Read Rose Books

08/20/2025

Yooooo Hooooo‼️📢 BIG SUMMER BLOW OUT!
All books with an orange sticker are on sale!
$8 for hardbacks and $4 for paperbacks, next week that price will be in 1/2!
Come grab them while they’re hot, there’s only one of each!
Tote bags are on sale for $10, post cards are buy 2/$1, and all Peruvian fair trade items are half off!!

03/25/2025

🎟️Get your tickets for the Spring Reading Retreat at the Historic The Hollinger House Bed & Breakfast!💐✨ We’re just a few weeks away from a spring day filled with reading, friends, food, and fun! We have a great day planned for you and we’d love to see you there! Tickets are available with the link down below!

https://www.readrosebooks.com/event-details/reading-retreat-2025-04-13-12-00

02/21/2025

Philadelphia Alumni Writers House is excited to announce F&M's first Banned Books Fair! The Friday, Feb. 21 event is the brainchild of junior Teagan Durkin and the "Who's Afraid of Banned Books Committee" at the Writers House and the F&M Library. It is co-sponsored by F&M Book Club and the Writing Center.

"Our goals for this event are twofold: to spread awareness about rising book censorship in the U.S. and to support our local bookstores and authors whose works are being banned," writes
Kerry Sherin Wright, Writers House director.

Booksellers will include Aaron's Books, the F&M Barnes & Noble College Bookstore, Nooks Gallery & Bookstore, Pocket Books Shop, and Read Rose Books. Books for sale will include classics, graphic lit, science writing and nonfiction, q***r lit, and African American/American lit and history.

The first 100 students who visit the Fair will each receive a voucher valid for the purchase of up to $20 of book(s). Books will also be for sale by cash and charge, and we'll be raffling off a basket of banned and challenged books.

12/19/2024

✨Looking for the *perfect* gift for the book lover in your life?✨

Invite them to escape into the world of books at our exclusive Reading Retreat series, where you can relax, read, and reconnect with your love of literature. Set amidst a peaceful estate, guests are invited to spend the day immersed in their favorite novels while enjoying a variety of activities designed with readers in mind. Each retreat includes a delicious lunch, book trivia, and the chance to make new bookish friends.

All of the dates are open except for the Deluxe Retreat which is SOLD OUT! Thank you all for your interest :)

https://www.readrosebooks.com/event-details/reading-retreat-2025-01-19-12-00

12/14/2024

✨️ You've seen our Blind Dates with a Book! Now we are bringing you a Blind Dates with a Puzzle for the holidays!!✨️ Not only do these make for a perfect date, but they also make for a great present for that special friend or family! 🎁🎁
Stop by to pick up your very own 🌹.

12/12/2024

SOLD OUT! Thank you for your interest in this event! Check out the events page on our website for more events and reading retreats!

✨What’s so special about the ~deluxe~ reading retreat?
At our all-inclusive book fair, you’ll get to handpick anything and everything—from a carefully curated selection of books, accessories, and self-care items—to create the perfect retreat-at-home kit. There’s also a fun craft session where you’ll design your own tote bag, then fill it to the brim with your new treasures! The day wraps up with a dessert social and an exciting game of Book Bingo—where sweet treats meet prizes. We hope that you’ll be able to join us for the perfect book lovers day!

🔗 https://www.readrosebooks.com/event-details/deluxe-reading-retreat

11/29/2024

Online Shopping Check List!!

⭐️ Free shipping today until Sunday 12/01 !
⭐️ Spend $100 and get a $10 gift card OR Spend $200 and get a $20 gift card!
⭐️ Make a wish list so everyone knows what books are on your holiday list!
⭐️ Support independent bookstores, like ours, while shopping online!

Shop with the link below!
https://bookshop.org/shop/readrosebooks

10/18/2024

📖🏡Hello! We are so proud to have completed our first year of reading retreats! In collaboration with The Hollinger House we are excited to announce something special for 2025! We have a series of retreats throughout the next year filled with all the things you already love, like a great meal, an opportunity for creative expression, a chance to immerse yourself in reading and most importantly a time to connect with others, building a sense of community.

We curated this series with the readers in mind! Each session adds its own unique experience to our reading retreats. There will also be a deluxe reading retreat that features an all inclusive book fair! Make sure to add one or all of the dates to your 2025 calendar! If you are ordering tickets as a gift for the book lover in your life, we will have certificates available!

Since we have had such a fantastic reception in our first year, we wanted to offer a PRE-SALE Discount!
Use the code "EARLYBIRD" for $10 off for any regular reading retreat! This sale will end Monday, 10/28. This does not apply to the deluxe reading retreat!

We would be remiss if we didn't talk about the man of the hour. A huge thank you to Kenneth Martin, The Hollinger House. He was the first to believe in these retreats and allowed us to use the property to showcase our community through these events. We are thankful to Ken and The Hollinger House, and we are excited for another year of retreats.

A big thank you to Shelby at WE&Company for capturing photos of the last retreat!

None of this would be possible without the readers, thank you for all of your continued support.

Tickets are limited to 24 per session! Make sure to reserve your seat!
Tickets to the Deluxe Reading Retreat:
https://www.readrosebooks.com/event-details/deluxe-reading-retreat
Tickets to the Reading Retreat:
https://www.readrosebooks.com/event-details/reading-retreat-2025-01-19-12-00

09/27/2024

🍂Filling up the final seats for our Fall Reading Retreat on Sunday, October 6th! Now on sale for $49! Let us know to save you a seat, we can’t wait to see you at The Hollinger House!

📖Join us for a fun filled fall day of Mystery! Bring a thriller, sleuth the scavenger hunt, and ace our trivia questions by the campfire! Lunch, dessert, parking, and all activities are included in your ticket!

✨ Sign up here!
https://www.readrosebooks.com/event-details/fall-reading-retreat

09/03/2024

So thankful to be associated with The Hollinger House and everything they have to offer. 🏨🛋 Our long lasting relationship has been one to remember 🌹

Th Hollinger House is also the cozy space where we host our Reading Retreats ! 🌹 sooooooo
If you , your family and or friends are ever looking for a place to stay in Lancaster, check out their website, because this is the perfect place to book! 🛎

Read Rose Books, located at 23 North Prince Street, was named in honor of Lancaster, the Red Rose City, and the countless books that will be read there. This bookstore offers a diverse collection of used, vintage, and first edition books.

08/31/2024

See you on Wednesday! This event is free to attend and the books will be available for free to the first 50 attendees! Make sure to register with the link!

Join us for an engaging event hosted by United to Preserve: Democracy and the Rule of Law cosponsored by DemocracyFIRST and Democracy SENTRY

08/28/2024

📖Join us for an engaging event hosted by DemocracyFIRST, featuring Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, historian and Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library.

Dr. Chervinsky will delve into the critical themes of democracy and share insights from her forthcoming book, "Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic."

The event will include a moderated discussion, followed by an interactive Q&A session with the audience.

Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky is a historian of the presidency, political culture, and the government. She is the Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library. Her research can be found in publications from op-eds to books, speaking on podcasts and other media, and teaching for every kind of audience.

🎟Register for this exciting event here! https://www.mobilize.us/thedemocracyseries/event/672432/