Tom Wilson dropped by & signed copies of Mohawk, Warriors, Hunters and Chiefs, The Art of Tom Wilson Tehoháhake! Signed copies are available at both locations and online while stock lasts. Get your copy here: loom.ly/1poEsq8 TOMWILSON Goose Lane Editions @lockestshops

Join us this Thursday! Our favourite cartoonist, Seth, will be in conversation about his recent book Palookaville 24 with our very own Joe Ollmann at 6:30 p.m. at Central Library. We'll be there slinging books! Meet Seth, and get yours signed! Hamilton PL @dandq joe ollmann

It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating Black excellence in Canada and beyond! Visit us at both locations and online to find your next great read.

One week until Valentine's Day, and wouldn't your sweetheart love a nice new book to read?! Come visit us, and our love doctors will help you find the perfect present!

Just in time for Valentine's Day, we've got Ivana Sajko's Love Novel from Biblioasis! AND we've got swag! Buy a copy and leave with a cool button and an anti-valentine card <3

Choose your fighter! We're less that a week away from the Canada Reads debates, and we can't wait to see what goes down. Which book are you rooting for this year? #CanadaReads

We're excited for #HamOnt to come out to Thursday's #authorevent (yes, it's still on!) at Central Library, 6:30-7:30pm, in the 1st Floor, Hamilton Room. Kate Quinn #authortalk

Happy International Women's Day! Today and every day we must remember the words of Audre Lorde: "I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own." #internationalwomensday

Happy belated book birthday to Pride and Joy by Louisa Onomé! We're looking forward to seeing Louisa in Hamilton on Saturday! Join us at Hamilton PL, Central Branch, this Saturday, March 16th @ 2 PM for Louisa Onomé in conversation with Sarah Raughley! @harpercollinsca

Happy St. Paddy's Day! ☘️ We're celebrating with some of our favourite Irish writers. We've got stock on each of these at our Locke location (open 12-4 pm) and a few at the Sequel (open 4-9 pm)! #stpatricksday

Happy book birthday to SPIDER IN THE WELL! Jess will be joining us in-store on Sunday, April 7th at 1 PM for a signing and reading to celebrate the launch! This is a free event, for children and adults alike, all are welcome! We hope to see you! @harpercollinsca @lockestshops

Easter Hours! Locke Street - Fri: 11-4 & Sat: 10-5 Sequel - Fri: 4-9 & Sat: 4-9 Both locations are closed on Sunday & Monday. @lockestshops @barton_village

SUNDAY!! This is a free event, for children and adults alike, all are welcome. Join us in-store for shenanigans!

The countdown is on! gritLIT Festival kicks off it's 20th anniversary weekend with Peter Mansbridge, in conversation with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, at @playhouseHamOnt next Thursday, April 18th. This event is selling out fast, head to gritlit.ca for tickets!

Today's the day! Virtual events happening tonight with gritLIT Festival, in-person events starting tomorrow night!! We hope to see you this weekend as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of gritLIT Festival! Schedule and tickets at gritlit.ca.

What a day!! 🥲 Thank you Governor General of Canada & Canada Council for the Arts for celebrating 4 YEARS of #GGBooks winners today. 🇨🇦📚🇨🇦 #WritingCommmunity #CanLit

Drum roll, please ... the 2024 Hamilton Reads title is Chrysalis! 🦋 tinyurl.com/ynpfrv2z #HamOnt, get ready to #read the 2023 Governor General's Literary Award winner by local #author Anuja Varghese, Author of CHRYSALIS hpl.ca/Hamilton-Reads

TONIGHT!!

Happy Pride!🌈🌈🌈 Our beautiful new window is courtesy of Avril! #HappyPride #PrideMonth2024 #CelebratePride #LockeStShops #HamOnt

Are you in a post-season 3 of Bridgerton slump? We've got a bunch of regency romances to fill the void! These are all at our Locke location, but if you'd like to pick up at the Sequel, we're happy to bring them over for you.