crave connection. ... #Thirdspaces allow for more casual connections, for building a community of people in our everyday lives.”

magazine.1000libraries.com/what-third-s...

#ThirdPlaces

What Third Spaces Teach Us About Real Human Connection - Magazine

What are third spaces, and why do we crave them? Discover the social places that shape community, creativity, and everyday human connection.

magazine.1000libraries.com

Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

(Note: We’re closed today—and tomorrow—but please come see us when we open again on Wednesday.)

Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks to everyone who came out & made our first #BannedBooksWeek of events extra special and memorable—and meaningful!

We have an exciting event announcement coming on Wednesday. Please get on our email list if you aren’t already on it: bigfootbooksnc.com/signup

#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek2025

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 3d

RIP Diane Keaton 🙏

Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 4d

Did you know the Marion Mill Massacre took place less than a month before the Stock Market Crash of 1929 that marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

bookshop.org/a/115933/978...

#StockMarketCrash #1929book #AndrewRossSorkin #Recession #GreatDepression

Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 4d

Get your friends together for Trivia Night: Banned Books Edition TONIGHT at 7pm!

Hope to see you then!!

#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2025

Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 4d

WE’RE OPEN! 9am-9pm today for Mountain Glory Festival and Trivia Night: Banned Books Edition at 7pm.

Christina Thompson is here ALL DAY doing chair massages for a small fee. Come get some relaxation and caffeination!

See you soon for the historic 42nd Annual Mountain Glory Festival!!

Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 5d

TONIGHT at 7PM! Join us for a community conversation on #censorship — rumor has it there will be some free pizza (and, of course, great coffee/espresso/tea!).

Plus, more #BannedBooksWeek events coming up: www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/banne...

#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek2025

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 5d

wrapping up Sunday 10/12 with Banned Books Storytime (for kids!) at 2pm and a Community Closing Conversation at 7pm.

#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2025 #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 5d

#BannedBooksWeek continues with a Community Conversation on Censorship tonight at 7pm,

Mountain Glory Festival all day tomorrow (Saturday 10/11)

followed by Trivia Night: Banned Books Edition at 7pm, and

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to everyone for coming out last night for ‘zine making and blackout poetry workshop!

Special thanks to Anna from McDowell Arts Council Association for bringing supplies and helping lead us!!

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 6d

TONIGHT at 7pm! 'Zine making & blackout poetry — materials will be provided for free.

Thanks to our friends at MACA for their support on this!

#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2025 #ZineMaking #Zines #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 7d

Olyvia reads a passage from George Orwell’s “1984.”

#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2025 #Orwell

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 7d

TONIGHT at 7pm! Open Mic — come read a passage from a banned or challenged book or share a personal reflection.

www.bigfootbooksnc.com/events/banne...

Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 7d

Tommy Orange was named a 2025 MacArthur Foundation fellow! “[Orange] shows the many ways historical trauma and dislocation can rupture the fabric of everyday life.”
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Order Tommy Orange books online & get FREE SHIPPING TODAY ONLY: bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 7d

AUTHORS RECEIVING AWARDS & recognitions today:

Ali Hazelwood was named a #TIMENext100 artist. Author Jodi Picoult writes, “Ali is a light in a world that these days skews toward darkness.”
time.com/collections/...

Order Ali Hazelwood books & get FREE SHIPPING TODAY: bookshop.org/beta-search?...

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Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks to everyone who has ordered dictionaries for the Asheville Prison Books program! Today is the LAST DAY to get FREE SHIPPING when you order through the wishlist @bookshop.org.

Please donate an $8 dictionary for just $8 (&/or another book on the list) now: bigfootbooksnc.com/prisonbannedbooks

Bigfoot Books & Brews @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social · 7d

Want to go on a BLIND DATE WITH A BANNED BOOK? We have 20 banned/challenged books available for $6 each (includes a free tea & a bookmark)! Come pick one up this week.

#BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooksWeek2025 #BlindDateWithABannedBook #MarionNC #McDowellCountyNC

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 8d

"I believe in kids. I believe that this influx of book bannings that are happening over the last couple of years will only encourage kids to be better, honestly."

Tiffany D Jackson on the power of young people.

youtu.be/kPANuBnILMQ?...

w/@sagepub.com

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

BBW 2025 from The Big Chair - Author, Tiffany Jackson

YouTube video by Banned Books Week

youtu.be

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 8d

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

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