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A word from our Book Doyenne Grace: "Readers - This will be my final blog post. I will be retiring as of the beginning of March. After 25 years at Mac’s Backs, it is time for me to explore what's next. Thank you all for reading ." Thank YOU, Grace! macsbacks.com/grace-notes-fe…

Guess who's here for KIDS DAY on Coventry! We have all the Spideys!!

Happy New Year! The New Grace Notes is here! To kick off 2025, our Book Doyenne Grace celebrates the graphic novels of Northeast Ohio artists. Check it out: macsbacks.com/grace-notes-ja…

The December Grace Ntes is here. This month our Book Doyenne Grace takes on Zadie Smith's novel The Fraud. macsbacks.com/grace-notes-de…

The November GRACE NOTES is here!! In honor of Native American Heritage Month, our Book Doyenne Grace takes a look at indigenous writers and themes! Check it out! macsbacks.com/grace-notes-no…

November 13th at @MacsBacks in Cleveland Heights: see poets Philip Terman and Alissa Sammarco read. More info: at macsbacks.com

Join us at B Side Lounge with Mac's Backs on November 2 at 5pm to celebrate the release of Carolyn Jack's The Changing of Keys! Please support this fabulous indie #bookstore & get your signed copy at the event! macsbacks.com/event/carolyn-…

Thanks to @MacsBacks for your support of my debut novel! Everyone—Please visit your local bookstore. #goingdarkthriller macsbacks.com

Naomi Shihab Nye has won the 2024 Wallace Stevens Award for lifetime achievement. lithub.com/naomi-shihab-n…

BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”

I only found out at the end that the bookseller (thank you, @macsbacks!) sold out of copies of OHIO RADIO! If you wanted to buy a signed copy, please reach out to me here and we will make sure we get one out to you.

Listening to Michele Tracy Berger read from her new short story.collection, Doll Seed. Signed copies at Mac’s! @MicheleTBerger

October 9th: Legendary poet Christopher Franke reads @MacsBacks in Cleveland Heights. More info: facebook.com/events/2009322…

San Diego Stories has their bag packed and is ready for book tour. First stop @MacsBacks in Cleveland Thurs evening! Very excited and grateful to friends who helped get this adventure off the ground. Hope to see you on the road. macsbacks.com/event/san-dieg… francoisbereaud.com

Excited for the comics reading/book release for our latest, Absolute Simultaneity! It's happening tomorrow, Thursday, October 3rd, at 7:30 PM @MacsBacks! FREE for all to attend! clevescene.com/event/absolute… #Cleveland #comix #artcomics

The SEPTEMBER GRACE NOTES is here! This month, our Book Doyenne Grace looks at music, literature, and visual art with Joonas Sildre's Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt's Journey to His Musical Language--check it out! macsbacks.com/grace-notes-oc…

Be sure to stop by the @MacsBacks table before the ceremony to purchase this year’s award-winning books! All our winning authors will be signing their books after the ceremony as well! #AWBA2024 #CBW2024

For autographed copies, please buy direct from Cleveland indie bookstore @MacsBacks - I am working with them for these! macsbacks.com/event/taylor-s…

We're closed Monday. HAPPY LABOR DAY!