New Dominion Bookshop

06/13/2026

Summertime is the perfect time for really, really big stacks of books! Here are some of the brand-new books and new editions out this week in the shop. What's on your reading list for the summer?

06/12/2026

A couple of photos from last weekend's reading with poet Gregory Orr! We have signed copies of his new book, We Interrupt This Broadcast, available in the shop, if you happened to miss the event.

06/11/2026

We're so excited to once again be nominated for "Best Independent Bookstore" in C-ville Weekly's "Best of C-VILLE"! We love being a part of the local literary community and sharing our love of books with you.

Voting is open now and runs through June 30. You can cast your votes at bestof.c-ville.com/2026.

06/10/2026

Thanks so much to Sarah Lawson for this wonderful interview with poet Sophia Terazawa in this week's edition of C-ville Weekly! You can see Sophia read in the shop this Saturday (6/13) at 4 PM alongside poet Lucas Martínez.

Sophia Terazawa is a Vietnamese-Japanese poet, novelist, and performance artist whose work explores diasporic identities and experiences of exile as well as polyvocal and experimental forms of writing. She is the author of four books, including Oracular Maladies, her new poetry collection, and Tetra...

06/10/2026

Join us for a poetry reading in the shop this coming Saturday (6/13) at 4:00 PM with poets Lucas Martínez and Sophia Terazawa! Lucas Martínez will be reading from their latest work, and Sophia Terazawa will be reading from her new poetry collection, Oracular Maladies.

06/09/2026

This Friday (6/12) at 7 PM in the shop, come hear Autumn K. England read from their new novel, Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous, followed by a Q&A with Alix E. Harrow. We'll have special edition copies of Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous available for sale—check out these incredible sprayed edges!

06/06/2026

Father's Day is Sunday, June 21! If you're looking for special gifts for the dads in the your life, come browse our handpicked recommendations for Father's Day gifts. These selections are 10% off for the next two weeks.

06/05/2026

It's the first Friday of the month, which means Friday Night Writes returns to the shop tonight (6/5) at 7 PM! Come hear music, poetry, and short fiction from Charlottesville's emerging writers and songwriters. Please arrive 15 minutes early if you'd like to sign up to perform!

Photo by Photography Champloo

06/04/2026

A couple of photos from last weekend's events with Chet'la Sebree (in conversation with Niya Bates) and Hayley DeRoche! Thanks so much to the authors and everyone who came out to hear Chet'la speak about her new book, Turn (W)here, and Hayley speak about her new book, Dress Your Baby in Sage and Taupe. Thanks, too, to WriterHouse for cosponsoring Chet'la's event!

06/03/2026

Happy Pride from all of us at New Dominion Bookshop!