Orca Books Co-op

Join us in store with authors David George Gordon and MaryAnn Barron Wagner with a new edition of their book HEAVEN ON THE HALF SHELL: The Story of the Oyster in the Pacific Northwest Friday, June 16th at 5:30pm There will be a short reading/presentation, a Q&A and signing!

As of today, 5/22/23, Orca Books Co-op is no longer requiring masks for general in store shopping. Thank you to everyone who has continued to tag along with us and have dutifully supported us and your community throughout these last few years of masking!

One week until this poetry reading and Q&A at @orcabooks! I'm looking forward to chatting with @AnneLParrish and @WriterLDavis (and eating fried cauliflower from the Nineveh Assyrian food truck while I'm in #Olympia). #poetry #Readers #WritingCommunity #authors

"Below the lake--sleek as an open thigh-- / I am of the body and of the body of this lake / and of the body of this half-dressed night." -from When I Drowned by @WriterLDavis. Reading March 19 at @orcabooks! orcabooks.com/event/poetry-p… #poetry #books

Coming up this Wed, Mar 15th '23, is our monthly discussion with our Marxist Reading Group. We're going to be discussing Friedrich Engels' 1884 pamphlet THE ORIGIN OF THE FAMILY, PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THE STATE We sold out quickly , but we just got a few more copies in stock!

AN ORCA BOOKS CO-OP AUTHOR TALK with author SHANNON CLAY and his new book WE GO WHERE THEY GO: THE STORY OF ANTI-RACIST ACTION SATURDAY MARCH 11th @ 6:00PM There will (most likely) be a reading and short discussion after Books are available in store right now and on our website

So excited to read in Olympia, WA next month. (This bookstore has a bookstore cat.) orcabooks.com/event/poetry-p…

We finally have some 2023 Nikki McClure calenders for all your appointment reminder needs! Pick one up while they're fresh off the press!

ORCA BOOKS CO-OP PRESENTS: A MARXIST READING GROUP NOVEMBER 2, 2022 @ 6PM The title for our second group session will be continuing V. I. Lenin's 1917 text THE STATE AND REVOLUTION DON'T WORRY IF YOU MISSED PART ONE! Email Noraa@Orcabooks.com for more info

This is tonight starting at 6PM! Join our Worker Member Noraa in hosting our first Marxist Reading Group, discussing The State and Revolution from 1917 by Lenin. We have special hours to accommodate, so we'll be open until 7PM tonight (10/5/22)!

The book is already on backorder and copies are in incredibly short supply compared to demand, so we recommend ordering earlier than later!

This Sunday, Oct 9 @ 6PM we're hosting author Syren Nagakyrie of disabledhikers.com for their new book THE DISABLED HIKER'S GUIDE TO WESTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON The event will be in person and will consist of a presentation and a Q&A! More info at orcabooks.com/event

OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IS HAPPENING! THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29th from 6:00-8:00PM ON ZOOM BOARD ELECTIONS / BOOK RAFFLES / FINANCIAL UPDATES / Q&A (Zoom info coming soon I promise!)

Trying to get outta the house while it's hot? Why not go looking at some birds??? This is just a taste of the bird field guides we have in stock (and many of them are used!!!) What's you're favorite bird to look for around here? (I love spotting the Violet Green Swallows!)

SPACE!!! IT'S BIG!!! You can't go there* but you can read about it! With the new pictures from the JWST space is fully on the brain here! What's your favorite space/astronomy book?? *Technically you live there

VIRTUAL READING AND DISCUSSION W/ LISA GANSER! This Friday, July 15th at 5pm on Zoom!! We have copies available in store now if you wanna read it before the event!! More info on our FB and on our website!

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AUTHOR EVENT: Join author @MahtabNarsimhan for the virtual launch of her new Orca Currents novel about a school film project that goes awry. PROJECT BOLLYWOOD Tue Jun 21 at 10am PT. With special guest @DeborahKerbel Register here: bit.ly/3Hq7RkW @orcabooks @twuc

On July 15th, 2022, in a few weeks, author Lisa Ganser will be joining us for a virtual reading and discussion of their book WHAT'S MY ADDRESS? The event starts at 5:00PM PT on 7/15/22 on Zoom (info at orcabooks.com/event and facebook.com/orcabooks/even…)