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SUMMARY:Horror Book Club - ITCH! by Gemma Amor
DESCRIPTION:Join our Horror Book Club as we discuss ITCH! by Gemma Amor. \n(Rescheduled date May 3\, 2026) \n\n\n\n\nSomething moves on the forest floor . . . \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nJosie is at rock bottom. Burned out\, heartbroken and recovering from an abusive relationship\, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean. \nBut the tall\, dense pine trees are not the only things casting shadows across her skin. \nJosie’s hopes of a fresh start are horribly derailed when she stumbles across a dead woman’s decaying\, ant-infested body in the woods. The grim discovery sends her into a downward spiral\, forcing her to face uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past – all whilst battling the swarming black ants that seem to have burrowed into her mind . . . and her flesh. \nAs Josie struggles with infestations of all kinds\, she scratches the surface of an age-old mystery – a masked predator stalks the forest around Ellwood\, a place deeply gripped by ancient folklore and strange customs. So when the village dresses up for its annual festival\, Josie gets closer and closer to unveiling a monster\, and begins to ask herself: \nAre these dark crawling insects leading her to uncover the truth?\nOr is she their next victim?
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/horror-book-club-itch-by-gemma-amor/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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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-10/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Romantasy Book Club -  The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
DESCRIPTION:The Hunger Games meets vampires in this heart-wrenching\, epic fantasy romance of dark magic\, and bloodthirsty intrigue. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\nFor humans and vampires\, the rules of survival are the same: never trust\, never yield\, and always – always – guard your heart. \nThe adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king\, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. \nBut winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive\, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival. \nEverything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire\, an efficient killer\, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet\, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him. \nBut there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War brews\, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall\, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love. \nThe Serpent & the Wings of Night is the first book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series. \nThis edition features a detailed map of the Obitraes.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/romantasy-book-club-the-serpent-and-the-wings-of-night-by-carissa-broadbent/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Queer Book Club - The Rebel's Guide to Pride by Matthew Hubbard
DESCRIPTION:“A book that demands to be read\, shared and celebrated.”—PinkNews \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nThere’s nothing Zeke Chapman wants more than to tarnish the perfect reputation his father is so obsessed with. He quit the baseball team\, started fighting at school\, and nearly flunked junior year. Newly out as gay\, Zeke isn’t sure where his queer identity fits in with his bad-boy persona. His father has always told him to stay quiet and not attract attention\, but his friends are pushing him to be just as out and proud as they are. Most days\, Zeke isn’t sure how to be a “good gay” or what that even means. \nWhen his best friend\, Sawyer\, begs him to help the QSA plan Pride Day\, he obliges—mostly to piss his dad off. But then the mayor announces an ordinance that cancels all LGBTQ+ celebrations. Angered by the injustice—and his father’s support of it—Zeke decides to put his rebellious ways to good use and plans a series of underground “Pride Speakeasies”. \nAs the speakeasies grow\, and the community comes together to declare him “King of Pride”\, Zeke finally feels like he’s doing something that matters. But friendship drama\, a mysterious cyber-crush\, and rising tension with his rival and ex Cohen “Coco” Fisher threaten to undermine his newfound pride. When his final party ends in near-disaster\, Zeke must ask himself what he’s really trying to do. After all\, there’s a reason that the first pride was a riot.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/queer-book-club-the-rebels-guide-to-pride-by-matthew-hubbard/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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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-14/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Book Club - Mid read check-in for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
DESCRIPTION:Our Fantasy Book Club for May & June is a two part series as we read Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil from V. E. Schwab\, the #1 New York Times bestselling author. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nThis is a story about hunger.\n1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.\n\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.\n\nThis is a story about love.\n1827. London.\n\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.This is a story about rage.\n2019. Boston.\n\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.This is a story about life—how it ends\, and how it starts.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/fantasy-book-club-mid-read-check-in-for-bury-our-bones-in-the-midnight-soil-by-ve-schwab/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Romance Book Club - A Little Buzzed by Alys Murray
DESCRIPTION:A sex toy engineer with one big secret finally meets her match\, and together they’ll put their own products to the test in this steamy romance. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nVibe readers unite! Join Romance Book Club as we discuss A Little Buzzed! \nIf she builds it\, they will come. \nScout Porter is screwed. Not literally\, of course. Literally\, she’s a twenty-six-year-old virgin\, thanks to a relationship so disastrous she swore off love and sex for good. Metaphorically\, she’s screwed because the entire office of BuzzCorp\, the sex toy start-up where she’s head engineer\, just found out. Scout needs her team to stay focused on their upcoming launch\, not her lack of a sex life\, so she finds the simplest solution: lose her V-card—and fast—then get back to business as usual. \nEnter Hudson Bailey\, the nerdy and charming software developer hired to build the app for Scout’s latest creation. The only problem is\, he’s as inexperienced with sex toys as she is with sex. Fortunately\, he’s all too eager to learn\, and they agree that one very educational\, totally professional hook-up will solve both of their problems. All for research\, obviously. \nBut their little experiment yields unexpected results—chemistry so off the charts Scout starts to think she might actually want more than just a one-time fling. When their budding relationship is threatened by the return of Scout’s notorious ex\, both Scout and Hudson will have to decide if they’ve reached their climax as a couple\, or if they’re willing to risk everything for a chance at true love. \n  \n 
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/romance-book-club-4/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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SUMMARY:Fiction Book Club - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
DESCRIPTION:A deliciously funny\, sharply observed debut of family\, love\, and class\, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \nDarley\, the eldest daughter in the well-connected old money Stockton family\, followed her heart\, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood but giving up far too much in the process; Sasha\, a middle-class New England girl\, has married into the Brooklyn Heights family\, and finds herself cast as the arriviste outsider; and Georgiana\, the baby of the family\, has fallen in love with someone she can’t have\, and must decide what kind of person she wants to be. \nRife with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York’s one-percenters\, Pineapple Street is a smart\, escapist novel that sparkles with wit. Full of recognizable\, loveable—if fallible—characters\, it’s about the peculiar unknowability of someone else’s family\, the miles between the haves and have-nots\, and the insanity of first love—all wrapped in a story that is a sheer delight.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/fiction-book-club-pineapple-street-by-jenny-jackson/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs
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