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Square Books is a general independent bookstore in three separate buildings (about 100 feet apart) on the historic town square of Oxford, Mississippi, home of the University of Mississippi and many great writers, including William Faulkner, Barry Hannah, Larry Brown, and, for a time, both Willie Morris and John Grisham. The main store, Square Books, is in a two-story building with a cafe and balcony on the second floor; Off Square Books is a few doors down from the main store and has lifestyle sections such as gardening and cookbooks; and Square Books Jr, the children's bookstore, is in a building on the east side of the square. Square Books is known for its strong selection of literary fiction, books on the American South and by Southern writers, a large inventory of reduced-price remainders, and its emphasis on books for children. The store hosts the popular Thacker Mountain radio show and over 150 author events a year.

11/06/2026

✨TOMORROW!✨
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM @ Off Square Books

Join us this home game Saturday for a special signing with Sparky Reardon and Neil White. Stop by and get a signed copy of The Dean and A Season to Remember - the perfect gift for the Ole Miss fan in your life (or perhaps for yourself?)

11/06/2026

We had such a great time at this evening’s Thacker Mountain Radio Hour with Robin Miura, editor of New Stories from the South , and up-and-coming Mississippi writer Exodus Oktavia Brownlow, one of the authors featured in the anthology. Signed copies available to buy in store or online at SquareBooks. com

11/05/2026

Join us tonight Thacker Mountain Radio Hour 🎙️ to meet Exodus Oktavia Brownlow & Robin Miura for New Stories from the South. 🔥📚

⏰ 6:00 pm at The Powerhouse

11/05/2026

With the holiday season looming, our events season will be cooling down soon, but we've still got some great authors coming this month that you won't want to miss!

🐍TONIGHT! 6pm @ The Powerhouse
Thacker Mountain Radio featuring Exodus Oktavia Brownlow & Robin Miura for New Stories from the South, a revival of the iconic anthology of best Southern short stories featuring eminent and emerging voices.

🌊Monday 11/9 6:00pm @ Off Square Books
Marcus Wicker for Dear Mothership, a playful yet profound poetry collection that orbits the intersections of public loss, private grief, (dis)connection, capitalism, and identity + Emily Skaja for Black Lake, A frank new book about the devastation of recurring pregnancy loss.

🛩 Wednesday 11/11, Veterans Day, 11:00AM @ Off Square Books
✨SIGNING ONLY✨
Adam Makos signs Tidal Wave, an astonishing true story set in an untold arena of World War II.

🌹Monday 11/16 6:00PM @ Circle & Square
The Enchanted Page Society discusses A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas

🍊Thursday 11/19 6:00PM @ The Powerhouse
Thacker Mountain Radio featuring Katy Simpson Smith for The Maltese Version, a charged, delightfully offbeat novel of four women forging their way across time, place, and language in search of desire, power, and connection.

🔎Friday 11/20 1:00PM @ Off Square Books
✨SIGNING ONLY✨
Blake Gore signs Hidden Wonders of the World, an illustrated seek-and-find puzzle book for adults that combines challenging search-and-find puzzles, miniature art, and armchair travel in one immersive, screen-free activity.

🦃Thursday 11/26🍁
Square Books will be closed for Thanksgiving.

11/03/2026

It's another wonderful week for new releases! Here's a few we just got in today that we know you'll love. Check out this beautiful deluxe edition of Allen Levi's Theo of Golden, as well as Tidal Wave by Adam Makos who'll be signing here on November 11, SIGNED copies of Defy the Dusk by Danielle L. Jensen, and the latest little short story holiday treat from Freida McFadden, The Gift. Find these new releases and many more on our shelves in store or online at SquareBooks.com.

11/01/2026

🥱 Don't know about y'all, but we definitely needed that extra hour of sleep. Does Daylight Savings make anybody else feel like a time traveler? Here's a few books for those who also find yourselves in the mood to fall back into a good time tale.

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Today, Melodie invites you to learn about Miss Emily Grierson’s dark secret in William Faulkner’s classic Southern Gothic short story, A Rose for Emily. Find copies of The Selected Stories of William Faulkner in store or online at SquareBooks.com.

10/30/2026

Thank you so much to those who joined us Wednesday night for Jere Nash and Andy Taggart for Mississippi Politics! What a fascinating and informative event, and we hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did. In case you missed it, you can find signed copies on our shelves in store or on our website, SquareBooks.com, and watch the full event video on YouTube at the link in our bio.

10/30/2026

What is your favorite piece of dark, haunted Mississippi lore? Any paranormal experiences you'd like to share? Have you encountered the spirits that lurk Rowan Oak?
We're crawling into spooky season with some dark Mississippi ghost lore - of which there is an unsettling amount. It's true that Mississippi is haunted by many things, for which it seems sensible for spirits to seek retribution from beyond the grave. Tell us your favorite folklore of hauntings, alien abductions, cryptids, or anything you couldn't explain. And if you're interested in the history behind some of our favorite local ghost lore, stop by and pick up one of these books about hauntings in Mississippi.

Address

160 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS
38655

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 8pm
Tuesday	9am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 8pm
Saturday	9am - 8pm
Sunday	9am - 6pm

Telephone

+16622362262

Website

http://www.squarebooks.com/

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