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Longfellow Books is a fiercely independent community bookstore located in downtown Portland, Maine.
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10/27/2026

Swipe through to see some of today’s new releases! There’s lots to be excited about, but of course the newest ACOTAR book is the talk of the town. It’s flying off the shelf (as expected), so give us a call or order online to ensure you get your copy today!

10/25/2026

Join us on November 19th at to celebrate the launch [email protected]'s The River the Night Remembers, winner of the Maine Chapbook Series in Poetry. The night will feature readings by Jude Marx, , and previous chapbook winners, conversation between Jude and Maya, and copies of the chapbook for sale, as well as previous winning chapbooks.

RSVP for this event by clicking the link in our bio!

10/18/2026

in this week’s reading: two novels about the unruly passions that animate outwardly composed woman that are probably too educated for their own good (THE DEBUT; HOTEL DU LAC); shirley jackson’s landmark horror novel (THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE); a memoir from america’s sweetheart (FICTIONAL SELVES); a rediscovered coming-of-age classic (IN THE CITY)

10/13/2026

NEXT WEEK!

CROSSING THE RED LINE: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza
by
in conversation with Allison Beth Hodgkins
Tuesday, October 20 @ 6pm

A powerful and authoritative account of how the Biden administration fueled atrocities in Gaza, from an award-winning foreign affairs journalist.

In vivid prose and with unparalleled access to insiders, Ahmed depicts a White House that resisted a course correction as its failures became undeniable. He probes Biden’s inner circle: a paranoid and imperious group shaped by the War on Terror, whose choices fueled tens of thousands of avoidable deaths among Palestinians, Lebanese, and Israelis, torpedoed long-time standards for warfare, and created a more dangerous world for us all. The Biden administration’s decisions drove voter backlash that helped Donald Trump regain power, and established patterns of impunity that have spurred wider bloodshed under Trump.

Crossing the Red Line is an urgent reckoning with Biden’s record on Gaza that is vital to understanding historic damage to America’s standing in the world, and a period whose dark consequences will resonate globally for decades to come.

This is a free event, but we ask that you RSVP here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crossing-the-red-line-by-akbar-shahid-ahmed-tickets-2003072580008?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

10/04/2026

this week: moms doing mom stuff—should you clone your dead son?? (COMPENSATION) should you bring your only daughter along on the run from your haunted past, maybe pursued by eldritch horrors?? (HAPPY PEOPLE DON’T LIVE HERE) should you walk away from wifedom and motherhood because you’re a genius?? (ELECTRIC SPARK) should you engineer a prophecy around the birth of your youngest child so she becomes a key player in the rise of christendom?? (HILD) a thousand times yes

09/22/2026

Next week at Mechanics' Hall! Get your tickets today!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mia-millefoglies-daughters-of-stone-and-tide-w-susan-conley-tickets-1993474029485?aff=oddtdtcreator

A fishing family. A vanishing waterfront. A daughter finding her way back.

Join Mechanics' Hall and Longfellow Books for the launch of Mia Millefoglie's memoir "Daughters of Stone and Tide: Loss and Resilience in a Fisherman's Family," in conversation with acclaimed author Susan Conley.

Rooted in Gloucester's storied waterfront, the book is a love letter to a disappearing fishing industry and the community that shaped generations of it. Through one woman's journey, Millefoglie traces family, immigration, and heritage—and the questions of where, and to whom, we belong.

Together, she and Conley dig into the craft of memoir: the truths uncovered, and the ones left sealed.

09/20/2026

09/17/2026

NEXT WEEK!

PROTEST: RESPECT IT, DEFEND IT, USE IT
by Annie Leonard & Andre Carothers
Thursday, September 24 @ 6pm

“When people step forward to make the world a better place, almost anything is possible.”

With these words, lifelong activists Annie Leonard and André Carothers introduce this vibrant, diverse, and inspiring collection of 42 protests and nonviolent movements that helped secure so many of the rights we often take for granted today: weekends off, women’s right to vote, desegregation, same-sex marriage, cleaner air and water, wheelchair-accessible sidewalks, and so much more.

We hope to see you there!

09/16/2026

We were so overwhelmed by all of the new releases out this week that we forgot to post about them yesterday! What are you reading first?

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1 Monument Way
Portland, ME
04101

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+12077724045

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http://www.longfellowbooks.com/

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