Welcome to the Brown University Bookstore. We are located at 244 Thayer Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912. Telephone: 401-863-3168 Toll Free: 800-695-2050

 
 
Buck$ for Books
Get cash for your books! Check our buyback list online and bring in your books for cash. You can receive 50% of the current new price if the title is ordered for Fall '08 semester (all others you may receive 10-30%).

Buyback is from Monday, May 5 through Friday, May 16, and is open the following hours:

  • Mon-Sat: 10-5
  • Sun: 11-5
As always, you ca enter our daily doorprize raffle for a chance to win a Brown Bookstore $25 gift certificate, and you'll automatically be entered into our Book Scholarship raffle. See in-store flyer for details.


The Brown Bookstore Delivers!
Our New General Book Delivery Program is up and running. We now deliver general books to customers on and off campus, within five miles of the bookstore (excluding residence halls). The best part? Orders over $25 get free delivery! (A nominal $3 delivery fee applies to orders under $25.)

The Bookstore will deliver on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Just call us at (401) 863-3168, and then look for the red van!

Some restrictions apply. Call us at (401) 863-3168 for more details.


Brown Bookstore Renewal Initiatives
The Brown Bookstore invites the Brown staff, students, and greater community to participate in our Bookstore Renewal Initiatives. Browse our internal focus group results for ideas our own staff has been suggesting, and then pitch your own! We'd love to hear your ideas and desires for the future success of the Brown Bookstore, so let us know, and check back on the Renewal Initiatives page for more updates as we move forward on improving your favorite campus bookstore!
Book Cover Featured Academic Title - Fanon
A philosopher, psychiatrist, and political activist, Fanon was a fierce, acute critic of racism and oppression. Part whodunit, part screenplay, and part love story it is ultimately a meditation on character. [More information]
Book Cover Featured Nonfiction Title - The Assist
The Assist: Hoops, Hope and the Game of Their Lives is a gripping, surprising story about fathers, sons, and surrogates, all confronting the narrow margins of urban life. [More information]
Book Cover Featured Fiction Title - A Golden Age
Set during the Bangladesh Liberation War, this powerful novel follows the fates of Rehana Haque and her 2 activist children. [More information]
Book Cover Featured Childrens Title - Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly
Nancy thinks butterflies are simply exquisite, so she can't wait for her friend Bree's Butterfly Birthday: the fanciest birthday party ever! But when Nancy finds out she can't go because her grandparents' fiftieth anniversary party is the same day, she is furious. Will Nancy be able to overcome her disappointment? [More information]


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Commencement 2008
Regalia Rentals and Purchases

To order your Commencement Regalia rentals or purchases, please click the appropriate link below, or browse in our Campus Shop Catalog. Options for renting and purchasing are available.

Grad Student (PhD) Regalia Online Ordering
Grad Student (Masters) Regalia Online Ordering
Medical Student Regalia Online Ordering
Regalia Online Ordering for All Others
Seniors: There will be no pre-ordering. Please come to the Brown Bookstore after May 1st to pick up your senior keepsake.

Still need the paper forms? Click one: Graduate | Medical | Others

Questions? Give us a call at (401) 863-2336.

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Author Event with Zachary Kanin
Join us on Thursday, April 17 at 4:00 pm as Zachary Kanin gives A Dramatic Reading with Visual Aids, of his new work The Short Book: Tall Stories, Freakish Facts, and the Long and Short of Being Small in a Great Big World. A book signing will follow. This event is free and open to the public and takes place at the Brown Bookstore at 244 Thayer Street, Providence, RI. For additional information, please call 401-863-3168.

E-Newsletter
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The Staff also Recommends...

Freud: Inventor of the Modern Mind
By Peter D. Kramer.
Featured price: $17.56

Sacred games
By Vikram Chandra.
Featured price: $22.36

You Suck
By Christopher Moore.
Featured price: $17.56

Owen & Mzee
By Isabella Hatkoff.
Featured price: $13.59

Other Bookstore Titles...

Ever True: The History of Brown Football
Originally $75.00 Now $19.95

Brown: Images of the University
Originally $49.95 Now $20.00 (60% off)
Includes a free copy of Brown: A Short History

Tibet Buddhist Wall Paintings DVD
Now $12.00

Featured from our Gift Catalog...

All-over Crest Tie
In Apparel for $29.99

Tote Bags
In Gifts for $16.99

Van Wickle Gates Print: Detail - 11" x 14"
In @home for $19.99

Champion Youth Block Tee
In Kids for $10.99