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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-7/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Queer Book Club - Isaac's Song by Daniel Black
DESCRIPTION:Join us in February for Queer Book Club as we read and discuss Isaac’s Song. \n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\nSet between late ’80s Chicago and the American South\, this poignant novel follows Isaac as he reckons with identity\, masculinity\, family\, and belonging. After growing up under the weight of a rigid and painful definition of manhood\, Isaac finally begins to claim his tenderness\, creativity\, and queerness—only to have that hard-won sense of self shaken by the AIDS crisis and a nation grappling with violence and injustice. Through therapy and writing\, Isaac traces his story back to his family’s past and uncovers truths that challenge everything he thought he understood about himself and where he comes from. \nLyrical\, emotionally rich\, and deeply moving\, Isaac’s Song is a powerful continuation of the world introduced in Don’t Cry for Me and a book that invites reflection\, conversation\, and connection. \nQueer Book Club is a welcoming\, low-pressure space to connect with and learn from the LGBTQIA+ community\, make new friends\, and explore meaningful and diverse reads together. Finishing the book is never mandatory—whether you’ve read a few chapters or the whole thing\, your voice is welcome. Meetings are offered both in person and on Zoom\, so join us in the way that works best for you.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/queer-book-club-isaacs-song-by-daniel-black/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club - The Mad Wife by Meagan Church
DESCRIPTION:Join Thriller Book Club to discuss The Mad Wife by Megan Church on Thursday\, February 12 at 7p.m. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nLulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the perfect 1950s housewife. Despite the tragic memories that haunt her and the weight of exhausting expectations\, she keeps her husband happy\, her household running\, and her gelatin salads the talk of the neighborhood. But after she gives birth to her second child\, Lulu’s carefully crafted life begins to unravel. \nWhen a new neighbor\, Bitsy\, moves in\, Lulu suspects that something darker lurks behind the woman’s constant smile. As her fixation on Bitsy deepens\, Lulu is drawn into a web of unsettling truths that threaten to expose the cracks in her own life. The more she uncovers about Bitsy\, the more she questions everything she thought she knew—and soon\, others begin questioning her sanity. But is Lulu truly losing her mind? Or is she on the verge of discovering a reality too terrifying to accept? \nIn the vein of The Bell Jar and The Hours\, The Mad Wife weaves domestic drama with psychological suspense\, so poignant and immersive\, you won’t want to put it down.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/thriller-book-club-the-mad-wife-by-meagan-church/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sunday Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to hold space with us on select Sunday mornings from 10am -12pm. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT \nWith 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 10:00-10:30am. Staff will be on hand to help you find a great read if you need one. Then\, from 10:30-11:30\, pick a spot and read whatever makes you happy. The store will be opening to the public at 12pm for those who need to finish one more chapter or are ready to find their next great book.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/sunday-silent-book-club-12/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Book Club - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
DESCRIPTION:The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s debut romantasy about an unexpected journey through the low-stakes market of illegal spell-selling and the high-risk business of starting over. \nClick Here to Reserve Your Seat \n\n\nA lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks\, unexpected friendships\, sweet jams\, and even sweeter love. \nKiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully\, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium\, she and her assistant\, Caz—a magically sentient spider plant—have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire’s most precious spellbooks\, preserving their magic for the city’s elite. \nWhen a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames\, she and Caz flee with all the spellbooks they can carry and head to a remote island Kiela never thought she’d see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there\, Kiela discovers\, much to her dismay\, a nosy—and very handsome—neighbor who can’t take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure she’s fed and to help fix up her new home. \nIn need of income\, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesn’t have: jam. With the help of an old recipe book her parents left her and a bit of illegal magic\, her cottage garden is soon covered in ripe berries. \nBut magic can do more than make life a little sweeter\, so Kiela risks the consequences of using unsanctioned spells and opens the island’s first-ever and much needed secret spellshop. \nLike a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic\, The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/fantasy-book-club-the-spellshop-by-sarah-beth-durst/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Romance Book Club - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
DESCRIPTION:“Thrilling . . . heartbreaking . . . uplifting . . . the fast-paced\, emotionally charged story of one ambitious young woman\, finding both her voice and her passion.”—Kristin Hannah\, author of The Women \n“NASA? Space missions? The ’80s? This is a collection of all the things I love.”—Andy Weir\, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian \nClick Here to Reserve Your Seat \nJoan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved\, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece\, Frances. That is\, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s Space Shuttle program. Suddenly\, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space. \nSelected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980\, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center\, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin\, who are kind and easy-going even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes\, who has worked too hard to play nice; warm-hearted Donna Fitzgerald\, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford\, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer\, who can fix any engine and fly any plane. \nAs the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights\, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light\, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe. \nThen\, in December of 1984\, on mission STS-LR9\, everything changes in an instant. \nFast-paced\, thrilling\, and emotional\, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places\, with complex protagonists\, telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love\, this time among the stars. \n 
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/romance-book-club-atmosphere-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Horror Book Club - Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
DESCRIPTION:Join our first Horror Book Club as we discuss Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman. We are so thankful to our friend Dave for helping us to get this going. We hope to expand that section this year and we know you will make sure we know the best titles with which to fill it. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nA young girl’s troubled family is haunted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy” in this chilling tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box. \n“Deeply discomfiting\, imaginatively ripe\, yet ruthlessly efficient [with] claustrophobic terror that almost transcends articulation . . . Simply put—and I do not say this lightly—Incidents Around the House is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.”—Neil McRobert\, Esquire \n“This book is the monster that lives inside your closet.”—Grady Hendrix\, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House \nCOMING SOON AS THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OTHER MOMMY\, STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN \nTo eight-year-old Bela\, her family is her world. There’s Mommy\, Daddo\, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy\, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?” \nWhen horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and over\, Bela understands that unless she says yes\, her family will soon pay. \nOther Mommy is getting restless\, stronger\, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe\, but other incidents show cracks in her parents’ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel. \nBut Other Mommy needs an answer. \nIncidents Around the House is a chilling\, wholly unique tale of true horror about a family as haunted as their home.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/inaugural-horror-book-club/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Club - Aftertaste
DESCRIPTION:Join the Fiction Book Club to discuss Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle.\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT\n\n\nWhat if you could have one last meal with someone you’ve loved\, someone you’ve lost? Combining the magic of Under the Whispering Door with the high-stakes culinary world of Sweetbitter\, Aftertaste is an epic love story\, a dark comedy\, and a synesthetic adventure through food and grief. \nA food story to binge.\nA ghost story to devour.\nA love story to savor. \nKonstantin Duhovny is a haunted man. His father died when he was ten\, and ghosts have been hovering around him ever since. Kostya can’t exactly see the ghosts\, but he can taste their favorite foods. Flavors of meals he’s never eaten will flood his mouth\, a sign that a spirit is present. Kostya has kept these aftertastes a secret for most of his life\, but one night\, he decides to act on what he’s tasting. And everything changes. \nKostya discovers that he can reunite people with their departed loved ones—just for one last meal. Convinced that his life’s purpose is to serve closure to grieving strangers\, he sets out to learn all he can be entering a particularly fiery ring of Hell: the New York culinary scene. But as his kitchen skills catch up with his ambitions\, he’s too blind to see the catastrophe looming in the Afterlife. And the one person who knows Kostya must be stopped also happens to be falling in love with him. \nSet in the bustling world of New York restaurants and teeming with mouthwatering food writing\, Aftertaste is a whirlwind romance\, a heart-wrenching look at love and loss\, and a ghost story about all the ways we hunger—and how far we’ll go to find satisfaction. \nHelp us out by reserving your seat in person or on Zoom so we know how to set up.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/fiction-book-club-aftertaste/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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