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.
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. CLICK HERE TO SAVE YOUR SEAT
Join us for a conversation and signing with bestselling author Diane Les Becquets. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT For 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 […]
Join the Purple Couch Bookclub to beautify and bedazzle your favorite book! Beautify 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. […]
Join us for a conversation and signing with authors Pamela Kelley and Jessica Everett to celebrate the release of their summer novels. Are 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 […]
Join other Audiobook lovers for a listening party in the cozy spaces of the Purple Couch Bookshop. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT Celebrate Audiobook Month with us 🎉 This 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 […]
Author Emily Martin joins us to discuss her new book, Winner Takes All, described as Book Lovers meets The Hangover. When 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 […]
Come share your current writing with a group of cool, supportive, local writers! Just starting your writing journey or stuck on a passage of your novel? Are you a poet struggling with stanzas or a comedian in search of your perfect punchline? Join us for a low-stakes chat about what works and ways to improve […]
Join the Purple Couch Bookshop to beautify and bedazzle your favorite book! 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! CLICK HERE TO RESERVE […]
Join us for a conversation and signing with Author Christopher Finan. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT An essential look at how, throughout American history, the powerless have exercised their […]
Join us for an escape room/scavenger hunt to celebrate the release of Kit Rosewater’s YA Romance Buried Feelings! CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT Part scavenger hunt, part escape room, […]
Join the Purple Couch Bookshop to beautify and bedazzle your favorite book! We will provide the art space and all the craft supplies. You bring (or buy) the book you’d […]