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Blue Willow Bookshop
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West Houston's favorite bookshop. Can we say that? Opinionated service and fantastic author events since 1996.
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Blue Willow Bookshop @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social · Nov 13
Hey, friends. We're an independent bookshop in Houston, Texas, and we're happy to be here.

We've got pizzazz. We've got great book recommendations and fantastic author events. We'll hold your baby while you browse.

Come on by. We can't wait to welcome you. bluewillowbookshop.com
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Get in the holiday spirit with festive audiobooks! 😍

Tomorrow, November 20, is the LAST DAY to shop @libro.fm's Festive Audiobook Sale! ❄️

Every purchase supports our bookshop. Shop the sale here: buff.ly/VNu5sig
A green striped graphic reads, "Festive Audiobook Sale." At the bottom of the graphic are three rows of the audiobook covers of festive audiobooks.
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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We can't wait to see you on Small Business Saturday, November 29! 😍

📚 Our annual "Best Books" display
🎧 @libro.fm audiobook sale
🫶 Personalized book recommendations
💌 Gratitude jar at checkout
💙 Community
🍷 Afternoon drinks

See you there, friends! buff.ly/MO4RCK5
A teal graphic highlighting Small Business Saturday at Blue Willow Bookshop. It reads, "Join us for Small Business Saturday! November 29. Book displays, Libro.fm audiobook sale, Personalized book recs, Gratitude jar at checkout, Afternoon drinks. See you there!" On the right, there are three photos: one of the bookstore's façade, one of the bookshelves, and one of the staff.
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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There's always something for the curious mind to discover in the nonfiction section. 💡
The nonfiction section of a bookshop. The shelves are wooden and full of colorful books.
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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✨Special preorder offer!✨

Preorder Katherine Quinn's new book, STOLEN MIDNIGHTS, with us to receive a signed, personalized (if you like) book! Katherine will include a beautiful art print, while supplies last.

Order by 1/30 to guarantee personalization! 🌹 buff.ly/6tdwgAY
A pink graphic promotes the preorder campaign for Katherine Quinn's new book, Stolen Midnights. Those who preorder from Blue Willow Bookshop will receive a signed and personalized deluxe edition of the book and an exclusive art print. Orders must be placed by February 2, 2026.
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Get started on your holiday shopping with @libro.fm audiobooks! 😍

You can select the number of audiobook credits, or the audiobooks you want to gift, and schedule delivery in advance. Your future self will thank you.

Every purchase supports our store! buff.ly/iALzAB8
A pink graphic branded with the Libro.fm logo features a drawing of an orange cat in a red winter hat looking down at a small bird. They are surrounded by a hearth with a fire, wrapped books and a wrapped gift, a cup of tea, headphones, and a lit candle. The heading of the graphic reads, "audiobooks that give back."
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Spending Thanksgiving with family? Check out our selection of puzzles, party games, trivia, and more!

You know we have recommendations, so stop in and chat with us about our—and our kids'—favorites.
An angled photo of a wall of bookshelves lined with board games, card games, and puzzles. An angled photo of a wall of bookshelves lined with board games, card games, and puzzles.
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Get in the holiday spirit with festive audiobooks! 😍

Through November 20, shop @libro.fm's Festive Audiobook Sale. ❄️ Every purchase supports our bookshop!

buff.ly/VNu5sig
A green striped graphic reads, "Festive Audiobook Sale." At the bottom of the graphic are three rows of the audiobook covers of festive audiobooks.
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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✨Holiday Donation Drive!✨

This holiday season, help us provide visitors to the Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital with a new book and a new pair of socks! 🧦📚

The drive will run through Dec. 12. Please visit our website for all the details: buff.ly/v2w8Egg
A blue graphic promotes Blue Willow's upcoming Holiday Donation Drive. It reads: "Books & Socks Holiday Donation Drive! This holiday season, help us provide visitors to the Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital with a new book and a new pair of socks! HOW TO HELP: From November 3 to December 12, stop by the bookshop to purchase books for children of all ages, from board books to books for teens. Out of town? Purchase a gift card, and we will shop for you! You can also drop off new socks-ankle socks are best—in any size, from baby to adult."
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Good morning, readers. 💙
Inside a bookshop, a wooden table holds three tiers of faced out books. At the top of the table, there is a flier that lists the days and times of the bookshop's book club meetings.
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Looking for a special gift for the newest reader in your life?

We offer subscriptions of hand-selected books for newborns to four year-olds!

Learn more here, and don't hesitate to give us a call with any questions. buff.ly/lROczbv
A graphic with a purple watercolor background, promoting Blue Willow Bookshop's gift subscriptions for babies and toddlers. It reads, "Celebrate your youngest readers with hand-selected books!" The subscriptions are called Baby's First Year, Now We Are One, Two Much Fun, Three and Me, and More for Four. Learn more at bluewillowbookshop.com/BabySubscriptions.
November 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Holiday gatherings are fast approaching and gift-shopping season has begun!

Here, we share a few cookbook highlights from 2025. Use them for menu inspiration, or have us wrap one up for the foodies in your life.

Here's to a joyful and delicious holiday season! buff.ly/kvIf9pN
A yellow graphic titled, "Blue Willow Recommends Cookbooks to Gift," a collection of 7 cookbooks and 1 novel book with recipes. The books' covers are displayed across three rows.
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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You're invited to ✨A Good Yarn Holiday Social!✨

Join us for a fun holiday gathering of our books and yarn club.🍷 We'll be doing a simple white elephant book exchange, so please bring a wrapped new or used book to swap!

We can't wait! All are welcome. RSVP here: buff.ly/FwxprjT
A blue graphic decorated with snowflakes and a graphic of a ball of yarn reads, "You're invited to A Good Yarn Social! Join us at Blue Willow Bookshop on December 11 at 7:00pm. Please bring a wrapped book* for our white elephant gift exchange. You are also welcome to bring yarn or craft supplies to swap with other attendees. *The book may be new or used-just something that you'd like to gift!"
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Next Saturday, join us for an event with JeriLynne Clifford, AKA the Hill Country Bon Vivant!

We'll be celebrating her new cookbook, THE VINEYARD TABLE: Cooking, Wine & Stories of Hospitality, with 80+ recipes, wine pairings, and more!

See you then, friends! buff.ly/fwPJWwp
A dusky red graphic promoting Blue Willow Bookshop's event with JeriLynne Clifford, The Hill Country Bon Vivant, on Saturday, November 22 at 4:00pm CT. There is a headshot of Clifford and a photo of her cookbook, The Vineyard Table: Cooking, Wine, and Stories of Hospitality. RSVP free to attend and reserve your book at bluewillowbookshop.com!
November 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Friends, Small Business Saturday is November 29! 😍

Join us in the bookshop for a celebration of community.

We're finalizing our plans, but count on great conversation, personalized recommendations, and all the bookish vibes!
A photo of the façade of an indie bookstore with text overlay that reads, "Small Business Saturday is November 29!"
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Just a few books we loved this year. 😍

We hope these recommendations help guide you toward your next great read—or gift. Read our reviews here! buff.ly/jJMNY44
A cream graphic featuring Blue Willow Bookshop's "Favorite Books of 2025," a collection of 39 books. The books' covers are displayed across six rows, and grouped by picture books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, adult fiction, and nonfiction.
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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New staff photo. 😍

We’ve got recommendations. We’ve got pizzazz. We'll hold your baby while you browse.

We look forward to welcoming you to our happy place.
Twelve smiling women pose together inside an independent bookshop. They each wear a Blue Willow Bookshop t-shirt. Two of the women each hold a dog in their laps. There is a small, colorful bookshop in the background.
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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✨Silent Reading Party at the Bookshop!✨

TODAY! Join us in the bookshop to meet fellow readers, browse the bookshelves, and read a few chapters.

There will be time to shop, and the annex will be open for silent reading. We'd love to see you there! buff.ly/55W7m6w
A light pink and berry graphic promoting a Silent Reading Party at Blue Willow Bookshop on Saturday, November 15 from 3:00-5:00pm. All are welcome.
November 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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✨Holiday Donation Drive!✨

This holiday season, help us provide visitors to the Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital with a new book and a new pair of socks! 🧦📚

The drive will run through Dec. 12. Please visit our website for all the details: buff.ly/0cWaL1V
A blue graphic promotes Blue Willow's upcoming Holiday Donation Drive. It reads: "Books & Socks Holiday Donation Drive! This holiday season, help us provide visitors to the Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital with a new book and a new pair of socks! HOW TO HELP: From November 3 to December 12, stop by the bookshop to purchase books for children of all ages, from board books to books for teens. Out of town? Purchase a gift card, and we will shop for you! You can also drop off new socks-ankle socks are best—in any size, from baby to adult."
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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✨Silent Reading Party at the Bookshop!✨

Join us TOMORROW in the bookshop to meet fellow readers, browse the bookshelves, and read a few chapters.

There will be time to shop, and the annex will be open for silent reading. We'd love to see you there! buff.ly/55W7m6w
A light pink and berry graphic promoting a Silent Reading Party at Blue Willow Bookshop on Saturday, November 15 from 3:00-5:00pm. All are welcome.
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Here's to a fantastic Friday! 🌈📖
A photo of the fiction section of a bookshop. The shelves are wooden and full of colorful books. On top of the shelves, puzzles are displayed.
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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✨Tonight!✨

We're so excited for our event with Ree Drummond, celebrating her new book, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes! She'll be joined by her daughter, Paige, and it's going to be a wonderful night.

Get your tickets now to join us, friends! buff.ly/08jlZRF
A sea-foam green graphic promoting Blue Willow Bookshop's event with Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman, who will appear with her daughter, Paige, to celebrate Ree's new cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes. The event will be held at Memorial Drive Presbyterian on November 14 at 7:00pm CT. Get your tickets now to attend.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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We're delighted to be part of the preorder campaign for @quicunquevult.bsky.social's new book, AUDREY LANE STIRS THE POT! 🧁🇬🇧

"Preordough" with us to receive
✨ a custom Audrey-inspired recipe card
✨ a signed bookplate

While supplies last. Preorder now! buff.ly/MHqAMh8
A yellow graphic promoting the preorder campaign for Alexis Hall's new book, Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot, decorated with Union Jack flags, character art, and the book cover. If you preorder, you will receive a custom recipe card and a signed bookplate along with your copy of the book.
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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✨Tomorrow!✨

We're so excited for our event with Ree Drummond, celebrating her new book, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes! She'll be joined by her daughter, Paige, and it's going to be a wonderful night.

Get your tickets now to join us, friends! buff.ly/08jlZRF
A sea-foam green graphic promoting Blue Willow Bookshop's event with Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman, who will appear with her daughter, Paige, to celebrate Ree's new cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes. The event will be held at Memorial Drive Presbyterian on November 14 at 7:00pm CT. Get your tickets now to attend.
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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"When you read a book as a child, it becomes a part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does."

❣️

Kathleen Kelly, You've Got Mail
A photo of the children's section of a bookshop. The shelves are wooden and full of colorful picture books. At the end of each shelf, a picture book is displayed face out alongside a plush toy of one of the book's characters. On top of the shelves, children's puzzles are displayed.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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✨Holiday Donation Drive!✨

This holiday season, help us provide visitors to the Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital with a new book and a new pair of socks! 🧦📚

The drive will run through Dec. 12. Please visit our website for all the details: buff.ly/0cWaL1V
A blue graphic promotes Blue Willow's upcoming Holiday Donation Drive. It reads: "Books & Socks Holiday Donation Drive! This holiday season, help us provide visitors to the Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital with a new book and a new pair of socks! HOW TO HELP: From November 3 to December 12, stop by the bookshop to purchase books for children of all ages, from board books to books for teens. Out of town? Purchase a gift card, and we will shop for you! You can also drop off new socks-ankle socks are best—in any size, from baby to adult."
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM