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SUMMARY:Bookish Escape Room Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an escape room/scavenger hunt to celebrate the release of Kit Rosewater’s YA Romance Buried Feelings! \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\nPart scavenger hunt\, part escape room\, part jigsaw puzzle. This event is for readers of any age who are up for a bookish adventure through their favorite bookshop. Zero prior knowledge of codes or puzzles required. \nYour ticket to the Buried Feelings Escape Room event includes event activities\, a signed copy of the book\, and a chance to win a $20 gift card. The event will be hosted by Courtney Ahern\, NAHS Librarian. \nAbout the book: Cam was the one who discovered the hunt. He brought it to Ivy like an offering\, took her hand as they combed through San Francisco\, searching for treasure and conspiring against the heteronormative agenda. But that was back then. \nNow juniors\, they’re both out and proud—Cam as a trans man and Ivy as gay—but their friendship isn’t as assured. Problem is\, Ivy can’t reveal Cam’s past betrayal without airing closely guarded secrets of her own. \nAs Ivy comes across the missing link in the treasure hunt from their childhood\, she’s certain she can put the clues together and finally come out on top in the cat-and-mouse game Cam’s been playing with her ever since their friendship ended. \nOnce Cam gets wind of Ivy’s renewed interest in the hunt\, the ex-best friends will go head-to-head in their search for gold. But as they get digging\, they’ll uncover more things buried between them than they bargained for.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/bookish-escape-room-event/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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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-8/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Debra Curtis - The Laws of Love and Logic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation and signing with Author Debra Curtis. \n\n\n\n\nA story of two sisters\, one impossible choice\, and the long shadow of the past—perfect for readers of Broken Country. \nThe Purple Couch is excited to welcome author Debra Curtis to discuss her novel\, The Laws of Love and Logic. A conversation and Q&A with the author will be followed by a signing. Tax inclusive tickets are $31.88 and include your copy of the book. \nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS \nLily Webb has spent years trying to build a steady\, predictable life\, far from the hometown marred by tragedy and the sister she cannot seem to save from herself. \nJane has always been the brilliant sister: fierce\, complicated\, and drawn to the mysteries of the universe. But after their mother’s death\, Jane’s gifts became entangled with addiction\, pulling the sisters into a cycle of love\, guilt\, and heartbreak that neither can escape. \nLily has found comfort in a quiet marriage to a devoted scientist\, one who opened her eyes to the beauty of the natural world and offered her safety and stability. But when her first love\, a boy she lost under devastating circumstances\, returns\, Lily is forced to confront the past she thought she had buried. \nAs old wounds reopen\, and her fragile bond with Jane grows ever more tenuous\, Lily must navigate the tension between the life she’s built and the life she once imagined\, \nSpanning decades and rich with questions of faith\, science\, and the ties that hold us together\, Laws of Love and Logic is a compelling\, emotionally gripping novel about sisterhood\, forgiveness\, and the complicated nature of love. \nDebra Curtis is a retired professor of cultural anthropology at Salve Regina University\, where she specialized in gender and sexuality. This is her first novel. She is the mother of grown-up twin girls and lives in Rhode Island with her husband and her English bulldog\, Harry\, who is the star of much of her TikTok content.
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/author-debra-curtis/
LOCATION:The Purple Couch Bookshop\, 350 Winthrop Ave unit 9b\, North Andover\, MA\, 01845\, United States
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SUMMARY:Romance Author Victoria Lavine - Not That Kind of Proposal
DESCRIPTION:Author Victoria Lavine will join us in conversation with Kristyn J. Miller to celebrate the release of Not That Kind of Proposal. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\n\n\nJoin us as we welcome bestselling author of Any Trope But You Victoria Lavine as we celebrate the release of her new rom-com Not That Kind of Proposal. Victoria will be in conversation with Romance author Kristyn J. Miller\, followed by a Q&A and signing. Your $20.19 ticket includes tax and your copy of Not That Kind of Proposal. \nFrom the internationally bestselling author of Any Trope but You comes an enemies-to-lovers rom-com about a hopeless romantic wedding planner and the cynical divorce lawyer forced to help her plan her ex’s wedding. \nGracie Holland can plan the perfect Happily Ever After—unless it’s her own. After a soul-flattening breakup\, she’s rebuilt her life planning weddings at Larkwood—an ivy-covered Rhode Island estate where she lives in the staff cottage (and only occasionally cries herself into a blanket burrito). But when her beloved boss passes away and leaves the estate to her grandson\, Gracie suddenly finds herself pitted against a love-allergic divorce lawyer determined to sell Larkwood by summer’s end—even if it means crushing his grandmother’s legacy and everyone’s jobs beneath his polished wingtips. \nAs someone who cleans up romantic disasters for a living\, Jude Larkwood has no intention of keeping the estate as a wedding venue\, no matter how much he loved his Nana. Selling it is critical for reasons he can’t discuss\, but there’s just one problem: his Nana inexplicably left the guest cottage to the estate’s maddeningly romantic wedding planner\, who has somehow turned his mind into her permanent residence. \nSo\, when Gracie proposes that he help her plan her ex’s shotgun wedding to prove Larkwood is worth saving\, he agrees—on one condition. If she fails to convince him by the big day\, she’ll sell him her cottage. \nBut as bickering and cake tastings turn into late-night confessions\, Gracie and Jude find themselves breaking every vow not to fall for each other. After all\, opposites may attract—but can a hopeless romantic and a professional cynic really say “I do” to their own love story? \nVictoria Lavine’s love of romance novels started in high school with a crate of old bodice rippers and a wink from her local librarian. Now\, she writes her own Happily Ever Afters when she’s not enjoying the great state of Maine with her husband and daughter\, taking orders from her two cats\, or coming up with excellent reasons to make her next latte. \nKristyn J. Miller is the author of Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts and other novels. A lifelong history nerd with a background in museum work\, she finally earned her M.A. in history and museum studies at University of New Hampshire in 2023. In between novels\, she spends her free time wandering peat bogs\, sampling craft beers\, and restoring her old colonial house in rural Maine with her husband.
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Jeza Belle - Secrets in the Tallgrass
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome drag queen and author Jeza Belle to celebrate the release of her newest book\, Secrets in the Tallgrass. \nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT \n\n\n\n\nJoin us as we welcome Drag Queen\, Comedian\, Producer\, and Award-Winning Author Jeza Belle to celebrate the release of her newest book\, Secrets in the Tallgrass. \nJeza will be joined by special guest MargOH! Channing in conversation with Bookstagrammer and friend of the store Colby Daniel. Tickets are free\, but registered guests will receive 10% off the book. Sign-up at the link in our bio or the events page of our website. We recommend preordering your book with your ticket to guarantee a copy. Backlist titles can be preordered on our website. \nJeza Belle’s guest articles have appeared everywhere from the Huffington Post to the Advocate. Jeza’s books include the beloved\, trashy cookbook “The Harlot’s Guide to Classy Cocktails\,” and the highly controversial\, “Jeza’s Jesus Juice-A Drag Queen’s Christian Devotional\,” which broke ground as the first mainstream Christian book written by a drag queen anywhere in the world. Additionally\, Jeza has ventured into the world of historical fiction with The Presence Collection\, four standalone novels that feature LGBTQ+ main characters in settings where their existence has been minimized or ignored. The first two books\, “Blood Rouge\,” and “The Freedom to Love\,” have received high praise for their bold and fresh takes on significant historical periods. Jeza Belle has proven time and time again that she is a force to be reckoned with in all aspects of entertainment. \nMargOH! Channing is an established drag legend\, comedian\, cabaret star\, and writer widely recognized for her signature “boozy chanteuse” persona. Renowned for her witty humor\, raspy\, gin-soaked live vocals\, and over-the-top characterizations\, she has been a prominent fixture in the East Coast queer nightlife and performance art scene for over three decades. She has been nominated for two MAC Awards for her NYC cabaret shows “Tipsy” and “MargOH! Sings the Booze”. Recently MargOH! returned to the cabaret stage\, after a 4 year hiatus\, with an all new show “Over-Sharing” and after a sold out run she will return to Pangea in September and beyond… \nColby Daniel is a kindergarten teacher with 14 years of experience creating inclusive\, engaging classrooms where every child feels seen and supported. He holds a master’s degree in Community Engagement and DEI\, which shapes his commitment to building welcoming spaces in and beyond the classroom. Outside of school\, Colby runs a vibrant Bookstagram and organizes book clubs and literary events that bring readers together. He often shares insights on living with ADHD and his experience receiving a kidney transplant\, using both as sources of strength and connection. Colby is currently working on an original writing project\, continuing his passion for storytelling. \n\n\n \n 
URL:https://purplecouchbookshop.com/event/author-event-signing-and-qa-with-jeza-belle/
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