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Mavey Books

Mavey Books is a fully independent, BIPOC women-run bookstore (& community space!) in the heart of Ardmore, Pennsylvania. We specialize in carefully curated books & stories that reflect this big, diverse world.

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Draw our new bookmark contest!!!
Community EventArdmore, PA

Draw our new bookmark contest!!!

Through Sun, Nov 8Mavey BooksFree

Draw our new bookmark!!!! For the first time ever, we are putting the future of Mavey bookmarks (and our bookshop’s legacy with it) directly into your hands!! Dear reader, we invite you to draw our new bookmark design! No artistic background necessary! Not even a smidge! We will gather all submissions for a public voting period (like a mini democracy, but for bookmarks!). Submission guidelines: Bookmark design should be 2x6 inches and include our address (Mavey Books 8 Cricket Ave, Ardmore, Penna), website (maveybooks.com), and handle (@maveybooks). Submit your design through hello@maveybooks.com OR on instagram (@maveybooks)! That's it! There is not limit on submissions! Have at it! Submissions due by November 8, 11.59pm EST. Voting period follows!

Nov2
Author Talk with Samantha Paige Rosen and Emma Copley Eisenberg
Author EventEssayArdmore, PA

Author Talk with Samantha Paige Rosen and Emma Copley Eisenberg

7:00 PM • Monday, November 2, 2026Char and StaveFree

Join bestselling authors Samantha Paige Rosen (Living, Together) and Emma Copley Eisenberg (Fat Swim) in celebration of their newest releases, Living, Together and Fat Swim, for a lively conversation about communal living (it’s not just for cults or millennials with a pipe dream!), tales of living in a contradictory world, and collective care on November 2, 7pm. Tickets are highly encouraged to attend this event. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

Nov13
Author Talk with Akbar Shahid Ahmed in conversation with Will Bunch
Author EventPoliticsArdmore, PA

Author Talk with Akbar Shahid Ahmed in conversation with Will Bunch

7:00 PM • Friday, November 13, 2026Mavey BooksFree

Mavey Books and CAIR-Philadelphia are pleased to welcome Akbar Shahid Ahmed for the release of his book, Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza, November 13, 2026. This event will be held at Haraz Coffee House 1822 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Free to attend. Books are available for purchase and signing at the event. Any books pre-purchased for the author talk will be available for pickup at the event.

Nov15
Author Talk with Sari Bashi and Ahmed Moor
Author EventArdmore, PA

Author Talk with Sari Bashi and Ahmed Moor

7:00 PM • Sunday, November 15, 2026Char and StaveFree

Mavey Books, The Main Line Jewish Justice Collective, and CAIR-Philadelphia are pleased to welcome Sari Bashi for the discussion of her book, Upside Down Love, in conversation with Ahmed Moor (After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine) on November 15, 2026. Tickets for this event are free. Books are available for order at Mavey Books, with the option to pickup during the event. A signing will follow the author talk. This event is co-sponsored by Mavey Books, the Main Line Jewish Justice Collective, CAIR-Philadelphia, Friends of Standing Together-Philadelphia, IfNotNow, Lower Merion Alliance for Free Speech on Palestine, Philly Chapter of American Friends of Combatants for Peace, and the Bryn Mawr and Haverford ATIDNA.

Nov24
dungeon crawler carl cover
Book ClubFictionArdmore, PA

Carl's Doomsday Scenario Book Club

7:00 PM • Tuesday, November 24, 2026Mavey BooksFree

LEVELLED UP! Join us for the book club discussion of book two in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, Carl's Doomsday Scenario, on Tuesday, November 24, 7-8pm. To join, purchase the book club pick at Mavey Books and RSVP online. “Greetings, Crawlers! The training levels have concluded. Now the games may truly begin.” The aliens have come, and they’ve transformed Earth into a multilevel, video game–like dungeon. It’s the newest season of the galaxy’s most watched game show, Dungeon Crawler World. Now on the third floor, Carl and Donut have to fight harder than ever. They’ve already proven that a Coast Guard vet and once-and-forever feline royalty are an almost unstoppable team. Their ratings are off the charts. Viewers can’t get enough. But the dungeon gets more dangerous each day, and now there’s a whole new problem to deal with: Quests. They call it the Over City. A sprawling, once-thriving metropolis devastated by a mysterious calamity. But these streets are far from abandoned. An undead circus trawls the ruins. Murdered women rain from the sky. An ancient spell is finally ready to reveal its dark purpose. Can Carl and Donut solve the mystery in time? And can Carl finally find some pants? To join, purchase the book club pick at Mavey Books and RSVP online.

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