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events at the bookshop

  • Romantic Comedy Book Club
    Romantic Comedy Book Club
    Romantic Comedy Book Club
    Mon, Jan 13
    Jan 13, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Jan 13, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    This month's pick: "The Friend Zone" by Abby Jimenez
  • Otherworldly Book Club
    Otherworldly Book Club
    Otherworldly Book Club
    Tue, Jan 14
    Jan 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:20 PM
    Jan 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:20 PM
    This month's pick: "Iron Flame" by Rebecca Yarros
  • Coffee Connections
    Coffee Connections
    Multiple Dates
    Coffee Connections
    Fri, Jan 17
    Jan 17, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Jan 17, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    A casual (but coordinated) coffee break to meet new friends, take a Zoom break, and get your AM caffeine fix.
  • Local Literature in Translation Book Club
    Local Literature in Translation Book Club
    Local Literature in Translation Book Club
    Fri, Jan 17
    Jan 17, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Jan 17, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    This month's pick: "The Angel's Game" by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
  • STORY TIME
    STORY TIME
    Multiple Dates
    STORY TIME
    Sat, Jan 18
    Jan 18, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Jan 18, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
  • Story Squad! Book Club for Kids
    Story Squad! Book Club for Kids
    Story Squad! Book Club for Kids
    Sat, Jan 18
    Jan 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Jan 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    This month's pick: "Super Sleuth" by David Walliams
  • What’s Your Backstory? Comedic Storytelling by Barcelona’s Best Comedians
    What’s Your Backstory? Comedic Storytelling by Barcelona’s Best Comedians
    What’s Your Backstory? Comedic Storytelling by Barcelona’s Best Comedians
    Sat, Jan 18
    Jan 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Jan 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Onyx Storm Midnight Release Party
    Onyx Storm Midnight Release Party
    Onyx Storm Midnight Release Party
    Mon, Jan 20
    Jan 20, 2025, 10:00 PM – Jan 21, 2025, 12:30 AM
    Jan 20, 2025, 10:00 PM – Jan 21, 2025, 12:30 AM
    It's time to gather your fellow riders, scribes, healers, and infantry for a Midnight Release Party at [Backstory]
  • "Making Futures Work" with Phil Balagtas
    "Making Futures Work" with Phil Balagtas
    "Making Futures Work" with Phil Balagtas
    Wed, Jan 22
    Jan 22, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Jan 22, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Discover how futures thinking can shape your career, business, and the world
  • The Play Reading Book Club
    The Play Reading Book Club
    The Play Reading Book Club
    Thu, Jan 23
    Jan 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Jan 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    This month's pick: "Rapture" by Lucy Kirkwood
  • Coffee Connections
    Coffee Connections
    Multiple Dates
    Coffee Connections
    Fri, Jan 24
    Jan 24, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Jan 24, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    A casual (but coordinated) coffee break to meet new friends, take a Zoom break, and get your AM caffeine fix.
  • Fiction Without Borders Book Club
    Fiction Without Borders Book Club
    Fiction Without Borders Book Club
    Fri, Jan 24
    Jan 24, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Jan 24, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    This month's pick: "Crooked Plow" by Itamar Vieira Junior
  • STORY TIME
    STORY TIME
    Multiple Dates
    STORY TIME
    Sat, Jan 25
    Jan 25, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Jan 25, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
  • Family Sandwich Workshop
    Family Sandwich Workshop
    Family Sandwich Workshop
    Sat, Jan 25
    Jan 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Jan 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    A Day of Giving Back with Esperança Barcelona
  • Chapters for Change Book Club
    Chapters for Change Book Club
    Chapters for Change Book Club
    Sat, Jan 25
    Jan 25, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Jan 25, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    This month's pick: "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee
  • Open Mic Night hosted by Gypsy Lounge
    Open Mic Night hosted by Gypsy Lounge
    Open Mic Night hosted by Gypsy Lounge
    Sat, Jan 25
    Jan 25, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Jan 25, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Join us for an unforgettable evening of spoken word and experience the charm of Barcelona's newest literary landmark, Backstory Bookshop. This event is led by Gypsy Lounge - opening the floor to poets, writers, musicians, and more.
  • "Cancelled: The Left Way Back from Woke" — A Conversation with Umut Özkırımlı and Eva Anduiza
    "Cancelled: The Left Way Back from Woke" — A Conversation with Umut Özkırımlı and Eva Anduiza
    "Cancelled: The Left Way Back from Woke" — A Conversation with Umut Özkırımlı and Eva Anduiza
    Mon, Jan 27
    Jan 27, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:40 PM
    Jan 27, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:40 PM
    Join Umut Özkırımlı and Eva Anduiza for a discussion of Özkırımlı's book and the future of the left in an increasingly reactionary world
  • A Conversation with Jorge Carrión and Marilena de Chiara
    A Conversation with Jorge Carrión and Marilena de Chiara
    A Conversation with Jorge Carrión and Marilena de Chiara
    Wed, Jan 29
    Jan 29, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:40 PM
    Jan 29, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:40 PM
    Exploring Literature, Cultural Spaces, and the Enduring Importance of Bookshops in the Digital Age
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