Seminary Co-op

Read the @nytimes interview with legendary bookseller and chief buyer for @CityLightsBooks, Paul Yamazaki, and dive deeper into his story with "Reading the Room," published by our imprint, #OdeBooks shorturl.at/nbYAY

On this week’s Front Table: mind-sharing tech, a Harvard senior’s precarious path, borderline personality disorder, MLM’s capitalist roots, ancient eco-wisdom, deep-earth microbes, and a frozen apocalypse. Find these titles and more at semcoop.com.

On this week’s Front Table, uncover a luminous tale in reunified Korea, a bold vision for abundance, a literary enigma’s shapeshifting life, fantastical cities of memory, the evolution of animal play, AI in music, and two friends in post-Fukushima Japan.

On this week’s Front Table, explore oil wealth illusions in the Caribbean, life in a Florida retirement home, and epic storytelling across cultures. Dive into border & climate crises, survival in wartime Ukraine, Latino identity in America, and a classic Amazon journey.

On this week’s Front Table, explore humanity’s evolution, beauty standards, & feminist resistance in Mexico. Follow 2 friends chasing dreams in ’99 NYC, examine Black reparations, confront Sámi family separations & uncover ancient Greco-Roman health wisdom.

TOMORROW 4PM @seminarycoop - Join Prof Michael Albertus as he discusses his new book in convo w/ ProfScott Gehlbach. 'Land Power' tells the story of how land shapes power within human societies. More info + RSVP: ow.ly/iBut50UNTny

ANU's Simon Avenell talks to a FULL HOUSE @SeminaryCoop about his recent book which traces the unfolding of Japan’s postwar Asia problem through six phases of deimperialization from 1945 until the early twenty-first century #CEASAuthorTalks

@SeminaryCoop lunch breaks ft @Simon_A_Avenell and @UChicagoCEAS !

We are pleased to present our stores' Notable Books of 2024. Unscientifically gathered, based on unquantifiable criteria, and compiled by our team - these are the books that helped define 2024. Explore the entire list now: simplebooklet.com/notables202420…

On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor his 1967 speech, a call to recognize our worth and the value of every life. Explore his enduring vision for justice and compassion through our MLK book collection today. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

On this week’s Front Table, explore poetry capturing the human spirit amid conflict, the resilience of a Black family overcoming injustice, and a satirical novel mocking literary vanity. Discover these bold collections on identity and survival at semcoop.com today.

Thanks to your generous donations, we raised over $500 to help fulfill the reading wishlists of the children at Comer Children's Hospital. Every donation brings a new story, a new adventure, and a smile to these brave young readers 💖📖

Make sure to place your orders by the following deadlines to get your books under the tree by December 25th! Please note that we cannot guarantee shipping dates for international orders. Happy reading (and gifting)! 🎄📚✨

Friends and Neighbors, Today on Giving Tuesday, we celebrate the beginning of our Annual Fundraiser and invite you to join a community of readers and thinkers in supporting the Seminary Co-op Bookstore & 57th Street Books. Best wishes for the holiday season & for the New Year.

Join us this Friday, November 8th at 6:00pm CT for a conversation with Christina Kiaer on "Collective Body" from @UChicagoPress. She will be joined in conversation by Matthew Jesse Jackson. RSVP Here: ow.ly/V3Ay50TwyOb

Join us this Thursday, November 7th at 6:00PM CT for a conversation with @syntacticon on "No Measure" from Calamari Press. RSVP Here: ow.ly/M7Eg50TnMZz

Join us on Wednesday, 11/6 at 6:00pm CT for a conversation with Pardis Dabashi on "Losing the Plot." She will be joined in conversation by Daniel Morgan. RSVP Here: ow.ly/zQ9J50TktFA

Join us this Sunday, November 3rd at 3:00pm CT for a conservation with @kenkrim on "Einstein in Kafkaland" from Bloomsbury Publishing. RSVP Here: ow.ly/tGo550TsIEv

Join us this Friday, November 1st at 6:00pm CT for a conversation with Emrah Yildiz on "Zainab's Traffic" from University of California Press. He will be joined in conversation by Alireza Doostdar. RSVP Here: ow.ly/iUiY50TsIin

Join us this Thursday, October 31st at 6:00pm CT for a conversation with Kenny Cupers on "The Earth That Modernism Built" from University of Texas Press. He will be joined in conversation with Andrei Pop and Cecilia Resende Santos. RSVP Here: ow.ly/3VCP50TszWo

Join us this Wednesday, October 30th at 6:00PM CT for a conversation with Colombe Schneck on "Swimming in Paris" from Penguin. RSVP Here: ow.ly/qivt50TrgnJ