Hive Mind Books
@hivemindbookstore.bsky.social
We are a queer independent bookstore & coffeeshop in Bushwick. 219 Irving Ave, Brooklyn
We’ll see you out at Brooklyn Pride tomorrow, rain or shine. Come say hi. We’ll have a ton of books by queer and trans writers, and some stickers and freshly spray painted tote bags to give out. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We’ll see you out at Brooklyn Pride tomorrow, rain or shine. Come say hi. We’ll have a ton of books by queer and trans writers, and some stickers and freshly spray painted tote bags to give out. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Happening at the shop tonight: Queer Writing Night 6:30-8:00pm
This is good, heads down writing time. Get some words on the page and meet fellow queer and trans writers. Free to attend, no purchase required to be here.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/4z56rddj
This is good, heads down writing time. Get some words on the page and meet fellow queer and trans writers. Free to attend, no purchase required to be here.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/4z56rddj
June 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Happening at the shop tonight: Queer Writing Night 6:30-8:00pm
This is good, heads down writing time. Get some words on the page and meet fellow queer and trans writers. Free to attend, no purchase required to be here.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/4z56rddj
This is good, heads down writing time. Get some words on the page and meet fellow queer and trans writers. Free to attend, no purchase required to be here.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/4z56rddj
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some resources for protestors
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
A Demonstrator’s Guide to Understanding Riot Munitions
An extensive guide to less-lethal police weaponry—including chemical weapons and impact munitions—and how to defend against and treat their effects.
crimethinc.com
June 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
some resources for protestors
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
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The people standing up to those Nazi fucks in LA are heroes.
June 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The people standing up to those Nazi fucks in LA are heroes.
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Happy 1 month anniversary to the release of my debut book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman. Thank you to everyone who has grabbed a copy, read it, written me about it, posted about it, listened to the audiobook, and more.
Thank you everyone who helped get me here, here's to the days ahead.
Thank you everyone who helped get me here, here's to the days ahead.
June 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Happy 1 month anniversary to the release of my debut book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman. Thank you to everyone who has grabbed a copy, read it, written me about it, posted about it, listened to the audiobook, and more.
Thank you everyone who helped get me here, here's to the days ahead.
Thank you everyone who helped get me here, here's to the days ahead.
June events at Hive Mind Books! Come out and see us in Bushwick, or find us at one of our events on the road this month.
Queer author events! 🌈 Queer community events! 🌈 See you at Brooklyn Pride with a pop-up queer bookstore!
Check hivemindbooks.com for event info.
HAPPY PRIDE!
Queer author events! 🌈 Queer community events! 🌈 See you at Brooklyn Pride with a pop-up queer bookstore!
Check hivemindbooks.com for event info.
HAPPY PRIDE!
May 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
June events at Hive Mind Books! Come out and see us in Bushwick, or find us at one of our events on the road this month.
Queer author events! 🌈 Queer community events! 🌈 See you at Brooklyn Pride with a pop-up queer bookstore!
Check hivemindbooks.com for event info.
HAPPY PRIDE!
Queer author events! 🌈 Queer community events! 🌈 See you at Brooklyn Pride with a pop-up queer bookstore!
Check hivemindbooks.com for event info.
HAPPY PRIDE!
We had our biggest turnout yet for Queer Writing Night tonight. Damn it feels good to sit in a room full of writers typing and scribbling. And so good to meet so many other q/t writers and hear the stories we're all working on. Take your book bans and shove them. We're still writing.
May 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
We had our biggest turnout yet for Queer Writing Night tonight. Damn it feels good to sit in a room full of writers typing and scribbling. And so good to meet so many other q/t writers and hear the stories we're all working on. Take your book bans and shove them. We're still writing.
Kick off Pride month with a great big queer variety show!
Dykes On Tour is coming to Bushwick June 5. We're working with author Samantha Mann on a fabulous night of entertainment at Starr Bar. Check out this lineup!
Tix available now. Sliding scale available: tinyurl.com/mr2cj6yn
Dykes On Tour is coming to Bushwick June 5. We're working with author Samantha Mann on a fabulous night of entertainment at Starr Bar. Check out this lineup!
Tix available now. Sliding scale available: tinyurl.com/mr2cj6yn
May 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Kick off Pride month with a great big queer variety show!
Dykes On Tour is coming to Bushwick June 5. We're working with author Samantha Mann on a fabulous night of entertainment at Starr Bar. Check out this lineup!
Tix available now. Sliding scale available: tinyurl.com/mr2cj6yn
Dykes On Tour is coming to Bushwick June 5. We're working with author Samantha Mann on a fabulous night of entertainment at Starr Bar. Check out this lineup!
Tix available now. Sliding scale available: tinyurl.com/mr2cj6yn
Such a fun event! Love a graphic novel reading!
Really fantastic turn out! Thanks to @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social for hosting!! We sold out!!
May 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Such a fun event! Love a graphic novel reading!
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WRITING ON RAVING @orbooks.bsky.social at @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social 219 Irving ave BK.
May 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
WRITING ON RAVING @orbooks.bsky.social at @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social 219 Irving ave BK.
We love this for all of us.
Monday’s Weather Rating: 10/10
BACK 2 BACK!! High temperatures in the mid 70s, partly cloudy skies, low dew points and a light breeze. It’s that simple. The vibes are immaculate out there - again!!!
BACK 2 BACK!! High temperatures in the mid 70s, partly cloudy skies, low dew points and a light breeze. It’s that simple. The vibes are immaculate out there - again!!!
May 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We love this for all of us.
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Join us next Sun, 5/18, 6–8 p.m., for a book swap at Daddy’s Bar in Ridgewood, NYC!
Bring up to 10 books to trade!
AND each drink you buy earns a chance to win raffle prizes, such as Topos & @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social gift certificates, Evergreen merch, & Queen of Hearts burlesque show tix!
Bring up to 10 books to trade!
AND each drink you buy earns a chance to win raffle prizes, such as Topos & @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social gift certificates, Evergreen merch, & Queen of Hearts burlesque show tix!
May 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Join us next Sun, 5/18, 6–8 p.m., for a book swap at Daddy’s Bar in Ridgewood, NYC!
Bring up to 10 books to trade!
AND each drink you buy earns a chance to win raffle prizes, such as Topos & @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social gift certificates, Evergreen merch, & Queen of Hearts burlesque show tix!
Bring up to 10 books to trade!
AND each drink you buy earns a chance to win raffle prizes, such as Topos & @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social gift certificates, Evergreen merch, & Queen of Hearts burlesque show tix!
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Promise I will pick a fabulous outfit if u come to WRITING ON RAVING book party | May 14 7pm-midnight | at LSD in Brooklyn | I'll be reading with a fabulous line-up with DJs to follow | Books by @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social | Tix start at $20 | Tix link here: www.eventcreate.com/e/writing-on...
May 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Promise I will pick a fabulous outfit if u come to WRITING ON RAVING book party | May 14 7pm-midnight | at LSD in Brooklyn | I'll be reading with a fabulous line-up with DJs to follow | Books by @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social | Tix start at $20 | Tix link here: www.eventcreate.com/e/writing-on...
We were a busy, busy bookstore in April. So many events! So many lavender matchas! Spring is here.
May is also gonna keep us running. We have tons of queer author and community events on the calendar.
Take a look at our full schedule: www.hivemindbooks.com/events
May is also gonna keep us running. We have tons of queer author and community events on the calendar.
Take a look at our full schedule: www.hivemindbooks.com/events
May 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We were a busy, busy bookstore in April. So many events! So many lavender matchas! Spring is here.
May is also gonna keep us running. We have tons of queer author and community events on the calendar.
Take a look at our full schedule: www.hivemindbooks.com/events
May is also gonna keep us running. We have tons of queer author and community events on the calendar.
Take a look at our full schedule: www.hivemindbooks.com/events
PRH 11 is THE box. Accept no substitutes.
okay i just picked up this box from @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social and i happened to have picked up a penguin random house 11 which is one of the best boxes ever made. this box is changing my life.
May 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
PRH 11 is THE box. Accept no substitutes.
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Reminder for ppl in Brooklyn/ Queens/ NYC: Marisa Crawford and I do a Super Gay Thing Wed May 7 @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social and you might consider picking up a free ticket in advance! www.eventbrite.com/e/super-gay-...
Super Gay Poems: Stephanie Burt & Marisa Crawford
Hive Mind Books, Bushwick's queer bookstore, welcomes poet, critic, and scholar Steph Burt in conversation with Marisa Crawford.
www.eventbrite.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Reminder for ppl in Brooklyn/ Queens/ NYC: Marisa Crawford and I do a Super Gay Thing Wed May 7 @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social and you might consider picking up a free ticket in advance! www.eventbrite.com/e/super-gay-...
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WRITING ON RAVING (the book @orbooks.bsky.social) launch May 14 7PM-Midnight at LSD in Brooklyn | Readings + DJs + books for sale from @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social Tix here, from $25—
www.eventcreate.com/e/writing-on...
www.eventcreate.com/e/writing-on...
Writing on Raving: Book Launch Party | May 14, 2025 - May 15, 2025
Writing on Raving: Book Launch Party on May 14, 2025 - May 15, 2025. Find event and ticket information.
www.eventcreate.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
WRITING ON RAVING (the book @orbooks.bsky.social) launch May 14 7PM-Midnight at LSD in Brooklyn | Readings + DJs + books for sale from @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social Tix here, from $25—
www.eventcreate.com/e/writing-on...
www.eventcreate.com/e/writing-on...
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Come see me chat and read alongside the wondrous Marisa Crawford in Bushwick May 7! It's gonna be Super Gay. @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social Tix are free! www.eventbrite.com/e/super-gay-...
Super Gay Poems: Stephanie Burt & Marisa Crawford
Hive Mind Books, Bushwick's queer bookstore, welcomes poet, critic, and scholar Steph Burt in conversation with Marisa Crawford.
www.eventbrite.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Come see me chat and read alongside the wondrous Marisa Crawford in Bushwick May 7! It's gonna be Super Gay. @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social Tix are free! www.eventbrite.com/e/super-gay-...
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Print copy of Trans / Rad / Fem by @taliabhatt.itch.io at @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social for those who like their reading experience old school
April 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Print copy of Trans / Rad / Fem by @taliabhatt.itch.io at @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social for those who like their reading experience old school
Events this week at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick:
Tues 4/15 11am Queer Film BK Coffee & Co-Work meet-up
- Come answer emails and get some work done while meeting fellow queers in the film world. Chill and friendly. Hosted by Queer Film BK.
shorturl.at/SJGi3
Tues 4/15 11am Queer Film BK Coffee & Co-Work meet-up
- Come answer emails and get some work done while meeting fellow queers in the film world. Chill and friendly. Hosted by Queer Film BK.
shorturl.at/SJGi3
Queer Film BK Coffee & Co-work — Hive Mind Books
Queer Film BK connects queer individuals working in film, or aspiring to work in film, or who really want to make creative magic together.
shorturl.at
April 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Events this week at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick:
Tues 4/15 11am Queer Film BK Coffee & Co-Work meet-up
- Come answer emails and get some work done while meeting fellow queers in the film world. Chill and friendly. Hosted by Queer Film BK.
shorturl.at/SJGi3
Tues 4/15 11am Queer Film BK Coffee & Co-Work meet-up
- Come answer emails and get some work done while meeting fellow queers in the film world. Chill and friendly. Hosted by Queer Film BK.
shorturl.at/SJGi3
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A STARRED REVIEW in @publisherswkly.bsky.social for WORTHY OF THE EVENT! “Astonishing … confident, nimble … teeming with wonder and wicked humor … readers craving a break from the mundane will be grateful Blaxell has shared these stunning explorations.”
🌟 @vivianblaxell.bsky.social
🌟 @vivianblaxell.bsky.social
Worthy of the Event: An Essay by Vivian Blaxell
Essayist Blaxell debuts with an astonishing seven-part “essay” that blends memoir, criticism, speculative fiction, and reportage...
www.publishersweekly.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A STARRED REVIEW in @publisherswkly.bsky.social for WORTHY OF THE EVENT! “Astonishing … confident, nimble … teeming with wonder and wicked humor … readers craving a break from the mundane will be grateful Blaxell has shared these stunning explorations.”
🌟 @vivianblaxell.bsky.social
🌟 @vivianblaxell.bsky.social
Event Announcement! We're hosting @simkern.bsky.social on tour with GENOCIDE BAD on Monday 5/5 6pm at Mayday Space here in Bushwick. They'll appear in conversation with Haneen Oriqat.
Sliding scale tickets are available. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Tickets & info: tinyurl.com/mr2v3cta
Sliding scale tickets are available. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Tickets & info: tinyurl.com/mr2v3cta
April 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Event Announcement! We're hosting @simkern.bsky.social on tour with GENOCIDE BAD on Monday 5/5 6pm at Mayday Space here in Bushwick. They'll appear in conversation with Haneen Oriqat.
Sliding scale tickets are available. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Tickets & info: tinyurl.com/mr2v3cta
Sliding scale tickets are available. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Tickets & info: tinyurl.com/mr2v3cta