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Tin Can Mailman is an independent used bookstore in Northern California. This account is run by the gremlins who work here, and the hob-goblins who clean the shelves.

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Our YA Book Club is back! This month, we are reading the graphic novel Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson. . "Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from Noelle Stevenson. Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are." . The club is lead by the Arcata Library, and is hosted by the Tin Can Mailman. Snacks and refreshments are supplied. Ages 11-18 welcome. . Looking for an adult friendly book club? Please contact us! We are canvassing for interest, and would love to hear what kind of book club you're interested in. * * *early printed book marks misstated that our March meeting would be on Thursday the 26th. Our March meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 19th* * * . #tincanmailman #usedbookstore #tincanmailmanusedbooks #indiebookstore #bookstagram #igreads #bookrecommendation #bookcommunity #instareads #yareads #YAbooks #yafiction #graphicnovel #nimona #noellestevenson #bookclub #yabookclub (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8hsaQcgDbQ/?igshid=rmrwervdhm4k

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Happy Jolabokaflod! Celebrating this hygge Icelandic holiday is easy! Jolabokaflod means Yule Book Flood, and is the tradition of gifting books, new, used, or regifted, on Christmas Eve, often accompanied with chocolate. Then just settle in with loved ones and enjoy your new books and chocolate! We have gifts for anyone on your list this year, and we offer complimentary gift wrapping. Happy Jolabokaflod! #tincanmailman #indiebookstore #tincanmailmanusedbooks #shopsmall #shoplocalarcata #jolabokaflod #Christmas #Arcata #humboldttourism #humboldtcounty #beautifulbooks #beautifulgifts #hygge (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6eGpdoARYm/?igshid=1dojm4vgzfu42

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Looking for some last minute gifts? Audiobooks make a wonderful gift for anyone on your list. When you shop Libro.fm, you get to purchase audiobooks directly through us! And, you won't have to worry about shipping! (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TpBQBgDyO/?igshid=b0cpdtrmzfuv

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In celebration of the new Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker, Celia drew you this downright adorable picture of the Child. Come check it out! - Oh, and eat some cookies and enter our raffle while you're at it :) - Happy Star Wars Day! #tincanmailmanusedbooks #indiebookstore #starwars #riseofskywalker #starwarspremiere #mandalorian #themandalorian #babyyoda #thechild #rey #finn #poedameron #leiaorgana #shoplocal #shoplocalarcata #Arcata #arcataplaza #Humboldt #raffle (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Q8uAEg6Qo/?igshid=14d1topuu0xpg

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Getting your gifts online this year? Libro.fm is having a sale! When you purchase a membership TODAY ONLY, you'll recieve 3 audiobook credits AND the audiobook Circe, by Madeline Miller. Wondering what this has to do with the Tin Can Mailman? Libro.fm partners with independent bookstores, so when you choose us as your local bookstore at sign up, we make a profit, too. Even better, it means you can get great audiobook recommendations when you come in, just like you can with paper books. At checkout, use code RealPeople, to support real people in your community, and to get real book sellers' recommendations. The first book I listened to with Libro.fm was There There, by Tommy Orange. With a four actor cast, this audiobook was immersive, gripping, devastating, and hopeful. #tincanmailman #indiebookstore #audiobook #RealPeopleMonday #audiobookrecommendation #bookrecommendation #shopsmall #supportlocal #usedbookstore #beautifulbooks #arcata #Humboldt #jolabokaflod #books #reading #igreads #bookstagram #cybermonday # (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5lRczyAz86/?igshid=bjs8gpmo66o4

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This Thursday we will be continuing our Young Adult Book Club, created by the Arcata Library and hosted by the Tin Can Mailman. We will be discussing one of our favorite science fiction stories, the Nebula and Hugo award winning novella, Binti, by Nnedi Okorafor. "Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. Oomza University has wronged the Meduse, and Binti’s stellar travel will bring her within their deadly reach. If Binti hopes to survive the legacy of a war not of her making, she will need both the the gifts of her people and the wisdom enshrined within the University, itself - but first she has to make it there, alive." The meeting will be from 6-7, and snacks and refreshments will be provided! Hope to see you there! #binti #nnediokorafor #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #youngadultsciencefiction #bookrecommendation #favoritebook #favoriteauthor #bookclub #yabookclub #tincanmailman #indiebookstore #bookclubofinstagram #bookcommunity #igreads #bookstagram #Arcata #Humboldt #arcatalibrary # (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B35J2qcAJnB/?igshid=l2ttglxpxbee

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We will be open tonight for Arts! Arcata tonight with a new artist! These beautiful mugs and bowl were created by Alder Gustafson at Red Alder Studios. Arts! Arcata starts at 6 and continues till 9, so be sure to check out the downtown festivities. #artsarcata #arcataplaza #arcata #humboldt #ceramicart #localart #shopsmall #indiebookstore #shoplocal (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fu5-Zg_5Q/?igshid=1khj9mapcl7pz

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We are open! Come cure your blackout blues with a good book, and check out our spooky decor in the dark while you're at it! #indiebookstore #poweroutage #read #tincanmailman #arcata #humboldt #spookybooks #trickortreat (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Z9bRogaAL/?igshid=19iu01yqa6itf

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Today is Pastels on the Plaza in a Arcata. Check out our beautiful square, painted by our own Denali! @auntie_toska #tincanmailman #pastelsontheplaza #arcataplaza #arcata #humboldt #humboldtcounty #localart #bookstore #indiebookstore (at Plaza) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3P9rh_AOPt/?igshid=71b4wj68y7bx

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Tomorrow is the last day of #BannedBooksWeek2019 and it is also our last raffle! To enter, find all 6 "BANNED" letters around the store (hint: look where some famous banned books would be!), fill out the location sheet, and hand it back to us at the front to be entered to win a pin of your choice from our wonderful selection and $10 gift certificate! The winner will be drawn at 6pm. #bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek #bannedbookweek2019 #indiebookstore #usedbooks #bannedbooksweek #bannedbooksweek2019 #raffle #enamelpin #bookishpins #censorship #endcensorship #tincanmailman #bookstore #igreads #bookstagram #bookcommunity #bookrecommendation #Arcata #humboldtcounty #humboldttourism #books #ireadbannedbooks #readbannedbooks (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B27x1g2AJk4/?igshid=uaq4usc33vr1

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BANNED BOOK OF THE DAY: And Tango Makes Three, by authors Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, and illustrated by Henry Cole, was banned for having "homosexual overtones," and for being "unsuitable for young children." #AndTangoMakesThree is the true story of two male penguins raising an egg at the Central Park Zoo. Come in and check out our selection of #bannedbooks, both new and used! #andtangomakesthree #penguins #homosexuality #childrensbooks #centralparkzoo #truestory #zoopenguins #babypenguin #bannedbookweek2019 #bannedbooks #bannedbookweek #bannedbook #censorship #IndieBookstore #usedbookstore #usedbooks #beautifulbooks #favoritebook #books #bookrecommendation #bookcommunity #igreads #arcata #humboldt #ArcataPlaza #booktourism #bookstoresigns #currentlyreading (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B27XsEDgBQV/?igshid=c0ulwwgmdbao

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We missed our #bannedbook post yesterday son today we get 2! BANNED BOOK OF THE DAY: Beloved by the Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison was banned for violence, explicit language, racism, beastiality, sex, and for being "moral sewage." Come in and check out our selection of #bannedbooks, both new and used! #ToniMorrison #beloved #bannedbookweek2019 #bannedbooks #bannedbookweek #bannedbook #censorship #IndieBookstore #usedbookstore #usedbooks #beautifulbooks #favoritebook #books #bookrecommendation #bookcommunity #igreads #arcata #humboldt #ArcataPlaza #booktourism #bookstoresigns #currentlyrea (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B27Wm13AW5m/?igshid=1jemz6ztp7o9m

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BANNED BOOK OF THE DAY: Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends" was banned for alluding to suicide, cannibalism, for glorifying Satan, for undermining school and religious authority, and for encouraging rudeness. Come in and check out our selection of #bannedbooks, both new and used! #shelsilverstein #wherethesidewalkends #bannedbookweek2019 #bannedbooks #bannedbookweek #bannedbook #censorship poetry #IndieBookstore #usedbookstore #usedbooks #beautifulbooks #favoritebook #childrenspowtry #childrensbooks #bookrecommendation #bookcommunity #igreads #arcata #humboldt #ArcataPlaza #booktourism #bookstoresigns #currentlyreading (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B22ZscjgTi6/?igshid=161mi7u7ry113

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Today is the 3rd day of #BannedBookWeek2019! To celebrate we are raffling off a #bookishpin and a $10 gift card! To enter, come on in and fill out a recommendation slip for a banned book that we have in stock. Not sure if your book has been banned? We have a great selection of banned books and knowledgeable staff to answer your questions! #bannedbookweek #bannedbooks #ireadbannedbooks #hughhowey #woolbook #wool #siloseries #bookraffle #pinraffle #raffle #bookrecommendation #bookstagram #bookcommunity #igreads #currentlyreading #dystopian #dystopianfiction #sciencefiction #scifi #indiebookstore #tincanmailman #usedbookstore #usedbooks #beautifulbooks #Arcata #arcataplaza #Humboldt #bookstore https://www.instagram.com/p/B2zox02AlZH/?igshid=iw4ujb32qvob

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BANNED BOOK OF THE DAY: #TheHandmaidsTale by #MargaretAtwood, considered a classic by many, was banned for PROFANITY, SEX, VIOLENCE, and for being "TOO EXPLICIT. " Come in and check out our selection of #bannedbooks, both new and used, and check back for info on our 2nd raffle! @therealmargaretatwood #bannedbookweek2019 #bannedbooks #bannedbookweek #bannedbook #censorship #dystopianbooks #IndieBookstore #usedbookstore #usedbooks #beautifulbooks #favoritebook #classicnovel #bookrecommendation #bookcommunity #igreads #arcata #humboldt #ArcataPlaza #booktourism #bookstoresigns #currentlyreading (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2zkfeEgdsE/?igshid=1i4gj5rfmgm6u

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Today is the second day of #bannedbookweek2019 and we are celebrating the classic novel, #ToKillaMockingbird, by #HarperLee. To Kill a Mockingbird was banned for the books strong language, discussion of sexuality and rape, and use of racial slurs. Check out our #bannedbook display as well as our extensive selection of banned books, both new and used! #bannedbookweek #indiebookstore #bookstagram #bookcommunity #tincanmailman #usedbooks #classicnovels #bookrecommendation #shelfie #currentlyreading #igreads #arcata #Humboldt #arcataplaza #humboldttourism #booktourism (at Tin Can Mailman) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xO4Vvgus-/?igshid=ejaokd2w27zn

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If you're on campus at HSU today, come grab some candy, bookmarks and COUPONS from Celia on the quad! #HSU #Arcata #indiebookstore #Humboldt #humboldtstate #studentlife #universitylife #fallreading (at Humboldt State University) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2SALmbAD7D/?igshid=83sdrg6ggth7