Talisman Books & Gallery

Talisman Books & Gallery Pender Island's source for books (new and used), pottery, gifts and original fine art.

Set sail on a magical adventure, full of surprises, in this exciting new picture book from the bestselling creator of On...
08/20/2026

Set sail on a magical adventure, full of surprises, in this exciting new picture book from the bestselling creator of One Snowy Night.
Nick Butterworth
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Juvenile Fiction / Animals - Foxes / Animals - Deer, Moose & Caribou / Animals - Rabbits
Ages 3+

No smiling or laughing allowed. Don’t even think about it. Jelly means business in this seriously silly interactive pict...
08/20/2026

No smiling or laughing allowed. Don’t even think about it. Jelly means business in this seriously silly interactive picture book follow-up to the bestselling This Book is Dangerous!, a spin-off of the beloved Narwhal and Jelly series.

Who messed with the title of this book? Was it YOU?

Hold in those smiles and giggles and don’t you dare make a silly face or sound — Jelly is a SERIOUS jellyfish, and this is a SERIOUS book.

Jelly has serious plans for this book and doesn’t need any smiling, laughing, funny faces OR noises to derail it. And even if you do silly stuff Jelly will still be serious . . . even if he had a fuzzy pink mustache, or a name like “Jellysquish,” or wore silly striped socks with silly faces that made silly sounds. Hey, don’t let that give you any ideas! Ben Clanton
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Juvenile Fiction / Animals - Marine Life / Interactive Adventures / Humorous Stories
Ages 3-7

Repost IndieBookstores.ca Get Repost App • IndieBookstores.ca In the market for something new and refreshing?☀️ Two rive...
08/20/2026

Repost IndieBookstores.ca Get Repost App • IndieBookstores.ca In the market for something new and refreshing?☀️ Two riveting stories hit shelves today just in time for horror and literary fans alike. Kick off your summerween reading list with Back for Blood 2, the second installment in the Indigenous dark fiction anthology, featuring even more monsters and supernatural tales. Then round out your end-of-season reading with a powerful family saga following three generations of Cree women and the storytelling tradition that binds them together.

Find the full list of TBL selections for Summer all available now at an indie retailer near you.

A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary sce...
08/20/2026

A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking work of Vietnam War fiction and a meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling.

In this landmark collection of stories, The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three.

Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing.

The Things They Carried won France’s prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Repost• Libro.fm Audiobooks Sometimes, you just have to leave things to the experts 🤷🏼‍♀️⁠__⁠[ID: Three slides showing b...
08/20/2026

Repost• Libro.fm Audiobooks Sometimes, you just have to leave things to the experts 🤷🏼‍♀️⁠
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[ID: Three slides showing bookshelves with a purple filter on top. Text across the slides reads: “If I were a bookseller, I don’t know how I’d get any work done surrounded by all those books. Good thing they’re the experts. If I were a bookseller, I wouldn’t stop talking your ear off about my favorite reads. Good thing they’re the experts. If I were a bookseller, I wouldn’t be able to keep a straight face if someone requested a book I don’t like. Good thing they’re the experts.”]

Repost • Greystone Books Ltd “The essays in the book, which focus on beekeeping and other forms of animal husbandry, inv...
08/19/2026

Repost • Greystone Books Ltd “The essays in the book, which focus on beekeeping and other forms of animal husbandry, invite us to explore creaturely worlds beyond our own, and to recognize our kinship with other living beings.”—Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor The Christian Science Monitor 🐝

“Dead Bees Still Sting shines light into how we can ‘be’ (in this case, ‘bee’!) in right relationship with our rapidly changing planet.”—Psychology Today Psychology Today 🌸

“Susan Cormier’s Dead Bees Still Sting is a strikingly original meditation on the sweetness and pain of being alive. A masterclass on the art of the personal essay.”—Candace Savage, author of A Geography of Blood Candace Savage ☀️

✨Available now!✨

Super Genius 3D toys for Manipulation & Visualization.Includes 3 puzzles of increasing complexity, an assembly guide and...
08/19/2026

Super Genius 3D toys for Manipulation & Visualization.

Includes 3 puzzles of increasing complexity, an assembly guide and a QR code for solutions.

Excellent toys for visualization, spatial reasoning, and manipulation.

Ages 6+

New release. Brew up a world of wonder! With 500+ stickers and 50+ coloring and activity pages, explore the shelves of a...
08/19/2026

New release. Brew up a world of wonder! With 500+ stickers and 50+ coloring and activity pages, explore the shelves of an old-world apothecary filled with remedies, recipes, and rare treasures.

Apothecaries, Remedies & Rarities Sticker, Color & ActivityBook includes everything you need to spark your inner herbalist. From vintage potion bottles and pressed flowers, to celestial diagrams and mysterious labels, its pages capture the timeless charm of plant-based traditions and old-world curiosity.

Inside, you’ll find:

Exquisite apothecary-inspired stickers perfect for journals, scrapbooks, recipe cards, envelopes, and more
Simple recipes and fascinating facts about natural tinctures, herbal lore, and time-honored remedies
Engaging activities and trivia celebrating the magic and history of plants and natural cures
Captivating coloring pages featuring glass jars, blooming botanicals, and antique cabinets waiting for your creative touch

With shimmer foil accents on the cover, Apothecaries, Remedies & Rarities makes a unique and inspiring gift for anyone who loves hands-on creativity, fascinating history, and the timeless allure of rare discoveries. Step into a cabinet of curiosities and let imagination be your guide!

It’s a book! It’s a finger puppet! It’s fun! We have a wonderful selection of children’s board books. Check them out nex...
08/19/2026

It’s a book! It’s a finger puppet! It’s fun! We have a wonderful selection of children’s board books. Check them out next time you visit ❤️📚

08/19/2026

We currently have Paula Spencer, The Van and Women Behind the Doors on our shelves 📚❤️. Repost In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. ⁣
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His novel, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, portrayed life through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy. At the time, he was a full-time teacher and new dad.⁣
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