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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-in-the-round-works-in-progress-sharing-3/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Callie’s Craft Cult
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a casual\, bring-your-own-project crafternoon at your favorite bookshop. Whether you knit\, crochet\, journal\, or something else entirely\, you’re welcome!  While we generally have lots of space\, we ask that you please sign up so we can make sure to set up enough seating. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/callies-craft-cult-7/
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SUMMARY:Book Bedazzling
DESCRIPTION:Beautify your favorite book in great company at the Purple Couch Bookshop’s 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!\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT\n\n\n 
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/book-bedazzling-4/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Laura Piper Lee in Conversation with Jenny Howe
DESCRIPTION:Laura Piper Lee returns to the Purple Couch in support of her new novel Pot Shot. She will be joined in conversation by local favorite\, and friend of the store\, Jenny Howe. \n\n\nTickets are $20.18 tax inclusive and include a copy of Pot Shot. \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nTo open her cannabis dispensary\, a chronically ill woman must defeat the surly doctor next door in this hilarious and steamy romantic comedy.\n\nNomi Wyeth\, former valedictorian and current pothead\, has her heart set on opening her own boutique cannabis dispensary in charming downtown Sparrow Nook\, New Jersey. Cannabis changed Nomi’s life\, giving her relief from Crohn’s disease when nothing else could\, and it’s her dream to help others find the same peace and comfort she has. \nBut Nomi’s plans are rudely interrupted when Dr. Julian D’Angelo\, former salutatorian and current asshole\, returns to Sparrow Nook with a chip on his shoulder\, a probation to serve at the medical practice next door\, and a lifelong vendetta against weed. \nWhen an unfortunate shaving accident lands Nomi onto Julian’s exam table\, Julian is appalled to discover that his high school nemesis is still inconveniently gorgeous\, still hates his guts\, and worst of all\, that she’s planning on opening an amoral weed bordello next to his clinic. War is the only answer and definitely not an excuse to keep running into witty\, free-spirited Nomi. \nAs they battle each other all over Sparrow Nook\, from “pot luck” fundraisers to public debates at City Council meetings\, their fraught pasts and feelings for each other become harder and harder to ignore. It’s tough to say what will change first–their minds or their hearts–but one thing’s for sure: they’re not going down without a fight. \nLaura Piper Lee has wanted to be an author since she was a kid. She enjoys making people laugh\, flirting\, and avoiding exercise\, so writing romantic comedies like Zoe Brennan\, First Crush and Hannah Tate\, Beyond Repair is pretty much a perfect career choice. She lives with her partner and their son in Philadelphia. \nJenny L. Howe first started scribbling stories into black-and-white composition notebooks with neon pink pens when she was in junior high and never really stopped. In college\, she decided to turn her love of books into a career by pursuing a Ph.D. in literature\, where she spent the next few years studying bizarre and entertaining medieval romances. Now\, as a professor\, she teaches courses in college writing\, literature\, and children’s media. When she’s not writing and teaching\, Jenny spends her time buried under puzzle pieces\, cross-stitching her favorite characters\, and taking too many pictures of her rescue dogs\, Tucker and Dale.
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LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry Corner featuring Jason O'Toole
DESCRIPTION:Jason O’Toole is the 2025 winner of the Amy Lowell Prize. He’s on the advisory board of New England Poetry Club. His third collection\, The Strange Misgivings of the Sadly Gifted is in its second edition from Dead Man’s Press Ink.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/poetry-corner-featuring-jason-otoole-2/
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SUMMARY:Callie’s Craft Cult
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a casual\, bring-your-own-project crafternoon at your favorite bookshop. Whether you knit\, crochet\, journal\, or something else entirely\, you’re welcome!  While we generally have lots of space\, we ask that you please sign up so we can make sure to set up enough seating. \nCLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/callies-craft-cult-8/
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