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09/21/2026

New book Tuesday is tomorrow...

Calling all early-birds and ACOTAR stans: we know you're excited to start reading the next installment of the ACOTAR ser...
09/20/2026

Calling all early-birds and ACOTAR stans: we know you're excited to start reading the next installment of the ACOTAR series, "A Court of Splintered Harmony," so we will be opening at 7 AM on release day!

Anyone who pre-orders their copy of the book (for 10% off!) and comes in to pick it up between 7 AM and 9 AM on Tuesday, October 27 will get a free coffee to help them power-read before work. No RSVP required, just stop in and say hi!

Pre-order your book here: https://dogearedbooksames.com/item/H4Xn4e03TBnjw9AxjAoQFA

Our ancestors spent their lives outside, yet in recent decades we are told to lather on sunscreen before venturing outdo...
09/20/2026

Our ancestors spent their lives outside, yet in recent decades we are told to lather on sunscreen before venturing outdoors. Science journalist, Rowan Jacobsen, provides a more comprehensive medical understanding in the book, "In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure."

Science tells a very different story; one that shows "avoiding sun exposure is not optimal for health." As many people have careers and hobbies that keep them inside, sun deprivation can have damaging effects. Research connects a lack of sunlight to higher rates of everything from multiple sclerosis to cardiovascular disease. As a rule follower, Amy has been doing her best to protect her skin after overindulging in the sun in the 1980's. And training her children to use sunscreen was just part of motherhood. Reading medical findings behind sun exposure not only fascinated Amy, she has gained a whole different perspective.

To be clear, research shows that getting sunburned is always bad. Fair skinned people need to protect themselves with broad spectrum sunscreen. What should be NUANCED, is taking into consideration the biological differences of different types of skin and the health benefits the sun can provide. Short, regular bursts of sunlight can provide us with benefits no pill can replace. For a deeper dive into what science now has to say about sun exposure, "In Defense of Sunlight" by Jacobsen may be just what the doctor ordered.

Thanks to The Ames Voice for featuring the exciting discoveries we've found during the expansion process. We are so can'...
09/18/2026

Thanks to The Ames Voice for featuring the exciting discoveries we've found during the expansion process. We are so can't wait to showcase the history of our building once construction is complete!

And shoutout to the Ames History Museum for helping us learn more about our building and it's history.

Read The Ames Voice Article using this link: https://amesvoice.com/2026/09/16/buried-treasure-found-on-main-street/

Have you seen our most recent window display? It's giving the perfect back to school spirit to kick off the fall season....
09/16/2026

Have you seen our most recent window display? It's giving the perfect back to school spirit to kick off the fall season.

Anna, our Styling Manager, based the current window off of vintage collegiate themes. She is forever inspired by the Tilden's Collegiate Manufacturing Company, which existed right here in these very walls! Oftentimes, for windows, Anna will take something small and extrapolate it to a HUGE, larger than life scale. That's what she did with vintage pennants in mind.

From there, Anna sourced felt in our store colors, and dyed and painted some to achieve the desired shades. For the pennant bases, Anna cut down large sheets of hardboard and adhered felt to them. She then upholstered oversized paper mache letters and attached them to the pennant bases. She hung the giant pennants over the vintage bus seats we frequently display in our back to school windows.

And don't miss the rotating book features each month that Anna and Mariah incorporate the window display!

Grab your blanket, make your favorite hot drink, and get ready to cozy up with any of these October new releases! You kn...
09/16/2026

Grab your blanket, make your favorite hot drink, and get ready to cozy up with any of these October new releases! You know the drill, if you pre-order any book before it's pub day you'll receive 10% off that book!

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Dog-Eared Books is excited to host a multi-course dinner with Scott Samuelson, the author of "To Taste: On Cooking and t...
09/16/2026

Dog-Eared Books is excited to host a multi-course dinner with Scott Samuelson, the author of "To Taste: On Cooking and the Good Life" on Saturday, November 14, at 7 PM. Dinner will feature a menu based on Samuelson's philosophy that "our daily labor, in making food or otherwise, should connect us with other people."

The Recipe Ames is known for offering a variety of dining experiences ranging from cooking classes to tasting menus prepared by the chef for guests to enjoy. For Dog-Eared Presents "To Taste," all of the courses will be prepared by Chef Andy based on conversations with the author. Each course will provide will be introduced by the Chef and the author.

Each ticket for this event includes the multi-course dinner and a copy of the book. The ticket does not include drinks, but there will be drinks available at the restaurant. This event has a limited number of seats, so be sure to get yours while it's hot. Follow the link to purchase your seat! https://dogearedbooksames.com/to-taste/

About "To Taste" by Scott Samuelson

A philosopher-chef’s moving meditation on the pleasures of our shared humanity and how it can be most fully experienced in making and sharing food.

Our daily rhythms and most meaningful relationships center on the dining table, and so nothing is more essential to a good life than satisfying meals with friends and family. In "To Taste," philosopher and sous-chef Scott Samuelson invites us into his kitchen, where he blends moving personal stories with insights from some of the world’s greatest thinkers into a rich but simple argument: our daily labor, in making food or otherwise, should connect us with other people.

For Samuelson, the pleasures of excellent cooking illuminate this value in particularly compelling ways. When we embrace the work required to prepare and share a good meal, we learn to honor tradition, practice hospitality, respect nature, cherish festivity, and nurture skill—all ethics that resist our increasingly dehumanized world. Ultimately, Samuelson argues that cooking, especially the elusive decision to season a dish “to taste,” contains the full mystery of human life.

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