Sometimes we sit back and think about how inspiring and also incredible it is that books continue to be published, printed, packed, and arrive in our Maryland bookstore. Daily Russian attacks, distribution issues, publishers & printers working, while being worried for their

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Of course you need a Kafka bag to put you Kafka books in! Lucky for you, we've got the bag and the books. What's your favorite story? #kafka

Seriously, people, act now to protect Chaco Canyon from these locusts. The regime has given the public only 14 days to comment and to protect. Thousands of years of history and culture will be destroyed for corporate greed. My photos. @raskin.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov

Unboxed, in the computer, and ready for you tomorrow! Look at these great fiction and non-fiction titles. Waiting for you in the bookstore. See anything exciting?

Yay! Look at these translations in our main book display at the bookstore :)

Don't be fooled by its brevity. In his last novel before his suicide in 1942, Stefan Zweig relates the story of an Austrian tortured and held in solitary confinement by the Nazis. His only mental escape, memorizing chess moves. The cost, his grip on reality. Discover this classic tale for yourself.

„Toleranz wird zum Verbrechen, wenn sie auf das Böse angewendet wird.“ “Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.” --Thomas Mann

Why read a book? Storytelling is the oldest forms of human communication - it's in our DNA. Sharing stories binds us together, helps us understand others and ourselves better. Escape to distant planets, to the past/future. A reminder that we are not alone in facing the unknown. #read

"Are you, are you Coming to the tree..." Looking to practice your language skills this summer? Join the Mockingjay and her struggle. #studylanguages #read #dystopia

It's the weekend! Have you (re)discovered Brigitte Reimann? Before her early death at age 39, she was one of the leading authors in East Germany. Her novels often portrayed confident, outspoken female characters, matching her own personality. Discover her books in the shop. #germanliterature

For exiles in Paris, like in Remarque's book, the hotel played a vital role. Hotel Exile examines the history of one such hotel: the Hotel Lutetia, which provided refuge for exiles and then, under German occupation, served as HQ for German military intelligence. Now in the bookshop.

"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." Ray Bradbury

Ever have an uninvited guest basically take over your birthday party? Not a lot of fun. So we will have our own celebration of #Freadom in the bookstore this weekend. Celebrate the freedom of the press and the freedom to read with us this weekend!

A Russian strike targeted our colleagues at the Publishing House Bookchef. 800,000 books were destroyed. We will strive to work even more closely with our friends to bring more titles to our bookstore and into your hands. They aren't giving up, and neither are we.

It's going to be hot this holiday weekend, and sadly no Smithsonian Folklife Festival this year. A great reason to stay home and read - to celebrate #FREADOM, enshrined in the US Constitution. Use this coupon code and save 15% FREADOM26 during checkout. bergstrompressbooks.com/en/new-produ...

Important literature is worth reading and we try to offer original and translation where possible. Bestselling author Volker Ullrich in his latest book (German from @chbeckliteratur.bsky.social English from @wwnorton.com), examines how a democracy collapses from the inside. #history #indiebookstore

Today's delivery brought a great mix of new titles and titles back in stock. How's your summer reading list looking? Swing by the bookstore and keep building that TBR pile! #translatedliterature #indiebooks #indiebookstore

Keeping a journal of these "interesting" times? We've got a couple of blank books in the bookstore that might already have the best title!

Me: hmm no birds or even squirrels at the bird feeder this morning... Hawk: oh. Hi there neighbor. I too would like to eat at that bird feeder...

What if you woke up one morning and discovered you had changed overnight into something even your own family didn't recognize or love. Your very humanity gone. How would you react? It couldn't be everyone else or the country you grew up in, right? (Re)Discover this classic tale by Kafka.

Is it the prettiest Sunday we have had so far this summer? No. But why sit at home and stare out of the window! Escape to the bookstore! It's nice and cozy, and lots to browse! We will be open this Sunday until 4pm.

But I'm not interested in politics, they say, ignoring the increasingly dramatic headlines. Ginster is a war novel about not going to war; about how war, far from the front, comes to warp every aspect of outer and inner life and to infect the workings of language itself.

Just in time for the weekend, reorganized the German language section, should be a lot easier to browse fiction and non-fiction. Sections for GDR history, Weimar, and more. Also sections for Austrian literature, children's books, and YA! #austria #Germanlanguage #indiebookstore

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What are you reading this weekend? From a classic to the contemporary, might we suggest these titles for #pride🌈 reading? #foreignlanguagelearning #pridemonth #indiebookstore

Don't let the gray skies keep you inside! The weekend is almost here, and it's time to select your next reading adventure. Might we suggest this family saga mirroring the fate of Ukraine - all told from a small village.

Learning a foreign language can be more fun than you think! You don't have to just read textbooks, any Holly Black fans out there? #read #learnlanguages

Can you have too many carrots? Maybe not if you're a rabbit. Wonderful translated children's book published by Stary Lev. Then again, like in the John Prine song, "He never ate his vegetables. Cause they were just too darn chewy." Veggie lover or not your young reader will love this book!