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Stephanie Soileau for Should the Waters Take Us 

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Stephanie Soileau for Should the Waters Take Us 

TLV News June 25, 2026 0

Thursday, July 23 at 5:30pm @ Off Square Books  Join Square Books to welcome Stephanie Soileau for...

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Go Bananas with Jack Pendarvis for “Sweet Bananas”!

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Go Bananas with Jack Pendarvis for “Sweet Bananas”!

TLV News June 25, 2026 0

Wednesday, July 8, 5:30 pm at Off Square Books Join Square Books and Emmy Award-winning author and...

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Saturday June 20: Storytime and Book Signing with Michael Henry and Marshall Ramsey for “Tommy the Lonely Toilet”

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Saturday June 20: Storytime and Book Signing with Michael Henry and Marshall Ramsey for “Tommy the Lonely Toilet”

TLV News June 17, 2026 0

10 am at Square Books, Jr. Join Square Books for a very special storytime to read Tommy the...

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Relive the Most Dramatic Season in Ole Miss Football with “A Season to Remember: Talent, Turmoil, Betrayal, Resilience & the Greatest Season in Modern Ole Miss Football”

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Relive the Most Dramatic Season in Ole Miss Football with “A Season to Remember: Talent, Turmoil, Betrayal, Resilience & the Greatest Season in Modern Ole Miss Football”

TLV News May 28, 2026 0

A new coffee table book released this Spring captures every dramatic, confusing, frustrating, and inspiring moment of...

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Square Books Welcomes Nic Brown in Conversation with John T. Edge for Violent Femmes

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Square Books Welcomes Nic Brown in Conversation with John T. Edge for Violent Femmes

TLV News May 11, 2026 0

Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30pm @ Proud Larry’s Violent Femmes is the latest in the 33 1/3...

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Square Books Welcomes Local Author and Photographer Erin Austen Abbott for the Launch of Waterfront Living Tuesday, May 12

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Square Books Welcomes Local Author and Photographer Erin Austen Abbott for the Launch of Waterfront Living Tuesday, May 12

TLV News May 6, 2026 0

The book is a beautifully illustrated exploration of the practical and aspirational possibilities of waterside small towns...

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An Evening with Jesmyn Ward for “On Witness and Respair”

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An Evening with Jesmyn Ward for “On Witness and Respair”

TLV News April 29, 2026 0

Wednesday, May 27 at 5:30pm @ Off Square Books “How fortunate we are to be living in...

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Square Books presents Andrew McCarthy for “Who Needs Friends”

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Square Books presents Andrew McCarthy for “Who Needs Friends”

TLV News April 8, 2026 0

Ticketed event, Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 5.30pm @ Off Square Books This is a ticketed event....

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University Selects ‘The Boys of Riverside’ as 2026 Common Read

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University Selects ‘The Boys of Riverside’ as 2026 Common Read

University of Mississippi March 30, 2026 0

Author Thomas Fuller to speak on resilience, unity at freshman convocation Incoming University of Mississippi students will...

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Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s “Night Owl” Illuminates the Dark

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Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s “Night Owl” Illuminates the Dark

Noreen Ocampo March 19, 2026 0

Off Square Books to host book launch for Night Owl on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 5:30...

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Thacker Mountain Radio and Square Books present Tayari Jones for “Kin” Thursday, March 19, at 6 pm

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Thacker Mountain Radio and Square Books present Tayari Jones for “Kin” Thursday, March 19, at 6 pm

TLV News March 5, 2026 0

About the book “Kin is the kind of all-encompassing reading experience I’m always hoping to find: smart...

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Oxford Honors Jack Sonni with Book Release for SAGAMORE

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Oxford Honors Jack Sonni with Book Release for SAGAMORE

Davis Coen September 2, 2025 0

On Sunday, August 3, downtown Oxford filled with music and heartfelt reflection as the community gathered to...

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Michael Farris Smith Launches New Book May 27 at Off Square Books

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Michael Farris Smith Launches New Book May 27 at Off Square Books

Davis Coen May 21, 2025 0

Lay Your Armor Down tells a dark Southern tale Acclaimed Oxford writer Michael Farris Smith launches his...

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Ole Miss Professor Gives American Grading System an F

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Ole Miss Professor Gives American Grading System an F

University of Mississippi October 10, 2024 0

Grading system can harm students’ motivation, mental health and success America‘s obsession with grades is failing students...

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‘One Prayer Away’ Offers Inspiration for Women

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‘One Prayer Away’ Offers Inspiration for Women

University of Mississippi July 26, 2024 0

Devotional features inspirational messages, prayers, encouragement for women by Erin Garrett When Lauren Fortenberry sat down to...

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Square Books To Present Posthumous Collection of Brad Watson Stories July 16 at 5:30pm

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Square Books To Present Posthumous Collection of Brad Watson Stories July 16 at 5:30pm

TLV News July 11, 2024 0

Square Books will celebrate the last collected works of author Brad Watson with a reading of There...

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Lawrence Wells Presenting Fair Youth and Ghostwriter at Off Square Books on July 10

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Lawrence Wells Presenting Fair Youth and Ghostwriter at Off Square Books on July 10

TLV News July 1, 2024 0

Square Books will welcome author Lawrence Wells for a discussion and signing of his new books, Fair...

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English Professor’s First Novel Draws Widespread Praise

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English Professor’s First Novel Draws Widespread Praise

University of Mississippi June 5, 2024 0

Book critics hail Sheila Sundar’s debut as ‘genius’ and ‘inspiring’ by Edwin Smith A University of Mississippi...

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J.L. Holloway Memoir, “Nothing to Lose”, Wins Gold Medal for Best Nonfiction Book Published in the South

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J.L. Holloway Memoir, “Nothing to Lose”, Wins Gold Medal for Best Nonfiction Book Published in the South

TLV News June 3, 2024 0

Nothing To Lose, a memoir by Mississippi native J.L. Holloway, was recognized by the Independent Publishers Association...

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Local Author Max Hipp in conversation with Lee Durkee for “What Doesn’t Kill You Opens Your Heart” Tuesday, April 9

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Local Author Max Hipp in conversation with Lee Durkee for “What Doesn’t Kill You Opens Your Heart” Tuesday, April 9

TLV News April 4, 2024 0

Join us in welcoming teacher, writer, and musician Max Hipp for his debut collection of stories What...

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