Black Rock Books

09/02/2026

Here's what's coming up at Black Rock Books in September:

🎨 Local artist Lauren Smith of Flourish + Fern leads her popular Book Art Workshop, combining collage and mixed media play for book art making.

✍️ Poetry night is on the second Tuesday of the month with our beloved local poet community.

✨ Bookworms Night Out is back for more book bedazzling! Ticket includes materials, BYO book or purchase in store. No experience necessary.

📚 Join us at the Farmers’ Market of Black Rock for story time and a craft on the last Saturday of the month.

08/21/2026

08/12/2026

The shop might be closed this week, but that doesn't mean you should miss Libro.fm's Romance Sale! 💘

To celebrate Bookstore Romance Day, Libro.fm is running a sale on romance audiobooks from August 12-19, with tons available for $5 USD or less! And the best part? Every purchase supports our bookshop.

You don't need to be a member to shop the sale, but members do get an additional 30% off 👀

https://libro.fm?bookstore=blackrockbooks

Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

07/31/2026

Black Rock Books will be closed for our annual summer break from Sunday, August 9th through Saturday, August 15th. We will resume regular hours on Sunday, August 16th.

If you'd like to place a special order for pick up the week of 8/2 - 8/8, please do so by Sunday, August 2nd. Get in touch with any questions!

07/29/2026

There's still spots available for August's book art workshop, hosted by local artist Lauren Smith of Flourish + Fern. Combining collage and mixed media play for book art making in a cozy, social setting, this is one of our most popular workshops for a reason! BYO book, art supplies provided, tickets available on our website.

06/25/2026

Here's what's coming up at Black Rock Books in July:

🎨 Local artist Lauren Smith of Flourish + Fern leads her popular Book Art Workshop, combining collage and mixed media play for book art making.

🧠 We're hosting our first "brain swap," a free, anti-AI support group to help you work through creative challenges and generate ideas collaboratively.

✍️ Poetry night is on the second Tuesday of the month with our beloved local poet community. Our featured reader is Mary Keating, celebrating Disability Pride Month.

🐛 Bookworms Night Out is for the kids this month! Join us for a drop-off event with crafts, story-time and a snack, while parents can take a breather.

📙 We're crafting a cross-stitch bookmark and chatting about Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. A low pressure book club conversation in a cozy social setting.

06/06/2026

Happy Pride! This June we're donating $1 from the sale of each BRB Pride to the Bridgeport Pride Center.

The Bridgeport Pride Center serves as a vital hub for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies through its comprehensive support services, diverse programming, and extensive resources.

It's essential that we show up for the LGBTQIA+ community and push back against hateful rhetoric and very real threats being made towards equal rights. We refuse to lose the ground so many have fought for. To our LGBTQIA+ bookworms: we love you, we see you, and we are here for you.

05/29/2026

One of our very own Tuesday night poets, Ed Ahern, has a new chapbook, Peculiar Perspectives, out today! Copies will be available for purchase at our next poetry night, Tuesday, June 9th. If you can't join us, you can also order your copy through Bookshop.org.

"These twenty-four short poems are personal rather than political, reflective rather than polemic-quiet observations shaped by a life that has been, at times, unruly, uneven, and richly human. They invite the reader not to debate or defend, but simply to recognize: to nod in wry agreement at the small absurdities, contradictions, and tender ironies that fill our everyday lives."

https://bookshop.org/p/books/peculiar-perspectives-life-viewed-through-a-mellow-side-eye-ed-ahern/0240be935c7a6de1?ean=9781962374897&next=t

Life Viewed Through a Mellow Side-eye

05/22/2026

Here's what's coming up at Black Rock Books in June:

🎨 Local artist Lauren Smith of Flourish + Fern leads her popular Book Art Workshop, combining collage and mixed media play for book art making.

✍️ Poetry night is on the second Tuesday of the month, featuring our beloved local poet community.

📣 Join us for a night of storytelling to benefit The REACH Fund of CT. This month’s theme is “shout your abortion”, first-person stories from people who have had abortions, provided abortions, and supported people through abortions. Story sign-ups available night of.

🏳️‍🌈 Celebrate Pride Month by joining our Q***r Voices Book Club! Our booksellers are reading The Lilac People by Milo Todd, now out in paperback. Open to all, book purchase is your ticket to attend.

🎨 Join us for an artist reception to celebrate local artist, Lilah Heyman, whose paintings are on view in her solo show, “Dreaming of Spring”, through the end of June.

05/14/2026

Actual footage of a small business owner scrolling through Instagram and realizing, "oh, I have work to do." 😂

So if I haven't mentioned it recently (or ever), our website is where you can find upcoming events, place special orders, or even pre-order upcoming titles (like 's upcoming release 😘). You can also browse our in-store selection and purchase a book for shipping or pick up.

Thanks for the nudge, !