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Indie bookstore at @oldspeakbar 🍻 📖
Highlighting global + less known literature.
Awarded Best of Boise 2025 🌲 Garden City, ID
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NEXT THURSDAY! 💥 Poetry and house show 🗣️ 🎵 Nathan Brown 7pm, Oldspeak The bard is in. Join us next Thursday as a dear friend and former poet laureate of Oklahoma entertains us with words and wisdom. Nathan Brown is an author, songwriter, and award-winning poet who doesn’t live anywhere in particular. He holds a PhD in English and Journalism from the University of Oklahoma. He served as Poet Laureate for the State of Oklahoma in 2013/14 and travels fulltime performing readings, concerts, workshops and speaking on creativity, poetry, and songwriting. Nathan’s published 30 books. Most recent is his new memoir, The Risen Spring: The Birth of a Vagabond – Book 4. Karma Crisis: New and Selected Poems, was a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize and the Oklahoma Book Award. His earlier book, Two Tables Over, won the Oklahoma Book Award. His latest album of all original songs, The Streets of San Miguel, features Paul Simon’s accordionist, Joel Guzman and international fiddle champion, Warren Hood. He’s taught songwriting, memoir, poetry, and performance workshops from Tuscany and Ireland to the Sisters Folk Festival in Oregon, the Taos Poetry Festival, the Woody Guthrie Festival, Laity Lodge, the Everwood Farmstead Foundation in Wisconsin, as well as for Blue Rock Artist Ranch near Austin, Texas. And his online live video series The Fire Pit Sessions—inspired by the Pandemic Poems Project—has had over 100,000 views. At almost 370 episodes now, Nathan reads a few poems from the project and performs a song at the end. Many followers of the series have referred to it as being one of the ways they’ve “made it through.”
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GO VOTE 🗳️ 🇺🇸 A patriot wants the nation to live up to its ideals, which means asking us to be our best selves. A patriot must be concerned with the real world, which is the only place where his country can be loved and sustained. A patriot has universal values, standards by which he judges his nation, always wishing it well—and wishing that it would do better.” ― Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century 👀 What to know: EARLY VOTING runs now through Friday, October 30. General election is Tuesday, Nov 3. For more info, visit voteidaho.gov. ✨ Show your Libationist at @oldspeakbar your “i voted” sticker for 10% off. ✨
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You’ve asked. We’ve answered. 🌮 😜 FOOD IS BACK AT THE BOOK BAR. We’re excited to partner with our friends at @frutdmar to kick out small plates at Oldspeak! FOOD SCHEDULE THIS WEEK & NEXT WEEK! Wednesday to Friday, 4-9PM Come show Javier some love and order up! Tacos, ceviche, and more. 🤤 Come hungry. Leave happy. Books. Beer. Bad ass food. We’re game.
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Story time. One time I met a gal who was just as rad and excited about chasing wild dreams. We were friends and business sounding boards first, then we co launched a book vending machine, then we decided to double down and go into (the book bar) business together. Thanks for always fixing my hair, carrying the vision into the best version possible, and being a friend who listens & challenges my assumptions. It’s necessary. Happy 5 years of friendship and holding hands + holding each other accountable. You make me better at my job, and more importantly, better at life. Love you @bridgetownbells 😘 - Chels
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This week! Events! 💥 📕 Thursday: Edgar Allan Hoes meets up to talk Dracula! 🍺 Friday: our brewery @alliterationales has a Re-Release! We’re excited to have Backyard Bines back on tap! 🌱 6pm release party! Come drink and be merry. 🎉 Saturday! The bar is open normal hours 12-10pm but our brewery is going to be slinging beers over at @loosescrewbeerco_downtown for FRESHIES & FRIENDS. And the bookstore @thisroomislit will be popping up at @barbarianbrewingidaho for Scholastic-ish Book Fair! 📚 💖 🖊️ Sunday: the poetry book club Between the Lines meets to discuss Sylvia Plath’s Ariel. 👀 Sunday is also all day happy hour so don’t forget to enjoy that and support your neighborhood book bar. Which brings us to….. Monday! Monday is another lovely trivia day with your favorite host, Nic. 🗣️ doors at 6:30p; trivia starts at 7pm sharp.
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📚✨📚✨ 🔦VENDOR SPOTLIGHT🔦 ••••• LET’S GET LIT! 🔥 ••••• Say hello to @thisroomislit, the indie bookstore bringing big bookish energy to Scholastic-ish! ••••• Located inside @oldspeakbar in Garden City, The Lit Room celebrates indie presses, global literature, and those hidden gems you didn’t know you needed on your bookshelf. ••••• And did we mention they’re a Best of Boise 2025 winner?! 🏆 ••••• No shushing, no boring bookshelves, just good reads and good vibes📚🍻 ••••• Come say hello and discover your next fave read! ••••• 📚Scholastic-ish Adult Book Fair 🗓️Saturday, October 17 ⏰5-8p 📍Barbarian Brewing, Garden City ••••• #scholasticishbookfair #bookstagram #indieauthor #boiseevents
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EVENT IS SOLD OUT ✨ The signs are pointing to a night at Parcero. October 29 | 5–8 PM | $10 Less than 10 tickets remain for Written in the Wine: A Night of Stars, Numbers & Intuition on October 29. An evening of astrology, numerology, specialty wines, fall-inspired bites, and a little curiosity about what the universe might be telling you. 🔮🍷 Come curious. Leave with a story. Grab your ticket before they’re gone at the link in our bio.
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💥 NOW BOOKING: PRIVATE PARTIES 💥 After many kind requests and us getting our systems in place to ensure the best experience, you can now request to rent out the book bar. Host your private party, a holiday soirée, surprise birthday, or divorce ceremony. We’re game. For more info, please complete the inquiry form on our website (oldspeakbar.com) or linked in our bio. No DMs. The form is the way to get on the list, and get your company party scheduled at Oldspeak. We’re excited to celebrate with you this season and support you in a new way. 🍻 🎉 Photos from previous soirées by @sley.photo @daymoonfilms
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It’s banned books week. @thisroomislit @oldspeakbar kicked off the week on Sunday 10/4 with an all day READ OUTLOUD event of George Orwell’s 1984. Check out the events page at The Lit Room. If you haven’t heard, it’s a literary project and a very divine space. Support your local bookstore.
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📚🍷 Tonight! Still deciding what to do? Come join us for Book Tasting: Banned Books Week. Tickets are available online or at the door, so grab a friend and celebrate some books worth talking about. Your ticket gets you a flight of four wines and your choice of banned book! @thisroomislit will be on-site with more banned books to buy. Come by anytime between 3-8PM. See you tonight at Parcero. 🤍
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EVENT IS SOLD OUT Maybe it’s not coincidence. Maybe it’s written in the wine. ✨🍷 Join us on October 29 from 5–8 PM for Written in the Wine… an evening of stars, numbers, & intuition. We’ll be joined by Be Spiritual for an interactive conversation exploring astrology, numerology, patterns, and that little voice that knows more than we give it credit for. Plus: explore specialty wines brought in just for the evening, fall-inspired bites, and a chance to browse crystals, jewelry & books from @sacredrealmsboise and @thisroomislit. Feeling curious? Go a little deeper with optional mini-sessions with Stephanie (@spiritually_unchained). October 29 | 5–8 PM | $10 - tickets available at the link in our bio. Open seating. Come curious. ✨
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Another amazing night at Write Drink Edit Sober 🍷 ✍️ if you missed this not to worry, we are here every 1st Thursday of the month! Thank you Old Speak for having us!
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