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100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell
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A Handbook for Beautiful People by Jennifer Spruit
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A Theater for Dreamers by Polly Samson
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Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan
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America’s Dream by Esmeralda Santiago
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Anna by Sammy H.K. Smith
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Arcadia by Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam, Ruth Diver (Translated by)
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Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
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At the Edge of the Haight by Katherine Seligman
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Bath Haus : A Thriller by P. J. Vernon
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Beneficence by Meredith Hall
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Bina: A Novel in Warnings by Anakana Schofield
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Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
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Brood: A Novel by Jackie Polzin
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Brother, Sister, Mother, Explorer : A Novel by Jamie Figueroa
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Burnt Sugar: A Novel by Avni Doshi
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Caul Baby: A Novel by Morgan Jerkins
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Cheat Day by Liv Stratman
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Hey y’all - we have new hours 🤗 Now you can hang out with us until 9pm just about every day! What’re you waiting for? Come get your coffee on ☕️ and find a new favorite book while you’re at it 📖

This week’s #NewReleases bloomed on our shelves 🌻 Which one (or ones?) are you most looking forward to taking home?

Last call for preorders with the “Welcome to Proofrock!” Visitor’s Kit on the latest novel by the “ @jordanpeele of horror literature,” Stephen Graham Jones! 😱

Order your copy before July 31st to review a "Camp Blood" keychain, heart and chainsaw enamel pin, and a "Welcome to Proofrock" postcard set (check our story to take a closer look) 🤗

✨ Synopsis ✨

Shirley Jackson meets *Friday the 13th* in My Heart Is a Chainsaw, written by the author of *The Only Good Indians* Stephen Graham Jones, called “a literary master” by National Book Award winner Tananarive Due and “one of our most talented living writers” by Tommy Orange.

Alma Katsu calls *My Heart Is a Chainsaw* “a homage to slasher films that also manages to defy and transcend genre.” On the surface is a story of murder in small-town America. But beneath is its beating heart: a biting critique of American colonialism, Indigenous displacement, and gentrification, and a heartbreaking portrait of a broken young girl who uses horror movies to cope with the horror of her own life.

Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her. She lives in her own world, a world in which protection comes from an unusual source: horror movies…especially the ones where a masked killer seeks revenge on a world that wronged them. And Jade narrates the quirky history of Proofrock as if it is one of those movies. But when blood actually starts to spill into the waters of Indian Lake, she pulls us into her dizzying, encyclopedic mind of blood and masked murderers, and predicts exactly how the plot will unfold.

Yet, even as Jade drags us into her dark fever dream, a surprising and intimate portrait emerges…a portrait of the scared and traumatized little girl beneath the Jason Voorhees mask: angry, yes, but also a girl who easily cries, fiercely loves, and desperately wants a home. A girl whose feelings are too big for her body. *My Heart Is a Chainsaw* is her story, her homage to horror and revenge and triumph .

Sundays spent with laughter, sweets, and caffeine are the best Sundays 😁 What’re y’all up to today?

#bookstagram #bookstagramnc #ncbooklovers #ncreads #ncfoodfinds #concha #chapelhill #unc #chapelboro

Sometimes you just need a latte and a few peanut butter cookies at the end of the week ☕️😌

Hey y’all! Just a heads-up that we will be doing pick-up café service ONLY tomorrow while we make a few exciting changes in Epilogue 🤗 We can’t wait until you see the shop on Thursday! 📚

This week our #CurrentlyReading isn’t strictly ✨realistic✨

From witchy sisterhoods to enchanted subway romances and monstrous horror to dystopian worlds with warnings for our own, we’ve got all sorts of books going! 📖

What are y’all reading? 📚

Y’all know it’s #NationalIceCreamDay, right? 🍨 We’re celebrating with affogatos and milkshakes made with @mapleviewfarmicecream 😋

How are you celebrating? 🍦

We’re doing a little late night spooky reading with these collections of #GhostStories from just about every county in NC 👻 #ItsAlwaysSpookySeason

(And not only is the author a @uncchapelhill grad, but these are also published by #Durham-based press @blairpublisher )

Fun fact: we still have a few copies of this awesome little book on our shelves 📖 (In case you’re looking for a little #SummerReading material ☀️)

Looking for a sign you should #TreatYourself ? This is it. 😉

Y’all already know exciting changes are in the works and to help those changes happen, we’re going to be opening at 11:30am instead of our usual 8am tomorrow! 🤗

Combine a graphic memoir, a #Buffyverse graphic novel, a YA thriller, a YA #romcom, and an offline small press journal and what do you get? 🤔 (Answer: this week’s #CurrentlyReading from our staff!)

The best #SleepySundays are spent with @carrborocoffee americanos, @viderichocolate conchas, and a novel chock-full of magic and family nestled in Korean myth ✨

First #PopUpShop since the beginning of the pandemic 🥳 We’re happy to host #LatinxOwned @pintamar_ (and their many adoring fans 😍) in our store this evening!

We’re always thrilled to see artists and their businesses grow and thrive 🌱

A #RainyDay spent with a cookie, a brown sugar vanilla latte, and a good book is a rainy day spent well 😌 What are y’all up to today?

(And yes, the cookie is made with @viderichocolate and the latte has @carrborocoffee espresso! #SupportLocal)

Spot the cinnamon sugar dusting on these lovely buñuelos 🤤 Come get a crispy crunchy bite of these delights!

It’s #NewReleaseTuesday and we’ve got some great fiction for y’all 🤗 Which one are you most excited to dive into? 📚

This week our #CurrentlyReading is giving you titles to look forward to with copies that haven’t even hit our shelves yet 🤩 What are y’all reading?

On #IndependenceDay, we look back at US history and forward to the work that needs to be done for a more equal, equitable, and free nation for all 🇺🇸

Just a heads up folx, we are open regular hours today: 9-7PM 🙂 Come cool off with us before the fireworks💥

Sun-dappled Saturdays are best spent with iced mochas, hojaldras, and genre-bending fiction 😌📚

We’re so honored to serve our community and that y’all selected us as Best Bookstore this year 🤗 We will continue to work to be your favorite #IndieBookstore and #cafe in the heart of #ChapelHill for years to come 😌 We love you, Chapelboro 💕

Join us in celebrating Latinx-owned @pintamar_ ‘s first anniversary by stopping by their pop-up shop at Epilogue 🥳 They’ll have stickers, prints, and even a few ~limited~ items available!

(Check out their feed to see some of their work 🤗)

It’s a fiction-heavy release week as far as we’re concerned 📚 Which one are you most excited for?

Sorry for the wait y’all, but we have this week’s #CurrentlyReading ready for you now! 🥳

Whether you’re into erotic power, new adults finding their way, feminist horror/thrillers, medieval lesbian nuns, or stories of a grieving teenager finding herself, we’ve got ya covered 📚

What are y’all reading? 🤗

Sunday mornings are for coffee, empanadas, and a great book 🤗 How are y’all spending your Sunday mornings?

🌈And don’t forget - 10% of today’s in-store book sales will be donated to the LGBTQ Center at UNC 🏳️‍🌈

10% of all in-store book sales this weekend (Sat & Sun) will be donated to UNC LGBTQ Center 🌈 (And if you want #LGBTQ+ book recommendations, our booksellers are always ready 📚)

#pridemonth may be coming to an end soon, but that won’t stop us from celebrating #lgbtq + stories ALL 👏 YEAR 👏 LONG 👏🏳️‍🌈

Catch our pop-up shop at the Pride Food Truck Rodeo in #Carrboro today or stop by our store for some awesome recommendations from our booksellers 🌈📚 #SmallTownPride

It’s #NewReleaseTuesday and we’ve got an awesome batch of fiction this week 🤩📚 (including #signed copies of @brandonlgtaylor ‘s latest collection and even a book semi-maybe-based on James Taylor and Joni Mitchell 📖)

If you’re wondering what we’re #CurrentlyReading , good news - it’s Monday, so here they are! 📚 History, memoir, horror, fantasy, and fiction come together to form your next #TBRpile 🤗📖 What are y’all reading?

If you’re wondering what we’re #CurrentlyReading , good news - it’s Monday, so here they are! 📚 History, memoir, horror, fantasy, and fiction come together to form your next #TBRpile 🤗📖 What are y’all reading?

We’re thinking about remembrance today, as well as lessons for moving forward, so what better books than @rivers.solomon ‘s afrofuturist novel and @alexispauline ‘s essays drawing from marine mammals 📚

Celebrate Black authors and Black stories today and every day 💚💛❤️
(Swipe to see books for young adult and younger readers 📚)

10% of all in-store book sales this weekend (Sat & Sun) will be donated to @aclu_nationwide 🎉 (And if you want #LGBTQ+ and/or #Juneteenth book recommendations, our booksellers are always ready 📚)

We’re in the mood for a little bit of YA #LGBTQ + romance by the sea today 🌊💕 Where are your literary adventures taking you today? 📖

Poetry, novels, essays - oh my! 📚#NewReleaseTuesday was kind to us this week 🤗 Which new release are you most excited to read?

This week our booksellers’ #CurrentlyReading list defies simplification, so we’ll just let you scroll through! 🤗📚 What are y’all reading?

Scaring off the #SundayScaries with ghostly stories from @alt_myriam_gurba666 👻 How are y’all handling them?

It’s a besos kind of day 🤗 (And if you’re wondering what a beso is, it’s a sandwiched sponge cookie filled with Nutella or apricot or strawberry jam 😋)

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