Read A Book STL

It’s MAY! We have so many things planned this month we had to have two slides. Book clubs every Wednesday evening! We hope to see you soon.

Big ol’ HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my darling honeybear, Ellen! Thanks for all the love and laughs we’ve had in the last year. You’re the kite flying, radio repairing, dog serenading, crafty and creative, love of my life. Thanks for being so helpful and good at everything I struggle with. I would be lost without you!

Did you know that you can put non-perishables by your mailbox this Saturday and your mail carrier will pick them up? We did, thanks to our favorite letter carrier! 💌📫

If you struggle finding time to visit, we are open late most Wednesdays for some kind of book club. Silent Reading Hour is tonight at 7. Here are some new arrivals to choose from!

Join us tomorrow for Silent Reading Hour! 💙 Silent Reading Hour Wednesday, May 6th 6PM-7PM Shop + Snack 7PM-8PM Silent Reading Hour Bring a book or buy a book to read with your community!

New Book Club Alert 📣 Join us for Anti Monopoly Localism Book Club “We live in an age of consolidation. A handful of corporations control what we eat, what we watch, what we read, what doctors we can see, and where we work. Your groceries, your neighborhood, your job, your community’s health: all of this and more is shaped by monopoly power and the people who wield it to influence policy in their favor. In this book club we will read books that trace how we got here and about those who are fighting back. Think accessible history, case studies, and light policy. No dense academic texts, just well-argued, engaging books. Regardless of your familiarity with this topic, everyone is welcome. The idea that this is too complicated to understand and should be left to the “experts”? That’s not an accident. Part of what we’re here to do is cut through the noise, because an informed community is exactly what concentrated power doesn’t want. Our goal isn’t just to understand the problem, it’s to do something about it. That means sharing the local businesses we love, intentionally shifting our spending away from consolidated retailers when we can, supporting local financial institutions, celebrating the freedom and courage it takes to pursue entrepreneurship, and building a community of people who are putting their values into practice.” -Austin Gentry, Host of the Book Club

Surprise! 📚💙 We’ll be having a small sidewalk book sale tomorrow. Join us 10AM-5pm!

Hurry and get your books today, because we won’t be here tomorrow Read A Book STL supports the call for a general strike to end the war on Iran. Thursday 12-6 Friday CLOSED Happy May Day! May 2 Saturday 10-6 May 3 Sunday 9-3

Good morning folks! We still have a few IBD exclusives left if you missed your chance to snag them yesterday. We also have signed books from friends of the store, Amanda Doyle and Michael Shepherd Jordan! The sidewalk sale is still going. 50% everything in the last two pictures! The coffee just finished brewing, so really what are you waiting for?

Happy Independent Bookstore Day!!! We have a limited supply of IBD Exclusives so come early! Sidewalk Sale items 50% off! New books are fully stocked with favorite books of some of our favorite people! Spend $50 and get a free RAB STL tote bag! And of course free coffee and donuts, with cold brew from our friends @good.strangers.cherokee

Mark your calendars Thursday April 30 at 6:30PM for our newest reading group! The Asian American Book Club will be meeting to discuss Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America by Julia Lee. We hope to see you there!

The Decolonial Dialogues book club at @readabookstl has chosen its next book titled NO! written by Sara Ahmed! It is imperative we read texts by radical lesbians of color to understand how anti-Queerness, racism, and misogyny are projected onto bodies. Join us May 13th for part 1 of 2 discussing "No!"