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09/06/2026

Today is National Read a Book Day! The perfect day to pick up something new to read 📚 📚

09/05/2026

Back-to-school time is here which means our college staff have returned to campus. But no worries! Our high school staff members are here to help you find a good book! 📚 These are some of their favorite titles. Be sure to check out our shelf of staff suggestions for your next good read the next time you're in the store!

09/04/2026

We will be closed on Labor Day. This weekend will be the last chance to turn in Passports for the North of Boston Book Trail.

09/03/2026

This Wednesday September 9th at 7:00 p.m., we will be discussing ‘Gideon the Ninth’ By Tamsyn Muir for Maxima’s monthly bookclub. ☠️🪦 Comment below what books you’d like to read for our October fantasy book club meeting!

The Emperor needs necromancers.

The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.

Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bu****it.

Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated co**se. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service.

Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon’s sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die.

Of course, some things are better left dead.

Hope to see you there!

08/30/2026

August 30th is the birthday of the incredible Mary Shelley. 🧟 Her revolutionary work ‘Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus’ helped establish the genre of science fiction and was written by her when she was only 19.

08/30/2026

Today is National Beach Day! ☀️🌊🏝️🐚Get the perfect gift for a beach lover in your life or try out one of these popular beach themed reads. Use the beach to relax with beautiful scenery or uncover family secrets that forever change a small coastal town.

08/23/2026

👑World Princess Week is coming to an end, so here are some books based off your favorite Disney Princess 👑

📕The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer 📚: 🦾🦹🏻‍♀️🃏⚖️🪡🍀🏰🔪 - Y/A series featuring retellings of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood, and The Snow Queen📕
📙Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly - a Y/A Jennifer Donnellyty and the Beast where Belle is cursed to become the Beast📙
📗Twisted by Emily McIntire - a dark roEmily McIntireg of Princess Jasmine📗
📘Tangled Up In You by Christina Lauren - a moderChristina Laurenling for adult romance readers 📘
📕Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft - a Y/A telliAllison Safteen of Pixie Hollows original story and how she came to know the ice fairy king 📕
📙The Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron - a Y/A reteKalynn Bayronping Beauty with cursed plants and magic powers 📙

08/22/2026

Back to School Shopping Ideas!

All this and more is available at Maxima Books and Maxima Gift Center, or anytime and anywhere online!

08/17/2026