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Everything happens in the reading room at the back of the shop, which seats about forty. Events are free unless they say otherwise; saving a seat helps us put out enough chairs (and wine).
Oct17Kids, every Saturday
Priya reads three picture books aloud, then there are crayons and a lot of questions. This week: Frog and Toad, and two new autumn stories. Best for ages 2 to 6; grown-ups stay.
On the table: Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel, $5.99
Hosted by Priya Raman
Oct22Book club, fourth Thursday of the month
Our monthly book club meets on the fourth Thursday. October's pick is Claire Keegan's short, quietly devastating novel, and there will be tea and a very good soda bread. Members get 10% off the pick.
On the table: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, $14.00
Hosted by Maeve Calloway
Poetry
Five minutes each, your own poems or someone else's. Sign up at the counter from 7pm; first-timers are very welcome and the room is kind.
Hosted by Sam Okonkwo
Nov5Author event
Three first-time novelists read from their books and talk with Maeve about how a first novel gets written, sold and finished. Wine from our neighbors on Court Street, and signed copies on the night.
Hosted by Maeve Calloway
Book club
Our science fiction and fantasy club reads one classic and one new book a season. November is Le Guin's ambiguous utopia; bring opinions about walls.
On the table: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, $18.99
Hosted by Ines Duarte
