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Square Books is a family of four stores on five floors in three buildings one hundred feet apart on the Square in Oxford Mississippi.

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Happy Christmas week everyone! Below are our special holiday hours for Christmas and New Years. We hope you have a wonderful week!
December 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Happy Solstice, y'all! If you need a last-minute gift or just something to do while your family is gathered around the Air Conditioner on Thursday, stop by and browse our indie tabletop kits and bounty of family trivia games!

#shoplocal #shopindie #happysolstice #merrychristmas #OxfordMS
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎅❗️It’s getting down to the wire! 🔌🎄
If you need a book before Christmas, don’t delay, place your order with us today! If there’s a book you need that we don’t have in stock, tomorrow, December 18, is the last day we can guarantee we’ll have it in before Christmas.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Does the reader in your life seem to have read it all? Don't know what books to give them this holiday? Surprise them with a Square Books gift card! Add as much as you want and re-load whenever you'd like. Stop by today or order online at SquareBooks.com!
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Are you subscribed to our emails? Whether you've been naughty or nice, we've got a list you'll want to check twice! Subscribe today to receive our Daily Dozen book & gift ideas every day this holiday season. Visit SquareBooks.com to join the fun!

#GiftIdeas #HolidayGifts #ShopLocal #ShopIndie
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Founded in 1979, Square Books is a renowned family of four independent bookstores near the University of Mississippi in historic Oxford. Home to William Faulkner's legacy and exclusive John Grisham signed...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Happy #NationalSockDay! Keep your toesies cozy this winter and rep your favorite bookstore with a soft pair (or 3) of Square Books socks! #BookstoreVibes #SillySocks #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #OxfordMS
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone! We are open today and will be closed tomorrow (Thursday) but will resume normal hours on Friday.
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Happy Holiday Season from Square Books! We've got holiday romance, classic tales, and a wonderful variety of cookbooks to help you bring something new to the table this year. Y'all stop on by and find your inspiration today!

#BookstoreVibes #Holidays #HolidayBooks #ChristmasBooks #HanukkahBooks
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
TODAY, this Thacker season is wrapping up with a bang! Join us 6:00 PM at The Powerhouse for an exciting double-feature holiday special season finale with Landon Bryant and Robert St John!
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thank you to those who joined us for Charles W. Eagles and his book A Victory For Democracy yesterday! In case you missed it, you can watch the event on YouTube at the link below. Subscribe for future author events!
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November 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Thanks to all who have been participating in our Thrills & Chills book club! We've been having a great time, and are *thrilled* to see you at the next meeting on Dec 1! This month's book is You Weren't Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White. RSVP with the QR code below!
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We've got some great events coming up this month! Mark your calendars now, and we can't wait to see you there! TODAY, join us for Jere Nash in conversation with Marshall Ramsey for Reconstruction in Mississippi, 5:30 PM at Off Square Books!
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Many thanks to those who joined us on Wednesday for Adam Johnson for The Wayfinder! In case you missed it, you can watch the full event on our YouTube channel at the link below. Subscribe to catch future author events!
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Adam Johnson for The Wayfinder
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Adam Johnson returns to Square Books for The Wayfinder, an epic, sweeping novel with the grandeur of Wolf Hall, Shogun, and War and Peace, set in the Polynesian islands…
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November 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Happy Halloween, y'all! Enjoy the spooky cool weather with a suspenseful story & a creepy coffee on our boo-tiful balcony! Today is the last day our pal Stephen King will be in public before he hibernates in the sewer, so stop by for your #StephenKingSelfie today while you can!
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In case you missed it, our event with Andrew Donnelly for Confederate Sympathies on Wednesday has now been uploaded to YouTube! Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see future author events as we upload them.
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Andrew Donnelly for Confederate Sympathies
A provocative new perspective on the role of homoeroticism in national politics and the lost cause mythology Andrew Donnelly in conversation with Anne Twitty for Confederate Sympathies, a…
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October 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
In case you missed it, you can catch yesterday's event with poets Alicia Wright and Cody-Rose Clevidence on our YouTube channel! Subscribe for future author events.

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Alicia Wright + Cody Rose Clevidence
Enjoy an evening of verse with poets Alicia Wright and Cody-Rose Clevidence for their new collections You're Called By the Same Sound and This Household of Earthly Nature. Purchase signed copies of…
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October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's here, y'all! Narrated by Sparky Reardon himself, you can find The Dean audiobook on our partner audiobook site, Libro.fm! Scan the QR code or click the link below to listen now:
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October 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This spooky month, you can find our cardboard pal Stephen King looming around the store encouraging folks to get out of their comfort zones and read banned books. Stop by for your #StephenKingSelfie and tag us!
October 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We'll see you tonight with this week's Thacker Mountain guest, Paul Burch, for Meridian Rising! Event begins 6:00 PM at Off Square Books. Can't wait to see you there!
October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In case you missed it, you can now watch yesterday's event with Paula Saunders in conversation with Lee Durkee for Starting from Here on our YouTube channel! Don't forget to subscribe to receive updates when we upload author events. Signed copies available on our website!

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Paula Saunders for Starting From Here
Author Paula Saunders in conversation with Lee Durkee for Starting From Here, a "stirring, stunning" novel about a Midwestern girl who must balance her dreams of becoming a dancer with the…
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October 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Join us tonight for this month's Thrills & Chills book club meeting, 7pm at Circle & Square! And in case you couldn't make this one, get a head start on this month's pick, Bad Cree by Jessica Johns! We'll meet next on November 3, and you can RSVP here:
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October 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Tomorrow marks the beginning of #BannedBooksWeek2025, and we'll be kicking it off this year by hosting a small read-in on our balcony. Everyone is welcome to join us while we celebrate free expression with free coffee, so bring your favorite book (banned or not) and we'll bring the vibes.
October 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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September 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TODAY! Y'all don't miss the Twilight 20th Anniversary party, 6:30pm @ Off Square Books! There will be trivia with prizes, themed snacks, and photo props. Costumes are both welcome and encouraged, so sparkle on up and come out!
October 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Greetings! The post about Patricia Lockwood wasn't supposed to go up until tomorrow and though we can post, we can't see our profile to delete or make changes. Patricia Lockwood will be here Monday, the 29th! We'll see you then!
September 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM