Oblong Books

09/07/2026

⭐ Oblong Events This Week! ⭐

⭐ Thursday, September 10 @ 6:00pm! Join us our Rhinebeck store for an event with Nina Pick, author of SOBER SECURE: An Attachment-Based Guide to Dating, S*x, and Love in Recovery.

In Sober Secure, Nina Pick draws on attachment science, polyvagal theory, and somatic therapy while honoring the strengths of Twelve Step communities. Pick offers vivid examples in clear language and step-by-step practices for navigating intimacy, conflict, and repair on Twelve Step and other recovery paths. Recovery isn’t just about staying sober—it’s about learning to love and be loved securely.

Free! Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-09-10/nina-pick-sober-secure-attachment-based-guide-dating-sex-and-love-recovery

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08/17/2026

⭐ September Events at Oblong! ⭐

Bid farewell to summer with us, it’s time for our fall events season! Join us at our Rhinebeck store, Rose Hill Farm, and The White Hart Inn - we can’t wait to see you!

See our September lineup here: https://oblongbooks.com/events/calendar/2026/09

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08/03/2026

⭐ Oblong Events This Week! ⭐

⭐ Tuesday, August 4 @ 6:30pm! Join us our Rhinebeck store for a book launch event with Paul Yoon, author of ETNA: A Novel, in conversation with Jo Ann Beard!

This is a dog-friendly event. Feel free to being your well behaved pooch for barkuterie and human refreshments to celebrate Paul Yoon's new novel!

Free! Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-08-04/book-launch-paul-yoon-etna

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07/27/2026

⭐ Oblong Events This Week! ⭐

⭐ Tuesday, July 81 @ 6:00pm! Join us our Rhinebeck store for a book launch event with Kent Priore, author of IN THE WAKE OF GODS, in conversation with Sam Rebelein!

Free! Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-28/kent-priore-wake-gods

⭐ Thursday, July 30 @ 6:30pm! Join us at The White Hart in Salisbury, CT, for an event with Priya Parmar, author of THE ORIGINAL, in conversation with Cynthia Hochwender!

Get tickets here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-30/white-hart-speaker-series-priya-parmar-original

⭐ Friday, July 31, 4:00pm! Join us at our Rhinebeck and Millerton stores for our Waldo Party and Price Celebration!

Free! Find out more here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-31/waldo-party-prize-celebration-millerton-rhinebeck

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07/20/2026

⭐ Oblong Events This Week! ⭐

⭐ Tuesday, July 21 @ 6:00pm! Join us our Rhinebeck store for a book launch event with Carol Goodman, author of OUR MARRIAGE IS MURDER, in conversation with Tara Laskowski!

Free! Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-21/book-launch-carol-goodman-our-marriage-murder

⭐ Thursday, July 23 @ 6:00pm! Join us at our Rhinebeck store for an event with Alex Wright, EMPIRE OF INK: The Printers, Rogues, and Radicals Who Invented the American Newspaper

Free! Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-23/alex-wright-empire-ink

⭐ Friday, July 24, 6:00pm! Join us at our Rhinebeck store for an event with the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat: Meet the Writers - "SPANGLISH S**T"

Free! Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-24/rhinebeck-writers-retreat-meet-writers-spanglish-sht

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07/16/2026

Thanks to the Lakeville Journal for featuring us during Millerton's 175th Celebration Week! We are so proud to be part of this community.

Read it here:

As Millerton celebrates its 175th anniversary, one of Main Street’s most enduring institutions continues to shape the face of Main Street. Oblong Books, the independent bookstore that has served generations of readers, remains a cultural cornerstone of the village 50 years after opening its doors....

07/13/2026

⭐ Oblong Events This Week! ⭐

⭐ Wednesday, July 15 @ 6:30pm! Join us at Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff for an event with Thomas S. Wermuth, FIRE & FREEDOM: The American Revolution in New York, in conversation with Dick Hermans!

Free! Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-15/thomas-s-wermuth-fire-freedom-american-revolution-new-york

⭐ Saturday, July 18 @ 7:00pm! Join us at our Rhinebeck store for an event with Alyssa Shelasky, S*X DIARIES: Real-life Stories of Non-Monogamy and Polyamory, in conversation with Molly Rosen Guy!

Free! Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-18/alyssa-shelasky-sex-diaries-real-life-stories-non-monogamy-and-polyamory

⭐ Sunday, July 19 from 2-2:30pm! Join us at the Eddie Collins Memorial Park for a Children's Book Giveaway for Millerton's 175th Celebration!

Find out more: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-19/millerton-175th-celebration-book-giveaway-pop

⭐ Tuesday, July 21 @ 6:00pm! Join us at our Rhinebeck store for a book launch event with Carol Goodman, OUR MARRIAGE IS MURDER, in conversation with Tara Laskowski.

Free! Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-21/book-launch-carol-goodman-our-marriage-murder

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07/06/2026

⭐ Oblong Events This Week! ⭐

⭐ Thursday, July 9 @ 6pm! Join us at our Rhinebeck store for an event with Emma Straub, author of AMERICAN FANTASY: A Novel! Emma will be in conversation with Stefan Merrill Block.

Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-09/emma-straub-american-fantasy-novel

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06/29/2026

⭐ The annual village-wide scavenger hunt for Waldo is back!! ⭐

Beginning Wednesday, July 1, stop by our Millerton or Rhinebeck stores to pick up your free passports to play along. We can't wait to see you!

Find out more here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-07-01/find-waldo-annual-village-wide-scavenger-hunt-begins-rhinebeck-millerton

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06/22/2026

⭐ Oblong Events This Week! ⭐

⭐ Tuesday, June 23 @ 6pm! Join us at our Rhinebeck store for an event with Jasper Craven, author of GOD FORGIVES, BROTHERS DON'T: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood, in conversation with Matt Gordon!

Register here: oblongbooks.com/event/2026-06-23/jasper-craven-god-forgives-brothers-dont-long-march-military-education-and-making

⭐ Saturday, June 27 @ 10:30am! Join us at the Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield in Hyde Park for an event with Wendy Hollender, author of THE ALBUM OF PLANT FAMILIES: An Illustrated Exploration of Nature's Beauty and Bounty.

Register here: https://oblongbooks.com/event/2026-06-27/wendy-hollender-bfga
For a full list of our events, visit: https://oblongbooks.com/events/calendar.

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