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👀 Eye-catching new arrivals just landed at Big Story — and every single one is used! A sharp little lineup of collectible, quirky, and fast-moving favorites: 📘 Up From Liberalism — First Printing Notable because early Buckley printings are increasingly hard to find in clean condition, and firsts almost never walk through our doors. 🚀 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — 1979 Book Club Edition Notable because this early BCE predates the mass-market boom and is a great entry point for collectors who want that iconic 1979 look without first-edition prices. 🗡️ Witch King — Illumicrate Exclusive Signed Edition Notable because Illumicrate runs vanish instantly when released — signed, special-color edges, and premium design. A gift-ready stunner. 📎 The Paperclip Conspiracy Notable because this Cold War/WWII investigative classic has a cult following. 🍳 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat — Used!! Notable because it rarely shows up pre-owned — and when it does, it’s gone within hours. One of the most sought-after modern cookbooks. Come snag these while they last — Big Story magic is in the hunt. ✨ #UsedBooks #Bookstagram #BendOregon #BookHunt #RareBooks #CollectorEdition #BookFinds #ShopLocalBend #ReadersOfInstagram

✨ Stunning Signed Edition! ✨ This gorgeous copy of Ottolenghi’s FLAVOR is not only pristine — it’s signed. A true show-stopper for the home cook who loves bold colors, big ingredients, and unforgettable dishes. The kind of book that honestly feels like a gift to yourself… or the perfect present for the foodie, host, or Ottolenghi fan in your life. Every page is a “wow,” from the photography to the recipes to the design. Beautiful. Inspiring. Special. Priced at $60. Only one — first come, first claimed. 🌶️🍋🍆 #Ottolenghi #OttolenghiFlavor #SignedEdition #CookbookCollector #FoodPhotography #FoodieFinds #GourmetCooking #VegetarianCooking #CookbookLove #ShopSmallBend #IndieBookstore #HolidayGifting #GiftsForFoodies #BendOregon #EatTheRainbow #HomeCookingInspiration #Bookstagram

History has an interesting way of expanding your mind without asking permission. One of the biggest gifts it gives is perspective — and with that, a deep, steady gratitude to be alive here and now. 📚✨ From the Middle East to Islam… from the German Army to African kingdoms… from World War I & II to the Habsburg Empire… from the Ottoman world to Cold War politics… from Jewish history to global revolutions… from ancient civilizations to modern geopolitics… from U.S. history to the Gold Rush and the Wild West… History reminds us how wild, fragile, resilient, and interconnected the human story really is — and how lucky we are to read about it instead of live through most of it. Find these titles and hundreds more in our World History and US History sections at Big Story. Come get perspective (and a little gratitude), Bend. ❤️📚 #ReadHistory #WorldHistory #BendOregon #IndieBookstore #BooksMatter #Bookstagram #ReadWidely #CentralOregonReaders

Thank you to everyone who came out for Small Business Saturday and showed Big Story so much love today. 📚❤️ The store was full for most of the day and we ended up selling more books today than any other in our almost five years!! We’re constantly blown away by this community of curious minds, big readers, deep thinkers, and people who just genuinely love wandering a good bookstore. Your support keeps this place alive and vibrant, and we’re grateful for every single one of you who chooses to shop local. Here’s to stories, connection, and this incredible Bend book community. We feel lucky to be a part of it. ✨

Small Business Saturday is HERE at Big Story 📚✨ We’re open 10–6 today and the shelves are stacked with thousands of thoughtfully curated books, movies, and vinyl. BUY 2, GET 1 FREE — on ALL books, movies, vinyl, and merch — all day long. 🎁Treat yourself, finish your gift list, or just wander our rainbow aisles and discover something unexpected. Thanks for showing up for Bend’s indie shops. We love this community and we love filling it with good stories. ❤️ #SmallBusinessSaturday #ShopSmallBend #BendOregon #BuyLocal #CentralOregon #IndieBookstore #Bookstagram #BooksOfInstagram #ReadersOfInstagram #ShopLocalBend

⚡️Signed + Numbered Sanderson just landed! ❌SOLD❌ This limited Lost Metal release-event edition comes hand-signed, numbered (#6073), and stamped with the official 2022 release seal. Mistborn fans… this is the real deal. #BrandonSanderson #Mistborn #TheLostMetal #SignedEdition #NumberedEdition #CollectorBooks #FantasyBooks #Cosmere #IndieBookstore #BendOregon #BookCollectors #TorBooks

⚡️Black Friday + Small Business Saturday at Big Story!⚡️ Two Days, Two Awesome Deals: Black Friday: Spend $75 → Get a $10 gift card Small Business Saturday: Buy 2, Get 1 Free (books • movies • vinyl • merch) We’re open 10am–6pm Fri + Sat. Shop small. Shop Bend. Shop Big Story. 📚💛🔥 #ShopSmall #SmallBusinessSaturday #BlackFriday #BendOregon #BendLocal #BookstoreLove #ShopLocalBend #IndieBookstore #BooksBooksBooks

We’re open Thanksgiving Day from 10–3PM! Feeling extra grateful for this bookstore, the mountains outside our doors, the magic of used + new books, and—most of all—the book people who make Big Story what it is. If you need a cozy browse, a last-minute gift, or a quiet moment away from the kitchen (errr… family! haha)… we’ve got you. 📚❤️ #ShopLocalBend #BigStoryBookstore #BendOregon #BendLocal #CentralOregon #BookstoreLove #Bookstagram #UsedAndNew #SupportLocal #IndieBookstore #ReadersOfInstagram

🔥 Collector Editions! FOURTH WING • IRON FLAME • ONYX STORM Gorgeous sprayed edges, immaculate jackets, and that shelf-melting Yarros color gradient. Find them in our Sci-Fi/Fantasy aisle before they fly off. 🐉✨ #FourthWing #RebeccaYarros #BookTok #FantasyBooks #BookCollectors #SprayedEdges #BendOregon #IndieBookstore #Bookish

❄️ Holiday Hours at Big Story ❄️ Here’s when you can swing by for books, gifts, vinyl, and all the good vibes this season: 11/28–11/29: 10am–6pm 12/13–12/24: 10am–6pm 12/25–1/1: 10am–3pm Come stay warm, browse the stacks, and find something inspiring. ✨📚 Otherwise we’re open our usual 10-3.

Adding to our small-but-mighty selection of fantasy-style games! ⚔️🐉 Mysterium, Marvel Champions, The Walking Dead, Risk, Dungeons & Dragons: Monster Vault, and A Game of Thrones just hit the shelves. Find them all in our Sci-Fi / Fantasy aisle—perfect for winter game nights. 🎲✨ #BoardGames #FantasyGames #SciFiFantasy #GameNightReady #DnD #MarvelChampions #Mysterium #WalkingDeadGame #RiskGame #AGameOfThrones #ShopLocalBend #IndependentBookstore

📦📦📦 New arrivals are POURING in! Thoughtfully curated used books, and a rad Garbage Pail Kids puzzle, deep cuts, cult faves—everything we love. Take a peek at these… and keep your eyes out: hundreds more are hitting the shelves this week. 🔥📚🧩

🤯 Vintage Paperbacks! Psychedelic insights, Marxian myth-cracking, Black brilliance, and vintage Hesse weirdness. Mind expansion — find near our vintage mass market paperbacks. ✨🌀 #VintagePaperbacks #MindExpandingReads #PsychedelicLit #BookstoreFinds #UsedBooks #BendOregon #Bookstagram #VintageBooks #IndieBookstore #BigStoryBend #PaperbackLove

📚✨ Vintage Mass Market Refresh! We’re rolling out a fresh wave of wild covers, cracked spines, psychedelic prints, and cult-classic greatness. Vonnegut, Didion, Kerouac, Baldwin, Heinlein, Steinbeck… and many more hitting the shelves this week. Perfect for readers who love that old-school paperback charm. Come dig. 🌈📖 #bigstorybend #vintagepaperbacks #massmarketpaperbacks #usedbooks #bookshop #indiebookstore #bendoregon #bookhaul #bookhunting #retroreads #classicliterature #bibliophile #paperbacklove #shoplocalbend

📚🌿 Welcome to the Bookstore Jungle — where stories grow wild, plants are basically part of the staff, and the vibes stay immaculate. Fresh shelves, new arrivals, sunlight, greenery, and amazingly curated books waiting for you. Big Story is your third place — your slow-down spot, your “I’ll just browse for five minutes” (sure you will 😏) haven.

✨ Fresh Finds at Big Story! ✨ Today’s used-book haul is STACKED — a wild mix of cult classics, gothic vibes, literary heavyweights, and graphic-novel goodness. From Wicked to Orochi to The Stranger, this batch is all over the map in the best possible way. These and many more hitting the shelves today.

📚💥 In the heart of San Francisco today, deep in shelves, stacks, boxes, and bins… and it paid off. 📦📦📦📦📦📦📦📦📦📦📦📦 First stop of the morning = 12 boxes loaded with: 📖 modern + classic lit 🌍 world history + geopolitic 🧠 philosophy from every corner 🏔️ mountaineering + climbing 🎨 art, design, photography 📘 myth, mysticism, metaphysics ⚡️ mass market paperbacks 🔍 and the weird, wonderful, impossible-to-find titles we live for. SF is delivering. Next stop, next haul. 🚐⭐️📦 #BookHunting #SFBibliophiles #BookHaul #BooksellersLife #BayAreaFinds

📚 🚐 📦 From the East Bay down to the Central CA Coast and back up through Silicon Valley — over 1,000 miles driven and 80+ boxes filled with stories bound for Big Story. We’ve been digging through backrooms, various sales, and hidden corners of California’s book scene — unearthing everything from obscure nonfiction gems to timeless literature, philosophy, and kids’ classics. The van’s filling up, the finds are strong, and the next wave of shelves at Big Story will be overflowing with fresh discoveries. The van looks disorganized in this photo, and it is - this is mid reorganization of the boxes! #bookstorelife #bookhaul #independentbookstore #usedbooks #booktreasurehunt #eastbaybooks #friendslibrarysale #bookroadtrip #bookloveradventures

Big Story Book Sourcing — Bay Area Edition 📚 Wrapping up our fourth day on the road — 57 boxes of books packed so far! 📦 Over 700 miles… Bend to Sacramento to Livermore to Dublin to Danville to Walnut Creek to Berkeley… We’re digging deep through shelves across the Bay Area to find titles that are the right fit for Big Story and for you — from popular and classic literature to obscure but relevant history and nonfiction, beloved kids’ books, romance, and mystery. Ended today with a find for the ages… a first printing of In Cold Blood! 😍 #BigStoryBookstore #BookHunting #BooksellerLife #Bibliophile #UsedBooks #BayArea #CA #VanLife #Bookstagram #BookSourcing #ThoughtfullyCurated #BigStoryOnTheRoad

🎞 Criterion Dreams at Big Story A towering stack of cinematic brilliance — over a hundred titles from the Criterion Collection. Bergman, Kurosawa, Buñuel, Peckinpah, Godard, and beyond. For the film nerds, the art-house devotees, the late-night frame-by-frame analyzers — this collection is pure gold. 📀 Rare, curated, and beautifully preserved. 🎬 Indie, foreign, surreal, and essential. 📍 Now at Big Story — for the cinephiles who still believe in physical media. #CriterionCollection #FilmNerds #ArthouseCinema #ForeignFilm #CultCinema #FilmCollector #IngmarBergman #AkiraKurosawa #LuisBuñuel #IndieFilm #ClassicCinema #UsedAndNew #ThoughtfullyCurated

📚✨ Step into the maze of stories — where every aisle is a doorway to another world. Wander. Wonder. Let curiosity lead. From philosophy to fiction, mystery to memoir, Big Story is a place for explorers of the inner and outer world alike. 🌍💭 Come get lost — and maybe, just maybe, find something that changes the way you see everything. #BookstoreAdventures #ReadWidely #ExploreIdeas #MindExpandingReads #IndependentBookstore #LiteraryLife #BendOregon

Uhh… heh heh… yeah, it’s The Complete Collection. 🤘 Your favorite MTV duo is back — every episode, every dumb laugh, every “uhh… fire!” moment, all in one box set. If you grew up quoting Beavis and Butt-Head or just appreciate a little ‘90s absurdity, this one’s a must-have. Now available in our ever-growing DVD collection at Big Story. #BigStoryBookstore #BeavisAndButthead #90sNostalgia #CultClassics #ShopLocalBend #UsedAndNew #MTV

What’s better than finding some of our best-selling nonfiction? Finding used copies! 💥 These popular titles just hit the shelves — gently loved, beautifully priced, and waiting for their next reader. 📚 Stop by and browse locally in the cozy warmth of Big Story.

Big Laughs at Big Story 🤣 We were thrilled to host a @donttellcomedy show tonight here at Big Story. We love their concept — pop-up comedy in unexpected places — and were happy to see our aisles turn into a room full of laughter. Huge thanks to @hahahabrent @codyisfunny, @micahlesliecomedy @skylarkingcomedy @liamgibler and the Don’t Tell Comedy crew for such a great night. We love hosting events… we just prefer when someone else handles the planning. 😉 If you’re looking for a small, intimate space for your own event, reach out — we’d love to make it happen. #DontTellComedy #BendEvents #InBend #ComedyNight #BendOregon #HaHa #BookstoreVibes