Newtonville Books

08/14/2026

Changing displays, getting ready for Bookstore Romance Day this Saturday, enjoying the lazy days of August. Put down your phones and take a chance on a book….

08/12/2026

New books, signed books:

📚Three Tenses by Ed Park
📚A Tender Age by Chang-Rae Lee
📚Sunrise by Téa Obreht
📚Under the Falls by Richard Russo

08/09/2026

Happy Book Lovers’ Day from your local book lovers!

Read a book, buy a book, give a book, discover a book… etc!

08/05/2026

We got in some adorable science-y stickers and cards from Mindy B // Sci-Art that will tickle the fancy of all you science nerds out there… and books, of course!

08/04/2026

08/02/2026

Too busy to take photos, always a thrill!

We had a perfectly delightful creative afternoon en plein air in Newton Centre today with our friends at Spark Newton!! Thank you all for coming out and
1. Doing the nature scavenger hunt!
2. Sketching the garden!
3. Reading books!
4. Crafting!!! Making beautiful wands from dried allium flowers, drawing in chalk on the paths, making garden scenes and collages — I didn’t see who made the lovely globe from seed catalog pages but I LOVE it!
5. Enjoying the beautiful, if muggy, day, and the shade of the trees, and the breeze!

Back open for business as usually tomorrow (Monday!) so we’ll see you then!

07/30/2026

Nature Scavenger Hunt, Sketching, Storytelling, and MORE! Join us this Sunday, August 2nd from 2-4 pm on the Newton Centre Green (right across from the bookstore!)

Join a nature scavenger hunt, sketch the gorgeous flowers in the AAS Display Garden, read books, and follow a story walk of Maisy Goes on a Nature Walk. Co-sponsored by Newtonville Books and Spark Newton.

All ages welcome! Bring a friend, a snack, sit on a blanket and read stories, look in the garden for bugs, draw a pollinator, and enjoy the beautiful Newton Centre Gardens!

See you Sunday!

07/06/2026

Bring a friend to an event at the bookstore this month!

Tue, JULY 14th @ 7PM
Lindsey J. Palmer discusses SALT SISTERS in conversation w/ Paula Derrow.

Sun, JULY 19th @ 2PM
Rebecca Chace presents TALKING TO THE WOLF & Alice Mattison presents WHAT CLEVER FRIENDS, the collected letters between Alice and poet Jane Kenyon.

Tue, JULY 28th @ 7PM
Jessica Handler – THE WORLD TO SEE – and Christopher Castellani – LAST SEEN – discuss their novels, in conversation with Lisa Borders-- LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO.

Thu, JULY 30th @ 7PM
Ian MacKenzie presents NOTHING ON EARTH, in conversation with Max Goldberg.

07/03/2026

We'll be open tomorrow morning (July 4th!) likely through the early afternoon. Come in to cool down, or pick up some summer reading. And check out these fabulous July events to look forward to:

Tue, JULY 14th @ 7PM
Lindsey J. Palmer discusses SALT SISTERS in conversation w/ Paula Derrow.

Sun, JULY 19th @ 2PM
Rebecca Chace presents TALKING TO THE WOLF & Alice Mattison presents WHAT CLEVER FRIENDS, the collected letters between Alice and poet Jane Kenyon.

Sun, JULY 26th @ 2PM
Guna’s Book Club meets to discuss THE DIRECTOR by Daniel Kehlmann.

Tue, July 28th @ 7PM
Jessica Handler – THE WORLD TO SEE – and Christopher Castellani – LAST SEEN – discuss their novels, in conversation with Lisa Borders-- LAST NIGHT AT THE DISCO.

Thu, JULY 30th @ 7PM
Ian MacKenzie presents NOTHING ON EARTH, in conversation with Max Goldberg.

06/26/2026

Better late in the day than never -- here is another big day of matchups, including:

Norway v France
Try Winter Stories by Ingvild Rishoi, translated by Diane Oatley to step into small Norwegian villages. Pick up A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros, translated by John Howe, if you enjoy a leisurely walk and a literary ramble.

Senegal v Iraq
Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop, translated by Sam Taylor is a historical novel of France’s brutal colonial violence over centuries in Senegal; The Co**se Exhibition: and Other Stories of Iraq by Hassan Blasim, translated by Jonathan Wright, is set in Iraq during the US invasions, 2003-2011.

Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia
For a taste of Cabo Verde, pick up picture book Seaside Dream by local author Janet Costa Bates, illustrated by Lambert Davis, about a young girl and her Cape Verdean grandmother; Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening by Manal Al-Sharif is an eye-opening memoir by an accidental activist from Saudi Arabia.

Uruguay v Spain
Pink Slime by Fernanda Trias, translated by Heather Cleary, is feminist horror featuring...an algae bloom. Timely! Spain My Way: Eat, Drink, and Cook like a Spaniard by Jose Andres & Sam Chapple-Sokol for a literal taste of Spain -- you can make his favorite dishes from his home country.

New Zealand v Belgium
Sammy recommends The Axeman's Carnival by New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey, an exploration of the natural world, domestic violence, and a magpie named Tama. Also from our friends at Europa Editions, you could try Thirst by Amelie Nothomb, best-selling Belgian novelist, translated by Alison Anderson.

Egypt v Iran
Try The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne #1) by Sara Hashem, romantasy inspired by Egyptian lore and history, or Dare the Sea: Stories by Ali Hosseini, a short story collection by an Iranian American author who writes in Persian and English.

Sorry this one was late, folks -- but there are still games ahead! Are you watching tonight?