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Books, coffee, and room(s) to wander.
OFF-SEASON HOURS
Bookstore: 9 AM – 5 PM
Café: 9 AM – 3 PM
Open daily ✨
📍221 E. Main St. ASPEN

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Have you visited our upstairs café?

The perfect spot to enjoy a book, a coffee, and the beautiful mountains view! by @explorebooksaspen

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4 months ago

Nestled in Aspen’s Blue Victorian at 221 E. Main Street🌲

“Explore is the kind of idealized place that makes a person think he should cash out his retirement savings and open a bookstore in a small town.”

- Ron Charles, The Washington Post

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Join us for the October edition of our 150ish Book Club! 🎃

This month, we’re celebrating spooky season with Shirley Jackson’s Gothic horror masterpiece, We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Come for an evening of reading, conversation, and connection at Explore Books.

📅 Friday, October 23
⏰ 5:30–7 PM
📍 Explore Books, Aspen

☕️ Book club participants receive 15% off all drinks during meetings and 20% off book club books purchased in store.

Please RSVP so we can get an accurate headcount. We hope to see you there!

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Join us at Explore for a discussion of Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion.

Nearly 15 years after its publication, this book remains an important read for our time.

📅 Saturday, October 24
🕒 3–4:30 PM
📍 Explore Books

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Join us for the October edition of our 150ish Book Club! 🎃

This month, we’re reading Shirley Jackson’s Gothic horror masterpiece, We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

📅 Friday, October 23
🕠 5:30–7 PM
📍 Explore Books

Please RSVP on our website.

Book club participants receive 15% off all drinks during meetings and 20% off book club books purchased in store. ☕️📚

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6 days ago

It’s the season of some heavy-hitting literary releases. We can’t wait to dig into these titles this fall🍁 taken in Explore Books by @explorebooksaspen

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9 days ago

Explore joins the literary community in congratulating Nobel Laureate, Anne Carson! taken in Explore Books by @explorebooksaspen

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10 days ago

When Someone You Love Dies, What Does Love Look Like?

Author Katie Rizzo will be launching her debut novel, The Trimesters of Grief, written after the loss of her son to addiction.

Pathfinder’s own Allison Daily will start the discussion on poetry, journaling, and the power of connection.

Proceeds from sales of Rizzo’s books will go directly to Pathfinders.

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Ray Bradbury wrote: “There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.”

Banned Books Week is a reminder that books are here to offer new ideas, different perspectives, and stories that can challenge, move, and stay with us.

Explore stands with the countless bookstores, libraries, and authors across the globe who believe everyone should have the freedom to discover those stories for themselves.

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In conversation with Jon Waterman, Miriam Horn discusses her new book, Homesick for a World Unknown—the first-ever biography of George Schaller, the founding father of wildlife science and conservation.

Join us for an evening of books, wildlife, and conservation📚

Wednesday, October 7
5:30–7:00 PM
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16 days ago

Off-season hours are here 🍂
Explore Books is now open daily 9am–5pm, with the Café open 9am–3pm. taken in Explore Books by @explorebooksaspen

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