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SUMMARY:Canceled - Author Diane Les Becquets in Conversation with Lisa Allen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation and signing with bestselling author Diane Les Becquets. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\n\n\nFor fans of Tell Me Everything and Heartwood\, Where the Water Meets the Sky is the story of a brave young woman seeking wholeness and love in the untamed forests of Michigan’s upper peninsula—and answers about a fire that took away everything. \nThe Purple Couch is excited to welcome the bestselling author of Indie Next Pick Breaking Wild\, Diane Les Becquets to celebrate the release of her new novel\, Where the Water Meets the Sky. A conversation and Q&A with the author will be followed by a signing. Tax inclusive tickets are $30.81 and include your copy of the book. \nOn a night in January\, on the Garden Peninsula of Michigan\, a farmhouse burns to the ground. A young child makes it out and flees into the woods with a book of matches in her hand. \nTen years later\, Abby\, a lover of birds and the natural world\, returns to Garden\, to the woods and lakes and farms and fisheries of her childhood\, to assist her uncle on an environmental study of trees. Her best friend\, Brew\, invites her to a party where she meets a troubled girl named Seda\, on the run from her abusive ex. Abby sets out to protect Seda and introduces her to an abandoned cabin that becomes a sanctuary for them both. Here\, Abby begins to process her unrequited feelings for Brew while also discovering the person she is becoming. She wants more for her life\, a hunger both spiritual and physical\, and seeks to understand the trauma of her childhood that took her mother from her. Abby cares deeply for the people and flora and fauna around her and identifies with the wounds of the environment. She is desperate to remember what happened the night of the fire and as the summer of 1996 unfolds\, Abby will be forced to reckon with the truth. \nDiane Les Becquets is the author of Breaking Wild and The Last Woman in the Forest. Breaking Wild\, an Indie Next Pick and a national bestseller\, received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly\, Kirkus Reviews\, and Booklist\, and was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition. It was the recipient of the Colorado Book Award in Fiction\, the New Hampshire Outstanding Work of Fiction\, and was shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award in Fiction. \nDiane will be joined in conversation by Lisa Allen. Lisa is a mental health counselor and longtime literary facilitator whose work centers on the power of story to shape identity and meaning. Her background in narrative inquiry and creative nonfiction informs both her clinical work and her approach to literary dialogue. She is especially interested in the ways landscape\, longing\, and personal transformation intersect in fiction and in life. Allen brings to her conversations with authors a deep respect for the emotional architecture of story and for the ways characters’ searches for belonging\, wholeness\, and love mirror our own.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/author-diane-les-becquets-in-conversation-with-lisa-allen/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Babies at the Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:We love Thursdays ! There aren’t a lot of opportunities for moms and caregivers to meet and socialize with their little ones. While Rocco’s Reading Room is always available for visits\, the Purple Couch would like to fill that gap by providing the time and the soft space filled with some toys and board books for little ones to explore\, giving moms and caregivers an opportunity to connect.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/babies-at-the-bookshop-50/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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SUMMARY:Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:With traditional book clubs there’s the scramble to finish the selected book\, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn’t it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books and friends —without any homework? \nAt Silent Book Club\, there’s no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks\, audiobooks\, textbooks\, comic books… it’s BYOBook. Join us at the Purple Couch Bookshop to socialize from 6:00-6:30pm. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then\, from 6:30-7:30\, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy. The store will stay open until 8:00pm for those who need to finish one more chapter or are ready to find their next great book. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SPOT
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/silent-book-club-11/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Canceled - Moody Monster Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Moody Monster is unavailable this week and next\, but looks forward to seeing you for storytime on June 20 at 11am.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/moody-monster-storytime-cancelled/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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SUMMARY:Horror Book Club - The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavalle
DESCRIPTION:One of NPR‘s Best Books of 2016\, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award\, the British Fantasy Award\, the This is Horror Award for Novella of the Year\, and a finalist for the Hugo\, Nebula\, Locus\, World Fantasy\, and Bram Stoker Awards. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nPeople move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn’t there. \nCharles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table\, keep the roof over his father’s head\, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast\, the invisibility a guitar case can provide\, and the curse written on his skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their cops. But when he delivers an occult tome to a reclusive sorceress in the heart of Queens\, Tom opens a door to a deeper realm of magic\, and earns the attention of things best left sleeping. \nA storm that might swallow the world is building in Brooklyn. Will Black Tom live to see it break? \n“LaValle’s novella of sorcery and skullduggery in Jazz Age New York is a magnificent example of what weird fiction can and should do.”\n— Laird Barron\, author of The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All \n“[LaValle] reinvents outmoded literary conventions\, particularly the ghettos of genre and ethnicity that long divided serious literature from popular fiction.”\n— Praise for The Devil in Silver from Elizabeth Hand\, author of Radiant Days \n“LaValle cleverly subverts Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos by imbuing a black man with the power to summon the Old Ones\, and creates genuine chills with his evocation of the monstrous Sleeping King\, an echo of Lovecraft’s Dagon… [The Ballad of Black Tom] has a satisfying slingshot ending.” – Elizabeth Hand for Fantasy & ScienceFiction
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/horror-book-club-the-ballad-of-black-tom-by-victor-lavalle/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Book Bedazzling
DESCRIPTION:Join the Purple Couch Bookclub to beautify and bedazzle your favorite book! \n\nBeautify your favorite book in great company at the Purple Couch Bookshop’s first Book Bedazzling night. We will provide the art space and all the craft supplies. You bring (or buy) the book you’d like to decorate\, and we will provide the rest.  Tickets are $21.50 with tax.  Space is limited\, so sign up now! \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/book-bedazzling-5/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Queer Book Club - Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell
DESCRIPTION:Hit the dance floor with a coven of queer witches on 1980s Fire Island in this gay fantasy romance about finding magic\, love\, and family. \n\n\n\n\n“Heartfelt.”—The New York Times \nA heartwarming LGBTQ+ novel for fans of steamy romance\, loathe-at-first-sight\, and Red\, White\, and Royal Blue. \n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\nIn person + on Zoom\nJoin us for a magical\, emotional\, and deeply queer summer read that blends romance\, fantasy\, and found family in one unforgettable story.\nSet in 1989\, this novel follows Joe Agabian as he spends a summer on Fire Island Pines\, hoping to move forward after losing his boyfriend to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. What begins as a season of healing and self-discovery quickly turns mysterious when Joe and his best friend Ronnie meet two eccentric older men who are hiding a powerful secret. As members of a covert disco witch coven\, they are working to protect their community from a growing darkness—one that threatens Joe himself. With romance\, magic\, and danger intertwined\, this story captures both the joy and heartbreak of queer life during a pivotal moment in history.\n“A vibrant\, heartfelt blend of magic and history that celebrates queer resilience\, love\, and community in the face of unimaginable loss.”\n\nWhy you should join us\nThis is more than a book club—it’s a space to connect\, reflect\, and celebrate queer stories together. Whether you’ve finished the book\, just started\, or simply want to be part of the conversation\, you are welcome. We center community over completion and conversation over perfection. Expect thoughtful discussion\, lots of laughs\, and a welcoming group that shows up for each other.\nAll are welcome. No need to be queer to attend—just come ready to listen\, share\, and be part of something meaningful.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/queer-book-club-disco-witches-of-fire-island-by-blair-fell/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Babies at the Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:We love Thursdays! There aren’t a lot of opportunities for moms and caregivers to meet and socialize with their little ones. While Rocco’s Reading Room is always available for visits\, the Purple Couch would like to fill that gap by providing the time and the soft space filled with some toys and board books for little ones to explore\, giving moms and caregivers an opportunity to connect.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/babies-at-the-bookshop-51/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club - My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney
DESCRIPTION:The Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning what you know about love\, identity\, and revenge. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\nThe New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love\, identity\, and revenge. \nEden Fox\, an artist on the brink of her big break\, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into\, Spyglass\, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls\, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn’t fit. A woman\, eerily similar to her\, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife. \nOne house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying. \nSix months earlier\, a reclusive Londoner called Birdy\, reeling from a life-changing diagnosis\, inherits Spyglass. This unexpected gift from a long-lost grandmother brings her to the pretty seaside village of Hope Falls. But then Birdy stumbles upon a shadowy London clinic that claims to be able to predict a person’s date of death\, including her own. Secrets start to unravel\, and as the line between truth and lies blurs\, Birdy feels compelled to right some old wrongs. \nMy Husband’s Wife is a tangled web of deception\, obsession\, and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page. Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and step inside Spyglass – if you dare – to experience a story where nothing is as it seems.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/thriller-book-club-title-tbd/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Canceled - Moody Monster Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Moody Monster is unavailable this week\, but looks forward to seeing you for storytime next weekend on June 20 at 11am.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/moody-monster-storytime-59/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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SUMMARY:Warhammer Drop-in
DESCRIPTION:This is a great opportunity to get a game in or to work on building and painting with friends for the next tournament on May 2\, 2026.  Drop in any time this afternoon.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/warhammer-drop-in-7/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Warhammer
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SUMMARY:Romantasy Book Club - The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
DESCRIPTION:There’s something about a gothic fantasy in the summer! \nFor June Book Club\, we’re reading The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig—a story full of omens\, mystery\, strange magic\, and the kind of slow-building tension that keeps you reading way too late. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\nIf your ideal book feels like candlelight\, rain on old stone walls\, and secrets no one should be keeping… this one is for you. \nFrom New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes a sensational romantasy\, a gothic\, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess forced on an impossible quest with the one knight whose future is beyond her sight. \n“Prepare to meet your next obsession.” — Rebecca Ross\, author of Divine Rivals \nSybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral\, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them\, she can predict terrible things before they occur\, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams. \nJust as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service\, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude\, heretical\, and devilishly handsome\, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil’s visions. But when Sybil’s fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one\, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking\, and as much as she’d rather avoid Rodrick’s dark eyes and sharp tongue\, only a heretic can defeat a god.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/romantasy-book-club-the-knight-and-the-moth-by-rachel-gillig/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:CANCELED - Pamela Kelley and Jessica Everett Author Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation and signing with authors Pamela Kelley and Jessica Everett to celebrate the release of their summer novels. \nAre you looking for your next Summer Read? The Purple Couch is excited to welcome both Pamela Kelley and Jessica Everett to celebrate the release of their new novels. A conversation and Q&A with the author will be followed by a signing. Tax inclusive tickets include the copy of one of the books\, and you have the option to preorder the other as well. \nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS \nIn Nantucket Second Chances\, USA today and WSJ Bestselling Author Pamela Kelley Invites readers to glorious Nantucket\, the perfect backdrop for your summer beach read. \nReturning to beautiful Nantucket\, single mom Claire Shipman finds friendship\, family ties\, new beginnings and second chances. Claire never imagined she’d be the single mom of a teenager\, going through a contentious divorce\, and unexpectedly pregnant. On the bright side\, at least she’s on Nantucket\, where she grew up\, and where her mom welcomes her home with open arms. \nFor years\, Claire lived an enviable Manhattan lifestyle. Now her ex had a marriage-ending affair and also lost all their money. Claire’s high school friends invite her to their book club and encourage her idea to start selling high-end designer bags\, fashions\, and quality tourist items. Her former career as a fashion journalist will stand her in good stead. Claire names her new venture Nantucket Second Chances\, and rents the perfect space off Main St. from local custom furniture creator\, Cody\, who proves to be a good friend\, and perhaps something more. Amidst beautiful Nantucket’s changing seasons\, nurtured by community and family\, there couldn’t be a better place to start over. \nPamela Kelley lives in a historic seaside town near Cape Cod and just south of Boston. She has always been an avid reader of women’s fiction\, romance\, mysteries\, thrillers and cook books. There’s also a good chance you might get hungry when you read her books as she is a foodie\, and occasionally shares a recipe or two. \nWith a pinch of Lessons in Chemistry and a dash of J. Courtney Sullivan’s Maine\, Jessica Everett’s Last Summer at Maine Chance takes readers to 1950s Maine\, to a time when a real Elizabeth Arden spa operated in a rural lake town\, where one summer working as a maid will teach a college economics student more than any classroom ever could. \nJessica Everett loves research\, fountain pens\, and throwing parties. A nearly life-long resident of New Hampshire\, she lives with her family and a precocious poodle named Sam. Last Summer at Maine Chance is her historical fiction debut. She happily spends summers in Maine\, a place her family has called home since the 1600s.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/pamela-kelley-and-jessica-everett-author-event/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Read to Finley
DESCRIPTION:Sign your child up to read to Finley for one of four time slots and build their confidence in reading aloud. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/read-to-finley-32/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Babies at the Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:We love Thursdays! There aren’t a lot of opportunities for moms and caregivers to meet and socialize with their little ones. While Rocco’s Reading Room is always available for visits\, the Purple Couch would like to fill that gap by providing the time and the soft space filled with some toys and board books for little ones to explore\, giving moms and caregivers an opportunity to connect.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/babies-at-the-bookshop-52/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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SUMMARY:Romance Book Club - Cleat Cute
DESCRIPTION:A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\n\n\nA sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own\, where two soccer teammates are at odds before falling in love as their team gears up for the World Cup. \nGrace Henderson has been a star of the US Women’s National Team for ten years\, even though she’s only 26. But when she’s sidelined with an injury\, a bold new upstart\, Phoebe Matthews\, takes her spot. 22-year-old Phoebe is everything Grace isn’t—a gregarious jokester who plays with a joy that Grace lost somewhere along the way. The last thing Grace expects is to become teammates with benefits with this class clown she sees as her rival. \nPhoebe Matthews is too focused on her first season as a professional soccer player to think about seducing her longtime idol. But when Grace ends up making the first move\, they can’t keep their hands off of each other. \nAs the World Cup approaches and Grace works her way back from injury\, a miscommunication leaves the women with hilariously different perspectives on their relationship. But they’re on the same page on the field\, realizing they can play together instead of vying for the same position. With every tackle the tension between them grows\, and both players soon have to decide what’s more important—being together or making the roster. \nThe perfect blend of funny and steamy\, Meryl Wilsner’s Cleat Cute is about being brave enough to win on and off the field.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/romance-book-club-cleat-cute/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T200000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260320T154336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T154719Z
UID:7063-1781892000-1781899200@purplecouchbookshop.com
SUMMARY:Book Bedazzling
DESCRIPTION:Join the Purple Couch Bookshop to beautify and bedazzle your favorite book! \n\nWe will provide the art space and all the craft supplies. You bring (or buy) the book you’d like to decorate\, and we will provide the rest.  Tickets are $21.50 with tax.  Space is limited\, so sign up now! \n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/book-bedazzling-6/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260428T161347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T161347Z
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SUMMARY:Moody Monster Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Join Jen and Moody to hear some stories about big feelings. Jen created My Moody Monster to help people with destructive behavior and mental illness to better cope with their frustrations. When they are better able to cope with their emotions\, it is a lot less stressful for their family as well. \nJen is graciously volunteering her time to read to your children and do some activities with each book to help them understand\, from an early age\, what to do when they feel these big emotions.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/moody-monster-storytime-60/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260514T174306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T174306Z
UID:7589-1782059400-1782064800@purplecouchbookshop.com
SUMMARY:Libro.fm Audiobook Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Join other Audiobook lovers for a listening party in the cozy spaces of the Purple Couch Bookshop. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\nCelebrate Audiobook Month with us 🎉 \nThis June\, we’re hosting an Audiobook Meetup in celebration of Audiobook Month! Join us on Sunday\, June 21 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm as we gather in the cozy spaces of the bookshop to listen to our favorite audiobooks. \nThe first 10 attendees will receive a free @librofm audiobook credit!
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/libro-fm-audiobook-meetup/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T200000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260423T202149Z
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SUMMARY:Romance Author Emily Martin - Winner Takes All
DESCRIPTION:Author Emily Martin joins us to discuss her new book\, Winner Takes All\, described as Book Lovers meets The Hangover. \n\n\nWhen two rival music executives wake up married in Las Vegas with no memory of tying the knot\, they have to recreate their night together while competing to sign the band of their dreams in this smart and sexy rom-com that combines Book Lovers with The Hangover. \nWe’re looking forward to welcoming author Emily Martin to celebrate the release of her debut Romance: Winner Takes All. A conversation and Q&A with the author will be followed by a signing. Tax inclusive tickets are $19.13 and include your copy of the book. \nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS \nTalent scout Eleanor Thompson arrives in Las Vegas with one goal: sign the popular alt-rock group Dempsey to her record label and subsequently save her job. Unfortunately for her\, Adam Shaw—former colleague and the man who recently poached the top performing artist from Eleanor’s roster—has the same idea. When Adam crashes Eleanor’s dinner meeting with the band\, it sets them off on a night of shot-fueled one-upmanship that ends with matching wedding rings. Some people might be able to laugh off a drunken Vegas marriage\, but Eleanor and Adam are not some people. \nThey soon realize annulments are a lot easier to get on TV\, especially when you factor in a missing ID\, a run-in with casino security\, and a band still expecting to be wooed before hitting the stage for the final show of their national tour. \nWith only a few hours until the party where Dempsey plans to announce their new record label\, Eleanor and Adam embark on a wild dash around Vegas to fix the previous night’s mistakes. Between meeting an attorney in the back of a strip club\, getting blackmailed into playing the newlywed game\, and a surprisingly deep moment outside a karaoke bar\, Eleanor and Adam begin to fall for one another. Do they dare place a bet on love? Or will they keep their cards close?
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/romance-author-emily-martin-winner-takes-all/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260601T150206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T150232Z
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SUMMARY:Babies at the Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:We love Thursdays! There aren’t a lot of opportunities for moms and caregivers to meet and socialize with their little ones. While Rocco’s Reading Room is always available for visits\, the Purple Couch would like to fill that gap by providing the time and the soft space filled with some toys and board books for little ones to explore\, giving moms and caregivers an opportunity to connect.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/babies-at-the-bookshop-53/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T200000
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CREATED:20260426T152009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T174825Z
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Club - So Old\, So Young by Grant Ginder
DESCRIPTION:June’s Fiction Book Club selection is the much anticipated novel by Grant Ginder\, So Old\, So Young. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\n“I gulped it down on a plane\, taking breaks to recall my own friend group from college. The people who are your real friends\, the novel invites us to remember\, often drive you completely crazy.” — The New York Times \nSix Friends.\nFive Parties.\nTwenty Years…\nHow did we get So Old\, So Young? \nFrom Grant Ginder\, the bestselling author of The People We Hate at the Wedding\, comes a generation-defining novel that is part love story\, part tragic comedy. Five parties over the course of twenty years bring six college friends together\, exploring the ways we run from and cling to our friends in love\, life\, and death. \nFor Marco and Mia\, Sasha and Theo\, Richie and Adam\, the one constant in life after college together has been change. New jobs. New cities. New spouses. New children. Through it all\, one thing they thought would always stay the same is their friendship. \nBut time has a way of breaking even the strongest bonds\, and testing what we thought we knew. From East Village apartment parties and disastrous destination weddings\, to fortieth birthdays and suburban backyard barbecues\, Grant Ginder’s resonant\, funny\, and deeply moving novel is a story about the growing pains of the Millennial generation\, and a celebration of how love can shift\, stumble\, and grow into something bigger than we ever could have imagined.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/fiction-book-club-so-old-so-young-by-grant-ginder/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260428T161507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T161549Z
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SUMMARY:Moody Monster Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Join Jen and Moody to hear some stories about big feelings. Jen created My Moody Monster to help people with destructive behavior and mental illness to better cope with their frustrations. When they are better able to cope with their emotions\, it is a lot less stressful for their family as well. \nJen is graciously volunteering her time to read to your children and do some activities with each book to help them understand\, from an early age\, what to do when they feel these big emotions.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/moody-monster-storytime-61/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260601T161449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T161601Z
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SUMMARY:Warhammer Doubles Tournament Game Day
DESCRIPTION:This is a great opportunity to take part in a Warhammer Doubles Tournament Game Day.  Drop in any time this afternoon.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/warhammer-doubles-tournament-game-day/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Warhammer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260426T144941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260426T144941Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Round Table – Works in Progress Sharing
DESCRIPTION:Come share your current writing with a group of cool\, supportive\, local writers! \nJust starting your writing journey or stuck on a passage of your novel? \nAre you a poet struggling with stanzas or a comedian in search of your perfect punchline? \nJoin us for a low-stakes chat about what works and ways to improve while supporting others. \nAll genres and styles are welcome\, bring a short piece to read and an open mind\, just keep the spice level at mayo and the critiques encouraging! \nFree\, the first Sunday of the month.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/writers-round-table-works-in-progress-sharing/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260602T182652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T182652Z
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SUMMARY:Horror Book Club - The September House by Carissa Orlando
DESCRIPTION:A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable\, twisty\, and layered debut novel. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\n\nWhen Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September\, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear\, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would flee. \nMargaret is not most people. \nMargaret is staying. It’s her house. But after four years Hal can’t take it anymore\, and he leaves abruptly. Now\, he’s not returning calls\, and their daughter Katherine—who knows nothing about the hauntings—arrives\, intent on looking for her missing father. To make things worse\, September has just begun\, and with every attempt Margaret and Katherine make at finding Hal\, the hauntings grow more harrowing\, because there are some secrets the house needs to keep.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/horror-book-club-the-september-house-by-carissa-orlando/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260324T142247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T175504Z
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Book Club – Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
DESCRIPTION:Our Fantasy Book Club selection for May & June is from V. E. Schwab\, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and desire. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nThis is a story about hunger.\n1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. \nA young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize\, or a pawn\, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path\, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets. \nThis is a story about love.\n1827. London. \nA young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate\, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined. \nThis is a story about rage.\n2019. Boston. \nCollege was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world\, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past\, her present\, and her future\, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge. \nThis is a story about life—how it ends\, and how it starts.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/7118/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260629T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260629T163000
DTSTAMP:20260603T142155
CREATED:20260507T151307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T163142Z
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SUMMARY:Canceled - Read to Finley
DESCRIPTION:Sign your child up to read to Finley for one of four time slots and build their confidence in reading aloud. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/read-to-finley-34/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Events
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