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EVENTS

We love fostering community here at Book + Bottle and one of the best ways to do that is to host fun events where people can gather and share in their passions. Our full calendar of interesting events is below and here’s what you can expect on a regular basis:

Regularly Hosted Events
Sip + Stitch: Wednesdays 10AM - 12 PM; Have a latte or a glass of wine as you knit/crochet/embroider with likeminded textile artists of all levels; free
Writer’s Happy Hour: Tuesday 4-5PM; A combination of curated writing guidance and dedicated writing time, this is a great community to get your creativity flowing; free

B+B Sponsored Book Clubs
Fiction Book Club: Monthly on the last Thursday of the month from 6 - 7:30 (arrive early to get a seat)
Lady Leaders + Readers Book Club: Monthly on the last Sunday from 10AM - 12PM (outside of regular business open hours)
Genre Book Club: Alternating with New + Noteworthy, every other month on the last Wednesday from 6 - 7:30 (arrive early to get a seat)
New + Noteworthy Book Club: Alternating with our genre book club, every other month on the last Wednesday from 6 - 7:30 (arrive early to get a seat)

Wine Events
Weekly Happy Hour: Tuesday through Friday from 4 - 6PM, get $1 off any alcoholic drink on our menu and free popcorn while you drink

HOURS
Tuesday 12 - 9; Wednesday - Saturday 10 - 9; Sunday 12 - 7; remember…Book + Bottle is closed on Monday!

Other Exciting Events:

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Independent Bookstore Day

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! This event usually occurs in April, but this year it has been rescheduled to August, thanks to Covid!

Join our online events below:

4 PM EST You Have Arrived at Your Destination with AMOR TOWLES

Explore the very near future with Amor Towles as he reads from the exclusive, SIGNED Bookstore Day edition of his story YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT YOUR DESTINATION

6 PM EST ALONE TOGETHER: Stories of Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19, a fundraiser for BINC

Join co-hosts Jennifer Haupt, editor of ALONE TOGETHER: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19, and Garth Stein, Author Leadership Circle Campaign Chair for Binc, for readings and conversations with ALONE TOGETHER contributing authors Faith Adiele, Gayle Brandeis, W. Ralph Eubanks, Jamie Ford, Major Jackson, Sonora Jha, Scott James, Jessica Keener, Jean Kwok, Roberto Lovato, Ada Limón, Claudia Castro Luna, Kevin Sampsell, and Luis Alberto Urrea.

8 PM EST Bookstore Day Ambassador Showcase with TAYARI JONES, LAUREN GROFF, and EMMA STRAUB

Join three of BOOKSTORE DAY'S past Author Ambassadors for a lively discussion of books, bookstores, and the writing life.

  • TAYARI JONES (AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE and SILVER SPARROW)

  • LAUREN GROFF (FATES & FURIES and FLORIDA)

  • EMMA STRAUB (ALL ADULTS HERE, MODERN LOVERS, THE VACATIONEERS and owner of Books Are Magic in Brooklyn!)

Libro.fm IBD promotions

Our partner Libro.fm is running a special Independent Bookstore Day promotion!

Customers who preorder the print version of any of the books below ON August 29 and email us their receipt at hello@libro.fm will receive a FREE audiobook version.

The titles are:  

The Last Story of Mina Lee

by Nancy Jooyoun Kim 

Print ISBN: 9780778310174

On Sale: 9/1

His Only Wife

by Peace Adzo Medie 

Print ISBN: 9781616209155

On Sale: 9/1

The Awkward Black Man: Stories

by Walter Mosely 

Print ISBN: 9780802149565

On Sale: 9/15 

Earlier Event: August 28
Wine Tasting
Later Event: August 30
Pop Up French Brunch!