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Rare Books LA returns to Union Station, and this year the fair is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire.
October 3-4 at Union Station, Los Angeles: amzn.to/4iGxRgx
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With The Love Hypothesis currently streaming, now's the time to pick up the book that started it all. What began as a Star Wars fan fiction became a love story set between lab coats and grant proposals.
Find more signed editions by Hazelwood on AbeBooks:spr.ly/6014BGgY0n
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Happy Birthday, F. Scott Fitzgerald! Born 130 years ago in 1896,
This first edition retains its original dark blue-green cloth and the scarce original dust jacket, housed in a custom half morocco chemise case.
Explore more first editions by Fitzgerald:spr.ly/6014BGglTi
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The Booker Prize 2026 shortlist is here, featuring two former winners and three authors new to the prize. The stories stretch from post-apocalyptic coastlines and 1980s Kingston to medieval courts and the Outer Hebrides.
Find all six books: amzn.to/4yhjpQY
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Award season is here and the announcements are stacking up.
The Giller Prize released its longlist of 14 novels. The National Book Award for Fiction followed with its own longlist of 10. And the Hugo Award for Best Novel named its 2026 winner.
Find these titles on AbeBooks.
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The first-ever Rare Books Berlin international book fair is here. Over 100 booksellers are coming together for three days of rare books, prints, and ephemera.
Happening September 18-20. Link in bio for more details:spr.ly/6014BGTh7q
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This year's Booker Prize longlist is stacked with must-reads. 13 finalists made the cut, including 3 debut novelists and 2 former winners. The settings stretch from post-apocalyptic Britain to 1980s Kingston.
Explore past winners: spr.ly/6017B1FWY3
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As students head back to classrooms, AbeBooks has millions of new and used books from independent sellers, all in one place. Search by ISBN to find exactly what's on your syllabus: spr.ly/6016B1FMjQ
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This 1932 first edition of King Kong was published before the film even hit theaters, making it Kong's first appearance in any medium. A beautiful copy with a vibrant original dust jacket, listed by The Rare Book Sleuth on AbeBooks.
Discover more: spr.ly/6015B1nXTb
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The Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair returns for its 42nd year, with 50+ exhibitors bringing antiquarian and rare books, ephemera, manuscripts, maps, and more to Loveland, CO today and tomorrow.
Grab your tickets: spr.ly/6017B1Tr29
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Next in our 30 years celebration: meet Hugo Wetscherek from Antiquariat Inlibris in Vienna. In the rare book trade since 1883 and on AbeBooks for over 25 years, their collection spans manuscripts to early scientific texts.
See thier full collection: spr.ly/6013BELfat
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Happy Birthday, Alexandre Dumas! The Three Musketeers ran as a daily serial in a Parisian newspaper from March to July 1844. A Brussels publisher rushed the first book edition into print before any Paris publisher could bid on the rights.
Explore more; spr.ly/6015BEtyFz
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Continuing our 30 years celebration, meet Lindsay and her daughter Maria from Tempo Books in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lindsay's been part of the AbeBooks community for 20 years.
Explore her Japanese textiles collection: abebooks.com/servlet/SearchR…
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Happy birthday, Ernest Hemingway. In 1926, Scribner's printed 5,090 copies of The Sun Also Rises with a typo on page 181: "stoppped." It was never corrected. This copy survived a century in fine condition.
Explore more unique first editions by Hemingway:spr.ly/6010BElNM2
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Published as a luxury five-volume quarto for subscribers including the King of England and the Duke of Marlborough, this first edition survives in its original gilt calf binding with remarkably bright text pages.
Browse more rare editions of The Odyssey: spr.ly/6010BEdaIK
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