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Caversham Booksellers

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Toronto-based bookstore with a focus on mental health, psychology, education, and related subjects. Visit us at our storefront at 262B Geary Ave. (opening in October), or online at https://www.cavershambooksellers.com/

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · 14d

Announcing the grand opening weekend of our new space at 263b Geary Avenue! November 1 and 2. Featuring author events on both days!
#walking #dreaming #bookstore #toronto

Caversham Booksellers invites you to come help us celebrate our new location! Opening
Weekend Saturday and Sunday, November 1 and 2 Author Events, refreshments, sales, 262b Geary Ave West of Dufferin

Images of both authors and their book covers.
Lee Scott - Step Outside - Nov 1, 2 to 4 pm
Sharon Sliwinski - An Alphabet for Dreamers - Nov 2, 5 to 6:30 pm

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · 12d

If you've been looking for a sign, here it is! Our Geary location just got easier to find. And have we mentioned we're right next door to a vintage store? Books AND clothes - one-stop shopping! 🛍️

Workers with a crane installing a sign reading Caversham Booksellers

A sign reading Caversham Booksellers hanging on an exterior wall, next to a sign reading VINTAGE. A rack of clothing is visible nearby.

Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · 13d

From the jacket: "Through her painful experience of bereavement, her work intensified, resulting in this entertaining survey of the many faces of death and grief." @saraband-books.bsky.social @naomiwesterman.bsky.social

Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · 13d

British anthropologist and playwright Naomi Westerman will be at Caversham this Sunday, October 26 to talk about her new book of essays, Happy Death Club.

Join us at 3 pm in our new space at 262b Geary Ave. for an open discussion with Naomi about death and grief.

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · 14d

Announcing the grand opening weekend of our new space at 263b Geary Avenue! November 1 and 2. Featuring author events on both days!
#walking #dreaming #bookstore #toronto

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · 19d

We're at 262b Geary Ave, just west of Dufferin, just north of Dupont.

Map showing Caversham Booksellers location

Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · 19d

We have moved! Pardon the mess -- we still have boxes to unpack, and workers are putting the finishing touches on our accessible bathroom. But you can come in and browse! We'd love to see you!

The front door of Caversham Booksellers from the outside. A large, weathered sign reading BEDROOMS DININGROOMS is still visible above our door. A temporary white banner above the door, and a red one to the side, have our name.

The interior of the new bookstore, showing a red-painted ceiling, polished concrete floor, and several tall woodgrain bookcases. Many cardboard boxes of still-packed books are visible. Sunlight comes in through the glass front door

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Sep 15

Our new location at 262b Geary Ave won't be open yet for the Block Party on Saturday, Sep 20, but we'll be there, with a table and a selection of books. Swing by, say hello, and get a peek at the new space!
#gearyblockparty

Geart Ave Block Party - Sep 20 - graphic

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Sep 15

It's official: our Harbord Street location is now CLOSED permanently. But don't be too sad: we will reopen soon at 262B Geary Ave! And web orders will continue as normal while our storefront is closed.

Caversham Booksellers' 98 Harbord Street location: a glass bookstore window with a few bicycles locked to posts out front, and a red wooden bench. A sign in the window reads WE ARE MOVING.

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're happy to be able to make this compelling title available!

Icy Peaks Publishing @icypeakspublishing.bsky.social · Aug 28

We’re thrilled to share that our first book is now available through @CavershamBooks: North America’s largest mental health bookstore!
https://www.cavershambooksellers.com/search/9781069171009
#mentalhealthbooks #suicideprevention

Caversham Booksellers: Jacques A. Frigault, PhD; Whispers from the Shadow: Confronting the Call of Suicide (9781069171009) Icy Peaks Publishing

Caversham Booksellers, Toronto, Canada: Specialising in books on psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, psychiatry, psychology; in-store, at conferences and via mail order. 15,000 titles actively stocked

www.cavershambooksellers.com

Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's true! Thanks!

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rampancy @jancheta25.bsky.social · Aug 23

...and you should totally buy them at @anotherstoryto.bsky.social, @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social, @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social, or @cavershambooks.bsky.social.

Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hey, you survived another week. Buy yourself a few books.

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you see a lot of high-quality professional titles relating to their specific therapeutic modality, plus some interesting books on the social and ethical dimensions of therapy, it means they probably shop at Caversham and you're in good hands 😌

james folta @jamesfolta.com · Aug 18

What do the books in your therapist's Zoom background mean? (for @literaryhub.bsky.social)

How to evaluate the books in your therapist’s Zoom background.

If you’ve ever done a therapy session over Zoom (or any other video platform), you know how easy it can be to be distracted by what’s going on behind your therapist’s head. Do I r…

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Aug 11

We're moving in September, and you know what that means: Sales! Our Rummage Sale, clearing out the books that have piled up in our basement over 36 years, is on now! Drop by and check it out!

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hey, have you heard our big news? After 36 years at our Harbord Street location, we'll be moving over the summer to a bright new space on up-and-coming Geary Avenue! We'll see you there in September!

Photo of Caversham Bookseller's shop window, with a sign saying "We are moving!", a map showing our new location at 262 Geary Avenue, and a bunch of books about moving, change, and transformation

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Jun 16

Books have a much longer shelf life! 😀 And they're easier to ship. (We do free shipping anywhere in Canada for orders over $150.)

Allie Alvis 🌷 @book-historia.bsky.social · Jun 15

I saw this sign in an antique shop yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about it. Books are like eggs

A sign on top of some late 19th century books that reads BOOKS ARE LIKE EGGS HANDLE WITH CARE!!!!

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American Psychiatric Association @apapsychiatric.bsky.social · Apr 10

In support of the psychodynamic formulation of suicide, intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) reduced anger and suicidal ideation among patients who had previously attempted suicide. #AmJPsychotherapy bit.ly/425MQYH

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Apr 17

• Buy any book at our neighbours, @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social, then come over to Caversham and show us your receipt for a 10% discount off any regularly priced trade book. Or start here, and bring your Caversham receipt over there! (Some restrictions apply)
#cibd2025
#canadianindiebookstoresday
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Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, April 26, 2025. Illustration of a woman riding a bike with a cat perched on the handlebars, flowers and books in the basket. Promo image provided by Canadian Independent Bookstore Association, drawn by artist and illustrator Josée Bisaillon

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Apr 17

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is coming up, and we're planning a couple of in-store special promotions to celebrate!
For one day only, on April 26:
• Buy any new book, and choose a second-hand/clearance book from our famous Super Sale Cart for free!
#cibd2025
#canadianindiebookstoresday
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Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, April 26, 2025. Illustration of a girl walking a dachshund and pulling a wagon full of books. Promo image provided by Canadian Independent Bookstore Association, drawn by artist and illustrator Josée Bisaillon

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Apr 12

We love a good book recommendation thread! A reminder that if you're looking for a title we don't currently have in the store, we can order it for you, and we ship internationally. Our staff are great at tracking down hard-to-find books, as long as they're still in print somewhere.

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · Apr 12

It’s gross online and it’s gross outside so why don’t I do some book recommendations? Will give you your own personalized rec if you promise not to buy books at Amazon. I’m loving this one, about how tech has infiltrated all of our stories. bookshop.org/p/books/sear...

Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age

Selfhood in the Digital Age

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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · Mar 7

The vetting process meant to protect therapy clients from unethical and boundary-crossing behavior might actually be shutting out the kind of practitioners the field needs most. @jessmcallen.bsky.social writes on “gatekeeping”:

Who Gets to Be a Therapist? | Jess McAllen

Gatekeeping is meant to ensure that future therapists are suited to the work. Some students allege it amounts to discrimination.

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Farzana Doctor @farzanadoctor.bsky.social · Mar 10

Are you an activist, caregiver, or community leader struggling with burnout? Join us for a 4-week virtual book club with me to explore practical self-care & community care strategies. worldbeyondwar.org/book-club-52...

Book Club: 52 Weeks to a Sweeter Life - World BEYOND War

Book Club with Farzana Doctor. #WorldBEYONDWar

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Steph @sosostephg.bsky.social · Mar 9

My favorite bookshop in Portland is giving away free samples. Heh.

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Caversham Booksellers @cavershambooks.bsky.social · Feb 25

Excited to discuss this book with @mirandanewman.bsky.social at our book club next week! Tuesday, March 4, 7 pm, in store and online. If you're not on our book club email list yet -- why not? Just email us at info [at] cavershambooksellers.com and we'll get you set up!

Rough Magic by Miranda Newman | Penguin Random House Canada

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER. A GLOBE AND MAIL READER'S FAVOURITE. A harrowing but ultimately uplifting memoir about living with borderline personality disorder—the most stigmatized diagnosis in mental...

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · Feb 25

Alvin F. Poussaint, Pioneering Expert on Black Mental Health, Dies at 90 At the invitation of Bob Moses, he moved to Jackson, Miss., where he became the Southern field director of the Medical Committee for Human Rights in the 1965 Selma march, carried medical supplies www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/u...

Alvin F. Poussaint, Pioneering Expert on Black Mental Health, Dies at 90

A psychiatrist at Harvard and an adviser to Jesse Jackson and Bill Cosby, he challenged Black Americans to stand up to systemic racism.

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