A locally owned, independent bookstore since 1976.
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- Location:
- Durham, NC, 27701
- Phone:
- (919) 286-2700
- Mon - Sat:
- 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Sun:
- 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Events
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Today, December 3 at 6:00pm - Peter's Pajama Party!
The Regulator
Tomorrow, December 4 at 7:00am - Bob Palmatier
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Monday, December 7 at 7:00pm - Lewis Shiner
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Tuesday, December 8 at 7:00pm - Jeanette Stokes
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Wednesday, December 9 at 7:00pm - Wayne Martin & the Pinecone St...
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Thursday, December 10 at 7:00pm - A Special Holiday Evening with...
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Tuesday, December 15 at 7:00pm - Peter's Pajama Party!
The Regulator Bookshop
Friday, December 18 at 7:00pm
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- Arm Yourself with Book Wishlists for the Holidays! 10:47am Nov 17
- NPR Book Selections Online! 10:34am Nov 17
- eBook vs. Paper? 10:25am Nov 17
The Indie Bound website (which advocates buying local for bookstores) has a cool Wish List feature (just like Amazon, only better - because you can help support local business). Once you set up an account, you can add any number of books to your list and email the list to anyone you choose...
Thanks to National Public radio, many book pages on IndieBound.org book now feature unique audio content, gathered from NPR's extensive book coverage: reviews, interviews and more. Check out Zadie Smith's new collection Changing My Mind or Carl Jung's legendary Red Book for examples...
You may not be able to enjoy the smell of a new eBook or enjoy the feel of flipping of through its pages, but now on your iPhone you can search for and purchase eBooks from independent booksellers across the United States. IndieBound.org has gotten in on the act as well...
The Regulator Bookshop Our member sale is happening now through Monday!
The Regulator Bookshop Kathleen McCabe will discuss and sign copies of the book she co-authored with Dovey Roundtree, "Justice Older than the Law: The Life of Dovey Johnson Roundtree." Charlotte-born Roundtree was the lawyer who helped integrate the Armed Forces and was among the group of lawyers who successfully wrote the brief that became... the famous Brown v. Board of Education. This is the amazing story of Roundtree’s life—of the fight she took to the streets and jailhouse, the churches, and ultimately, the hearts of individuals.
A discussion of the book she co-authored with Dovey Roundtree, "Justice Older than the Law: The Life of Dovey Johnson Roundtree"
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 15th
Location:The Regulator Bookshop
The Regulator Bookshop Suzy Barile will discuss and sign copies of her new book, "Undaunted Heart: The True Story of a Southern Belle & a Yankee Gentleman." Barile recounts the incredible love story of her great-great-grandparents, Ella Swain of Chapel Hill and Union General Smith Dykins Atkins. "Finally, the book I've been waiting to read...... the whole story of spirited Ella Swain's 'shocking' marriage to the Yankee general who came to occupy Chapel Hill in 1865—meticulously researched and beautifully written," writes Lee Smith.
A discussion of her new book, "Undaunted Heart: The True Story of a Southern Belle & a Yankee Gentleman"
Time:3:00PM Sunday, October 11th
Location:The Regulator Bookshop
The Regulator Bookshop Margot Starbuck will read from and sign copies of her new book, "The Girl in the Orange Dress." This book describes to journey of one woman who held it together through a rocky childhood and, after finding her birth parents as a young adult, began to come unglued. As she is gently loved back together through human ag...ents, she comes to know a Father who does not fail.
A reading from her new book, "The Girl in the Orange Dress"
Time:7:00PM Saturday, October 10th
Location:The Regulator Bookshop
The Regulator Bookshop
We’re continuing our quarterly series featuring local luminaries choosing a favorite book to present and discuss. Insightful. Thought-provoking. Stimulating. Challenging. Local historian and newspaper writer Jim Wise has chosen to discuss Ray Bradbury’s "Dandelion Wine" (with some references to other Bradbury titl...es such as "The Martian Chronicles" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes.")
Wise writes, “To me, Bradbury is one of American lit’s under-appreciated prose stylists—maybe because he’s usually labeled a science fiction writer (science fantasy, maybe; science fiction, not). He writes the sort of stuff you can wallow in, reading and re-reading just for the pleasure of his words and rhythms; he also has the knack for picking pieces of what’s personal and everyday and making them everybody’s and wonder-full. And the wonder endures, but not without a tempering of darkness to make it all the more real.”
We’re continuing our quarterly series featuring local luminaries choosing a favorite book to present and discuss; this week's book is Ray Bradbury's "Dandelion Wine."
Time:7:00PM Friday, October 9th
Location:The Regulator Bookshop
The Regulator Bookshop Historian Ray Raphael will discuss and sign copies of his new book, "Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation." This work focuses on the hard work of revolution and nation-building, including the various movements of Regulators in places like Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Rapha...el’s splendid storytelling effectively captures and humanizes the tumult of the Revolutionary Era.
The historian will discuss his new book "Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation"
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 8th
Location:The Regulator Bookshop
The Regulator Bookshop North Carolina author Ron Rash will read from and sign copies of his novel "Serena," newly available in paperback. Set in Waynesville, NC during the Depression, Serena traces the story of a wealthy lumber baron and his ruthlessly ambitious wife. Rash’s novel is a tightly knit tale of industrial development, greed, and betrayal.
A reading from his novel "Serena," newly available in paperback.
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, October 7th
Location:The Regulator Bookshop
The Regulator Bookshop
We’re starting a new monthly discussion series focused on mysteries, and the series will begin with "The Shape of Water" by Andrea Camilleri. Wildly popular in Europe, Camilleri’s books feature Salvo Montalbano, police inspector in the small Sicilian town of Vigata. In this title, Montalbano has a potentially explosi...ve case on his plate: a local politician has been found dead in his car, apparently the victim of a heart attack. No melancholic brooder, Montalbano puts a comic face on the noir world, sorting through multiple layers of corruption Sicilian style, while still finding time to enjoy a good lunch.
The series will be facilitated by Judy Dearlove, who has called Durham home for over three decades. A passionate reader, she has also taught literature at several local colleges, including Duke, Meredith, and Elon. Currently, she is engaged in the mysterious process of writing a novel.
This new monthly discussion series focused on mysteries begins with the title "The Shape of Water" by Andrea Camilleri.
Time:7:00PM Monday, October 5th
Location:The Regulator Bookshop
The Regulator Bookshop
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon will read from and sign copies of his new memoir, "Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son." Whether he is reminiscing on his grandmother’s obsessive quest for a clean public toilet or the simple pleasures of cooking for his family, C...habon imbues these stories with an ardent nostalgia and an unexpected universality.
Tickets are $5 each, or free with the purchase of any of his books. Tickets (and books) may be purchased before the event at The Regulator or at the event. You can also call the store (286-2700) to pre-purchase books and tickets.
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon will read from and sign copies of his new memoir, "Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son."
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 22nd
Location:Durham Armory 212 Foster St. Durham, North Carolina 27701
As an owner of a small business, I’ve about had it with the ways small businesses are being used to argue against health care reform. It’s clear to me that the folks making these arguments have no real experience with running a small businesses. An...
The Regulator Bookshop
Join us for this new series featuring musician and songwriter Peter Holsapple, who will share books, stories and songs. “It’s all about a guy, really a big old kid, bringing his guitar and his sense of humor and involvement, some books and his pajamas, and entertaining kids—and their parents too.” Holsapple, known be...st for his work with the dB’s and the Continental Drifters, has also worked with R.E.M., Hootie and the Blowfish, and Sugarland. So wear your pajamas and enjoy the fun!
There’ll be another Pajama Party on October 16.
A new series featuring musician and songwriter Peter Holsapple, who will share books, stories and songs.
Time:7:00PM Friday, October 2nd
Location:The Regulator Bookshop
The Regulator Bookshop
Deborah Willis will discuss, show work from, and sign copies of her new book, "Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present," the first photographic history of black beauty. It tells a story overlooked by most of America, and promises to transform the way we think about the history of African-A...merican visual culture. From posed studio portraits to dandies on parade to elegant debutantes, Willis has constructed a bold narrative of the ever-changing idea of beauty, both female and male, and shows how history books, newspapers, and mainstream magazines deliberately excluded black models until the late 1960s.
Willis is the author of "Reflections in Black and Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs."
A discussion of her new book, "Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present" --- Please note the location of this event.
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 1st
Location:Duke Center for Documentary Studies 1317 W. Pettigrew St. Durham, North Carolina 27705
