The Great Pittsburgh Book Bus

That party bus that stops at local bookstores you've always dreamed of?

Yeah. It's happening.

Join Novel Escapes for a tour of Allegheny County's hottest independent bookstores. We're partnering with The Great Pittsburgh Book Crawl* to help you hit up as many participating bookstores as possible across two Saturday dates: July 18 and 25.

Tickets include:

• ONE (1) day admission onto our 28 passenger limo bus

• An official Great Pittsburgh Book Crawl Passport (which means a shot at amazing prizes!)

• Exclusive bus rider discounts at participating bookstores

• A custom tote from Novel Escapes

• FREE ice cream from Posman Books

• Light refreshments on the bus

• Other fun surprises TBA

Final itinerary for each date will be shared in the coming weeks, but we've got over a dozen bookstores to hit across both two Saturdays!

Confirmed participating stores include:

• Beyond Bedtime Books (Dormont)

• Blythe Books & Fine Gifts (Brentwood)

• City Books (North Side)

• Cozy Corner Bookstore (Shadyside)

• Mystery Lovers Bookshop (Oakmont)

• Passionate Pages Bookstore (Lawrenceville)

• Penguin Bookshop (Sewickley)

• Posman Books (Strip District)

• Riverstone Books (Squirrel Hill)

• Stay Gold Books (Regent Square)

• The Shelf Love Society (Lawrenceville)

• Vintage Max Books & Fine Gifts (Bellevue)

• White Whale Bookstore (Bloomfield)

• Wooly Bear Books & Gifts (Carnegie)

QUICK FAQs:

1. Busses will depart from the Brentwood Towne Square Giant Eagle Parking lot at 11:00am and return riders to that same location at 5:00 p.m. on each tour date.

2. We will announce the full route and itinerary for each date soon.

3. Paid attendees may get on/off at any location on the route, however transportation will not be provided for attendees who choose to get on/off at a location other than a designated pick-up/drop-off location.

4. You are more than welcome to attend both tour days! There will only be 1-2 store stop overlaps across both days, so by joining for both you guarantee to hit the most stops! **Those who purchase a ticket for both dates will receive an exclusive "extra" in their tote bag.

5. Both bus dates are currently planned to visit only independent Allegheny County Bookstores participating in the GPBC. The list above features all confirmed participating stores across both dates. Not every store will be visited on both dates.

6. Light refreshments and beverages will be available on the bus as well as opportunities to get coffee and food on the route.

7. Paying guests are welcome and encouraged to BYOB, but please remember you will be representing Novel Escapes and we reserve the right to remove you from the bus/event at any location if you appear too intoxicated to enter a bookstore.

   
   

*Bookstores participating in the Great Pittsburgh Book Crawl do not receive direct proceeds from ticket sales. Any exclusive incentives offered to bus tour attendees are provided voluntarily by participating stores and are not contingent upon, nor do they include, any form of financial compensation or revenue sharing.