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An independent bookstore in the heart of downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Serving the community since 2004, Symposium has built a strong reputation for quality books at excellent prices, in-store and online.

Photos from Symposium Books's post 06/05/2026

New arrivals for this week 📚

Author Event! Margot Douaihy’s Divine Ruin Saturday, June 6th @ 6pm Margot Douaihy @neonmargot comes to Providence to discuss her latest release @symposiumbooks w/ Tanya Young @wheelofashes Join us on Saturday, June 6th from 6-7pm as we host Margot Douiahy, who will be reading and discussing her latest novel, Divine Ruin! w/ Tanya Young Signed copies of the book are available for purchase. About the book: INDIE NEXT Pick • Publishers Weekly Editor’s Pick • A CrimeReads Best Crime Novel of January 2026 In the latest in the USA Today bestselling, award-winning, critically acclaimed series, New Orleans punk rock nun-detective Sister Holiday plunges into a “hellish underworld of drug trafficking, addiction, and her own dark past in a journey that is both riveting and sacred.” (Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines) “Divine Ruin is fearlessly inspired.” (Gillian Flynn) It’s a steamy, restless end of the school year in New Orleans. Sister Holiday is finishing her music classes and preparing for her permanent vow ceremony, a pivotal moment in her journey of faith. But when one of her favorite students is found dead of a fentanyl overdose, Sister Holiday and her partner-in-PI, Magnolia Riveaux, are determined to track down the drug dealers. As students continue to fall prey tothis sinister drug, Sister Holiday becomes more desperate to stop the epidemic—while facing her own past with addiction, a demon that is never too far. With Douaihy’s signature mix of grit, heart, and faith, Divine Ruin tests the limits of Sister Holiday’s devotion in her darkest and most shocking case yet. For this author event - we will be across the street @ The Peerless Roof Deck Free organic, regenerative non gmo wine available!! 📍225 Westminster Streer (entrance 126 Union St) More info and to rsvp on @symposiumbooks .com + more info in comments #author #communityevent #literaryevent #providence #thingstodoinprovidence 06/03/2026

Author Event! Margot Douaihy’s Divine Ruin Saturday, June 6th @ 6pm Margot Douaihy @neonmargot comes to Providence to discuss her latest release @symposiumbooks w/ Tanya Young @wheelofashes Join us on Saturday, June 6th from 6-7pm as we host Margot Douiahy, who will be reading and discussing her latest novel, Divine Ruin! w/ Tanya Young Signed copies of the book are available for purchase. About the book: INDIE NEXT Pick • Publishers Weekly Editor’s Pick • A CrimeReads Best Crime Novel of January 2026 In the latest in the USA Today bestselling, award-winning, critically acclaimed series, New Orleans punk rock nun-detective Sister Holiday plunges into a “hellish underworld of drug trafficking, addiction, and her own dark past in a journey that is both riveting and sacred.” (Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines) “Divine Ruin is fearlessly inspired.” (Gillian Flynn) It’s a steamy, restless end of the school year in New Orleans. Sister Holiday is finishing her music classes and preparing for her permanent vow ceremony, a pivotal moment in her journey of faith. But when one of her favorite students is found dead of a fentanyl overdose, Sister Holiday and her partner-in-PI, Magnolia Riveaux, are determined to track down the drug dealers. As students continue to fall prey tothis sinister drug, Sister Holiday becomes more desperate to stop the epidemic—while facing her own past with addiction, a demon that is never too far. With Douaihy’s signature mix of grit, heart, and faith, Divine Ruin tests the limits of Sister Holiday’s devotion in her darkest and most shocking case yet. For this author event - we will be across the street @ The Peerless Roof Deck Free organic, regenerative non gmo wine available!! 📍225 Westminster Streer (entrance 126 Union St) More info and to rsvp on @symposiumbooks .com + more info in comments #author #communityevent #literaryevent #providence #thingstodoinprovidence

Photos from Symposium Books's post 05/23/2026

Good morning! Here are some highlights of the used books we got in lately!!

All out now on the used & bargain book tables.

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Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm