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Baltimore-based indie bookstore. Currently online until we get a new space for the bookstore. Generally doesn't DM people. Fan of small & independent publishers. https://carpelibrumbaltimore.com/

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Today is the last day of the sale we're running on the website. Get 50% off the used books with promo code Tuesday at checkout. Pictured are some of the used books we have in stock.
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06.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
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Assassin, by Grace Cavendish WHEN MARGARET CAVENDISH, one of Elizabeth I’s Gentlewomen of the Bedchamber, lost her life in a bungled attempt to kill the Queen, her daughter, Lady Grace, became a protΓ©gΓ©e to the monarch, who takes...

One of the used books we have in stock is Assassin. It's $1.99, is historical fiction aimed at middle school girls, and is set in 1569 in the Tudor Royal Court.
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Tenney Shares the Stage, by Kelly Hertz Tenney & Logan are a harmonious match onstage, but behind the scenes, they are totally out of tune. In this third novel, Tenney has signed a recording contract and is ready to make the album of he...

One of the used books we have in stock is Tenney Shares the Stage. It's $3.99 and tween fiction.
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06.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beauty of the Broken, by Tawni Waters In this lyrical, heartwrenching story about a forbidden first love, a teen seeks the courage to care for another girl despite her small town’s bigotry and her father’s violent threats.Growing up in co...

One of the used books we have in stock is Beauty of the Broken. It's $5 and LGBT YA fiction.
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06.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Behind the Lines, by Isabelle Holland It's 1863, and Katie O'Farrell's brother may have to go to war in place of a wealthy man's son. Like Katie's father, the entire Irish community of New York City feels that slavery is not their problem...

One of the used books we have in stock is Behind the Lines. It's $2 and YA historical fiction set during the Civil War.
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Coin Heist, by Elisa Ludwig The last place you'd expect to find a team of criminals is at a prestigious Philadelphia prep school. But on a class trip to the U.S. Mint - which prints a million new coins every 30 minutes - an over...

One of the used books we have in stock is Coin Heist. It's $2 and YA.
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06.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm With Cupid, by Anna Staniszewski Marcus is a Cupid. Lena is a Reaper.Β Opposites attract in the exciting new Switched At First Kiss series by the acclaimed author of The Dirt Diary.When she's dared to kiss the adorkable Marcus Torelli...

One of the used books we have in stock is I'm With Cupid. It's $2 and YA fantasy fiction.
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Three Times Lucky, by Sheila Turnage Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, ...

One of the used books we have in stock is Three Times Lucky. It's $1.99 and tween fiction.
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06.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grace, by Mary Casanova Nine-year-old Grace is always thinking up big ideas, like starting a business with her friends over the summer! When Mom announces a trip to Paris instead, Grace gets on board, but it quickly seems as...

One of the used books we have in stock is Grace. It's $3.49 and tween fiction partially set in Paris.
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06.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Take the Reins (Canterbury Crest #1), by Jessica Burkhart When Sasha Silver and her horse, Charm, arrive on the campus of the elite Canterwood Crest Academy, Sasha knows that she's in trouble. She's not exactly welcomed with open arms. One group of girls in ...

One of the used books we have in stock is Take the Reins. It's $3.49 and horse-themed YA.
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06.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is the last day of the sale we're running on the website. Get 50% off the used books with promo code Tuesday at checkout. Pictured are some of the used books we have in stock.
carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...

06.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're running a sale on the website through tomorrow night. Get 50% off the used books with promo code Tuesday at checkout. Pictured is some of the used classic lit we currently have in stock.
carpelibrumbaltimore.com/collections/...

05.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Secret of Sarah Revere, by Ann Rinaldi Thirteen-year-old Sarah Revere knows her father is a hero. But she also knows that Paul Revere guards a secret about the start of the Revolutionary War that he'll tell no one--not his new wife, not hi...

One of the used books we have in stock is The Secret of Sarah Revere.
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06.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wallis in Love: The Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Wallis in LoveΒ brings a fascinating new perspective on the 20th century's most controversial royal scandal. Andrew Morton's impeccable research and unerring skill for riveting storytelling combine to ...

One of the used books we have in stock is Wallis in Love: The Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy.
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06.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Long Hot Summoning, by Tanya Huff In Tanya Huff's delightful new follow-up to her acclaimed bestsellers, Summon the Keeper The Second Summoning a force from the Otherside threatens to break through to our world and destroy the balance...

One of the used books we have in stock is Long Hot Summoning.
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06.03.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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06.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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America's First Daughter, by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson’s oldest daughter, she becomes his help...

One of the used books we have in stock is America's First Daughter. It's $8.99 and historical fiction about Thomas Jefferson's family.
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06.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mrs. Adams in Winter, by Michael O'Brien Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris. She travele...

One of the used books we have in stock is Mrs. Adams in Winter. It's $7.99 and historical fiction about the wife of President Adams.
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06.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Without Permission, by Charlotte Taft At a time when following the lawΒ means survival,Β could breaking the law mean freedom?Amidst the turmoil of Occupied Paris, 25-year-old teacher Jane Smith is tested as she discovers that sometimes doin...

One of the used books we have in stock is Without Permission.
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Inland Empire, by George McCormick Like the smog that forms the subject of an acclaimed photographic exhibition, Inland Empire is what it isn’t. The novel isn’t about a young landscape photographer who leaves the concrete vistas of his...

One of the used books we have in stock is Inland Empire.
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06.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Indian Summer, by William Dean Howells William Dean Howells'sΒ Indian SummerΒ tells of a season in the life of Theodore Colville. Colville, just turned forty, has spent years as a successful midwestern newspaper publisher. Now he sells his b...

One of the used books we have in stock is Indian Summer.
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06.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Primates of Park Avenue, by Wednesday Martin Like an urban Dian Fossey, Wednesday Martin decodes the primate social behaviors of Upper East Side mothers in a brilliantly original and witty memoir about her adventures assimilating into that most ...

One of the used books we currently have in stock is Primates of Park Avenue.
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06.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch, by Sally Bedell Smi Perfect for fans ofΒ The Crown, this magisterial biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a close-up view of the woman we’ve known only from a distanceβ€”and a captivating window into the last great monarchy.F...

One of the used books we have in stock is Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch.
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06.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Paris to the Moon, by Adam Gopnik With singular wit and insight, Gopnik weaves the magical with the mundane in a wholly delightful, often hilarious look at what it was to be an American family man in Paris at the end of the twentieth ...

One of the used books we have in stock is Paris to the Moon. It's $5.99 and a memoir about a family who moved to Paris.
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