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Welcome to the
Penny University Bookstore

3104 13th Avenue, Regina

Regular hours:

  • Monday 10am- 3pm

  • Tues–Fri, 10am - 5.30pm

  • Saturday, 10am–5:00pm

  • Sunday, 11am-5pm

A real bookstore, full of new books. Books that you can touch, smell, and hold in your hand. Coffee you can sip while you browse.

A place to discover new favourites, meet local authors, learn new things, discuss ideas, or even sit and write your own novel. No batteries required.

Get your books ONLINE

Our webstore is now LIVE! You can search through our entire inventory online, fill your virtual cart and then choose Collect in Store, local delivery in Regina, or a shipping option.

CLICK HERE TO SHOP ONLINE

BOOK SUBSCRIPTIONS

Can’t decide on a book in store? What if we picked one for you? We now offer two book subscription options! With our brand new ‘Penny’s Book of the Month’, you get a brand new book once a month for just $15. The books are all chosen by Nicole, and you can subscribe for as long as you like, or skip months as you prefer.

OR, you can take a chance and subscribe to ‘Books and Beans’ where you receive a surprise book in the genre of your choosing, plus coffee beans or tea, and plenty of other goodies delivered direct to your door.

Subscriptions also make great gifts! Click below to subscribe, or ask in store.

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Upcoming Events

We now have a choice of venues! Here’s what’s happening at both The Penny University and Tuppenny Coffee and Books

 

Happiness Book Launch

When: Saturday 9th March, 2pm

Where: The Penny University Bookstore

Discover how you can increase your happiness by up to 40 percent. With a dash of humour and wit, Ron Morris offers practical ideas rooted in positive psychology that you can use right now to increase your level of happiness. Find out how your character strengths, social media, and money affect your happiness. Employ simple strategies involving gratitude, savouring, and kindness to increase your happiness.

Ron Morris is a certified life and business coach, a certified Tracom coach for Social Styles, as well as a certified DiSC presenter. He is the author of The Power of WOW! Customer Service, published in 2003. He has experienced many challenging events in his life that have influenced his happiness, and has come through them resilient and well-adjusted.

Memoir Writers’ Market

When: Saturday 16th March, 11am-4pm

Where: Tuppenny Coffee and Books

Our author markets are back!


Come out and shop for some unique local offerings at Tuppenny. Everyone has a story to tell, and so this month we are featuring some local memoir writers.

Meet the authors and make sure you get your copies signed!

Unspoken

When: Saturday 23rd March, 2pm

Where: Tuppenny Coffee and Books

Everyone has their own story, don’t they? It’s what makes us who we are.
The lives of four women form a bridge across time in the story of their desires, their choices, their families:
Anna wants a better life for her children.
Claire wants a connection with her absent father.
Sister Maria wants to honour God through service.
And Annie? Annie just wants to be heard.

A poignant story of family discovery—and the impact of the past. Join author Tammy Ottenbriet for a book reading and signing.

Also coming soon….

Queer-Friendly Book Club, March 7th at Tuppenny

Quiet Reading Party March 30th at Tuppenny

Pete's Press Launch Party April 6th at Tuppenny

Betty Mcgilivray March 23rd at Penny

Queer-Friendly Book Club, March 7th at Tuppenny Quiet Reading Party March 30th at Tuppenny Pete's Press Launch Party April 6th at Tuppenny Betty Mcgilivray March 23rd at Penny

Why "Penny University"?

In 17th Century London, the first coffee houses were nicknamed Penny Universities. Scientists, merchants, poets, and politicians used the coffee houses to meet in, converse, and even conduct experiments and demonstrations. The name came from the idea that you could get a university education from listening to the customers, all for the price of a one-penny cup of coffee.

This Penny University aims to recreate these spaces (albeit without the autopsies or chemistry experiments, probably) in Regina’s first bookstore-cafe.

 
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Are you a Saskatchewan author?

Get involved!

Saskatchewan is home to a great many talented writers, authors, and publishers. The Penny University has ways for indie authors to share their books:

  1. We take books on consignment, with a 30% commission. We ask for a minimum of 6 copies, and we send you your sales money monthly via etransfer. If you are a consignment author, we are also happy to host a book launch, reading or signing event at the store for free!

  2. Depending on pandemic restrictions and precautions, we are starting to host ‘local book markets’ on a semi-regular basis, where groups of local authors get together in the store and sell their books directly.

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What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?
— Anthony Trollope
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